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.
A special Blip Festival edition of NYC’s Handmade Music this Wednesday – Babycastles teams up with Handmade Music Night for the inaugural opening of a permanent indie games arcade in Brooklyn. 915 Wyckoff Street, L to Halsey or M to Myrtle / Wyckoff. (map below) This opening celebrates Adam Atomic’s Canabalt (NYC), Ivan Safrin’s Owl […]
If you haven’t heard about They Might Be Giants’ new album “Here Comes Science,” here’s your chance. They’ll play a benefit concert at the New York Hall of Science this Sunday: Queens, N.Y. — After months of traveling the country on a national tour, 2009 Grammy Winners They Might Be Giants will play two benefit […]
Konservendose built this sweet little square wave synth using a cardboard enclosure and chewing gum wrapper touch contacts – The LEDs are synched with the beat. the harder you press on the touchpads, the less resistance your fingers have. this way you can control the beat (left side) or make queer noises (right side). [via […]
Looks like TheMason76’s digital synth/audio processor is coming along swimmingly. Very neat touch/stylus interface with ton of twaekable params … and, ummm … oh yeah – it sounds great! Project documentation to come.
The Voice Shield is an analog audio shield for the Arduino. It allows you to easily add audio sound bytes to your next project.
There’s a reason why new kits from 4ms, Eric Archer, and Wooster Audio all bear the ‘Andromeda Space Rocker’moniker – they’re all compatible. The aptly named “IR Sync” network allows each device can generate an send out it’s own clock tempo, or follow another’s lead via an onboard infrared sensor. A fleet of Andromeda hardware […]
The inimitable Ranjit Bhatnagar has been working on this voice-controlled toy piano. In this video three folks at NYC Resistor test out its range by laughing and singing!
