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.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Farnea built this Tamagotchi-syled 2-in-1 noise machine combining and Atari Punk Console with a cracklebox circuit. No samples as of yet, but I’m imagining the “BURP!!” text may be somewhat of a description? Related: Atari Punk Console schematics Homebuilt CrackleBox
This would be a blast for music-parties! (I trust I’m not alone in wanting more of those) Easy to imagine a MIDI version with piezo triggers as well. – Musical Rumba series tables [via]
Woah – music meets gaming interface in a major way! The Abletonator incorporates a full Ableton Live music making workstation into an arcade cabinet. (don’t worry game fans, it was just a bar-style quiz/trivia machine) Create Digital Music gives a rundown on the specs: PC running Windows XP, Ableton Live 6 (hmmm… may want to […]
In the quest for ‘ultimate tone’ many designs have been attempted, but few know the musical potential held within an old game console such as the above NESpaul & Dream-tele-Cast-er. Seriously, these makers have gone to impressive lengths in order to convert classic plastic enclosures into instrument bodies (which could be a blasphemous process to […]
The “Di.Di.Di.” (which stands for Device Digital Distorition) by Mexican artist Gilberto Esparza is a custom made instrument built from 10 recording circuits taken from old toys and hacked to distort their sound. 20 touch sensors on the instrument control the sounds the piece emits so that it records its own sounds and those from […]
No better way to add character to a new synth than by casing it up in an enclosure with its own history – This is a PAiA fatman synth kit built into an old suitcase that my grandmother used to store her oil paints. The face panel is laser etched/cut from transparent red acrylic. Of […]
Built for use with Ableton Live, the “Ambassador” controller board is one beast of an interface complete with trackball! Finished Ambassador pics [via]
