Meet T.W.E.R.P.
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
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, weโll 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.
Spooky (and free) audio effects
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 […]
PIC based fractal synth
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 […]
Atari 2600 MIDI demo
Sebastian of Little-scale keeps churning out the excellent MIDI projects – I love the sounds of the Atari 2600. I made a MIDI interface that gives you full control over the sound output of an Atari 2600. You can watch a quick demo here. No project rundown as of yet but I’m guessing it won’t […]
Mr. Rogers, circuit bender?
Here’s a brief yet interesting video excerpt where TV icon Mr. Rogers meets with electronic musician/composer Bruce Haack and becomes captivated by a photo-sensitive synth-box. Fred Rogers displays that child-like fascination very well – a feeling many of us still experience while creating interactive devices today. [via Synthtopia]
Wayne Coyne’s guitar hero mash-up axe
Flaming Lips’ art/noise-rock frontman Wayne Coyne showed off his take on the Guitar Hero controller in a recent interview @ EW.com . His musical hardware mashup combines a Guitar Hero controller’s neck and a KORG Kaossilator pad on a double-neck Epiphone electric body. As inspiration, he cites the game controller’s acceptance as by today’s kids […]
Singing skull
Modd3d has created a MIDI driven Halloween centerpiece of awesomeness – I ripped the brains out of one of those cheap Gemmy skulls with the moving mouth and glowy eyes and installed a Midify board. It was a fairly easy project and I now have full control over the mouth and eyes. Now I just […]
