The MacGiver Theremin
Next time you’re at a gig, and you realize that you’ve forgotten your theremin, remember this MacGiver theremin, made using three AM radios. Amazingly enough, it actually sounds pretty good! via Synthzoom
Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear
AtomoSynth’s Abyssal Photo Theremin
AtomoSynth has introduced the Abyssal, an analog photo-noise-machine & oscillating-filter: This synth features one square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound controlled by a big photocell (pitch control) allowing to play it like a photo Theremin. One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency… Read More AtomoSynth’s Abyssal Photo Theremin
Matthew G Davidson: A Monome Glitchtronica Take On Harold Budd
I’m a massive Budd & Eno fan. The Pearl & Ambient 2: The Plateax of MIrrors are two of the most gorgeous and important works of ambient music. So I was excited to see music blogger Matthew G Davidson (Stretta) offer his take on the classic work of Budd & Eno. Here’s a little background… Read More Matthew G Davidson: A Monome Glitchtronica Take On Harold Budd
Chimera BC16 Mini Modular Synth Demo
Tom Whitwell, of Music Thing, put together this quick demo of the Chimera BC16 mini modular synthesizer. Says Whitwell: “Soundtrack is just random tweaking and patching, good bits edited from five minutes of noise.”
Peter Vogel’s Fairlight Audio Archives
Fairlight synthesizer creator Peter Vogel has posted his private collection of MP3s, featuring Fairlight demos, radio interviews and CMI pieces from the 80’s. There are even a couple of recordings from the Fairlight CMI’s predecessor, the Qasar M8, designed by Tony Furse. The M8 did not use sampling, the sounds were generated by additive Fourier… Read More Peter Vogel’s Fairlight Audio Archives
The Yamaha ED10 Analog Synth Drum
Ready for some 80’s-tastic synth drum action? The YAMAHA ED10 Electronic Drum is a electronic drum pad with a built-in analog synthesizer engine. Features: 1OSC + 1Noise + 1 ‘Subsonic’ OSC + 1Filter + 1ENV synthesizer. Analog synth engine All the parameters are edited with knobs – pitch, sub-sonic pitch, filter, noise, decay, bend, click,… Read More The Yamaha ED10 Analog Synth Drum
Build A Ghetto Talk Box
Widgetfreak explains how he built a “ghetto talk box”, using a toilet plunger, an old speaker, some tube and a cheap-ass synth keyboard. Here’s mootbooxie’s take on making a ghetto talk box: What can you do with a ghetto talk box, once you’ve taped together all your old junk? Well, you can make a talk… Read More Build A Ghetto Talk Box
Akai MPC 5000 “The Most Advanced MPC On The Planet”
If you’re interested in an MPC, get ready to drool. Akai is shipping the MPC5000, the MPC they call “the most advanced MPC on the planet.” It offers 8-track streaming hard disk recording, a 20-voice, 3-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 ppq resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64… Read More Akai MPC 5000 “The Most Advanced MPC On The Planet”
Loud Objects Noise Toy Kit
Make has introduced a new Noise Toy Kit, from electronic noise group the Loud Objects. Description: Plug in your headphones and glitch out, or jack into an amp and play it as an instrument. These kits come with a custom-printed circuit board, a noise generating microchip from their live performances, two buttons for modulating the… Read More Loud Objects Noise Toy Kit
Electronic Wind Instrument Synthesizer Funk w/ Mike Theiss
EWI “Electronic Wind Instrument” FUNK w/ Mike Theiss was uploaded by: funkscribe
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