thingstruments

Very cool - the sequencer controlling the robot band is a metal cylinder with adjustable protrusions. Super sleek build!!!

Here's a free NES noise generator for you!  Check out also the other NES audio tools by Neil Baldwin .

Here's some Arduino powered synth magic for you. frauAngelico is a drum synth / sequencer, Standuino Pi is a drone synth and the microGranny a cool little granular sampler. Mix them up and you've got this:

I really have no excuse for not introducing the Teenage Engineering OP-1 until now. It first gained fame being featured in the swedish house Mafia's music video for "One (Your Name)" . It's a quirky portable music workstation. Here's one example of the OP-1 in action: And here's a tutorial to the ridiculous and wide accessories range, which makes the OP-1 even more a real Thingstrument. The unit currently costs 800€, so it's not the cheapest toy you can get, but it can really do quite a lot for the buck.

Here's an awesome demonstration of the robotic drum and percussion ensemble by Jazari ! Found this from the #1 circuit-bending page, getlofi.com .

Another Arduino made instrument: the Bleep Drum. See Bleep Labs' store for more info . A kit will cost you $60.

This piece of software allows you to make songs by emulating a Commodore 64 sound chip. Great stuff, and it's free to download!

A contestant in the Red Bull Crestion contest shows off his DIY instrument.

It was only a matter of time until someone would make this... Another find from the NAMM oddities 2012 .

This crazy sequencer called 2112 switches a 4x8 matrix based on the Game of Life! Why? So you could ask! See below a video of it rigged to a Buchla 200e ! Plus another two videos, if you didn't get enough from the first one! [found via Hack a Day ]