Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.
This custom built synth, called the “Abyssal” by Atomosynth (who we covered in Make back in the fall) is an analog, photo-noise and oscillating filter synth that features one square wave and saw waveform generator with a large pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound. Everything is controlled from a large photocell visible from the […]
A creative enclosure for an atari punk console, exudes the healing powers of stepped tone generation – I found this pill capsule because someone in my house needs horse pills, evidently. I basically drilled the holes, used Epoxy to secure the battery holder to the speaker, and crammed everything in there. I love one night […]
This is a really cool instrument that was made in an evening. The website has another video and some really great links to help you get started in the right direction. In continuation of my previous post on the Yada Yada Yada samplers here is an instrument that I threw together in one evening. The […]
A very fitting aesthetic for the cracklebox project from Worth Ekik – I strongly recommend building this if you like noisy toys. The touch-pad interface is fun, and a nice change from the more traditional knob or key methods. As far as musicality goes, it’s not great. However, it is capable of some very interesting […]
Turn your desktop computer into a musical instrument.
It appears we have a sound-maker powerhouse-lineup on our hands; Lesley writes – This Wednesday night at the Tank, a group of amazing people come together for a night of performances based on amplification. It will be AWESOME! A really special opportunity to see such a great, eclectic group of performers all in one night. […]
Mary Hallock-Greenewalt was a musician, engineer, inventor … and exceptional.
