This bulbous-looking instrument is made for music therapy and inclusive design, too

Musicians already know well this feeling of expressing with an instrument what words cannot. The open Omniphone instrument does that for some of the people who may desire it most – but who are too often left at the sidelines of music technology.

Alternative modular: pd knobs is a Pure Data-friendly knob controller

pd knobs is a knob controller for MIDI. It’s built with Teensy with open source code – or you can get the pre-built version, with some pretty, apparently nice-feeling knobs. And here it is with the free software Pd + AUTOMATONISM – proof that you don’t need to buy Eurorack just to go modular.

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2019

Check out these amazing DIY controllers people made with OpenDeck

You’ve got plenty of off-the-shelf controllers – but what if you want something that’s unique to you? OpenDeck is an affordable, young, Arduino hardware-compatible controller platform for DIYers, and it’s starting to produce some jaw-dropping results.

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2018

This custom TR-09 controller is also a great starting point for DIYers

Peter Kirn - March 16, 2018

Glitch Delay is a DIY module you can make – and it makes lovely music

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2018

The Monolith is a huge synth powered by Teensy, shown at Maker Faire

Peter Kirn - May 24, 2017

This hack lets you add the MIDI control KORG forgot

Peter Kirn - January 5, 2016

One Button, One Knob, USB: Crazy-Simple DIY Teensy Project (And Some Music)

- May 7, 2013

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