Synth Jam With Modular & Yamaha WX7 Wind Instrument
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Sonic State, captures a live performance by John Biddulph on modular synthesizer, saxophone and Yamaha WX7 wind instrument.
Category: Electronic Instruments
The ControllerHub 8 Lets You Create Your Own Custom Modular MIDI Pedal Board
At the 2016 Summer NAMM Show, startup company Amelia’s Compass introduced the ControllerHub 8 – a device that lets you connect up to 8 expression pedals and foot switches and create your own custom MIDI pedal board. Company co-founder Steven Christensen gave us an overview and demo at the show.
Gizmotron 2.0 Overview & Demo
At the 2016 Summer NAMM Show, we talked with Gizmotron about their Gizmotron 2.0 – an electro-mechanical bowing device that attaches to electric guitar or bass, enabling players to produce string sounds such as cello, viola or violin. The Gizmotron 2.0 debuted at a previous NAMM Show, but it is now available for both guitar and… Read More Gizmotron 2.0 Overview & Demo
ELO’s ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ On The Electromechanical Lithophone
This video captures Jay Harrison’s Electromechanical Lithophone playing an arrangement of Mr. Blue Sky, by Electric Light Orchestra. The installation was filmed at the Museum of Modern Art Wales as a part of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2016.
Live Techno MIDI Drum Jam
This video captures a live studio performance by MIDI techno percussionist Jaxson Payne.
ContinuuCon – The Continuum Fingerboard Conference
ContinuuCon, the First Continuum Fingerboard Conference, took place June 9–11, 2016 in Asheville, NC. The event focused on the Haken Audio Continuum – a highly expressive music synthesizer and controller – and featured concerts, workshops, lectures and more. Speakers included: Dr. Lippold Haken, inventor of the Continuum; and Edmund Eagan, developer of the Continuum’s synthesis engine EaganMatrix.… Read More ContinuuCon – The Continuum Fingerboard Conference
TR-606 Kit Now Available For TR-8 Drum Machine
Roland announced today that their 7×7-TR8 Drum Machine Expansion has been updated to include the TR-606 kit:
Hyve Touch Synthesizer Performance Options (Sneak Preview)
Creator Skot Wiedmann shared this new video that demonstrates performance options for his Hyve Touch Synthesizer – a 60-note polyphonic analog synthesizer with 3-axis touch control.
Claude’s Marvelous MIDI Music Machine
Reader Claude Woodward shared this video, demonstrating his Marvelous MIDI Music Machine – a suite of custom light-up acrylic MIDI controllers – all designed to play different roles. Woodward’s instruments aren’t just fantastical – but are designed to be expressive in ways that go beyond most mass-produced MIDI controllers. Here’s what Woodward has to say… Read More Claude’s Marvelous MIDI Music Machine
3Dvarius – The World’s First 3D Printed Violin
Laurent Bernadac – a violinist and engineer – has introduced the 3Dvarius – a new electric violin design, based on a model of a real Stradivarius violin and created by 3D printing technology. The body of the 3Dvarius is printed as a single piece, departing from traditional musical instrument production and giving it a very unique property: according to… Read More 3Dvarius – The World’s First 3D Printed Violin
