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.
Wow, Gijs’ mechanical circuit-bent Casio is starting to resemble an amusement park ride. Nice use of a motor/drag contact for sound, and apparently this instrument does more than just that – It has also got a video out, The video out is basically just the signals from the patch bay going throe a 1k resistor […]
Think of the Kaisatsuko as a fiddle without a bow. Yuichi Onoue turns a wheel that vibrates the strings, which in turn creates the sound. So who can be the first to name the song he is playing? No cheating! Since the basic sound signal of the instrument can be sent through an amplifier, its […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool MIDI is definitely in the air of late – well, actually these are OSC messages being sent via bluetooth and converted to MIDI via OSC-MIDI Bridge software. See more of the iPhone projects Flickr member Recotana’s been up to on his photostream More: i3L MIDI bridge for the iPhone
  The “Pi House Generator” by Texas-based artist Paul Slocum is a software system that randomly generates house music using the number Pi. The software calculates the sequence of digits in Pi and feeds the resuls into an algorithmic music generator containing the structural driteria or recipe for house music. The resulting music is […]
Sebastian’s work interfacing with old Sega hardware for sound synthesis seems to be paying off – and the results sound quite nice – In this video, the Sega Mega Drive II is controlled via the MIDI keyboard controller. Various parameters can be controlled from the keyboard, as one can hear in the video. – Sega […]
Game Of Life Sequencer in Processing from wesen on Vimeo. In this informative example of ‘code-maker zen’, Wesen (of Ruin & Wesen) shows us how to code a MIDI sequencer based on Conway’s Game of Life in Processing. He uses some custom code to interface with MIDI – available as a free download here. [via […]
The “Crackle Canvas” by Tom Verbruggen is a series of circuit bent canvas devices that when patched together with 1/8th inch audio cables produce sounds that can be manipulated in a live performance. Check out the video for the full effect of this installation. Tom Verbruggen YT Channel via Network Research
