Every good instrument deserves an appropriately cool enclosure. After building the Loud Objects Noise Toy kit, I decided to case it up with some added flare. Read on for more pics & info. Related: HOW TO – build the Noise Toy Noise Toy – crash course in programming A friend brought me back a small […]
A variety of cool handmade synths and more can be found over @ Kingofcapitolpunishment.com. Bunches of different knobs, cases and unique paint jobs – creative design inspiration + sound samples. Related: Squarecave – homegrown synth design In the Maker store: Loud Objects Noise Toy Kit
Coming soon to the Maker store – The Pocket Piano Arduino Shield, from Critter and Guitari – This is a board for making the Arduino into a portable stand alone music synthesizer. It plugs directly into the Arduino board and provides 25 multiplexed keys (2 full octaves), 4 pots, status LED, reset switch, digital to […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Farnea built this Tamagotchi-syled 2-in-1 noise machine combining and Atari Punk Console with a cracklebox circuit. No samples as of yet, but I’m imagining the “BURP!!” text may be somewhat of a description? Related: Atari Punk Console schematics Homebuilt CrackleBox
No better way to add character to a new synth than by casing it up in an enclosure with its own history – This is a PAiA fatman synth kit built into an old suitcase that my grandmother used to store her oil paints. The face panel is laser etched/cut from transparent red acrylic. Of […]
You may have read about it in our recent Made in Japan post – but now Korg’s DS-10 Synthesizer/sequencer/drum machine is headed for an international release! From the DS10blog [via] – For those of you out there wondering the release of DS-10 other than Japan, well, here’s a good news. YES, we will release DS-10 […]
Logan writes in with his custom plans for a box synth, the aptly named Squarecave – This is a project that I have been working on for quite some time: it is a DIY music synthesizer that uses 4000 series CMOS ICs as oscillators and an 8 step sequencer, then uses analog filters to shape […]
