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, weโ€™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.

The Fuzz box documentary

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 […]

Bent Festival 4/16 – 4/18

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 […]

Return of the Circular Oscillator

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’ รขโ‚ฌยฆ 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 […]

Automatic album art with a little help from Flick-ipedia

Automatic album art with a little help from Flick-ipedia

Noise Addicts posted this effective recipe for near-automatic generation of album artwork (though it does allow for some creative typesetting) – 1. Go to Wikipedia and hit รขโ‚ฌล“randomรขโ‚ฌย and the first article you get is the name of your band. 2. Go to รขโ‚ฌล“Random Quotationsรขโ‚ฌย. The last four or five words of the very last […]

Big Fluff Pi vs. Music-Industrial Complex

Big Fluff Pi vs. Music-Industrial Complex

When the folks over at Electro-Harmonix discovered Gwendolin Tรƒยคgert had been crafting and selling huggable handmade versions of their legendary Big Muff รโ‚ฌ stompbox, they could have persued litigation on the grounds of trademark infringement. Instead, they did what everyone should when faced with a cuddly-soft pillow – they embraced it. We’re all too familiar […]