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.
Mike writes – “I thought possibly you would want to know about the BENT 2006 Circuit Bending Festival coming up in mid April here in NYC. Circuit Benders will be coming in from all over the world to teach cool (and free) workshops on hacking toys and circuits, installing big weird art installations, and playing […]
Peter writes – “Handy with software and want to break some international copyright laws? Remix music with tiny fragments of copyrighted material. A new project (sCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ!) that uses audio input to trigger remixed, sliced samples (so you can beatbox in sounds) will soon release GPLed C++, Python, and Pd code. If that sounds too tricky, […]
Bill writes – “Cigar box guitars are OK, I guess, but if you want a REAL guitar, and you want it to be portable, there’s nothing like a travel guitar with real frets and six strings. Here is an article on modifying a “cheap” garage sale electric solid body guitar into a travel guitar, with […]
Jeff writes – “I did my first circuit bending today thanks to Make vol. 04. Used a Staples “Easy Button.” The results aren’t too exciting, but I think you’ll like the glitchy, ambient song I made from the sounds.” – Link. Related: Circuit Bending by Sabastian Boaz, Cristiana Yambo. Modify a Casio keyboard (or other […]
Radiorental writes – “Altoids tin mp3 player inside a waterproof latex bag, in a neoprene bag, on a velro wrap, connected to earphones covered in a light silicone layer. phew.” – Link.
Fred writes “Turn an old Radiola Videopac into a Mini Sound Lab…” Link.
Michael writes – “This is my interpretation of the Mellotron, a classic instrument invented in the 1960s. It was one of the first sample players, and was used by The Beatles, and countless psychedelic and prog bands. The Mellotron played strips of tape to emulate flutes, strings, choirs, orchestras, etc. The flutes at the beginning […]
