Inspired by the classic spherical speaker array Instructable from user mzed, Charles Visnic created these cool wireless speakers by transplanting the guts of a pair of RocketFish speakers into some of birch bowls from Ikea, mounted rim-to-rim. It’s a very cool build, but I have to say I’m just as impressed with this clever little working tip from Charles’ write-up:
Cigar boxes are great containers for loads of things. I had a bunch on hand after going to the local wine shops and asking for donated cigar boxes. Inspired by the Rock and Roll Speakers project in Fashioning Technology, it seemed like a good idea to have my students build their own music player embedded in a cigar box. This is a major project, taking several weeks, though it probably could be done by an individual in an afternoon without introducing many of the concepts we’ve worked on.
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Tremble at the feet of Rusty Sheriff’s mighty “555 astable tone generator with tuned keys” – sporting a big ol’ 8″ woofer and a laser-cut case. No performance samples to be found but the name/design alone is satisfying enough – Rusty Growler Please, share pics of your awesome works in […]
Lucas and his dad enjoy making stuff. In this video Brad interviews the young Tinkerer about the spiffy new speakers they made and rigged up to their stereo. This was a great project – we followed the plans at https://makezine.com/12/diymusic_plate/ but didn’t have the right wire, magnets, or plates. Instead we used 30 ga wire […]
If you’re familiar with the audio spotlight, then you now how very awesome narrow beam ultrasonic speaker devices can be. They can project a sound efficiently over long distances without spreading like common speakers. One can essentially walk into the ultrasonic line-of-fire and begin to hear sound abruptly – certainly an interesting effect. Though not […]
Get surprisingly good sound from disposable picnicware. From Make Volume 12 by José Pino. PDF
It appears we have a sound-maker powerhouse-lineup on our hands; Lesley writes – This Wednesday night at the Tank, a group of amazing people come together for a night of performances based on amplification. It will be AWESOME! A really special opportunity to see such a great, eclectic group of performers all in one night. […]
