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.
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.
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 […]
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.
I love the simplicity and beauty of Robert Howsare’s record player-based drawing apparatus. Be sure to watch the video of it in action; you’ll find it quite mesmerizing to see the device generate its Spirograph-like patterns. According to Wired, Robert made the device out of second-hand turntables, a few slats of wood, screws, and a sharpie held in place with a clothes pin.
Last year we mentioned Ranjit’s Instrument a Day project where he builds a musical instrument every day for a month. This year he continues the project into its fifth February. Such a great idea! [via NYC Resistor]
We’ve heard past examples of hard drives and disk drives being programmed to play music, but this version of club hit “What is Love?” has an undeniable funkiness to it that’s worth noting.
Check out MrSolidSnake745 on Youtube for many more tracks he’s produced with this method.
Just watch it. And then thank Brooklynite Dave Rogge (aka Flickr user tgtsfkncld / Etsy seller thegarage) for the big grin on your face.
