Open Source Digital Musical Instrument Offers Unique Looping Interface

This is a preview of Illusio – an open source digital musical instrument that allows the control of real-time recorded loops through collaborative and ‘ludic performances’ based on relationships between sketches and sounds. Developed in Processing and Openframeworks, Illusio mixes multitouch technologies with the interaction metaphor of guitar pedals. Concept and development by Jeraman, finalized in… Read More Open Source Digital Musical Instrument Offers Unique Looping Interface

June 27, 20111 Comment

I Love Analog Synthesizer!

Sound designer yamadub plays the Drift Box Reon synthesizer with analog electronic instruments. “I love analog synthesizer :D,” notes yamadub. We’d have to agree…….

June 27, 2011June 27, 20115 Comments

New Generative Music Software For AudioCubes, Improvisor

Percussa has introduced Improvisor – a new generative music app for the AudioCubes.: IMPROVISOR is an application that makes it easy to create complex melodies and rhythms, all while staying in tempo, rhythm and in key (if you want), and without having to be a music theory genius. It’s a generative music software application that… Read More New Generative Music Software For AudioCubes, Improvisor

June 26, 2011June 26, 2011Leave a comment

Roger Linn’s LinnStrument – Updated Prototypes

Saturday Synth Porn: Roger Linn has posted some updated images and details of the prototype of his rather awesome LinnStrument electronic music controller. The LinnStrument is designed to offer what Linn calls ‘3D Note Expression’. On Linn’s new instrument, movement of each finger is sensed in three dimensions continuously and simultaneously : Finger pressure for… Read More Roger Linn’s LinnStrument – Updated Prototypes

June 25, 2011June 24, 201113 Comments

Reed Ghazala, The Father Of Circuit Bending

In 1967, Reed Ghazala discovered something amazing just by sitting at his desk. At the time he was a broke teenager, musician, and experimental artist known to friends for his magnetic sculptures and the sort of pyrotechnic displays that once sent him into emergency surgery. And then one day in 1967, his desk began to… Read More Reed Ghazala, The Father Of Circuit Bending

June 24, 2011June 24, 20117 Comments

Kinect Dubstep Jam With Synapse

Synapse for Kinect Demo Performance was uploaded by: awwbees
Duration: 78
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June 23, 20111 Comment

Chip Maestro NES MIDI Synthesizer Cartridge

Chip Maestro – a new project to develop a NES MIDI Synthesizer Cartridge – is fully funded and under development. Here’s how developer Jarek Lupinski describes the project: I am prototyping, designing and assembling a special cartridge called Chip Maestro which can be used in any Nintendo Entertainment System. This cartridge will accept a MIDI… Read More Chip Maestro NES MIDI Synthesizer Cartridge

June 23, 2011June 22, 20111 Comment

Drum Kit – Kit Demo

Drum Kit – Kit Demo was uploaded by: Spikenzie
Duration: 52
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June 22, 2011June 22, 20111 Comment

GusGus Live, With Two Modulars, In Iceland

GusGus in Harpa (‘Within You’ and ‘Over’) was uploaded by: kelmundur
Duration: 707
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June 19, 201118 Comments

Rainlith 2.0 – The Robotic Rainstick Synth

This video captures Rainlith 2 – Kinectic sound art piece: On Rainlith, the primitive naturally granular sound of a big rainstick gets explored in real-time by cyber-age sound manipulation tools. It’s an interactive piece in witch the movement of the audience’s body activates an electric motor, making a reflex movement on the structure that embraces… Read More Rainlith 2.0 – The Robotic Rainstick Synth

June 17, 2011June 17, 20111 Comment

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