A demonstration of Michael Una’s Beep-it “optical theremin” synthesizer. It’s a boutique synth which outputs a square wave whose pitch varies in relation to the amount of light striking a photocell mounted within the device.
Buchla and Associates has updated its website with full info on the Electric Music Box, Buchla Series 200e: This year we’re celebrating 45 years of building bizarre electronic musical instruments. What better way to celebrate than to revisit some old instruments – namely the 200 series Electric Music Boxes, manufactured from 1970 to the mid… Read More The Buchla Series 200e Modular Synthesizer
This new video series, Visual Synthesis via GM, explores synthesis basics with graphics that help visualize the sound.
A demo from BigCityMusic of King Capitol Punishment’s Utopia Synth.
This Blindoldfreak (Alessandro Cortini) synth jam, 111108, shows off the tactile sexiness of Buchla’s modulars.
AtomoSynth has introduced the new Mochika2 Midi sync clear edition, now available on Ebay. Description: This synth features: one square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency oscillator), that modulates the VCO for the vibrato effect creating old… Read More AtomoSynth Mochika Clear Introduced
AtomoSynth has introduced a new translucent synth – the Abyssal Clear Edition. The Abyssal is described as “analog photo-noise-machine & oscillating-filter”. It combines features of a theremin and synthesizer. More info at our earlier post on the AtomoSynth Abyssal.
complexy demos the Radikal Spectralis – a complex, powerful synth module. All the sounds are coming from the Spectralis – “xternal FX, no drum loops, no other synths”.
Joe Pascarelli’s Buchla ring mod riff – all audio from the 200e but going through the 111 ring modulator. The 123 is choosing pitches of the 261 principle and mod. oscs.
MakerShed is now selling the SX-150 Analog Synthesizer Kit, a $45.99 kit that lets you build a simple synthesizer. Here’s a demo video for the SX-150: There are a lot more SX-150 videos on YouTube, and a lot of people are coming up with SX-150 hacks, too.
