Amazing Laptop Steel Guitar Made from Skateboard Deck
A NY design and architecture duo turn a wooden skateboard deck into a laptop steel guitar
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.
How to Sequence LEDs to Music: A Tutorial by Freaklabs
Akiba of Freaklabs helped design sequenced lighting like those used in the Wrecking Crew Orchestra shows
The 8 Coolest Projects We Saw While Biking Across Europe
Miriam and Madison saw a lot of cool projects while hopping from one European fab lab to the next. Here are 8 of the coolest.
Learn Electronics from the World’s Oldest Drum Machine
A new video series uses an obsolete drum machine to teach everything from voltage to vacuum tubes.
Makers Love Cardboard: 8 Awesome Projects from Maker Faire Prove It
We love cardboard. It’s versatile and you can find it just about everywhere. Here are some awesome cardboard projects from Maker Faire.
In Praise of “Big” Maker Art
Not all big art is physically large. Sometimes small things can produce an environment that escapes the physical confines of the display.
The Intensely Calming Vibrations of Gamelatron
This robotic display mixes traditional gamelans with modern robotics. The result, the Gamelatron, it is entrancing and intense.
