Mind-controlled theremin
Robert Schneider modified a Mindflex EEG toy to become the Teletron, a theremin that plays a Moog analog synth via thought control. The second video shows how to do it. [Via Pitchfork, thanks Jeremy!]
Music
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.
Scenes from Handmade Music
Last weekend at Culturefix in NYC, enterprising music makers gathered for another Handmade Music event. If you missed out on the phototheremin soldering workshop or any of the performances, check out Peter Kirn’s full report over at Create Digital Music. Photosets from Peter Kirn and Joe Saavedra.
LEGO NXT audio sequencer
This audio sequencer from Damien Kee can be made with a standard LEGO NXT 2.0 kit and includes software and PDF instructions.
Beer bottles with tuning levels printed on labels
Delightfully clever marketing gimmick from designer Matt Braun, who’s made a beer label printed with a scale showing the relationship between the level of liquid in the bottle and the note that it makes when you blow across the top. Apparently Matt actually brewed a small batch of “Tuned Pale Ale,” and, thanks to the massively positive response his clever label is getting, has plans to brew some more. You can sign up at his website to be notified when it’s available for purchase, or you could try tuning some bottles of your own. Once you’ve figured out the levels for the notes, why not etch the scale into the glass?
Sound Bubbles
Musician and musical robot maker Charlie Williams created this fun art piece with a combination of OpenCV (an open-source computer vision toolkit that provides, among many things, facial recognition) and Processing. more info, including the opportunity to download the code and play with it yourself!
Handmade Music in NYC 8/29
Announcing another Handmade Music, this Sunday 8/29! HANDMADE MUSIC Culturefix, 9 Clinton St., New York, NY 10002 Sunday, August 29 Open Party Event 7-9:30p FREE Handmade Music is a community get-together, Science Fair, noise-making happening, and party for people making things that make music. We return to NYC on Sunday, August 29 at 7p. Our […]
Breadboardless mini synthesizer
From the MAKE Flickr pool: This excellent “bug” synthesizer created by “noise performer” 23N!. A mini synthesizer (VCO/SLF/Noise) based on the complex sound generator SN76477. Three capacitors and three resistors are used to vary the sounds. The resistors can be replaced by a photoresistor (CdS), a phototransistor or a pot.
