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.
Wired has an article about some Makers who got tired of waiting for satellite radio to get to their phones / mobile devices, so they did it themselves – “Fans of U.S. satellite radio have been waiting eagerly for nearly a year to get XM or Sirius onto their cell phones. But as the two […]
But wait, there’s more! More music collaboration over the web! Tyler says – “NINJAM is a program to allow people to make real music together via the Internet. Every participant can hear every other participant. Each user can also tweak their personal mix to his or her liking. NINJAM is cross-platform, with clients available for […]
This looks like a lot of fun! – ” Just plug any digital instrument – a MIDI-enabled keyboard, a MIDI-enabled guitar or MIDI-enabled bass, MIDI-enabled drums, or a MIDI-enabled wind-controller — into your PC or Mac computer, fire up the eJamming Station and we’re connecting you over the Internet to a whole world of musicians […]
Lennyb writes – “here is a little tutorial about improvised guitar pickups made from easy to find junk” – Link. Related: Other guitar projects – Link.
Peter writes – “Boy, what a day: Metroid Hunters, AND a vintage-style Tracker sequencer / sample player / sampler music app for DS. NitroTrack runs via most homebrew hardware solutions for the Nintendo DS, and takes advantage of the DS’ unique features: tracker interfaces, normally a pain to use, become a joy with a stylus […]
Listen to recordings from the early 1900’s – “Cylinder recordings, the first commercially produced sound recordings, are a snapshot of musical and popular culture in the decades around the turn of the 20th century. They have long held the fascination of collectors and have presented challenges for playback and preservation by archives and collectors alike. […]
Courtney writes – “I needed to make a two color decal for one of the drummers in my band. The best way to layer two different colors of vinyl is to use a light table. I don’t have a light table, but I do have a glass-topped picnic table in my back yard. Here is […]
