K-Bow Turns Violins Into Electronic Music Controllers

Keith McMillen’s K-Bow is a new sensor bow for stringed instruments. Combined with a standard violin, bass, cello, or viola the K-Bow allows traditional instrumentalists to access the unlimited sound world that a computer provides, while utilizing the virtuosity built from years of practice. The K-Bow gathers information about a performance through several sensors including… Read More K-Bow Turns Violins Into Electronic Music Controllers

Analogue Solutions Intros A New Analog Synthesizer

In May, we featured Analogue Solutions‘ prototype for a new monosynth keyboard. Now it’s more than just a prototype; Analogue Solutions has introduced the Leipzig-k, a keyboard version of their Leipzig monosynth. Here’s a demo of the Leipzig-K in action: [display_podcast] Features : Pure analogue voice circuitry Fat Moog style filter Velocity sensitive keyboard CV/Gate… Read More Analogue Solutions Intros A New Analog Synthesizer

AtomoSynth Mochika Clear Introduced

AtomoSynth has introduced the new Mochika2 Midi sync clear edition, now available on Ebay. Description: This synth features: one square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency oscillator), that modulates the VCO for the vibrato effect creating old… Read More AtomoSynth Mochika Clear Introduced

Hand Held Image Scan Sequencer

This sequencer scans images, and plays the image as MIDI notes.  It uses LDRs to measure the gray-scale of specific point of a image, and triggers MIDI notes from a selected threshold. When the threshold is reached the velocity will be set by the darkness at that point. the darker point the higher the velocity will be.

Beautiful Electroacoustic Music Installation

Three Pieces is a composition for plants, yangqin, bamboo robot and robotic chimes. The electroacoustic music installation is designed as a collaboration between robots, traditional instruments, and living things, housed in Victorian Palm House of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. A traditional Chinese dulcimer is played by a robot with many bamboo fingers while the surrounding… Read More Beautiful Electroacoustic Music Installation

New Peak-A-Boo Synthesizer

AtomoSynth has introduced a new translucent synth – the Abyssal Clear Edition.  The Abyssal is described as “analog photo-noise-machine & oscillating-filter”. It combines features of a theremin and synthesizer. More info at our earlier post on the AtomoSynth Abyssal.