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Noise From Scratch

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Making noise doesn't have to be hard or expensive.
Chances are, you have a whole ensemble of noise instruments hidden in your home.
Before you go broke at the music store, try out these simple tricks to make noise with junk:
  • CD Aleatory Remix: With a sharpie pen, Draw lines on the back of a CD you don't want anymore.
    The CD will skip and reshuffle the music in novel ways.
  • Radio Tuner: When you fine tune an AM radio, you'll find drones and pulses that feel at home in any industrial soundscape.
  • High Pitched Terror: Rub styrofoam on a wet glass plate.
    The faster you rub, the higher the pitch.
    Works well on car windows.
  • Tape Loop: If you've got an old cassette player, you can make your own loop center.
    Just open the case of a cassette, and remove the tape.
    Then cut just enough tape off to wind around the spindles and tape the ends together.
    Search "diy cassette loop" for diagrams.
  • Walkie-Talkie Theremin: Tune two walkie-talkies to the same frequency.
    Then hold them a few inches apart and press one of their talk buttons.
    The resulting feedback can be played like a theremin.
    Move the handsets farther apart to lower the pitch.
  • Cheap Maracas: Fill a pill bottle with fine gravel.
    Screws work just as well.
  • Noise Toys: Electronic toys make some of the strangest sounds on their own.
    But the best noise comes from "circuit bending" the toy.
    Anyone with a soldering iron can learn how to circuit bend battery-powered toys into rugged noise instruments.
    Search "circuit bending" for detailed instructions.
  • Candy Wrapper Whistle: Any candy wrapper or thin blade of grass can produce ear-splitting whistles.
    Hold the wrapper horizontally, and pull the edges taught.
    Press the corners of your lips together and leave a small opening.
    Now hold the outstretched candy wrapper in front of your mouth and blow hard.
  • Cheap Microphone: Computer speakers and headphones become microphones when plugged into an amplifier's input.
    In most cases, the headphone's jack won't fit in the amplifier's input, so keep a 1/8th inch to 1/4th inch headphone adapter on hand.
If you find your closet barren of these household items, a trip to the thrift store will supply you with all the raw materials you need.
Finally, don't ignore free, open source audio software as a source of noise.
Audacity is a must for databending and everyday audio recording, and you can download it for free.
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