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.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Devowski writes – “i built this mellotron for a sculpture class, each key plays a part of the intro to ‘the power of love’ by the legendary huey lewis and the news…” – Link. No sound sample, hopefully one will be posted soon! Related DIY Synth’in: HOW TO – Build […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Yapruder writes – “[Here’s a] Lamellaphone using lozenge tin and tines made by trimming a small metal comb from interior electronics of a television set.” – Link. Related DIY musical instruments: Altoid tin pocket thumb piano – Link. FolkUrban Music – DIY instruments – Link. Weird DIY Instruments – Les […]
Looking for something to do with old/broken iMac speakers? Do what Wayne did “Tear out all the guts. Stuff them with miniature christmas lights and let them hang – Link. Related iMacery: iMac MAME cabinet – Link. Steam powered iMac – Link. DIY PC “iMac” – Link. Running the Tablet PC OS on an iMac […]
Windows, Mac, Linux, 30+ languages, 64-bit support, cross-platform and open source music player… dev preview now avail for download, go get it! – “Songbird 0.2 is a preview release to let developers and early birds who can’t wait for 1.0 explore Songbird’s potential. Check the release notes. Songbird has already attracted some birdwatchers. Ross Karchner […]
In response to our homemade pipe organ post, MAKE reader NineInchNachos sent in this video of his friend (Fishing Boat Captain Brian Crapo in Juneau, Alaska) building a pipe organ in his bedroom… – Link. Previous: Homebrew pipe organ – Link. Related: Homemade instruments for kids – Link. Build your own instruments – Link. Andy’s […]
GetLoFi has all the links and resources you’ll need for making your own “Atari Punk Console” sound device, Circuitmaster writes – “The so called “Atari Punk Console” device is a great start for builders interested in working with components and circuitry to produce Bleepy-Bloopy-Gitchy goodness. Using a 556 dual timer IC and a handful of […]
If it’s not too late, and you’re a NYC area Maker looking to beef up on your electronics/MIDI skills, you might want to check out LEMURplex and this MidiTron class… “By popular demand, we are adding a new weekend intensive class at LEMURplex on Basic Electronics and Physical Computing. The class will run on Saturday […]
