Analog Tape Glove
This fantastic Analog Tape Glove installation from makers SignaltoNoise really blurs the line between performance and art. I’m curious to know if there’s a Laurie Anderson sample in there somewhere. [via Core77]
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.
Music video animated using dice as pixels
A commenter on this morning’s letterpress dice printing post pointed me to this amazing video for British band Fujiya & Miyagi’s song “Ankle Injuries,” which is, apparently, animated from still photographs in which each individual frame has been built as a mosaic from a field of variously-colored and -rotated dice. [Thanks, Jeffrey!] More: Open source […]
Dual vocal synth speaks eerie language of awesome
After sufficient incubation, Eric Archer released this inspiring specimen of audio electronics unto our ears. The Dual SP0256 Vocal Synth produces some decidedly thick synchronized pseudo-vocalizations – and it’s certainly no slouch in the features department either – 2 trigger inputs to step through pitch and vocal sequences independently speech data stored cartridge-style on EPROM […]
In the Makers Market: Nintendo cartridge harmonicas
I first blogged about Brian H.’s classic NES “harmonicarts” two weeks ago. Since that time, I am pleased as punch to announce, Brian has opened a store selling them in our very own Makers Market. Right now he’s got Top Gun and WWF Wrestlemania versions available, both in the key of C major.
25 year old box of sounds revisited
Though he built it over a quarter century ago at the age of twelve, Russ Hoffman’s SN94281-based synth box can still oscillate with the best of ’em – that my friends, is one quality soldering job. You may recall my DIY-synth-geek senses were piqued by a pic of this project a while back – Russ […]
Beatfeat, shoes that turn your stomps into sounds
Arturo Vidich and Eric Mika built these musical shoes, called beat feet.
Detergent-bottle theremin?
Fine Collection of Curious Sound Objects is a rather cryptic project by design students Georg Reil and Kathy Scheuring, who transform ordinary household objects into acoustical and musical experiments. The magical character of each object is accompanied with a little story, almost completely concealing the existence of technical components such as speakers or sensors. Only […]
