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.
Adachi Tomomi is a Japanese musician and sound poet. Make has covered his Tupperware synths before – his lower-tech work like the Tomoring is even more re-makeable. Tomoring is exceptional instruments because it is not electronic but electric. It has many springs, metal wire, strings and so on. It is to hit, scrub by fingers, […]
Most commercial MIDI controllers are unnecessarily large and awkward – certainly not designed to be on ones lap while soldering/bending/wiring/coding. Hopefully Korg’s upcoming line of “nano” devices can fill that void. Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music runs through the slated features – nanoKEY: 25 keys, transmitting either as MIDI notes or (via a separate […]
The Voice of Saturn synthesizer modules are available as basic (and bendable) complementary kits with control voltage connections. Description of the VoS synth – Loosely based on the Atari Punk Console with some custom tweaks and an LFO front end, this box makes a ridiculous amount of different sounds (mp3 coming soon), all from three […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member j.rusten furniture studio shares his awesome headphones. Since I listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks throughout the day while I’m working, I adapted a pair of normal safety earphones for speakers, and added a vintage look. I cut the outside portion of the cups off, replaced with a curved flat sheet of plastic […]
Someone made a video demo of a MIDI-controlled microwave oven – so you don’t have to. Nemo writes – The guy who runs Modd3d installed a MIDI port in his microwave. He even made a YouTube video showing that you can use MIDI to cook a corn dog. I’ve seen MIDI control a lot of […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Sometimes a little theatrics is all you need – Bi-Valve Audio Enhancer on Flickr
…with circuit schematics and PCB layout. Near Future Laboratory
