Electronic Instruments

This video, from the latest issue of Computer Music, demos several Monome applications, including mlr, flin and Stretta’s Press Cafe.

Hack A Day has a nice DIY project tutorial on making a simple digital synthesizer.
The final result is not much of a synthesizer - but it’s cheap and it makes some noise:
This simple guide will show you how to build a digital synthesizer that generates and manipulates square waves. Your synthesizer will have one oscillator, [...]

Synthesist Bakis Sirros sends word that a couple of new Serge Modular synth modules have been announced:
The Dual ADSR m-odule (includes two Extended ADSR modules, a Dual Comparator, and a Dual Transient Gen.) Price is 1600 USD
The Wave Processor m-odule (includes Ring Modulator module, Triple Waveshaper module, Wavemultipliers module, Xfader module, Mixer module). Price is [...]

The video quality is pretty terrible, but this demo of “bwack’s very large sampler being properly operated by the family force 5″ is, nevertheless, pretty cool.
It looks a lot like a giant MPC. If you can add any info about this, let me know in the comments!

This episode of XLR8R TV looks at Brooklyn-based electro/hip-hop artist Eliot Lipp and his monster collection of sexy analog gear, including:

Jomox XBase-09
MFB Synth-II
Plan B modular synths
Atari Synthcart
Sequential Circuits Six-Trak
Wurlitzer Electric Piano

He also talks about his new album, The Outside, ice cream and crate digging.
If anything is going to send me down to the second circle [...]

My Home 2.0 is a bit too perky for my taste, but I have to admit that their latest how-to video is pretty hardcore.
They demonstrate how to use MidiTron with some infrared sensors to create a wall harp.
It’s a pretty straightforward MidiTron project. The sensors work like on/off switches to trigger various sounds when they [...]

In case you think Pikachu isn’t disturbing enough, there’s Kaseo’s circuit bent Pikachu, one of a limited edition of 100.
If you like stuff like this that’s a bit out there, don’t miss 13 Bizarre Circuit Bent Children’s Toys.

Nervous Squirrel’s circuit bent mechanical Furby sequencer linked to a Korg SQ-10.
One of a new batch of four Furby Gurdies. This model allows you to program your own rhythms by rearranging screws inserted into the four wheels.
There is also a ‘trigger out’ socket, which has been used in the last section of the video to [...]

Synth DIY supplier The Bride Chamber has introduced a variety of new products:

Nine new modular synth panels, including designs for Oakley Triple LFO, Oakley VC-LFO, the Wogglebug and more
PCBs - YuSynth CV Standards boards and kits.
EMS-style knobs

Bride Chamber is turning into a great resource, offering supplies for building CatGirl, Music From Outer Space, Tellun Corp, [...]

This video introduces Younnat, a Ukranian electroacoustic musician that creates some quirky, funky music with a bizarre range of music controllers, including:

Genius Speed Wheel 3MT
Logitech Joystick Attack 3
Logitech Gamepad Dual Action
Genius KB-06X
Bulb kit

Looks like he puts on a very interesting show. Let me know what you think of Younnat’s style!