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.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool The elegantly compact aurora “Open Source DJ Mixer” can be used in conjunction with MIDI software via MAX/MSP or PD and features a tasty LED lightshow capability -aurora is a usb powered multichannel mixer in a typical dj form factor. the device features two linear channel faders, a single […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Combining two novel approaches to vinyl playback, Member Luis2048 made a paper-cone record player on a familiar plastic-brick structure – and yes, it works! Not sure what track he’s spinning in the above video but I believe that be some prerecorded ryhthm I hear – Lego Record player on […]
A link to this was posted in the comments to yesterday’s cigar box guitar post, but I thought it was cool enough to get its own item. Be sure to check out the builder’s Flickr sets for his cookie tin banjo and his cigar box guitar. Lunch Box Guitar
Steampunk Workshop has a photo piece on cigar box guitar maker Mark Melchior (Hot Springs, Arkansas): …he searches local antique shops for older boxes to build these one of a kind pieces. Most boxes he chooses are pre-30’s and are solid wood. They feature skeleton keys for bridges and key escutcheons for sound holes. The […]
Instrument maker Ranjit Bhatnagar will be leading a workshop at the Etsy Labs later this month, sounds like a lot of fun – The electric guitar is a sophisticated and highly evolved instrument. But, you can make your own out of a few bucks worth of junk and parts. Learn to wind your own guitar […]
This attenuator box can be built in about as long as it takes to read this post. I count 5 parts, and that includes the case. What’s an attenuator box? Read on. Most valve amps need to be run loud to get a good tone out of them, which often makes it difficult when performing […]
This is the prototype for a plasma arc speaker kit. Apparently it uses 60,000 volts to generate the arc and sound. If a kit does get released, put me on the list! Read more about Plasma arc loud speakers
