Haunting Drone Instrument
Tom Fox of VulpeInstruments has unveiled another one of his creations, which uses the action of a grand piano to bend the notes in a motor-controlled drone instrument. It’s called the Dronemachine MKII.
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, 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.
Maker Faire Detroit: Great American Horn Machine Interview
Maker Faire Detroit is coming right up next weekend, July 28 and 29, at The Henry Ford, and Motor City’s finest creative minds, tinkerers, and innovators will be there to show off their creations and inspire. Lifelong maker Dana Dolfi is bringing something that’s guaranteed to get your attention, and we’re not just tootin his […]
Player Piano Takes Song Requests Over Twitter
Stanley is a converted player piano that interacts with Twitter users to play their favorite songs. Users tweet at Stanley to request a tune, a computer searches through a vast MIDI library to find it, then the MIDI information is sent to a set of solenoids on the piano that plunk out the notes.
Kinect-Controlled Visual Instrument
This project combines the collective talents of musicians, dancers, programmers, designers and animators to create an amazing visual instrument. Creating music through motion is at the heart of this creation and uses the power of the Kinect to capture movement and translate it into music which is performed live and projected on a huge wall. […]
DIY Ableton Live Controller
Adam Dzak’s Apollo 13 midi controller is a recreation of DJ Sasha‘s “Maven” which is Sasha’s personal, customized controller he uses for his sets. The Maven is a one of a kind, unique, controller that you’ll never be able to personally see or touch (or much less have access too). It’s the one off controller […]
Lego Step Sequencer
Guido Lorenz built his Lego Step Sequencer at the Advance Hackathon in Cologne. Code here. [via Brothers Brick]
Details of C64 Bass Guitar Hack
The always inspired Jeri Ellsworth outdid herself at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area. Jeri is known for the phrase “Did you bring a hack?” and she lives by such sentiment — Jeri always brings a hack. This year, at Maker Faire, it was a Commodore 64 Bass “keytar” that makes use of the original […]