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.
Bicycle Music Festival in SF
You’re invited to the Bicycle Music Festival this Saturday (tomorrow!) in San Francisco. It’s a mobile community music festival, all day long! More: Xtracycle QuickHitch tutorial and Maker Faire special
DIY Turntable filter
YouTuber puffhandy turned this old record player into variable filter for audio effects. A photocell inside responds to light passing through any holes drilled into the platter. Of course it’s very possible to create this type mechanism using a small DC motor + opaque disc but the above would make great use of an otherwise […]
Toy piano modding
Creme DeMentia shares info on modding the familiar toy piano – Like many of you who are reading this, I spend a lot of time in thrift stores. I have come across some older toy pianos in my thrift store adventures. Toy pianos are actually pretty serious and widely used musical instruments. They have a […]
Granular synthesis on iPhone
CDM points out this vid from m~fischer exploring sounds created from varying pieces of a sample – the strange agency made this great little granular synthesis iphone application called curtis. it’s named for composer, author, granular synth advocate curtis roads. this is just a quick little thing i recorded using a captured bit of sound […]
Musical gadget: Nao-Min
The Nao-Min is one of the more unique instruments that I have come across. The sound is very Theremin-like and the controls are really clever. Check out the video below for more about how the Nao-Min works. And some more detailed video of how it works: A little more about Musical gadget: Nao-Min In the […]
Prototyping the Hymnotron
Either it’s feeding time on the wire farm, or Leon Dewan is testing another one of his exquisite designs. Actually pretty sure it’s the latter as I do recall the Hymnotron at one of Dewanatron’s performances a while back. The completed lever-controlled instrument looked like some kind of religious furniture – about the size of […]
