http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXJJ2Ek4bmQ The Vako Orchestron is an old-school style optical competitor to the Mellotron. The Orchestron, which was adapted from the Mattel Optigan, was introduced in 1975 by Dave Van Koevering. It was intended to be a competitor to the Mellotron, but it never really took off. More information about the Orchestron and related instruments is… Read More Vako Orchestron Optical Disc Sampler
NAMM Preview: Plan B’s Peter Grenader has announced a new series of modules, the ELF series. “We will be showing the first two offerings of our proposed “ELF” series modules at the Winter Namm in Anaheim. The Elf’s are slated to be a series of 4HP wide modules designed to add functionality with minimal real… Read More NAMM Preview: Plan B Elf Series
A while back , we featured 7 Days Microsleep, a free album that was made entirely on the Tenori-On. The album was inspirational in the way it used one instrument for all the sounds, but the Tenori-On is out of reach for a lot of musicians. Gary Kibler has created a similar project, The Yellow… Read More Free Album Showcases Kaossilator’s Capabilities
A demo of the Percussa AudioCubes in action, being used to control drum and bass samples via Ableton Live.
An introduction to how the Percussa AudioCubes can be used with Ableton Live to make drum and bass music.
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Champain Jammm loves us, originally uploaded by &y. The keytar may be the holy grail of instruments, but it still has its haters.
Andrew Haarsage makes things – things that are insane. Things like the Bloog modular blog synthesizer: It’s a machine that scrambles the words and sentences of real-time blog posts, based on the look of a 1960’s Moog synthesizer. It pulls text using any any RSS feed. The knobs and sliders scroll through the text and… Read More Insane Analog Synth Writes Random Blog Posts
We’re looking forward to checking out Roger Linn & Dave Smith’s LinnDrum II (formerly the BoomChik) at the upcoming 2007 NAMM Show. Here’s what Dave Smith has said about it: Many of you have been anxiously awaiting news of BoomChik, the collaboration between Dave and Roger Linn announced at Winter NAMM 2007. As information becomes… Read More NAMM Preview: Roger Linn & Dave Smith’s LinnDrum II
The Houston Chronicle has an interesting article that looks at Brain Music Therapy, the medical practice of using brain waves to generate music to help people relax. “Your brain is actually listening to the best of itself,” said William Wade, a psychotherapist who offers Brain Music Therapy at his practice, the Institute for Family Psychology,… Read More Is Brain Music Snake Oil?
