DIY electronic musical instruments - editions, versions, and physical remixing

This document comprises a collection of critical notes on the findings which emerged during art-orientated practice research (2017-2022) on making do-it-yourself electronic musical instruments (DIY EMI). This is in support of a portfolio containing documents in a variety of formats: instrument designs, recordings from events and studio work, and workshop materials.<br><br>The text is commentary on making with a mix of materials and artistic approaches which has resulted in multi-media output.

The work of making DIY EMI led to writing chapters on editions, versions, and physical remixing.<br><br>The writing on the production of editions shows that attempts to make a copy in the physical world (as opposed to the digital) will always reveal inconsistencies when using a DIY approach, and that these inconsistencies are part of the value of such an approach in the contexts of making contributions to art and sound culture.<br><br>The writing on versions offers insights into the roles that iteration has in the creation of new DIY EMI.