HOW TO – Stackable sound baffles
Jim Robert made an instructable for stackable “gobos,” portable sound baffles for absorbing or reflecting sound for a reconfigurable sound work environment. He has the tutorial up on his website, too.
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.
Neural net robot pogos and loves punk
For three hot and sweaty nights in July, punk music and robots collide at the ICA in a series of exciting and evolving gigs called Neurotic. Neurotic highlights the neurology associated with the essential human experience of pleasure, learning, taste and ageing within the context of the instinct to dance. Artist Fiddian Warman fronts ‘Neurotic […]
Tapehead inspector plays magnetics manually
Glasgow sound-makers Roy Mohan Shearer and Jonnie Common built this excellent manual playback device as a gift for their bandmate Chris – Simply a hack of the increasingly hard-to-source cassette walkman, I took out all the mechanics, hard-wired the tape circuit to ‘on’, lengthened the cable to the tapehead and housed the whole thing in […]
Automated clarinet makes it look easy
This robotic clarinet player took home first prize at the Artemis Orchestra Competition where participants are challenged to create embedded systems capable of playing traditional musical instruments. Developed by the Australian research group NICTA the robot operated clarinet impressed judges with its articulated mouthpiece interface and sheer playing ability. Second prize went to teamDARE for […]
Psst – whisper synth makes wearable sound
Andrew from San Francisco constructed this sonically stylish piece – Whisper was conceived as a simple wearable audio device that would be lightweight, comfortable, and provide an engaging and simple interface that was capable of producing interesting noises. I had recently been working on AVR code for sound synthesis for my Whispering Islands installation, and […]
DIY guitar picks
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Aud1073cH shares picks of his handcrafted pick collection – Handmade guitar picks. Most are made from old plastic cards (gift cards, credit cards, hotel room keys, etc.) Other materials are cardboard, “Handi Snacks” stick, CD, Toshiba laptop, and plastic packaging. – Guitar Picks on Flickr Related: Credit card […]
Blow keyboard bagpipe mod
Got a blow-powered keyboard but weak lungs? Take the Saturday’s Specimen blog’s advice and make a foot pump and bladder attachment for it which works like bagpipes to keep the tunes flowing.