Hand-drawn animation in music video
Here’s a neat, mostly animated music video with roughly 3,000 frames drawn by hand. You should check it out!
Music
Short Circuit: Direct digital synthesizer
I’m glad to see Jeri is back to doing her quick n’ dirty “Short Circuit” videos, where she shoots, edits, and uploads a benchtop tutorial video in record time. Sure they’re funky, but they get their point across. In this video, she shows you how to make a simple audio direct digital synthesizer (DDS) using […]
Brian Viglione’s Homemade NIN Drum Kit
One of my favorite drummers, Brian Viglione of Dresden Dolls, posted this brief video tour on his Facebook page of a drum kit he built from junk. He was kind enough to post it to YouTube so that I could share it here on Make:. This was the kit that he used on the tracks […]
Remixing with swing
Sweet Child O’ Mine (Swing Version) by plamere White Rabbit – The Swing Version by plamere Tristan Jehan‘s Swinger does a heckuva good job adding a convincing swing to prerecorded music. Written in Python, the code uses the Echo Nest Remix API to time-stretch half of each beat while condensing the remainder. Check out more […]
Maker Faire: Wine Barrel Taiko Drums
Creative reuse is a big theme every year at Maker Faire, and this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is no exception. A group of taiko drummers from Wadaiko Newark are going to be on-site demonstrating how they make gorgeous taiko drums from reclaimed wine barrels. One […]
Maker Faire: Wine Barrel Taiko Drums
Creative reuse is a big theme every year at Maker Faire, and this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is no exception. A group of taiko drummers from Wadaiko Newark are going to be on-site demonstrating how they make gorgeous taiko drums from reclaimed wine barrels. One […]
Maker Faire: Syzygryd
Maker Faire is the ideal place for creative collaboration. A huge advantage of sharing what you make in a public space is the potential for finding like-minded folks who can collaborate and contribute to your project. You can feel it in the air at the Faire and it’s super exciting. This year’s Maker Faire Bay […]