DIY guitar pick machine
This guitar pick machine showed up on the site There, I Fixed It. We weren’t able to figure out where it is located or who made it, however we do know that it accepts all credit cards.
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.
Bike synth hits the streets
Skatronix & Olegtron’s experimental sound cycle goes for a test ride through the streets of Turku, Finland running almost entirely off of pedal-power – Some example sound and light projects powered with one dynamo. Our mobile workshop where you can build such projects and much more will circulate Turku city in the summer 2010. More […]
Turn your body into an instrument with the Stompolin
Mike Rotondo created an instrument using an Arduino, Max/MSP and some sensors for a Physical Interaction Design workshop at Stanford’s CCRMA. As he puts it: “When the guitar is too sexy and the piano makes too much sense, it’s time to stick a bunch of sensors to your body with electrical tape and plug it […]
Playing music using Dominoes
Here’s a low-tech way to share some holiday joy. Jared Lyon used a bunch of dominoes and some strategically placed bells to play the song ‘Carol of the Bells’ as the dominoes fell down.
Piano that speaks!
By way of Alden Hart at HacDC comes this amazing computer-controlled analog piano that speaks, *almost* comprehensible English, when a frequency spectrum of a child reading the text of the Proclamation of the European Environmental Criminal Court is transferred to robot fingers that press the piano’s keys. Creepy. Cool. [Thanks, Alden!] Speaking Piano – Now […]
Commodore 64 synth chip emulated on an AVR
Because of its classic sounds & serial-controllability, the Commodore 64’s Sound Interface Device (SID) chip is much sought after by many synth DIYers. Instead of plucking one from a vintage piece of computing history, Christoph recreated the SID’s functionality in firmware using an ATMega8 chip. The resulting emulator can be controlled via serial protocol – […]
How-To: Bass drum microphone shock mount
Instructables user brainparts built this acoustically-isolated microphone mounting ring for his kick drum using bungee cords and a short slice of 6″ aluminum pipe, all for about $20. He says if he were to do it again, he’d just use PVC pipe for the ring.
