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.
We’ve covered all sorts of Guitar Hero mods, but none as minimal as this. By using a standard electromyograph attached to the forearm, researchers at Microsoft’s Muscle-Computer Interface group were able to determine the position and pressure of all five fingers. Sure, this might be useful for hands-free interfaces of the future… but wouldn’t it […]
Make some crazy musical noise with this 555 Timer based Noisemusick Kit.
Watch the video to see it in action and pick up your own at the Maker Shed. http://www.makershed.com
Build your own 3-string, electrified cigar box guitar and make some sweet sounds. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/weekend_project_electric_cigar_box_1.html. More great projects at: http://www.makezine.com
MAKE subscriber thom writes in to tell us about Marc Fischer’s ambitious project to do something creative every day, for a year, and document it. One of his latest projects is a DIY MIDI footpedal, made from a pocket-sized MIDI keyboard and some blocks of wood.
Some years ago, a conversation with my old friend Billy Baque turned to the subject of adapting board games for sightless play. When it came round to Go, Billy mentioned having read of an antique Korean board, hollow inside and strung with wires along the lines of the grid, the wires being tuned such that each intersection produced a unique musical interval when a stone was placed upon it. Whether this was simply an aesthetic embellishment or a means to make the game more accessible to sightless players, he did not know.
Embedded video from CNN Video CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout met with Noridan, a South Korean band that makes its instruments from cast-off objects. Noridan’s eco-friendly music
MAKE subscriber John Kelbley was doing some expansion/improvements on his kids’ “fort” and wanted to deliver music to the (unpowered) space. His solution was to use the rechargeable powerpack from an an old 12 volt Ryobi drill and use the drill body as a stand for two outdoor speakers he found on clearance. Amplification is […]
