Massive DIY music controller
Built for use with Ableton Live, the “Ambassador” controller board is one beast of an interface complete with trackball! Finished Ambassador pics [via]
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.
Arduino MIDI sequencer
Beamer writes – I’ve been working on a sequencer project for a while and I got some good footage of my good friend Scott Hansen from Tycho and ISO50 playing with it. It’s based off of the Arduino right now. The first row is your standard note assignment The second row is velocity (turned off […]
Build your own beats with BeatSpinner 2.0
BeatSpinner 2.0 is an experimental sound project / instrument built on the top of an old turntable that uses wooden discs that the user can manipulate to create the right beat patterns. Check out the video above for the full effect. BeatSpinner 2.0
Plasma speaker
Very cool little plasma audio project – if the visual audio correlation here seems vague, check out Timetec’s frequency modulated prototype Plasma Speaker/Tweeter [via] Related: Tesla coil super mario duet Tesla guitar
Playing the stand-up Bidet
In response to our posting of mint tin guitar, a reader pointed us to this Argentine group called Les Luthiers which repurposes everyday objects into instruments. Unfortunately, none of the site is in English. Instrumentos Sección Cuerdas
International Dance Party transforms to a booty shaking powerhouse
The “International Dance Party”, an installation by the super talented Berlin-based artist, Niklas Roy, is a complete plug ‘n’ play party in a box. Equipped with radar sensing technology, the system can sense activity nearby and quickly transform from an idle box into a psychedelic light and laser dance machine with a 600W sound system […]
Amp-in-a-can
Jovial_cynic continues exploring the possibilities of instrument amplification with this simple yet toneful “Tin Can Amp” built using the Little Gem circuit. You may recall his prior work with the baby-monitor/wireless amp Related: Speaker cans Speaker in a Can HOW TO – Turn a baby monitor into a wireless amp
