Category: Electronic Instruments

Musikemesse: TC-Helicon VoiceTone Synth

Musikmesse: TC-Helicon today announced VoiceTone Synth, described as radical vocal processing in a pedal. VoiceTone Synth brings together a collection of extreme exotic and contemporary sonic effects, including jagged HardTune effects (Auto-Tune), classic Vocoder effects, a voice-controlled synthesizer and vocal distortion and megaphone effects. VoiceTone Synth Features: HardTune effect with user-selectable key or instrument-sensing Vocoder… Read More Musikemesse: TC-Helicon VoiceTone Synth

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MuseDuo

Image: rarebeasts MuseDuo is a light and temperature operated interactive instrument. It’s played by two people who cooperate to make different sounds. Light sensors change the pitch of the sounds, and temperature sensors measure the temperature difference in each persons hand to set the tempo. An InterArct project. via the Synthtopia Flickr group.

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Teenage Engineering OP-1 Synthesizer First Look

Musicmesse 2009:Teenage Engineering has announced the OP-1 Synthesizer and Controller, a new device, still in the development stages, that combines a synthesizer, music controller and some extra weirdness into a fairly sexy package. What do we mean by extra weirdness? The OP-1 is the first synthesizer that we’ve seen with a built-in FM Radio and… Read More Teenage Engineering OP-1 Synthesizer First Look

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Gorgeous Steampunk Instrument Design – The OptoSonoria Mk ll

Image: Imajilon OptoSonoria Mk ll Gorgeous design for Imajilon‘s Opto-Sonoria project. The Opto-Sonoria is an opto-electric musical instrument that is played by moving the optical pickups over patterns printed on paper. The patterns are placed on the horizontal surface and are back-lit by a small lamp located at the bottom of the tapered housing. via… Read More Gorgeous Steampunk Instrument Design – The OptoSonoria Mk ll

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