I’ve always been fascinated by the pocket gramophones of the 20s and 30s. I discovered there’s a bunch of them on YouTube. The top one here is a Mikiphone, from 1926. The second one is a Peter Pan gramophone, from 1930. Some models of the Peter Pan even had a clock built into the carrying […]
Here’s a new twist on art, electricity, biology and music from Tokyo based dj Daito Manabe. His site is in Japanese and English, which helps a bunch. Redefining the existent media and technologies from unique angles, I have been active in the various fields, such as art, design, and even research and development. I produce […]
The Electric Peasant’s Banjo Processor takes the traditional instrument to sonic realms few have dared before, using a pitch-to-voltage converter along with a collection of bonus features – When The Peasant built the SynthCase project, a keyboard was not included, as playing one is not something that he has ever learned to do. However, The […]
Man-o-man, what an inspiring collection of custom-fabbed hi-fi audio equipment and instrument amps to be found at Electron Luv, the home of metal fabricator, audio engineer, and tube-head Josh Stippitch. If this stuff sounds half as good as it looks… Electron Luv
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
MAKE Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder made this stringed instrument last weekend and posted it on Dinosaurs and Robots: My goal was to make an electric string instrument that uses drone tuning. I don’t know anything about music theory, but drone tuning is a way to tune an instrument that makes it sound good no matter what […]
Oobject has a fun round-up of the sonic assault vehicles known as boombox bikes. And you thought that kid on the bus with the Walmart special slung over his shoulder was obnoxious. This one comes with instructions. Boombox bikes
