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.
Z (from Sweden) writes in – Hi! I’m a long time Swedish reader of your inspirational blog and wanted to give you a heads up on a stereo I contsructed this summer, it’s great for festivals and other outdoor parties, and even includes cupholders. Full specs on Flickr… Festival stereo – Link.
Here’s an interesting project by Caleb Coppock: Graphite conducts electricity. Two wires brush against the surface of a paper disk as it spins. The wires are connected to a simple electronic tone generator. When a line of graphite is drawn across the disk, connecting two wires, a tone is heard. The quality of the line […]
If this is real, it’s very cool… – The VinylDisc is a combination audio CD and special record. It consists of two attached layers. The silver layer contains digital audio information, while the black upper layer can be played on every record player. Translated version of http://www.optimal-online.de/CD.13.0.html – [via] Link.
Liane writes – Just wanted to give you a heads-up if you don’t already know… My favorite contemporary musical invention is going back into production! Mr. Quintron will be making ten more Drum Buddies after Laurie Anderson herself placed an order for one. The Drum Buddy is a unique percussion synthesizer made with oscillators, photoresistors, […]
Popular Science 1933 – WITH its deep, mellow notes, the electric organ is fast gaining the musical limelight. As a rule, these instruments are large and costly. Yet, for the price of a new hat, you can build a duplicate of a small organ that was featured in a recent coast-to-coast radio broadcast. Complete, the […]
Gort, a Theremin-like experience installation at Burning Man 2007 – Link.
Dave writes – I saw your posting about bikes that make noise, and thought I’d draw your attention to the Soundcycles exhibition at InterAccess in Toronto right now. Two bike projects that make noise! The Warbike makes music from WiFi networks, details here and a radio interview about it here. The Soundbike laughs as you […]
