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.
“Playing The Building” is a 9,000 square-foot, interactive site-specific installation by renowned musician and artist David Byrne that transforms the interior of New York City’s Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that visitors can “play”. Built with a retrofitted antique organ whose keys control a series of actuators attached to […]
This is a great way to save a few bucks if you own a piano. I switched to digital, and although the sound isn’t as rich, it’s always in perfect tune. Piano tuning is a surprisingly simple process, though clothed in mystery by those “in the know.” When I wanted to learn how to tune […]
This is amazing DIY synthesizer that incorporates midi controls and an amazing video screen head. I can’t wait until the next version. This video is a demonstration of the latest version of Isidore with a screen in the head displaying waveforms and Lissajou shapes comin’ out from the MFB Videoscope module. All sounds by Doepfer […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Zeni666 repurposed an old multimeter case as a musical instrument enclosure – An SN76477 sound generator chip placed indide a Kenwood DL711 Multimeter. Settings of the SN76477 are done through three pots and the buttons of the multimeter front panel. There is a light sensor (photoresistor) that is placed […]
Made available by the OLPC group this heaping helping(>10GB!) of audio samples is free for download. Loops, Grooves, Licks, Stings, Hits, Pads, Melodic Motives/Themes/Phrases, Sound-Effects, City and Country Soundscapes, Motors, Machines, Toys, Guns, Explosions, Swords, Armor, Cars, Jets, Pot & Pans, Acoustic and Synthetic Noises, Acoustic and Electronic Drums, Voices, Western and World Instruments, Real […]
Little-scale has another helpful mini how-to for those of you digging in with blue microcontroller It is often desirable to synchronise something like a homemade sequencing circuit or a Commodore 64 to MIDI clock signals. I thought I might share some generic Arduino skeleton code that could be used to synchronise many different types of […]
Flower electronics produces simple and trustworthy synthesizer instruments. Currently offering 2 items – Battery Powered Noise Generator, and the Little Boy Blue Standard. You may notice there’s not a single LED on the Boy Blue, which makes for crazy-long battery life – but also a uniquely understated look. The 12 patch-jacks alone are enough to […]
