Precisely rendered paper synth
Flickr user Gardenque created this exacting replica of a Korg MS-20 synthesizer in white. Elegant! – Paper Sculpture: In a Quiet Corner of Sussex [via Matrixsynth]
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 Harmonic Table Keyboard
Aris is building an alternative to the usual black and white keys of music – This is another project I just started working on. It is a keyboard/MIDI controler based on the harmonic table (like the c-thru music controler). This one is just switches which all connect to a midi core module (from ucapps.de) which […]
Springatron 3000 – awesome Slinky reverb
Braden Stadlman wrote in with a link to the Springatron 3000, a gigantic spring reverb made out of Slinky and cucumber: This is basically a giant spring reverb made from 10 slinkys. I was trying to make the best sounding spring reverb possible, I think I achieved this but it is probably the most inconvenient […]
MIDI drumbox with a vintage voice
R Scott’s analog MIDI drum machine puts circuitry from an old organ’s rhythm section under digital control – The 8 knobs on the top of the case control Master Volume, Kick, Clave, Snare, Conga, Low Tom, High Tom, and Hi-Hat levels. The two LEDs indicate power and midi activity. […] The drum sound circuitry was […]
DIY 12AU7 tube preamplifier
Gio sent in a link to this interesting preamp. The builder was able to make the preamp with parts on hand. I’m not sure I would have the tubes, but the rest of the parts are fairly common. [Thanks Gio] I was pleased with how well it turned out, at 30 bucks it looks pretty […]
Flowers by Jan van Nuenen
Flowers by Jan van Nuenen was created using a Monome controlling Ableton Live via a max/msp patch called boiingg. I really like the combining of music and video into one piece of performance art. Live generates a string of midinotes with velocity 0 to 20 and back to 0. The velocity channel is used to […]
Guthman musical intstrument competition
Here’s a neat opportunity for you music makers out there, the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition by Georgia Tech, Wired, and Harmonix (the makers of Rock Band): INSTRUMENTS Any new musical instrument is eligible for the competition. Instruments may generate sound acoustically or electronically, they may exist in physical or virtual manifestations, and they may be […]