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.

Cooking with MIDI

Someone made a video demo of a MIDI-controlled microwave oven – so you don’t have to. Nemo writes – The guy who runs Modd3d installed a MIDI port in his microwave. He even made a YouTube video showing that you can use MIDI to cook a corn dog. I’ve seen MIDI control a lot of […]

7 in 7: Day 2

The second day of 7 in 7 at ITP produced Life is Cheese, Physical Computing T-shirts, Yawni, Wound Shirt, Trading Faces and Clam-flavored Gum. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. Days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

7 in 7: Day 1

The first day of 7 in 7 at ITP produced Catty CPU Cliques, Prototypes for Relational Garments, Elevator Music, Proximity Maintenance Device, and a Body Transformation Video. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. Days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Displaying audio as light

HacknMod has compiled some how-tos on turning audio in light shows: We’ve got three tutorials to help you learn how to convert audio signals to LED light. One tutorial lights the frosted edges of plexiglass. Another uses signals directly from a sound card. Which ever method you choose, the result will be stunning. More Fun […]