How- To: Pocket amp
Here’s a little rechargeable amp you can carry around in your pocket by instructables user brunoip from Argentina.
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.
The Lego sequencer
Inspied by the BeatBearing project, Damien Kee built a musical sequencer using the Lego NXT system – Each coloured ball represents a different note. As the colour sensor passes over the top, the note assigned is played. Different rhythms are capable by placing the balls in different places on the holder. Bonus points for the […]
Gijs Gieskes’ Gakken SX-150 mod
Dutch artist and music hacker Gijs Gieskes has struck again, this time hooking up a cassette machine (with audio on one channel, a rim-shot on the other, used as a trigger ) to an Ardunio and the Arduino to a Gakken SX-150, to create a sequencer for it. WalkSX More: How To – control a […]
PICnome and pad kit
Here’ a lovely stand (pad) for the PICnome OSC (open source controller). The maker (in Japan), of both the PICnome controller and the pad, is selling a limited number of kits. tkrworks
Happy Birthday Tesla – from ArcAttack (and MAKE too!)
The members of ArcAttack send Birthday wishes to Nikola Tesla the best way they know – with crackling bolts of electricity. [Thanks Joe!] Consider that sentiment very much seconded! Happy 153rd B-day Nik! More: Tesla guitar High Voltage Tesla Coil Lost Knowledge: Save Tesla’s lab!
Using piezos for sound pickup
Nerdkits shares their process for designing a big LED VU meter, and repurposing piezo buzzers as microphones in the process. I did notice it covers in detail one topic that is surprisingly absent from most electronics project vids – Math! Great to see real live equations put to work in a design from the ground […]
Simple yet slick audio adapter console
Randy Sarafan’s audio device building streak continues, this time taking the mundane task of the plug adapter to a new level of elegance with the Ultimate Audio Converter – I always find myself wanting to convert between mono and stereo and 1/8″ and 1/4″ jacks and never seem to have the right adapter on hand. […]
