Tony Amendolare at ElectroKraft has created a unique new music controller for the NES, the Sonic DrumAxe. Tony’s always coming up with unusual instruments (see our previous ElectroKraft coverage), and the Sonic DrumAxe is no exception. The Sonic DrumAxe is a controller that connects to the Nintendo NES video game system. Used with the Super… Read More Sonic DrumAxe Turns NES Into 8-Bit Percussion Instrument
Got $1,200? Then maybe it’s time to get your Tenori-On. Keyfax NewMedia has announced that it has Yamaha’s Tenori-On in stock. With that in mind, here are five reasons to get your Tenori-On: Ooh, the pretty lights. It’s cheaper than a Monome. You’ve got a better demo video in you than Yamaha’s boring demo Tenori-On… Read More Five Reasons To Get Your Tenori-On
Summer NAMM Show Update: PreSonus Audio Electronics has announced the StudioLive 16.4.2 Digital Performance and Recording Mixer. It’s a nicely spec’d digital mixer that integrates with your computer. StudioLive features sixteen microphone preamplifiers, built-in 22×18 FireWire recording and playback engine, “Fat Channel” processing with 4-band EQ’s, compressors, limiters and gates, DSP effects, six aux buses,… Read More Summer NAMM Show: PreSonus Announces StudioLive Digital Mixer
2008 Summer NAMM Show: Mackie‘s SRM 450‘s have become a modern standard for live music amplification. I’ve got a set myself, and can vouch that they sound great and are built like tanks. Now Mackie has announced the next generation of its SRM Series, with the SRM450v2 and SRM350v2. The new models feature efficient switching… Read More NAMM Update: Mackie Announces SRMv2 Active Loudspeakers
2008 Summer Namm Show: Mackie expands its VLZ3 compact mixer line with the release of the 402-VLZ3 and the 802-VLZ3 Premium Mic/Line Mixers. “The 802-VLZ3 is the perfect mixer for someone who wants the overall quality of a 1202-VLZ3, but doesn’t need that many input channels,” said Greg Young, Mackie Product Manager. “The 402-VLZ3 is… Read More Summer NAMM Show: Mackie Intros Two Compact Mixers
Over at The Steampunk Workshop, Jake von Slatt has a nice write up on a Jules Verne inspired analog synthesizer with etched brass control panels. While we’ve seen hundreds of nice modular synths, you have to admit the etched brass panels on this are pretty sextacular. Here’s what the synth’s creator has to say about… Read More Awesome Steampunk Modular Synthesizer
Beavis Audio has introduced the Beavis Board, an effects pedal DIY kit designed to streamline the creation and testing of pedal-styleeffects. According to Beavis, the kit is designed to make it easy to: Build a huge array of stompbox circuits including overdrives, distortions, fuzzes, filters, amplifiers, tremolos, noise generators, oscillators, and more. Learn about the… Read More The Beavis Board Is A DIY Stompbox Toolkit
2008 Summer NAMM Show: Source Audio is shipping its new line of Soundblox effects pedals. Source Audio will also provide a free Hot Hand wired sensor pack with the Soundblox Wah, Phaser and Flanger while supplies last. Based on the Hot Hand Wah Filter and Hot Hand Phaser/Flanger effects systems, the new Soundblox Tri-Mod Wah,… Read More Source Audio Shiping Soundblox Pedals
2008 Summer NAMM Show: Alesis has announced that it is including Ableton Live Lite 7 with its USB and FireWire mixers and audio interfaces: Alesis is now bundling Ableton Live Lite 7 with the following mixers and interfaces: iO|2, iO|26, iMultiMix 8 USB, iMultiMix 16 USB, MultiMix 8 USB, MultiMix 8 USB 2.0, MultiMix 8… Read More Alesis Digital Mixers To Ship With Ableton Live Lite 7
This is a short history of the Léode, bizarre electronic instrument used by French prog band Lazuli. This thing actually jazzes me up more than the Moog Guitar. The video is in French, but if you don’t know any French, you’ll still get the gist of the video. Don’t miss the nice looper performance at… Read More A Short History Of The Léode, A Bizarre Instrument Made By Frenchmen
