Minidoc of Circuit Bender Jamie Laboz
This video was created by a group of college students from the University of Arizona (nicely done, guys!) and details circuit bender Jamie Laboz of Chamber of 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, 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.
DIY Contact Mic – Collin’s Lab
It’s amazing what a little disk can do … when it’s layered with piezoelectric crystals. Piezo disks are impressively sensitive to vibration and can easily be adapted to work as a contact microphones. The trick is the preamp – a basic circuit used to match the piezo’s signal to levels compatible with modern audio gear inputs. The resulting piezo/preamp combo can be used for electrifying an acoustic guitar or simply exploring the lesser-heard world of small sound around us.
Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Thingamagoop 2
Today’s giveaway is a Thingamagoop 2 analog noise monster (value at $110). Here’s the first part of John Baichtal’s review of the Thingamagoop 2 from the Guide…
One of Many Luna Mod Looper Mods
Weekend Projects reader R. Lee writes in with his perfboard version of the Luna Mod Looper, one of many mods now out there in the wild. Not that I don’t appreciate the carpentry in Brian McNamara’s original project, but personally, this “all-guts-exposed” approach is my favorite style of making.
Making Music with the Magnetotron
Our own Michael Colombo created an instrument called the Magnetotron as a project for his New Interfaces for Musical Expression class at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. Inspired by the glass armonica and the Mellotron, this instrument is made out of a large spinning cylinder with audio cassette tape glued to it. Recorded on each strip of audio tape is a different note, which can be played by placing paddles on them.
Sun Boxes, a Solar-Powered Sound Installation
I just love projects like this. Sun Boxes are an environment to enter and exit at will. It’s comprised of twenty speakers operating independently, each powered by the sun via solar panels. There is a different loop set to play a guitar note in each box continuously. These guitar notes collectively make a Bb chord. […]
Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Pico Paso and Nebulophone
Today’s items are the brand new Pico Piso and Nebulophone music synthesizers from Bleep Labs. Here is what Make online editor / Author John Baichtal said about them in his review from the guide.
