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.
Owen writes – “The instrument is a cigar box synthesizer. It is made out of a Critter Board, a small audio amp, and some other components we had kicking around. Since it is a synthesizer, we use the version of the Critter Board with on-board flash (no card socket). The project utilizes all the features […]
Peter writes – “I just added a few things to my site that may be of interest. One is a very small collection of speakandspell bending schematics, the other is a page loosely explaining how to added a programmable step sequencer to your speakandspell to make a speakandspell drum machine… The effect is a glitched […]
Bob sent in this great step by step on making an $80 workstation for recording equipment – “I have step by step by photos and (almost) completed instructions on my website on how to build a low-cost ($80) workstation for my recording equipment. This Recording Studio currently revolves around a 16-Track Yamaha AW16G Digital Audio […]
Last year we covered the auction for the homemade “Death Star” and now some build photos have surfaced, check’em out… – [via] Link. Related: Death Star Home Cinema Subwoofer – Link.
Home wrecker has a huge collection of DIY music articles and schematics… Pictured here, the Electro-Harmonix Bad Stone phase shifter – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Farnea writes – “My first circuit bending stuff. I got a cheap toy piano and added some components and touch contact to make the sound weird.” – Link & video. Related: Circuit-Bending: External Controllers – Link. Circuit-Bending: Build an Incantor – Link. Circuit bent Furby – Link. HOW TO – […]
llaven writes – “Mic stereo with little amp in a pencil box, i build this for my project http://www.archivosonoro.org is a non-profit project about the Soundscapes and Field recordings. This box use with a MD-510n Minidisc recorder with Analogical IN. Happy build!!!” – Link. Related: Bownie’s DIY Guide to Recording – Link. Build a Telephone […]
