Tonewheels Workshop In Bulgaria

Tonewheels is an experiment in converting graphical imagery to sound, inspired by some of the pioneering 20th Century electronic music inventions. In this three day workshop from 24-27 October 2009 in Bulgaria, participants built a simple light-to-sound converter and DC motor controller, and then began to experiment with drawing sounds onto transparent “tonewheels”. The workshop… Read More Tonewheels Workshop In Bulgaria

The Tenori On Orchestra Brings Back Walter Murphy’s A Fifth Of Beethoven

The BT Visit London Awards 2009 opened this year at The Westfield Centre, London to the sound of a 10 piece Tenori-On Orchestra. The event, to celebrate and award the best of the tourism industry in London, was opened in style. A  string quartet began playing Beethoven’s 5th against a back drop of images of… Read More The Tenori On Orchestra Brings Back Walter Murphy’s A Fifth Of Beethoven

Dave Smith Instruments Tetra Synthesizer Review & Demo

Sonic State’s Nick Batt has put together another great review and demo, this time for the Dave Smith Instruments Tetra synthesizer, a new four-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer. DSI Tetra Features: Affordable, fully programmable poly synth with a 100% analog signal path Classic, real analog sound—including legendary Curtis analog low-pass filter Four-part multitimbral capability with four… Read More Dave Smith Instruments Tetra Synthesizer Review & Demo