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.
Tyler over at Oddstrument Collection did a wonderful interview with sculptor Bruce Gray. I really love this piece of his, it’s all jangly and clashy. BG: I think that any sculpture that is designed to produce at least one musical tone can be considered a musical sculpture. Many of my sculptures could also have multiple […]
This maker of the ThingamaKIT, from Bleep Labs, built it onto a hard hat. Why? Why not! The Foreman [From the MAKE Flickr photo pool]
If you’re interested in how music is made, Kevin Futhey found this fascinating article about part of what, musically, made the Beatles be the Beatles, and helps us understand a little of why they had such a revolutionary effect on music. I’ve been reading Daniel Levitin’s book, This is Your Brain On Music; it’s really […]
This elegant sampler design built by Ofir uses laser-cut cardboard with conductive paint – beautiful work, looks (and sounds) like a lot of fun. Head over to the site to see the whole Ohm noisemaker instrument family – “ohm” lofi cardboard sampler
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Steven Goodwin shares tips and measurements for making the perfect study hall instrument – If there’s one piece of science that every kid knows, it’s that twanging a ruler on the edge of the desk makes a noise, and by changing the amount of overhang will change the pitch. […]
“Fold Loud” by JooYoun Paek merges the ancient art of origami with digital music control to create a calming interface for sound – Playing Fold Loud involves folding origami shapes to create soothing harmonic vocal sounds. Each fold is assigned to a different human vocal sound so that combinations of folds create harmonies. Users can […]
James Watt, maker of the Solar Thereamin I build a while back, has another really cool project. This time he created 2 pocket synthesizers inspired by the Atari Punk Console and a post on the Voices of Saturn Synth kit. I really hope he turns this into a kit like the solar theremin. [Thanks Jim] […]
