How-To: Acoustic Vulcan lyre
Instructables user agent036 made this simple acoustic replica of a Vulcan lyre from Star Trek and broke down the steps to show you how, too.
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.
Excellent synth-making from Unearthed Circuits
It seems Synthmaker Unearthed Circuits has built one of just about every popular sound project known to the internet-kind. But his knack for retro-military console styling sets his collection apart from others’ work – awesome to see such continuity of style and high-quality work. Example: the Stepped Tone Generator (aka – Atari Punk Console) – […]
How-To: Build your own speaker cabinets
Noah at Instructables writes: Building your own custom speakers has got to be one of the most rewarding, straightforward and cost-effective DIY activities I’ve come across. I’m absolutely shocked that it hasn’t had a larger presence on Instructables and in the community…well, until now of course. Some speaker projects can be complete in a weekend, […]
SyncoMasher @ Maker Faire
Moldover‘s SyncoMasher combines 5 distinct music controllers into one console – and looks as if it was pulled straight out of a DJ’s TARDIS. While the device received plenty of play from faire attendees, I managed to squeeze in a quick interview with its creator.
Youth Radio at Maker Faire
Youth Radio, a group that MAKE editor David Pescovitz is involved with, did a cool sound project at the Faire. He writes on Boing Boing: My friends from Youth Radio were at the Maker Faire Bay Area today, creating a live soundscape. Students roamed the fairgrounds collecting audio samples on flash recorders. As the roving […]
Soccer ball music controller
Paul Rose of Institut Fatima demonstrates the versatility of the object-tracking software with his reacBall interface. I expect a jumpsuit covered with these will be showing up quite soon (I hope). [via Create Digital Music]
Drawdio developments, and inventor Jay Silver at Maker Faire
Adafruit has a new posting with a link to their latest Drawdio Instructable, a new Instructables Drawdio group, and an announcement of an exhibit being mounted at the Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts. They’re doing a Drawdio exhibit this summer, from July 25th to September 25th, as part of “Freeze! 2009 International MedTech Art […]
