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.
Here’s my favorite talk from 243c “I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can’t fall in love…” presented by Johannes Grenzfurthner. The presentation shows all the uses of computer in music, our fears and our hopes. If you have time to watch, it’s definatley worth it – […]
Just in time for the end of football season comes the “Football Helmet Guitar”, a hybrid helmet and guitar that lets you rock out while catching a pass in the end zone. The guitar features interchangeable face masks so that you can match the color of your favorite team, a built in speaker, football shaped […]
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Hannes Hesse & Andrew McDiarmid sent in this sweet project! – The Bubblegum Sequencer is a physical step sequencer that lets you create drumloops by arranging colored balls on a tangible surface. It generates MIDI events and can be used as an input device to control audio hardware and software. Finally, people can’t claim anymore […]
In an attempt to make the often crowded and unwieldy dance club scene more engaging, “Sonic WarGame” by Dutch musician and maker, Xavier Van Wersch, allows four single players or two teams of two players each to compete in a collaborative sound installation. The aim is to vote for other players (or musicians) using this […]
Here’s a “software-sequencer which controls 8 solenoids that knock on different things and therefore produce rhythmic noise. Made with Puredata, an Arduino and a homemade relayboard to control the solenoids”.
Daniel writes – …some days ago I have made a simple project in which I created a metronome using some simple parts you can find in any electronic shop. And I decided to share with everyone this blog. So if you are interested, so let’s start! Hmm, what is a Metronome? “A metronome is any […]
