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.
(Please do not try this at home รขโฌยฆ work, at a friends house, visiting relatives, on vacation, or anywhere else for that matter.) Daito demonstrates a unique strategy for synchronize visuals with music – by contracting facial muscles with electrical stimulation. Wow, his look of anticipation at the videos open seems a fair warning in […]
The “Kikkit” project is an interactive art installation that combines architecture and sound synthesis to turn an outdoor park into an urban instrument. While playing soccer in a nearby field, when the ball happens to hit the fence containing the cones, its sound is amplified and played back through the cones into the surrounding urban […]
Beardyman demonstrates what’s possible using today’s delay/looping gear and little else – all in one take. [via Synthtopia]
Emiliano shares the his experience building his own keyboard synthesizer, the “Lineal TML 01” – In 2000, I had many designs and circuits tested, so I desided to put them in a cabinet. I bough a not-working Casiotone in a music store and build a wood cabinet. I put everything inside and hardwired each PCB. […]
We covered the Komegatone synth-in-a-suitcase previously on MAKE, but there wasn’t too much information at the time. Recently, Craig sent us a link to a video and thought it was worth another post. Awesome Sound! [Thanks Craig] More about Komegatone synth-in-a-suitcase More: Komegatone synth-in-a-suitcase
Next Sunday, any Austin analog synthesizer addicts have an event they should check out: Looks like fun for the rest of us, too:)
Chad VanGaalen makes music with a variety of objects turned instruments, including motorized mallets that bang on old drums and other objects he found while sifting through trash containers. Check out the samples on the link below, especially “Flower Gardens” which has some nice solos from the homebrew devices. Chad Vangaalen on Sub Pop Records
