Quick Tip: Cleaning Old Records with Wood Glue
How to clean dirty vinyl records using carpenter’s glue.
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.
Weekend Watch: Music and Mechanical Engineering with Jeremy Cook
Jeremy Cook creates a wide variety of projects that touch on subjects from woodworking to robotics, and so much more!
Create Your Own 8-Bit Music with a Pocket Sized Synth
These pocket-sized synths are designed to create 8-bit noises known as chiptunes. Attach a MIDI controller and make your own video game music
Maker Spotlight: Josh Short
Josh Short is taking his Bomb Shelter Radio on the road, creating and broadcasting soundscapes across America.
The Golden Ratio Inspired This Projection Mapped Music Visualizer
It took these two artists and musicians 6 months to design and perfect this torus inspired by the golden ratio.
How to Hack a Talking Chewbacca Mask
John Park replaces the fixed audio chip on his Chewie mask with a programmable one. Hilarity ensues.
LEDs and MIDIs: Check Out the STEAM-Inspired Music of Holograph
“It’s not only a musical project, but a union between different arts and sciences, where the sound meets design, electronics, and computer science”
