Psychedelic Soldier: a burnt-out Russian tank headlight made into a synthesizer

Swords into plowshares … invading Russian tanks burnt up and made into synths. Sherman Drozd did just that, salvaging a destroyed part from near Kyiv. He shares the full story, and how the instrument was made. Well… Слава Україні! Музикантам слава!

The beauty of wind organs, and how to make one yourself out of recycled materials

The acoustic principles are the same as wind instruments (and pipe organs). But there’s something eerily beautiful about wind organs – and they’re easy enough to make. bassling from Australia sends in this how-to from Australia, to get you started. There, of course, it’s fall, meaning this could be viewed in the “spooky Halloween” territory […]

Peter Kirn - April 20, 2021

20 Seconds to a Synth: Zero-Input Sounds from Cheap PC Speakers

Our digital world tends to accumulate layers of detritus, much of it banal remains – orphaned cords and power adapters. And then there are cheap computer speakers, which you might think have achieved some sort of means of asexual reproduction. They’re everywhere: on shelves, in closets, given away, left on the street. It’s time to […]

- November 7, 2013

Cathode Rock: Kyle Evans Makes a TV Into an Oscilloscopic Axe of an Instrument

Peter Kirn - May 15, 2012

Art From Trash, as ReFunct Media Makes a Symphony from Obsolete Gear [Videos]

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2012

CDM Newswire

brings together the latest breaking news on music, technology, gear, and live visuals. Got a project, found a news tip, or want to share your product? Submit to us directly.

Submit to CDM NEWSWIRE