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.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Eric’s “Big Box o’ Techno†packs a whole lotta audio ciruitry into a wooden box “about the size of a medium pizza”, including 2 synthesizers, a drum machine and sequencer – Everything in the box plays in synchronized rhythm. A whole-note tempo clock input drives it all. This works […]
If you’re interested in building an analog synthesizer then the VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) circuit is the best place to start. Oscillators form the core of the instrument, generating basic waveforms which are then shaped and shifted by accompanying components like LFOs, VCAs, and filters and then delivered to our ears as tasty electronic audio […]
In addition to his roles as composer, musician and recording engineer, Brooklyn instrument inventor Paul Rubenstein teaches high school students to build their own electric guitars and amplifiers. Building a functional stringed instrument can be a rich learning experience, involving a variety of skills – Paul’s classes even wind their own magnetic pickups! Head over […]
Jason Nicholls of Endelss Knobbing recreates knobs, fader caps and other musical equipment hardware using precious metals – because, let’s face it, nothing’s too good for your audio interface – Endless Knobbing
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Rob sends word of an event this weekend for synth-makers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area – The plan is to have a regular meet up (maybe monthly) where we can share ideas, play with circuits and maybe show off our latest creations. DIYers of ALL LEVELS are welcome. If […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ranjit’s workshop seems to have gone very well – some great sounds can be heard from these resulting instruments. Time for a handmade jam! From the pages of MAKE: MAKE:09 p.115 Strung Out – make a one-string electric guitar
An interesting sort of update to the classic player piano design – The sequencer plays the notes as a arpeggiator, i chose for this playback method because i dont have a midi device that can play 24 keys at the same time.. There are 2 different arpeggio modes. One rearranges the playback sequence to the […]
