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.
Last month I posted about SoundCloud‘s slick music sharing site, really the best I’ve seen. David Noël from SoundCloud posted in the comments about one of their hacks from London Hack Day called CitySounds.fm. I’ve been tuning into the site a lot for a bit of the unexpected and to gain exposure to artists I […]
Kyle Evans’ heavily modded didgeridoo looks a bit like it was plucked from Master Chief’s luggage and it’s malleable drone sounds just as intense – I created this instrument to experiment in the combination of the organic sound qualities of a didgeridoo with the advanced signal processing capabilities of modern computer programming and sound synthesis. […]
In 1913, Italian painter and composer Luigi Russolo created a new type of musical instruments he dubbed the “Intonarumori”, or “noise intoners”. The sounds produced by these devices were definitely unusual for his era and you’d be hard pressed to find anything similar to it today. An explanation of intonarumori construction via Wikipedia – Although […]
Bleep Labs announced the sequel to their Thingamagoop synth/noisemaker and it looks to be one heckuva major upgrade. The Thingamagoop 2 features – Analog VCO controlled by analog or digital signal from Arduino. (A separate Arduino board is not required) Sample and hold, Arpeggios, noise, and bit crush effects with open source code so you […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Cyrille built this MIDI fader box based on Arduino complete with desktop config software – looks perfect for one-handed live usage. Check out the photoset for the full feature list.
MirlitronOne explains how to turn a Velleman MK107 LED Running Light kit into a simple 8-step sequencer for use with analog synthesizers. A handy kit hack, but it’s also not too much work to build one from scratch. Related: Sequence it!!
The Alunda Church Choir put their backs into this performance titled “Harvest” using the land-amplifying terrafon instrument. The piece, created by Olle Cornéer and Martin Lübcke, is apparently part of an ongoing series (requiring some very sturdy and determined participants). Read more over at Create Digital Music.
