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.

DIY analogue modeling musical synthesizer

This looks like a really interesting touch screen music synthesizer. They claim to be creating a how-to soon. Check out the link for more information. Broadly, the purpose of this project was to create an Analogue modeling musical synthesizer; that is, a synthesizer implemented using both analogue and digital components that intends to emulate the […]

Luray’s cave-strument

Luray’s cave-strument

Said to be the world’s largest instrument – the Luray Caverns’ Great Stalacpipe Organ plays the earth itself! – Located deep in the Luray Caverns in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, the worlds largest musical instrument. Stalactites covering 3 1/2 acres of the surrounding caverns produce tones of symphonic quality when electronically […]

Blip festival is bleeping this eve!

Blip festival is bleeping this eve!

photo by julia Krash The bit-blissful sights and sounds get going tonight and continue through Sunday @ The Tank, NYC – Archaic game and home computer hardware is recast into the unlikely role of musical instrument and motion graphics workstation in the BLIP FESTIVAL 2008, a four-day event showcasing nearly 40 musicians and visual artists […]

Wii Drum High

HE Zhao wrote in to tell us about an open source Wii peripheral drum-kit project he’s been working on: I have recently developed Wii Drum High, a software integrates Wiimote, Nunchuk and Wii Balance Board to stimulate a complete drum set. Different gestures and joystick buttons result in correspondent drum sounds. I recorded some videos […]