Can You Pick Which Of These 20 Strange Instruments Will Be The Best In The World?

20 new instruments have been chosen as semi-finalists in this year’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. The international competition is an annual event, held at the Georgia Institute of Technology, that seeks to find the world’s best new ideas in musical instrument design, engineering and musicianship. The semi-finalists include strange new electronic instruments, MIDI controllers and acoustic instruments.… Read More Can You Pick Which Of These 20 Strange Instruments Will Be The Best In The World?

February 11, 201531 Comments

‘Cloud-Friendly’ Illuminating Piano At NAMM 2015

The 2015 NAMM Show: McCarthy Music has introduced the Illuminating Piano, a MIDI controller with integrated LEDs that are designed to work with software and a “cloud-friendly piano learning system,” to accelerate the development of piano skills.

February 11, 20159 Comments

Robert Fripp Demos Frippertronics On The Midnight Special In 1979

Frippertronics on Midnight Special 1979 was uploaded by: BibiAudiofil
Duration: 237
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February 11, 201512 Comments

Inside The Moog Theremini Theremin

MF#41 MOOG THEREMINI teardown and how it works was uploaded by: markusfuller
Duration: 1232
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February 11, 20156 Comments

How To Patch A Modular Synthesizer To Create A DIY Compressor

Modular Monthly: How to create a DIY modular compressor was uploaded by: Future Music Magazine
Duration: 709
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February 11, 20153 Comments

Abstract Data Intros 5 New Eurorack Modules

At the 2015 NAMM Show, UK-based Abstract Data introduced five new Eurorack modules. The new modules include: Octocontroller – an 8-output gate trigger LFO controller Shaping VCO – two-stage waveshaping oscillator 3x LIN VCA VC AHDSR/AHD – voltage controlled envelope generator 4:4 Mix Attenuator Abstract Data’s Justin Owen calls his new ADE-32 Octocontroller his ‘most ambitious design to… Read More Abstract Data Intros 5 New Eurorack Modules

February 11, 2015February 11, 20158 Comments

New Krautpan 8 x 8 MIDI Panner

At the 2015 NAMM Show, Surfin Kangaroo Studio’s Wolfgang Michalowicz introduced the Krautpan (Pancake Version) 8 x 8 MIDI Panner: The 8 in, 8 out Krautpan lets you control the volume of each of the 8 inputs going to each of the 8 outputs, via MIDI. This makes it possible to create up to 8-channel surround mixes… Read More New Krautpan 8 x 8 MIDI Panner

February 11, 20155 Comments

Verbos Electronics At NAMM 2015

NAMM2015 Mark Verbos introduces the new Verbos products was uploaded by: Analogue Zone Showroom / Hangszer
Duration: 329
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February 11, 2015February 10, 20153 Comments

Rami Jaffee Test Drives His Customized & Restored Optigan

Optigan guru Pea Hicks let us know about this video, which captures Rami Jaffee (The Wallflowers, Foo Fighters) test driving his restored and custom Optigan 35012.

February 10, 2015February 10, 201512 Comments

WMD + SSF Monolith Eurorack Keyboard Synthesizer

WMD Monolith at NAMM 2015 – Tyler talks with Synthbug was uploaded by: Synthbug
Duration: 245
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February 10, 2015February 10, 201532 Comments

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