The BadaBoomBox
Here’s a DIY boombox made out of car speakers, a car stereo, and a car battery. – Link.
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.
Using vactrols for circuit bends
Here’s a short video on using a light sensor with an electron toy, like a speak-n-spell for circuit bending, as it’s exposed to different types of light it create different distortions – Link. Related: In MAKE volume 04 we have a huge guide on circuit bending. Subscribers can log in and read it now. Tons […]
HOW TO – Build your own wind turbine
Kagetsuki sent in this how-to on building a model vertical wind generator using household items, wire and magnets – ” These plans are for the construction of a machine called a Savonius wind turbine. Wind turbines come in two general types, those whose main turning shaft is horizontal and points into the wind, and those […]
HOW TO – Electrify a Kazoo – the Electrizooka
Here’s how to electrify a Kazoo using a piezo mic and a guitar jack – Link.
Make a 3 channel Midi controller
Zevieee writes – “Make a beautiful custom 3 channel midi controller. Use it for Ableton Live DJing (recommended) or any other MIDI compliant program.” – Link.
Homemade Mr.Spock’s Vulcan harp
Tho writes – “This instrument was built this year, inspired by the one played by Mr. Spock in one of the Star Trek shows a while back. I didn’t want to make just a semi-functional prop, so it was designed with chromatic shifting capability and 2 full octaves (15 strings total) with proper Helmholtz reinforcement […]
Listen to the music on an Apple Newton
MAKE Flickr photo pool member MH2 writes – “Retrotronics can be such fun! This is my beloved MP 2100 in its new role as a one on one radio station. What you need to make this happen: the right kind of connectivity between your desktop and your Messagepad. Some storage space and the soft to […]
