Browse the web with Thingamagoops
This is what happens when a couple of light-sensitive Thingamagoop analog synthesizers scan a blog. I’d love it if someone would compose a song on an incredibly long webpage for them to play!
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.
Stop-motion phone bending
Madnoodler presents his process for circuit bending a toy cellular – in animated framey-goodness! Nice to see he brushed up on the basics before jumping in. [via GetLoFi]
Music boxes create harmonious sounds
Alberto Tadiello’s “EPROM” is an installation of music boxes that are activated by small electrical engines fed power through a transformer. The resulting sound is cacaphonous but soothing and Tadiello’s choice of layout mimics that of some PCB designs. EPROM
Drum Spoons
Can you figure out how Daito Manabe makes the spoons dance? Check out the end of the video for a sneak peek of the electronics used to make Drum Spoons. More details about Drum Spoons
HOW TO – Build a ‘decopunk’ synth
Inspired by Huxley’s Brave New World, Jeremy created the Somaphone instrument using the Arduino Pocket Piano kit and some veneered wood salvaged from old furniture – This device uses the Arduino controller and the Pocket Piano Synthesizer keyboard add on from Critters and Guitari that I picked up at Maker Faire in SF earlier this […]
Gakken SX-150 analog synth kit mods
There’s a bunch of great user mods out there for the SX-150 – great idea fuel for those looking to customize their kit. SX-150 Analog Synthesizer Kit
The Ocarina of iPhone?
The iPhone is proving to be quite a platform for portable music apps. This new digital ocarina from Smule aims to convert Apple’s wonder-phone into an expressive and nuanced instrument all its own – The Ocarina synthesizes sound in real-time, just like a regular instrument, based on actual gestures including wind input, tilt, and finger […]
