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.
Musician/producer Pete Drake performs his song “Forever” with his steel guitar through a classic talkbox. A surreal and beautiful performance – the talkbox in use here is cool in and of itself! The freestanding design with handle is inspiring and simple talkboxes are pretty easy to make. [via Boing Boing] More: HOW TO – build […]
After school today, Matt and Anthony came in with Anthony’s busted Ipod Video. They asked me how good I was at fixing iPods. Never having been inside an iPod before, I replied, “well let’s see what you’ve got.” It appears that the back came off the ipod, and now it was bricked. Anthony was pretty […]
This is an interesting hack of a “voice changer” kit. I really like the sounds so far, and I think know it can be hacked a lot more. It would be cool to stuff this in a project box and add a few more hacking controls. More about Pitch shifting with a “Voice Changer” kit […]
Not to be limited to pencil, the Drawdio sound generating/art project is seen here using the conductivity of water from a paint brush. Temporary marks can be made and used – then just let them evaporate away. Neat! Drawdio Kit
The Vienna vegetable orchestra shares video of their shopping, creation, and performance processes. The included concert footage is from a benefit for the Spanish Vegetable Workers Union. More: Carved carrot clarinet & Make music with veggies
Ken Moore, a user experience designer at Google, created a very convincing Theremin simulator using a Wiimote and a Roland JV-1080 synth. I’ve seen a few Theremin simulators that use accelerometer data, in both Wiimote and iPhone form, but this is the first I’ve seen that does a good job of recreating an authentic Theremin […]
Students @ Bancroft Elementary School in Montreal, Quebec are making some awesome music videos as part of the Modern Music Makers after-school program students (five to ten years old) are divided into groups of four (give or take), and given the means to make their own songs from scratch. Explains Shaw: “Each group got a […]
