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.
Marc “Nostromo†Resibois wrote up a nice piece on Arduino for portable sound synthesis over @ CDM, referencing the Arduino Pocket Piano kit. My first hands-on with hardware was when I started fiddling with the Arduino piano. You might argue that once it’s built, it’s still software platform, but I really enjoy working on this […]
Recalling talk of visuals embedded in a track by electronic experimentalist Aphex Twin, Bastwood decided to take a closer look – First I needed to extract the track from the Windowlicker CD, which was easy with CDex. The extraction of the whole track was not really necessary because the “face” is situated at the very […]
Dror provides us with a video tour of his excellently thorough homemade electronic drumkit. It’s a full performance system including sound synthesis and even the amplifier! Some good ideas here if you’re considering a diy kit yourself – In order to get the same feel with foot pedals i decide to use regular pedals and […]
An interesting Austin electronic music event tonight: Ai180: Art Institute of Austin DJ/Laptop Battle Saturday, Nov 1, 5pm 100 Farmers Circle, Austin, TX The Art Institute of Austin is calling all DJs and laptop musicians to come flex their skills at the inaugural Ai180. Battling through five rounds of competition, you better come prepared to […]
From the Make: Flickr Pool comes the T.W.E.R.P., a ThingamaKIT housed in a 10″ Mad*L vinyl toy. Things I’ve Made More: ThingamaHat ThingamaKIT build photos Hacking the ThingamaKIT
CDM points out this free Halloween themed effect for VST/AU compatible audio software. You can download the plugin from Solid State Logic’s site (free reg required). Nice to see the neighbors aren’t the only ones giving out free treats. It’s basically a pitch-shift + vibrato + wind noise + eco/reverb combo … which means it’s […]
Aris built a PIC chip based fraktalSynth from Catweazle’s designs which have been making their way around the Synth DIY community of late. The project was first posted on circuitbenders.co.uk apparently generates sound sequences based on fractal math – and the results certainly are interesting. Listen to samples and read more about the project over […]
