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.
Craig Dorety’s new handheld sound generator incorporates a unique combination of historical references including an antique paper egg and Chinese lattice-work case. Together it makes for an interesting design that delivers some curiously cool sounds as well. Check out no-thing.net for more examples of his Craig’s work. – 1000 year egg on Flickr [via Create […]
An awesomely handcrafted instrument with a heartwarming origin, Marcelo Johann describes his “Father’s Synth” – When I was a child I loved music and wanted to play the piano. However, my family had no money to buy such an expensive instrument. As my father was an electronic hobbist, he started to build this electronic organ […]
Steelhorserider76 writes – This is a road in Lancaster Ca. that makes music when you drive over it. It was created for a commercial and they designed harmonics in the asphalt to create the music when driven over. Apparently other countries have been doing it for awhile. Unfortunately people complianed and it is being removed. […]
The “Rythm Ring” is an interactive rhythm sequencer that is driven by a tangible interface, similar to the “BeatBearing” project that we covered here on Make back in January. This version is arranged in a circle with a central ring of LEDs that provide the user with live feedback for current “playhead” position with bright […]
Sweet tunes for a Saturday jam… by Randy George, filmed by Nicolas Bates via Waxy. Ableton Live looped cover of Something About Us by Daft Punk, performed on Nintendo DS Ubisoft Jam Sessions, Midi controlled software electric bass, drums, synth, vocoded vocals, and solo theremin, recorded in a single pass, with a single camera. About […]
Curious minds @ NYC Resistor experiment with audio synthesis from a simple bike wheel alternator – fun stuff! We’ll be on the lookout for the next report of their findings – The Sound of Electricity
The “Franklinator” is a circuit-bent version of the “Franklin the Turtle 1-2-3 Tri-Language Learner” toy, with really nice attention to detail when adding additional switches to this device. Unfortunately, there’s no video of it in action, but the site has some great photos of the finished instrument. Franklinator
