How-To: Paper Record Player
After being disappointed by the performance of a found cardboard record player, Instructables user plugable decided to design a better one from just a couple sheets of paper and some common household materials.
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.
Imogen Heap’s Glove Project Launches a Kickstarter Campaign
Imogen Heap and a team of makers have been developing a pair of high-tech gloves, called the Mi.Mu, that will allow users to manipulate sounds via gestures, allowing a literally hands-on style of writing and performing.
Musical PVC Pipes
Thirteen-year-old Jason Duckering showed off his PVC Pipe Instrument at last yearโs Maker Faire Bay Area and as a guest during last summerโs Maker Camp, playing classic songs like Ozzy Osbourneโs โCrazy Trainโ and Europeโs โThe Final Countdown.โ
21st Century Old-Fashioned Toy Tech
Two inventors from Lisbon are applying their maker smarts to the toy world through their company, Make2Play. Their charmingly low-tech kits include a gramophone, confetti blower, and a pinhole camera.
Maker to Entrepreneur: Pianocade
Creator Jonathan Guberman has just finished fulfilling preorders for his beautiful little open-source chiptune synth.
Speaker Covers
Listening to music at home is a beautiful thing, but the speakers that music comes out of….not so much. A Beautiful Mess shows us a great way to make run-of-the-mill speakers a bit more aesthetically-pleasing.
Supernova Sonification: The Orchestra of Dying Stars
Dr. Alicia Soderberg collaborated with blind astrophysicist Wanda Diaz-Merced to produce audio “autopsies” that translate data collected from dying stars into orchestra-like sound files.
