The Machine Orchestra, In Photos

This collection of images comes via The Machine Orchestra. The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra pits musicians against machines to create music “melding musical tradition with modern engineering.” The Machine Orchestra will debut at this year’s SCREAM Festival, put on by the Southern California Resource for Electro-Acoustic Music, is scheduled for January 27, 2010 at 8:30 pm… Read More The Machine Orchestra, In Photos

Hands On With The Beat Kangz Beat Thang, Including The Freak, Verb & Blang Buttons

The Beat Kangz demo the latest prototype of the Beat Thang drum machine & music production workstation, including the Freak, Verb and Blang buttons. The video includes a great discussion of how the Beat Kangz have adapted their initial prototypes based on the feedback they’ve received. The Beat Thang is looking pretty interesting – give… Read More Hands On With The Beat Kangz Beat Thang, Including The Freak, Verb & Blang Buttons

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Demo

Here’s another overview and demo of the Teenage Engineering OP-1, this time via the guys at SonicState. The OP-1 is a miniature synth, sampler and recorder that’s in development. It’s already very powerful, but development is expected to continue for most of this year. The expected price point is around $700.