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.
Ross Hershberger is an audiophile and maker who has contributed two projects to the pages of MAKE: the Econowave Speakers in Volume 20 and Squelette, the Bare-Bones Amplifier in the current issue, Volume 23. Other than being talented and passionate, Ross is a really nice guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him and working […]
This is a very interesting experiment in creating record grooves by laser etching acrylic.
Brett and Steven play Bad Romance by Lady Gaga entirely on the Korg Monotron and Korg Kaossilator. More: KORG synth papercraft printable HOW TO – Korg Kaossilator 4-bar loop hack Kaossilator for MIDI control
2CV from Din Sync demonstrates some of the sweet analog sounds which can be produced with a few simple mods made to a Korg Monotron. For those unfamiliar, the Monotron, is a pocket-sized analog synth well suited for hacking/modding. This little ribbon-controlled unit seems more than a little bit inspired by Gakken’s popular SX-150 analog […]
In this KipKay video, Kip shows you how to make a simple sound effects thingy out of some PVC pipe, a piece of drum skin, and a spring. Rumble Pipe SFX Fun!
Our friends at Syyn Labs, the folks who brought us the Rube Goldberg Machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass” music video, recently did some commercials for DieHard, one featuring Gary Numan performing his classic song “Cars” on actual cars (their tuned horns), playing them on a keyboard, all powered by a single DieHard […]
Displayed at this year’s Brickfair conference in DC, this lovely viola is the work of AFOL Cindy English. [Photo by Joe Meno of Brickjournal.]
