Monome clone built with Arduino will make you believe
The “Arduinome” is yet another Monome clone built with the Arduino controller. Check out the video for details on how this kit works. arduinome, via CreateDigitalMusic
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.
Wind project manipulates nature into sound synthesis
The “Wind” project is a real-time digital sonification by Damian Stewart that uses wind to generate musical compositions in real-time. The project was built with a consumer quality DV camera, tripod, and a custom software application that feeds raw data to a Pure Data patch that applies it to an array of oscillators tuned to […]
HOW TO – feedback return for digital delay pedals
GetLoFi points out this interesting instructable – build a feedback add-on for use with cheap digital delay effects pedals. Enter the “Apocatastasis” – Most expensive analog delay pedals have a feedback knob that lets you drive the output of the delay effect back into the input. My Ibanez DL5 Digital Delay did not have this […]
Homebrew monome is not your average instrument
This homebrew version of the popular Monome is called “upside down and backwards” by its maker, but if you listen to the sound in the video you might come to a different conclusion. Also the buttons are replaced with pressure sensors and the interaction is a bit different as well. SoundWidgets
Hacking the ThingamaKIT
Hack-a-Day has a how-to piece on modifying/improving/circuit bending the ThingamaKIT from Bleep Labs. How-To: Hack a ThingamaKIT More: Retro ThingamaHat ThingamaHat ThingamaKIT ThingamaKIT build photos
Handmade jaw harp collection
Clayton Bailey expands on the classic boinging-twang of the jaw harp with myriad handmade brass variations. Take for instance, the Gunharp – What do you get when you graft a jaw harp to a deer rifle? You get a very accurate jaw harp called a Gun Harp. You can brace it against your shoulder, point […]
Shake a leg … a maraca leg.
A maraca with built-in piezo mic played through delay-looper & pitch-shifter effects can make for some good sounds … but upgrade that shaker with mannequin-limb enclosure and you’re in for some stylistically enhanced neo-surrealist good sounds. [via GetLoFi]