A bunch of cool MIDI projects have shown up in our photo pool of late, time to catch up on the goings-on – Recotana posted this new controller design sporting an ATMEGA16 and transparent case. – USB MIDI controller trial make D.St-Amand is currently working on this sleek and compact controller design – the board’s […]
Create Digital Music’s Michael Una posted a nice roundup of Arduino sound synth projects, including Octopusss circuit bend seen above and even one from myself :) There’s definitely a lot of interest interest in this area of Arduino dev, which makes sense considering the platform was developed with artists in mind. I’m sure we’ll be […]
As an homage to Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein axe, Connecticut electro-percussionist Steve Lovelace created this kit of impressive visual loudness – OK folks… Here it is, in all its ’80s glory: the 6-sided Red Rig. Made to mimic the look of the vintage drum pads, it’s made of 100% PVC pipe and copper pad fittings. […]
MAKE Japan editor Hideo Tamura was kind enough to send us one of the new Gakken SX-150 Analog Synthesizer kits. Needless to say I was very pleased to receive it. The kit comes as part of the latest issue of Otona no Kagaku (Science for Adults) magazine/book(aka ‘mook’). Though unable to actually read the issue, […]
Simon writes – This is a little music box I created using a HK828 voice recorder and playback IC. This one chip allows you to record and play back 30 to 60 seconds of audio (depending on the quality) with a minimum of components quite easily. I made a simple ‘A Team music box’ but […]
Some screws, a cardboard tube, and a half-pound of dry lentils and you’ve got yourself a Shamanic sound-maker. How to Make your very own Rainstick! More: DIY Rainstick
A maraca with built-in piezo mic played through delay-looper & pitch-shifter effects can make for some good sounds … but upgrade that shaker with mannequin-limb enclosure and you’re in for some stylistically enhanced neo-surrealist good sounds. [via GetLoFi]
