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.
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 […]
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 […]
More good ideas for ways to use/bend/repurpose the atari punk console circuit – Remade a Atari Punk Console a friend of mine gave me and put it into an old toy keyboard that I accidentally broke during a circuit bending frenzy this summer. Especially good if you have some leftovers from a “circuit bending frenzy”. […]
Over at the MightyOhm, Jeff has been working on building a streaming WiFi radio system (built around a Asus WL-520GU router): I have been wanting to build a streaming radio for some time. I frequently work in my garage, where I occasionally use my Macbook to play music through a small amplifier and bookshelf speakers. […]
These in-guitar effects kits look interesting – The MODboard concept is simple- Take the best vintage style analog guitar effects, miniaturize them, and mount them on a completely modular circuit board. Add the right output jack, knob setup and switching setup to accomodate your guitar, and you’re ready to roll. A few simple solder connections […]
Sidni writes – Dr. Aaron Lanterman of Georgia Tech covers the analysis of several modules used in analog modular synthesis as well as digital synthesis techniques. All lectures posted online for free! Definitely a class that would’ve greatly increased my interest in math back in school – very cool! Just take a look at homework […]
Seth is working on a cool project, the AudioTouch – A multi-user, multi-touch musical interface… Here’s what you need to get started… Unibrain Fire-i Color camera $22.20 Swann Wide-angle IR Camera Lens $19.33 50 Osram SFH485 IR LEDs $27.53 4 Breadboards $15.80 Acrylic 24″ x 36″ $43.91 Wood Frame $18 Sorta Clear 40 Silicone Rubber […]
