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Get Started Building Your Own Instrument

By oneoverphi

It’s time to pull out your tools. Sharpen your chis­els and your mind for build­ing your own instru­ment. You’ll be rewarded with more than sat­is­fac­tion of a job well done, you will also get the gift of music. I’ve rounded up some links to get you started. Musicmaker’s Kits — An awe­some place for harp, dul­cimer, banjo,... »

Odd, Unusual, and Downright Weird Instrument Links

By oneoverphi

I’m a big fan of unusual and home­brew instru­ments. In fact I’m mak­ing a cajon (also known as a box drum) right now, which I’ll post a walk-through and plans for when I’m done. For all of you that share this inter­est in the DIY­ers that add to the musi­cal may­hem in the world, I’ve assem­bled some links... »

Get the Best Sound From Your Room

By oneoverphi

If you’re seri­ous about record­ing your mas­ter­pieces in the com­fort of your own home stu­dio, then you might want to look into the finer points of room treat­ment. Ethan Winer has a com­pre­hen­sive arti­cle on acoustic treat­ment for your stu­dio spaces. It goes into great detail about the whys and where­fores of pre­ping a room for... »

Look to the Past For New Sounds

By oneoverphi

Ever wanted to go old-school with your instru­ments? I mean really, really old-school? Well you’re in luck my dear read­ers, I know a place where you can go back to the stone-age for your heavy rock sound ( I couldn’t resist, I’m weak ). Pale­o­planet, a site devoted to pre­his­toric tech­nol­ogy, hap­pens to have a forum sec­tion on music. Not... »

DIY Musical Mayhem">DIY Musical Mayhem

By oneoverphi

For those with a DIY bent, Instructa​bles​.com has a group devoted to audio projects. While there are many projects related to iPod speak­ers, there are some projects more related to music pro­duc­tion. Take the Looper for instance. Many a time when I’m did­dling on the gui­tar I come up with a lick I’d like to expand upon. It’s a bit... »

Get Your own Edison-Style Phonograph

By oneoverphi

The fine peo­ple at Maker Shed, the store­front for Make mag­a­zine, have on offer an Edison-Style Phono­graph. All I can say is that this is damn cool. What I would do with it is anyone’s guess. I’m sure it would be great for get­ting that lo-hi effect into record­ings. It also would make a great party acces­sory.... »

Build Your Own Instrument

By oneoverphi

For all those inter­ested in build­ing your own instru­ment visit Harp Kit. They have all sorts of kits and plans avail­able for a myr­iad of tra­di­tional instru­ments. Harps, dul­cimers, ban­jos, even a Hurdy Gurdy! I wouldn’t mind pick­ing up a gui­tar kit so that I could build a fret­less gui­tar to exper­i­ment with. http://​www​.harp​kit​.com »

How to Start Your Own Boutique Pedal Business

By oneoverphi

Me wanty. dano at beavis audio research has released the Beavis Board. This makes pro­to­typ­ing gui­tar effects so much eas­ier. I’ve played around with a cou­ple of bread­boards, build­ing fuzz cir­cuits here and there, but was always dis­ap­pointed by hav­ing jacks, 9 volts, and switches hang­ing off umbil­i­cals. It became too much of a bother to get... »

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