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Junkyard jam band : DIY musical instruments and noisemakers / David Erik Nelson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st editionDescription: xxv, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781593276119
  • 1593276117
Subject(s):
Contents:
The slinkiphone -- The plasti-pickup -- The elephant trumpet -- The CPVC slide whistle -- The scratchbox -- The droid voicebox -- Circuit bending for beginners -- Junkshop percussion -- The playing-card pickup -- The robo-tiki steel-stringed ukulele -- The twang & roar kalimba -- The mud-n-sizzle preamp -- The universal LFO -- The twin-t phaser/wah -- The single-chip space invader synth -- The bleepbox 8-step analog sequencer.
Summary: "A collection of DIY musical instruments made from everyday materials. Projects include audio effect generators, a sequencer, an electric ukulele, a PVC slide-whistle, and an acoustic-electric thumb piano. Features step-by-step, illustrated instructions, modifications, and a soldering primer. Touches on topics like circuits, harmonics, wind instrument physics, and music theory"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 784.1923 N425 Available 33111008338077
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Making music doesn't have to be about dropping big bucks in the guitar shop or endlessly fiddling with expensive software. You can make good noise out of bits of wood and wire, plastic and steel. When you build your own instruments, creating your own sound comes naturally.

Junkyard Jam Band is a step-by-step guide to making a full array of complete musical projects-no previous carpentry or electronics experience required. Each build includes tips on how to coax the best sounds out of the instrument and encourages you to mod the project to fit your own style.

Learn how to-
-Bust up your old tape decks for a handheld old-skool Scratchbox
-Give your voice a robotic makeover with the Droid Voicebox
-Circuit-bend unsuspecting childhood toys into mutant glitching jazz-punk machines
-Transform cigar boxes into thumb pianos and electric ukuleles
-Build a crackling, multifunction Mud-n-Sizzle Preamp to attach to any electric music machine

Along the way, you'll explore the physics behind wind instruments, discover how harmonics work, and get your feet wet with some music theory. To top it all off, the back of the book includes a soldering primer for total beginners, along with extra circuits to customize your instruments even further.

Build your own band your way!

"A collection of DIY musical instruments made from everyday materials. Projects include audio effect generators, a sequencer, an electric ukulele, a PVC slide-whistle, and an acoustic-electric thumb piano. Features step-by-step, illustrated instructions, modifications, and a soldering primer. Touches on topics like circuits, harmonics, wind instrument physics, and music theory"-- Provided by publisher.

The slinkiphone -- The plasti-pickup -- The elephant trumpet -- The CPVC slide whistle -- The scratchbox -- The droid voicebox -- Circuit bending for beginners -- Junkshop percussion -- The playing-card pickup -- The robo-tiki steel-stringed ukulele -- The twang & roar kalimba -- The mud-n-sizzle preamp -- The universal LFO -- The twin-t phaser/wah -- The single-chip space invader synth -- The bleepbox 8-step analog sequencer.

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