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.
Eric writes – “I invented and built the first Guitar Machine in Tucson in 1994 and since then have built three more versions, each time making it more playable and more portable (for playing on the street, in subways, etc…). The machine, often compared to a Rube Goldberg sculpture, consists of an acoustic guitar, a […]
Phil writes – “While the Kaoss Pad is fantastic in many ways, it’s not very friendly to guitarists in it’s natural state, I quickly realized this. One would have to have it on a stand of some sort to use it while playing, which wouldn’t do. A plan began to form. How hard would it […]
Peter writes in with this neat looking DIY synth… – “You’ve seen plenty of DIY circuits for building a homemade analog synth. Here’s your chance to build a fully digital emulation you can hack yourself. The result is a synth that’s as full-featured as many commercial hardware models, but with a unique architecture and total […]
The National Park Service has a collection of early recordings (1888) recorded on phonographs and paraffine cylinders, in MP3 format… [via] – Link. Related: Edison National Historic Site, 48,000 disc and cylinder recording collection – Link.
Sometimes I stumble across items that are just over the edge. What would you do with a midi blender? How could you rock a disc drive guitar? I don’t know the answer, but I can’t wait for someone to find out!
Pink is the new black, seriously. Grab a cheap Barbie Karaoke machine from eBay, junk store, or from a kid who wants to do something cool with it – then check out these schematics on how to turn it into a cool circuit bent musical instrument… [via] – Link. Related: Oodles of circuit bending projects […]
Chris Badynee made his very own upright bass with scrap oak flooring, plastic casing of a Radio Shack science project buzzer, weed whacker twin and faucet spiggots… Thanks Jason! – Link. Related: Making the pickup from a radio shack buzzer – Link. Cigar Box Guitar. Build and play this sweet-sounding 3-string instrument in an afternoon. […]
