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I made a pulsing conductor's baton

I made a pulsing conductor's baton

by bertwagner·May 18, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyNiche Gem

Haptic metronome embedded in a baton handle solves the nervous director problem.

Strengths
  • •Cramming rotary encoder, OLED, battery, and ATtiny84 into a baton handle is impressive constraint engineering.
  • •Solves a specific, painful real-world problem observed in high school band performances.
Weaknesses
  • •Debugging loop required physical flashing and testing, slowing down iteration significantly.
  • •Niche audience limits broader appeal beyond conductors and hardware hobbyists.
Category
Hardware
Target Audience

Music conductors, hardware hackers, IoT enthusiasts

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Post Description

Hey HN. I've spent the last few months building this vibrating metronome that fits in the handle of a music conductor's baton.

While I'm proud of this first version, I have lots of ideas on how to make version 2 better. If you have suggestions for how to improve it, I'd appreciate the feedback.

Thanks for taking a look.

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