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 Ihorner made a pop filter for audio recording, he writes – “I put this together from garden supports, and support hose. Total cost, $2.00 and I have enough material left over for 2 more. “ – Link. Related: HOW TO Make Your Own $6 Microphone Pop-Filter – Link.
Here’s an interesting idea, a synth module a month to build your own modular synthesizers – “You begin your plan by purchasing the “ENTRY-22-1″ on the order form for $120. The next month, order the second installment of $120 and we’ll begin building your cabinet/Power Supply/Cable Harness and ship them to you. This normally takes […]
Sonoradar writes – “Les Luthiers are a comic musical ensemble from Argentina. They fashion their own instruments -DIY style- from everyday objects, they call them “Informal Instruments”. Some of their inventions are a little wacky, how about a violin made from a ham can, or a bass made from a barrel. This site is in […]
Get LoFi has a h0t circuit bend – “This revolutionary Texas Instruments Speak and Math Geetar Mod is sure to turn heads after you strap it on and let the glitches rip Jimi Hendrix slylee. I would suggest that the builder used 1×1 inch for the case and PVC for the neck. Of course the […]
The O’Reilly Digital Media Center has a fun how to on making Cylon-y sounding voices – “You’ve heard their smoothly sexy yet alien voices. Vocoders are devices that make ordinary sounds sing or speak recognizable words. In this hands-on tutorial, Jim Aikin explains how vocoders perform their magic and how to set up your own […]
At a recent conference I met Joel Greenberg and saw that he made a great homemade windscreen, I asked him to cook up a how to, and he did! – this fuzzy project can cut wind noise for a fraction of the price of professional models. – Link.
That’s a nice dress you have, why thank you, I sung it myself! – “An Australian digital artist is using his voice to design textiles. Pierre Proske has developed computer software that translates different frequencies in someone’s voice into spiral patterns, producing what he calls ‘voiceprints’.” – Link. Related: DigitalStar – Link.
