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.
Thirteen-year-old Jason Duckering showed off his PVC Pipe Instrument at last year’s Maker Faire Bay Area and as a guest during last summer’s Maker Camp, playing classic songs like Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” and Europe’s “The Final Countdown.”
Two inventors from Lisbon are applying their maker smarts to the toy world through their company, Make2Play. Their charmingly low-tech kits include a gramophone, confetti blower, and a pinhole camera.
Creator Jonathan Guberman has just finished fulfilling preorders for his beautiful little open-source chiptune synth.
Listening to music at home is a beautiful thing, but the speakers that music comes out of….not so much. A Beautiful Mess shows us a great way to make run-of-the-mill speakers a bit more aesthetically-pleasing.
Dr. Alicia Soderberg collaborated with blind astrophysicist Wanda Diaz-Merced to produce audio “autopsies” that translate data collected from dying stars into orchestra-like sound files.
littleBits’ Synth Kit it’s a series of open-source synthesizer modules, co-designed with synth legends Korg. In short, it lets kids experiment with electronic music.
MIDI controllers have long been a staple of electronic music, but there hasn’t been a great way for you to build your own… until now. The Maker Shed has teamed up with Livid Instruments to bring you the Builder DIY lineup of MIDI controller kits. Let the creativity begin!
