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.
Moonbear3325 has some photos of the “Tape Canvas” he made – you use tapes from cassettes/8-track on a mat and play it by moving the head around – “The tape head has been extended via shielded cable. The “canvas” is made of strips of “8-track” tapes, removed from cartridge and pressed to sticky “foam core” […]
Derek writes in about his quick and dirty how-to on making ribbon controllers from S-VHS tape – “While often used in electronic music, you can use a ribbon controller wherever you’d use a potentiometer, with the caveat (at least with this design, which has no sample and hold) that you have to keep pressing down. […]
Fabienne Serriere on Engadget has a clever how to on turning an old pair of headphones into low-power rechargeable wireless speakers. Link.
Zor0 writes – “I built this MP3 juke box a while ago and i’m looking for a way to add a small screen to it, preferably a small lcd that can show a few lines of text. I’ve seen several things on the make blog recently about interfacing these types of screens with microcontrollers, does […]
Tom writes – “eBay item #7364494285 looks like a fantastic bargain, and perfect for someone (like me) who likes the idea of building a DIY synth, but doesn’t really want to learn how to do major soldering.” Link.
Andrew writes – “Looks like this site has been around a few years, but I just found it while searching for an easy way to print some cd covers. There’s a form you fill out with all your cd info, and you can choose to print either an origami-style paper cd case, or a standard […]
Make music as you walk, dance, run around – “…a unique performance instrument for motion-capture midi control, featuring extensive customization to enable a wide range of musical and visual applications. Setup and operation is simple, intuitive and quick. The suit is modeled on the human skeletal form using rotational sensors placed on the joints. The […]
