Title:
Junkyard jam band : DIY musical instruments and noisemakers / by David Erik Nelson.
ISBN:
9781593276119
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st edition.
Publication Information:
San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2015.
Physical Description:
380 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
The slinkiphone -- Plasti-pickup -- Elephant trumpet -- PVC slide whistle -- The scratchbox -- The droid voicebox -- Circuit-bending for beginners -- Junkshop percussion -- Playing-card pickup -- Electric ukulele -- Acoustic-electric kalimba thumb piano -- Mud-n-sizzle preamp -- LFO -- Twin-t phaser/wah -- Single-chip synth -- Bleepbox 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.
Subject Term:
Audience:
1180L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn891609114
Availability:
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