Cracker Box Amplifier on CNN International
My friend Kristie Lu Stout, an anchor at CNN International in Hong Kong, recently featured our Cracker Box Amplifier from MAKE Vol. 9. Video at link. The $5 Cracker Box Amplifier on CNN
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.
Confusing Casio keyboard connections clarified
When recently asked to help make sense of an unintuitive keybed design (from a Casio CTK-510) – I quickly recalled my own frustrated attempts to repurpose a similar assembly. Though I never did fully ‘get’ the logic of that key matrix, I was really just surprised there were no example analysis to be found on […]
Winduino makes music from a passing breeze
A kind of digital update to the mysterious Aeolian harp instrument, the Winduino is played by the wind itself – The Winduino II is a wireless, digital version of an Aeolian harp that can be listened to on its own or used as accompaniment for other instruments. Still based around the Adruino BT Bluetooth board, […]
Kinetic sculpture responds to singing
Mitchell F. Chan sent us a link to this amazing music-driven kinetic sculpture piece. He explains how it works: The project on display in the video is titled “Visions of the Amen” by Mitchell F. Chan. It’s being brought to life by the voice of talented young soprano Ashleigh Semkiw. It’s a kinetic sculpture in […]
Pocket-sized GorF MIDI sequencer
A while back, we covered an early iteration of Paul Maddox’s GorF sequencer. Built on protoboard, the basic 8-step MIDI device was originally intended for testing homegrown synth projects. Since then Paul has refined GorF into an impressively compact kit complete with features we normally see only in commercial music gear. Above he explains some […]
Circuit Bending the Bliptronic 5000
MAKE contributor Michael Una shares his experience hacking the Bliptronic 5000 melody sequencer – First, I replaced the internal crystal with a Getlofi Precision Oscillator kit. That was easy, and it’s very responsive. […] I also found a spot on the audio IC that creates a rich harmonic drone. I should note here that this […]
The Nonsense Factory
The Maywa Denki collective makes instruments of mass whims.
