Sonic cultures of making
DIY sound and electronics since 1981
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4012709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Pigott (0000-0003-4577-1012, Cardiff Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Aidan Taylor (0000-0003-3040-1502, Maindee Unlimited, Newport Circular Economy Network, Newport, UK) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 254-272 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sound Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2055-1940 • E-ISSN: 2055-1959 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/20551940.2024.2304439 |
| OpenAlex | W4391106514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper explores do-it-yourself (DIY) and maker practices within sound and electronics through a close reading of Electronics and music maker magazine, first published in the UK in 1981 by electronic component supplier Maplin electronics. Comparisons are made between these sonic cultures of making of the early 1980s and more contemporary activity and commentary within the field. Themes used to make these comparisons are community, activism, learning and teaching, and experimentalism. Differences and similarities between sonic DIY practices defined as orthodox and experimental are considered; questions relating to what constitutes sonic DIY practice in a changing sociotechnical landscape are raised; shifting community identities and tensions within sound technology interest groups are discussed; and motivations and methods for the support of learning sound electronics are compared. The paper makes a novel contribution to contextual histories and theories of DIY sound and technology practices, which typically cite radio hams of the early twentieth century and experimental music of the 1960s/70s as precursors to current activities. It brings a breadth of scholarship from the wider field of maker culture to bear on sound-specific DIY practice
Acoustics · Art · Electronic music · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Sociotechnical system · Visual arts · Art, Technology, and Culture · Artistic and Creative Research · Computer Science · Law · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Artificial Intelligence
The Maker Movement in Education
The Maker Movement
Do-It-Yourself or Do-It-Together
Maker Culture and DiY technologies
We Need a Showing of All Hands”
In Defense of Textual Analysis
Making sense of 'maker
The "Freer Men" of Ham Radio
"Bring on Sector Two!" The sounds of bent and broken circuits
Zombie Media
Epistemological Pluralism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |