[Shantea] needed a DJ controller. While there are commercial controllers out there, none of them fit what he was looking for. He solved the problem by building the Tannin DIY MIDI controller. Tannin ...

DJs interested in creating their very own open source DIY MIDI controller are sure to be interested in a new design called the Traktorino, which as the name suggests is based on the Arduino platform.

MIDI is more than just keyboards and a matrix of buttons that plays samples; there are MIDI controllers for virtually every instrument that has ever existed, from guitars to harps and even woodwinds. ...

Affordable DIY music machines have become all the rage of late, and there’s another one doing the rounds that goes by the name of Beatbox ($129). Currently seeking funding through Kickstarter, Beatbox ...

A determined fellow named Forrest set out on a three-day mission to build a foot pedal-based midi controller using an old keyboard PCB and fifteen sustain pedals he found on clearance at various Radio ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's currently a DIY boom going on in hi-tech music-making, but if you're not too handy with a ...

From an interactive booklet that helps you build six different electronic toys to Nintendo's own Labo cardboard gadgets, DIY cardboard gizmos and musical instruments are all the rage. Now a company ...

Nashville-based tech company Artiphon has a new music-making gadget up for backing on Kickstarter called Orba. The Orba is a small, handheld device that’s a synth, looper, and controller all in one.