Virtual Whammy: Touchless Arduino MIDI Device Controls Any Instrument
Alessandro Voto built a bass guitar whammy
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.
It Took a Lot of Clamps to Make This Gorgeous Ukulele
If you really want to prove your woodworking chops, building an acoustic guitar, or a ukulele in this case, is a great way to do this. Woodworking skill aside, you will, apparently, also need an incredible array of clamps to hold everything while gluing, as seen in the original imgur set for this project, completed […]
Creative Ceramics Turn Guitar Amps into Art
In 2008 I relocated to North Carolina. I was jobless and living with my parents. My parents are pretty creative people, so after they retired, instead of golfing or extensively traveling, they decided that they where going to invest in a ceramic studio located in their residence. I had previous experience with ceramics and always […]
The Bizarre Working Boombox Creations Of Tom Sachs
Infamous art world prankster and DIYer Tom Sachs’ new exhibition of homemade boomboxes sounds pretty good!
Tech and Dance Unite to Tell a Story with Light
On a cold winter night in Kongsberg Norway, dancers draped in white sheets stand in a warm auditorium waiting to hear their mark. As the mark arrives, each dancer hits a button and is instantly lit up with 136 RGB LEDs. The dancers move fluidly across the stage in sync with the music as the […]
Nikola Tesla, the Opera: A Preview
Jim Jarmusch has released a short clip of the Nikola Tesla-inspired “opera” he’s been working on for several years with composer Phil Kline.
Nightmare Metronome Reminds You That Time is Money
TEMPO, TEMPO! is a piece of kinetic art in the form of a metronome with an audible spark. Or, according to creator Sanela Jahić, it’s “a kinetic object which form a narrative about accelerating the production process and enhancing work performance in order to increase competitiveness and improve profits.” Since I work as an […]
