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.
The Anywhere Organ is a amazing musical instrument project that desperately needs your help. By voting right now for The Anywhere Organ you help increase it’s chance of receiving a $25,000 grant from The Fun Theory.
Inspired by Jeff Keyzer, Gary Dion decided to build his own WiFi radio. He constructed it using an Asus WL-520gu wireless router, an old USB audio headset, and a bunch of spare parts from his junk pile.
Toby writes – I’ve just finished writing up my first-attempt at converting the reed-switch signal from our exercise bike into MIDI. Makes for an interesting workout when you have to keep pedalling or the music grinds to a halt. Nice – sounds like a great way to enhance a workout! More project info + source […]
CDM reports on the above-seen Orchestrion, a robotic orchestra built by the talented robo-instrumentalists of LEMUR for use in an upcoming album from musician/composer Pat Metheny.
Maker-about-town Matthew Borgatti, who brought us MST3Shades, printable handcuffs, and Bokode @ Home (among other awesome projects) has been nominated for a $25,000 grant from Volkswagen’s The Fun Theory initiative, whom you may remember as the sponsors of the Staircase Piano, the Bottle Recyling Arcade Game, and the World’s Deepest Rubbish Bin installations.
If he wins, Matt will use the grant money to build his “Anywhere Organ,” a demountable, portable pipe organ which he hopes to take on a tour of public installations across the country. You can read about (and vote for!) Matt’s proposal here.
Excelsior, Matt!
Emotiv’s EPOC neurosensor headset offers the ability to convert brainwave signals to keystrokes on a PC. Tron of Illuminated Sounds recently acquired an EPOC and posted this quick demo of the interface triggering beats in Ableton Live – It should be interesting to see how much the response time can be improved given a bit […]
Michael Vorfeld creates sound installations using the sound that light bulbs make when they are turned on and off in a controlled manner.
