Demolished house kalimba
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Leadtowill built this little charmer of a thumb piano out of parts scavenged after a house was torn down (piezo pickup and 1/4″ jack additional) – Junk Kalimba on Flickr
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.
Plant-reactive musical instruments
“Three Pieces” form the Found Electronics Collective collects soil moisture and ambient tempurature readings to alter the robo-acoustic performance of a preprogrammed composition – Rather than use computers and a PA, we decided to try and build something completely acoustic. In the end, we’ve got a traditional Chinese dulcimer and 12 chimes spread throughout the […]
DIY: MP3 Lamp
Maxster sent in his latest project that he built from a trashed Ikea lamp. The lamp needed a new switch and Maxster decided it needed some speakers too! I would love to have this on my bench. Thanks Maxster, and we’ll see you at HOPE! Read more about making your own MP3 Lamp
ThingamaKIT build photos
Our pal John Edgar Park has posted photos of his building of the new ThingamaKIT from Bleep Labs.
Build a custom volume pedal for your synth
This hack shows how to build a custom volume pedal for various synthesizers out of a discarded electric organ called a Baldwin Model 5. The organ in question was built before potentiometers had been invented so the maker added the necessary ingredient to make his pedal work. Lots more info at the link below. Swell […]
Singing sock puppets
These musical hand puppets by Matthew Irvine Brown look irresistibly fun to play with. Sensors in the puppets mouth measure how wide it’s open and that data is converted to a musical scale. These puppets can be tuned to sing in any scale or mode. At the minute their voices come from a small Max/MSP […]
Hydraulophone: Water pipe organ
This Hydraulophone is located outside the Ontario Science Centre. I would love to know more about how it works because it sure looks, and sounds, great. I wonder how they play it during those long Canadian winters? Hydraulophone video Presently the world’s largest hydraulophone is the main architectural centerpiece out in front of the Ontario […]