Old hard drive orchestra
Old hard drives with sound pickups are powered up and “played” as the hard drives boot, spin, etc. [via] Link with photos and sounds!
Music
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, weโll 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.
HOW TO – Dual voltage regulated power supply for CD-ROM in a truck
Talking Electronics writes – “A friend of mine who runs an electronic shop wants to install an old cd-rom to be used as a stand alone cd-player in his truck. His problem was to find a suitable power supply for this purpose. A cd-rom uses 2 power supplies, 5 Volts which is used in its […]
Experimental Musical Instruments
David from Durham writes – “Many Make readers will probably remember the print zine Experimental Musical Instruments. It’s not in print anymore, but still has a website for back issues etc. and a great set of links & resources. They also sell very cool hardware for making said instruments, for instance, 5/8” magnetic spot pickups, […]
Mystery Circuits – Sound Gizmos!
A wonderful collection of things that make music, Mike writes – “Here are most of the projects I’ve built/modified from 2000 to present. Click on each picture to see the details of the instrument. Some of the older projects will just have a sound sample when you click rather than link to another page with […]
DIY MP3 player – $26
There’s an IDE MP3 controller board for DIY music player on eBay might be worth checking out – Board Description: * Stereo Design. * Support 2.5″ and 3.5″ IDE hard disk up to 200G. * Support ID3 Format * 7 Level Equializer * MP3 Chipset STA013, CS4340 * Black Light LCD display with 7 buttons. […]
Turn your computer keyboard into a music keyboard
This looks like a fun way to turn your computer into an instrument – “BackToBasics allows you to import sounds and assign them to the 47 alpha numeric keys on the standard computer keyboard so that they can be played in much the same way as a MIDI keyboard and sampler. Each of the 47 […]
DIY Under $10 CD cases…
Omni96 has a simple and easy sub $10 CD case on Instructables. You’ll need some plastic CD pockets, velcro and a hot glue gun. Link.
