Synthetic Sound Labs Recreates 1939 VODER Talking Machine

The VODER “talking machine,” originally created by Bell Laboratories for the 1939 New York World’s Fair and San Francisco Exhibitions, has been recreated using modern components made by Synthetic Sound Labs (SSL), under contract by Nokia Bell Labs. The new VODER is going to be played later this month as part of the Human Digital… Read More Synthetic Sound Labs Recreates 1939 VODER Talking Machine

Synthetic Sound Labs Debuts ‘Segwencer’ Segue-Sequencer Module Eurorack

Synthetic Sound Labs has released a EuroRack version of its Segwencer module. Developer Doug Slocum says this 10HP width, skiff-ready module offers “a new form of musical expression that has been previously unavailable to the analog synthesist.” What’s in a name? The Segwencer module name derives from the audio term segue (fading from one sound… Read More Synthetic Sound Labs Debuts ‘Segwencer’ Segue-Sequencer Module Eurorack