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.
Dosser writes – “Remember those fake fish mounted on a plaque that flopped about and sang “Take Me To The River” and “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? Well, here’s your chance for revenge.” – Link. Related: Circuit Bending. Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you’ve […]
Dosher hows you how to make an audio looper for under $20 – Link.
Will O’Brien shows you how to make your own DIY sound dampeners – “Have you been yelled at for watching your latest Superbit DVD “too loud” by your mom / dad / child / spouse / neighbor? Tired of having the Tiki-bar TV guys next door in the background of your podcast recording session? In […]
Bowdie writes – “I was always loosing the rubber earpieces from my Sonys, so I found some reaplacements, which actually work better (to my ear). I found these ear plugs at a local camping/outdoors store. They’re designed to reduce outside noise by using a removable plug to antentunate either high frequencies (in-flight noise) or low […]
Ruel sent in this massive project page with tons of DIY electronics for music. Projects include: Preamps, compressors, mixers, op-amps, MIDI and more! – Link.
Tweak has a great studio set up guide – “OK, so you are new. You have an inspiring idea of making and producing your own music. Perhaps you are a seasoned musician, tired of paying someone else to produce your music. Perhaps you are building a studio to record your band. Or are into producing […]
Ian writes – “Goal/purpose: Mr. E.Z. Tube is a cheap vacuum tube audio platform without the ‘iron’: no power transformer, no output transformer(s). A tube amplifier will typically have several heavy, expensive transformers: output transformers that protect speakers from high voltages in the tube, and power transformers that provide high voltage by rectifying mains (AC) […]
