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.
An enjoyble clip from Fuzz: The Sound that Revolutionized the World where Beck bassist Jason Meldal-Johnsen extolls the virtues of sonic chaos intercut with critics of the circuit bent sound. The documentary features countless interviews with boutique pedal makers that started as humble DIY-ers. The above clip also features a peek into the casual labs […]
The 2009 Bent Fest will go down on April 16-18 at The Tank in NYC featuring performances by – Dr. Bleep Lesley Flanigan Tristan Perich NO CARRIER / Don Miller Operation Playmate Todd Michael Bailey and many more In addition to performances, there’ll be a launch party for the new edition of Nic Collins Handmade […]
I love this gorgeous set of computer speakers, with masonitecomponents cut out on a laser cutter and veneered. And the B3N drivers he used look sweet. B3 Mini Array Computer Speakers DIY
Zebranalogic’s Circular Oscillator design reaches new heights of cylindrical synthesis – and wow, it sounds kind of angry about it :( I suppose that’s just the squarewaves talkin’ … and growling. Either way, it’s quite a jump from the Circular Oscillator VII and I’m guessing assembly must be a bit tricky for the PCB/knobs at […]
Noise Addicts posted this effective recipe for near-automatic generation of album artwork (though it does allow for some creative typesetting) – 1. Go to Wikipedia and hit “random†and the first article you get is the name of your band. 2. Go to “Random Quotationsâ€. The last four or five words of the very last […]
When the folks over at Electro-Harmonix discovered Gwendolin Tägert had been crafting and selling huggable handmade versions of their legendary Big Muff Ï€ stompbox, they could have persued litigation on the grounds of trademark infringement. Instead, they did what everyone should when faced with a cuddly-soft pillow – they embraced it. We’re all too familiar […]
Tinla put together a Ruben’s Tube sound-to-flame visualizer on the cheap netting some nice results. The basic idea is that you have a length of pipe with hole drilled along the top. The ends are sealed, at one end there is a speaker and at the other end there is a gas source. Once the […]
