Weekend Project: Strung Out
Make a unique one-string, electric or bass guitar out of PVC and wood.
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.
G1 PhoneTar
Photo from Connors934 on Flickr Do you have a phone with a touch screen? Have you tried out some music applications and found the thing a bit awkward to hold? Last year I saw some people messing with guitar application on their phones at the Boston Fab Lab and it got me thinking. When I […]
AR tag record scratching
Todd Vanderlin is working on using AR markers with OpenFrameworks to use a real record to scratch virtually. Check out the video or his Flickr set.
Troubleshooting a beat sequencer
MAKE contributor Michael Una posted this vid documenting a triggering problem he ran into while developing his homebrew sequencer. The project, based on a 4017 decade counter chip (which are awesome, btw) benefitted from the addition of some PNP transistors. Though he doesn’t mention exactly how the fix was implemented mayhaps he used them in […]
Wooden turntable, anyone?
After successfully making his own delightfully funky but functional US$5 wooden tonearm, German maker Charles Altmann decided to keep a-goin and try his hand at creating a wooden turntable to go with it. He built the whole thing for around $50. The Altmann DIY Turntable [via No Tech Magazine]
Maker Revolution this weekend in Cambridge
Jimmie has this followup on his announcement for Maker Revolution in Boston this Saturday and Sunday: The event can pretty much be summed up as a two day extravaganza of makers, hackers, and artists getting together to share cool things they’ve made, and how to make them. There will be installation art pieces, workshops, and […]
Share synth sounds via Twitter
Tweet A Sound let’s you design and share synth patches by way of the ever-popular Twitter. The software represents your patch via a compact string of numbers. The 140 character limit keeps your tweakable parameter count relatively low, but this could be welcome if you’ve ever found yourself overwhelmed by the deluge of options common […]
