Circuit Bending Winner Chases the Spirit of Moog
The victor of this year’s Moogfest circuit bending competition is George Gleixner.
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.
The Centurion Project: LED Helmet
7 meters of RGB LEDs crammed onto a centurion’s helmet? It makes perfect sense once you see it in action. When you’re a creative developer with a name like Roman, you’re bound to find yourself recreating things from antiquity. Roman Porry found his inevitable foray into ancient Roman culture resulted in this interactive centurion helmet. […]
Turn Analog Audio Digital with These Weekend Projects
Convert your bulky vinyl record collection into long-lasting digital files while optimizing the record’s playback curve, using the Vinyl Digitizer Phono Preamp.
Kinetic Sculpture Blends Bizarre Mix of House Beats and Lego Bricks
Artist and Lego hacker Alex Allmont explains how he created his latest work.
Yuri’s Night: The DIY Space Holiday
Set up your own party to celebrate space exploration.
How-To: Paper Record Player
After being disappointed by the performance of a found cardboard record player, Instructables user plugable decided to design a better one from just a couple sheets of paper and some common household materials.
Imogen Heap’s Glove Project Launches a Kickstarter Campaign
Imogen Heap and a team of makers have been developing a pair of high-tech gloves, called the Mi.Mu, that will allow users to manipulate sounds via gestures, allowing a literally hands-on style of writing and performing.
