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.
Sarah writes – …A quick post about an old amp I made 10 odd years ago when I got my first PC (being a Mac fan before that). It’s a 5.25″ stereo amp with volume control to use one of the slots at the front of the PC tower. I’m still using it as my […]
Herr_Dokter writes – I found the continued transportation and assembly of portable speaker systems a source of frustration, and so I aimed to create a portable sound system capable of housing my Mp3 player, and also connecting to my portable thinking engine in order to play sounds at our RPG the Clockwork Opera. Gramophone MP3 […]
The Breadboard band do not play instruments, they play breadboards (check out the images and videos)… Link.
Miikka writes – It’s bit late and off-topic, but anyway, if you haven’t seen it yet… here is a cool use for your oscilloscope: use it as a display for a demo. This demo won the third place in Assembly Summer ’07 shortfilm competition. I really like those sine waves. By the way, the guy […]
rf00101 writes – This is an excerpt from my video installation VOLTA (2006). It is made using audio signal to control a cathode ray oscilloscope (exactly the same as the techniques behind the ‘backscatter’ DVD but a little more advanced.
Here’s how to make a homemade record player with paper!
Brian writes in – Most musicians who have tried to make money performing and selling CDs know how hard it can be to get people to take a chance and purchase music from smaller, independent artists. My band, The Highway Beautiful, saw a need to have potential customers listen to our CD before they purchased […]
