It looks like the Lawrence Public Library of Lawrence, KS, may soon have its own monster modular synthesizer. The Lawrence Public Library already offers the Sound + Vision studio, right – a studio that’s open to the public and free to use. It offers multiple work areas, tricked out with mics, drums, keyboards, computer workstations… Read More The Lawrence Public Library Is Getting A Monster Modular Synthesizer
This video, via Voltage Control Labs, takes a look at using alternative firmware with Mutable Instruments’ Eurorack modules.
Developer Frédéric Meslin has announced a Kickstarter project to develop the OP-A, a multi-timbral FM synthesizer Arduino Shield. The Arduino is popular open-hardware microprocessor platform. A Shield is essentially a PCB that plugs into an Arduino and gives it new features. The OP·A is an FM synthesizer shield for Arduino, that Meslin says is “great… Read More OP·A – A Multitimbral FM Synthesizer Shield for Arduino
Modular synth-makers WMD have launched a new video series, WMD Test Lab, highlighting modular gear and guitar pedals in an improvised live performance setting. The first video in the series features WMD’s Tyler Thompson (who performs as T2) in a performance using only eurorack modular gear.
Synthrotek shared this sound demo of their new West Coast Noise System – an all-in-one Eurorack modular system, inspired by classic ‘West Coast Synthesis’. “The amount of insanity you can create from so few modules is incredible,” according to Synthrotek. “It’s analog drums, 8 bit crunch and noise married to a sequencer.”
Andrew McPherson of the Augmented Instruments Laboratory, C4DM let us know that they have launched a new Kickstarter project to fund the development of Bela – a high-performance, ultra-low-latency (< 1ms) platform for audio and sensor processing based on the BeagleBone Black. The project has already met its funding goal, with about a month left… Read More New Ultra-Low-Latency Interactive Audio Platform, Bela
This video, via HOX808, offers a sneak preview of Orpho Modular Drum – a set of drum synth modules for Eurorack systems.
‘Kometen Melodien’ band Meteor Music shared their new music video, U-F-FOE:
Twisted Electrons shared this sneak preview of the AY-3-8912 – a programmable sound generator (PSG), designed by General Instrument at the end of the 1970s. The AY3 gave voice to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Intellivision, AppleII Mockingbird sound card, MSX, Vectrex, ZX Spectrum 128K. Many early 1980s Arcade Games used two AYs; the Gyruss arcade… Read More Twisted Electrons Ay3 Eurorack Module Offers 70s LoFi Sound (Sneak Preview)
The latest episode of Modular Monthly takes a look at the Make Noise Maths Eurorack module. The Maths module is an analog computer that’s designed for musical purposes, so you can do things like:
