MIDI Keyboard Teardown and Analysis
Here is a great article from Open Music Labs which details the teardown and design of an old school MIDI keyboard.
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.
Glass Acoustic Phonograph “Sound Probes”
Artist Jeremy LeClair, of Various Artists Records, had these beautiful glass resonating phonograph horns made for him by glass artist Joe Forestall and now he can acoustically play to two different parts of a record at the same time!
GuitarExtended Uses Arduino and PD to Control Effects
GuitarExtended is a multi-effects system that can digitally alter the sound of a guitar using PD. The user has a box with multiple switches on it that change the alteration to the sound, and the variables of that sound are controlled using a homemade expression pedal with the help of Arduino.
High Schoolers Build the Styrofoam Plate Speaker
High school students build the Styrofoam Plate Speaker project, thanks for a science and engineering outreach program.
Drummerbot Makes Beats with Arduino
Using a web-based phone controller, Steffest controls an array of fourteen percussive instruments that are packed into a setup so tightly I can’t help but use the word “cute.” Despite the amount of instruments, the bot uses only eight servos, six of which play different instruments depending on which direction they swing towards.
Noisy Jelly: A Jello Theremin Kit
Raphaël Pluvinage and Marianne Cauvard designed Noisy Jelly: With this noisy chemistry lab, the gamer will create his own jelly with water and a few grams of agar agar powder. After added different color, the mix is then pour in the molds. 10 min later, the jelly shape can then be placed on the game […]
Origami CD Case
Do you find yourself always hunting around for a case to protect that DVD you just burned for a friend? Next time, try folding up this simple origami case from a standard letter-sized sheet of paper.
