Isidore is the funky modular synth of DamagedMeat: This video is a demonstration of the latest version of Isidore with a screen in the head displaying waveforms and Lissajou shapes comin’ out from the MFB Videoscope module. All sounds by Doepfer A100 except micromoog bass in the 1st part and little melody in the 2nd… Read More Isidore, The Modular Synth Robot
The Quantix-8 module is a CV Quantizer / Wavetable Oscillator based on a 4Mbits Static RAM memory and a PIC microcontroler with a full MIDI implementation. The memory contain 2048 waveforms of 256bytes organized into a matrix of 32 Banks x 64 Waves. The Quantix-8 is a very polyvalent 7 in 1 module CV-Quantizer Wavetable… Read More The Quantix-8 Synth Module
This Tenori-On Meets Kyma video is sort of sexed up – in fact it sort of hypnotized me into thinking I need one of these things. Anyway – here’s the scoop on the video: In order to tap the real power of Yamaha’s new Tenori-on, it helps to pair it with external equipment capable of… Read More Tenori-On Meets Kyma And Hypnotizes Me
One of the stranger projects we’ve seen recently is Casper Electronics’ circuit-bent double Barbie karaoke machines. In the video, sounds are generated by the modular synth (right) and two heavily modified barbie karaoke machines which have been mounted into a single housing (top left). The synth is feeding through and being processed by one of… Read More Circuit Bending Barbie
The Atari Punk Capsule is a fun synth DIY project that to make a synth, or at least an electronic sound generator, into a pill bottle. See also Worth Ekik’s other DIY projects.
GlitchDS is a free cellular automaton music sequencer for the Nintendo DS that could be great for creating IDM and Glitch style loops. Features include: Customizable Cellular Automaton sequencer Create your own “trigger points” Load in your own sounds Save and load your work BPM settings, or “strum mode” for controlling tempo Up to 6… Read More glitchDS – Cellular Automaton Sequencer For The Nintendo DS
From the because it was there category: Sebastian Tomczak posted this video of a working prototype version of an interface that controls the sound chip inside of a (real) Sega Master System using MIDI data.
David Vandenborn is blogging his progress restoring a vintage Fairlight synthesizer: Lately I’ve been busy restoring a Series IIx that had sustained serious damage from a leaked battery. Thanks to Peter Wielk at Horizontal Productions I was able to replace the broken cards. And after some extra debugging, the alphanumeric keyboard wasn’t working, I’m able… Read More Restoring A Fairlight Synthesizer
Mooguphonic put together this introduction to basic modular synth patching.
Next time you’re at a gig, and you realize that you’ve forgotten your theremin, remember this MacGiver theremin, made using three AM radios. Amazingly enough, it actually sounds pretty good! via Synthzoom
