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.
This 4 Oscillator Opto-Theremin is built into a standard Nintendo Gameboy using a Quad 4093 Schmitt Trigger IC, 4 1uf electrolytic caps, 4 Photo-Resistors in the 140k Ohm Range, and 4 Diodes. Check out the rather small video on the link below to see it in action and listen to the effect it produces. Pretty […]
The “Optron” is a flickering noise making device that consists of a flourescent tube light plugged into an array of effects pedals so that it can play like a radioactive guitar. Watch the video to get the full effect of this beast. via Pink Tentacle
The gentleman in the above may at first appear to be wearing earmuffs while staring in disgust at a digital jukebox – but he’s not. He’s demonstrating Musinaut’s MXP4 dynamic audio format and providing biofeedback via software monitored brainwave behavior. The interface is by Neurosky, a company that made news with their proprietary neural sensor […]
Here’sa blunt but effective way to get the Korg Kaossilator to speak serially – use an audio->MIDI converter – Finally, thanks to internet, I found a Pure data patch to convert the kaossilator to midi data ! So I have now a kaossilator, and an XY midi touch pad for the price of a single […]
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
