Tom Lehrer – “The Element Song”
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Music
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.
Jason Petty: Lute Maker
Core77 has a great video of Jason Petty’s studio. He makes these amazing Lutes in his studio in Brooklyn. Check out the link for a lot more pictures of his studio space. I really like his studio, it’s huge! Apparently the videographer thinks so too. Listen to the quietly whispered “Oh cool” at 1:42. My […]
Bridechamber DIY synth web shop
The Bridechamber site offers a pretty sweet little collection of synthesizer PCBs and component kits. Including incarnations of the elusive Wogglebug, Yusynth, and a nice collection of chaos circuits from Ian Fritz. They’re also selling some hard-to-find components & hardware at good prices. – The Bridechamber More: Chaos theory schematic
Light-controlled MIDI module & synth combo
The “Solar Module” from electroKraft is a combination 8-bit synth and MIDI controller utilizing photocell sensor input. We’ve seen quite a few light-controlled analog synths but using that input to control MIDI results in some pretty interesting audio – (skip ahead to 1m50s to hear it in action)
Tangible digital DJ interface
Developed by students at the University of Ulm in Germany, the Timbap DJing interface uses an acoustic timecode signal from a vinyl record to allow a user to select skip tracks, scratch and otherwise manipulate digital audio from the familiar turntablist perspective. But instead of being limited to one LP the user’s entire music library […]
Headphone-muffs
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr member callum_robey keeps his ears warm, well-fed, and stylishly dressed – I made these for snowboarding a few years ago and recently found them while tidying. I chopped a pair of headphones into the ear pieces of these pink fuzzy earmuffs and shortened the headphone cable. An iPod […]
Junk guitar class: still spots left
Want to make an electric guitar from junk? Ranjit will teach you. There are still some spots left in his Electric Junk Guitar class Etsy labs in Brooklyn on The 30th (Wednesday). Sign up here! The electric guitar is a sophisticated and highly evolved instrument. But, you can make your own out of a few […]
