The Waterphone is an acoustic instrument, invented by Richard A. Waters in the late 60s, that can be played in a variety of ways, creating a wide range of often haunting musical sounds. According to Waters, the sound of the Waterphone has been compared to the haunting melodies of the Humpback Whale, voices from inner/outer… Read More The Real Secret Of The Matrix: The Haunting Sound Of The Waterphone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WzJ6z9liRE This Brett Domino Trio video leaves me speachless. The video features Brett Domino, who’s 26 years old and from Leeds, and his band!
Little-Scale demos NanoGroover – a device that generates Nanoloop sync data for two Gameboys, letting you sync them in some interesting ways: Two in the time of four (double speed) Three in the time of four (three against four cross rhythms) Four in the time of four (1:1; the sync is equal) Five in the… Read More NanoGroover – The Hardware Approach To 8-bit Triplets
In this GearWire video, Justin McGrath demos his x0xb0x DIY Roland TB-303 clone.
A demo of a Circuit Bent Toy Laser Gun, 6 Different Sounds Cool L.E.D. Light show, Pitch Bend and 1/4″ instrument out.
This video is a demo of a modded Linn LM-1 – a classic drum machine that is even more flexible with the mod, which adds tuning pots to the front panel.
A demonstration of an assembled Electric Western Phantastron vacuum tube synthesizer. This Phantastron was built for a customer from the same components & case parts in the standard kit. The Phantastron has a 30’s vacuum tube sound, like an Ondes Martenot in the highs and a Trautonium in the low range. Phantastron was recorded direct… Read More The Phantastron Vacuum Tube Synthesizer
This video, The Burning Piano, captures a sound design session of sound designer and composer Diego Stocco, who wins the Synthtopia Shiva Award for Awesomely Destructive Creation. Stocco explains: I sampled sounds and noises while the piano was burning. Since I only had one take I recorded as much material as possible. Initially I was pointing the… Read More The Sound Of A Burning Piano
Smule’s Sonix Vox is a $.99 iPhone app that lets you do real-time audio processing. Sonic Vox shifts and contorts your voice while you are talking, letting you sound like Darth Vader or a chipmunk. Features: Alter your voice with a swipe of your finger. Want to cross over to the Dark Side? Slide your finger to… Read More iPhone App Lets You Sound Like Darth Vader…Or A Chipmunk
This is a demo of the L.L. Electronics Rozzbox into the great sounding Vermona Retubeverb. First you hear the dry, then the wet. Although the Retubeverb doesn’t have as many features as the Retroverb, it does have an amazing tube-tone spring reverb character and a three-band equalizer.
