Overview of The Pianoid. The Pianoid synthesizes not only the sounds of a piano, but their behavior as dictated by the specifics of a musical performance. The Pianoid is an idealized piano model. Users can create and save as presets the characteristics of any existing piano or related instrument, such as a harpsichord, glockenspiel —… Read More Pianoid Physical Modeling Piano
Synthesizers.com has introduced a free new Windows app designed to help you design modular synths using the company’s modules: SynthInvent is a free program that allows you to experiment with synthesizer system configurations by simply dragging and dropping modules into cabinets. Systems can be saved and shared, exported to a spreadsheet, or made into a… Read More Synthesizers.com Intros SynthInvent Layout Software
Tiptop Audio has introduced the Z5000 voltage controlled digital signal processor. I’ve been talking for a couple months about how Eurorack is where the modular action is now at – and this may push me over the edge…… Description The z5000 is an analog-controlled digital module with a powerful dsp engine running 16 fft algorithms… Read More Voltage Controlled Digital Signal Processor
Analog Industries‘ Chris Randall gives his Elektron MD and MM a workout. Nice improv and a great demo of what Elektron’s gear can do. This track may cause glitchtronic knee syndrome, though.
The Tenori-On hype continues. Gizmodo took a look at it and loves it: Tenori-On, the crazy light-up handheld synthesizer from Yamaha we’ve been geeked about for months, officially launched in the US tonight. We got our hands on one and simply put, we were amazed. Artists at the event told us that the visual aspects… Read More Gizmodo On Tenori-On: We Love It
Film teaser for the documentary What The Future Sounded Like – the story of the Electronic Music Studios and their impact on music history.
Theremins are starting to show up everywhere. Popular Science has a fun DIY project that promises to let you make a theremin that operates on changes in light: Note: Unlike a conventional Theremin which operates on two radio frequency oscillators, this Pocket Theremin consists of an oscillator and frequency divider that are manipulated by changes… Read More Make A Theremin For $20
Remember the Beast in the Basement? It looks like scootermccrae has his own Beast in the Basement: The money quote: Sounds like screaming, barking dogs. I’m very, very pleased with that. It’s the kind of thing that makes me happy. Here’s episode 2: Great gear and interesting, quirky commentary!
The MIDIBox SID is a DIY synthesizer, based off of the MOS Technology SID sound chip, the 8-bit sound source of the Commodore 64 computer.… Read More Making A MIDIBox SID
As a celebration of the vibrant Theremin community, Moog Music will again sponsor an International Theremin Festival – EtherMusic Festival 2008. This event will feature workshops and concerts, factory tours and much, much more. An exciting component of the weekend will be an original composition contest, with the winner performing their composition for theremin at… Read More EtherMusic Festival 2008
