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.
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member Aud1073cH created this rather hot hybrid of guitar and Weird Sound Generator – This is a synth guitar I built from a second hand First Act mini electric guitar that I stripped down, and rebuilt using Ray Wilson’s WSG synth schematics. With only one Wacky/Weird/Zany voice, and without […]
With spring in full swing and the sun shining longer every day, we’ve got solar on the mind. A great summertime project is a flashback from MAKE Volume 12: the Solar Xylophone! How does it work? A regular xylophone fits inside a solar-powered player box that holds a mallet over each of its 8 chime […]
The Boss DS-1 is a common and in many ways classic guitar effects pedal, but surprisingly enough, it just doesn’t sound very good. Because of this, you’re likely to find used DS-1s for cheap. Instructable author James Haskin wrote up a step-by-step on how to implement the well-known Keeley Seeing Eye and Ultra mods to […]
An enjoyble clip from Fuzz: The Sound that Revolutionized the World where Beck bassist Jason Meldal-Johnsen extolls the virtues of sonic chaos intercut with critics of the circuit bent sound. The documentary features countless interviews with boutique pedal makers that started as humble DIY-ers. The above clip also features a peek into the casual labs […]
The 2009 Bent Fest will go down on April 16-18 at The Tank in NYC featuring performances by – Dr. Bleep Lesley Flanigan Tristan Perich NO CARRIER / Don Miller Operation Playmate Todd Michael Bailey and many more In addition to performances, there’ll be a launch party for the new edition of Nic Collins Handmade […]
I love this gorgeous set of computer speakers, with masonitecomponents cut out on a laser cutter and veneered. And the B3N drivers he used look sweet. B3 Mini Array Computer Speakers DIY
Zebranalogic’s Circular Oscillator design reaches new heights of cylindrical synthesis – and wow, it sounds kind of angry about it :( I suppose that’s just the squarewaves talkin’ … and growling. Either way, it’s quite a jump from the Circular Oscillator VII and I’m guessing assembly must be a bit tricky for the PCB/knobs at […]
