The Hammond 44 Melodion is a 44-key keyboard harmonica with a built-in dynamic microphone: From the first time you pick it up, youre hooked-The ease of EXPRESSION and EMOTION will startle you. If youve ever been envious of sax players, guitarists or harp players who stand at the front of the stage and really get… Read More Strange New Keyboard – The Hammond 44 Melodion
Merce Death plays a guitar with the tesla coil. Pretty cool – but it doesn’t beat Mark Smart’s outrageous tesla coil prog synth work. via hackaday
C-Thru Music has posted this teaser image of its AXiS-49 USB Music Interface. Here’s what they have to say about the alternative keyboard controller: The AXiS-49 is a USB MIDI keyboard designed for home studio or tour bus use. We are at the prototyping stage. We hope to have the ’49 available late in 2008 or… Read More Will This Music Keyboard Be A Game-Changer?
The Santastic Four have released a spine-tingling, pulse-pounding collection of holiday bootlegs and b-sides. It’s a free set of Christmas-themed mashups, featuring a mess of improperly cleared samples, mashed up like a scoop of Idaho potato goodness. Sources include Radiohead, The Jackson Five, Brenda Lee, Bert Kaempfert, Petula Clark, The Ramones, Paul McCartney, Blondie, Johnny Cash… Read More Free Holiday Music From The Santastic Four Will Bring You Some Cheer
Here’s something that calls out to be adapted for musical purposes – the $29 Sonic Nausea: Sonic Nausea is a small electronic device which can really turn one’s stomach. It generates a unique combination of ultra-high frequency soundwaves which soon leads most in its vicinity to queasiness. It can also cause headaches, intense irritation, sweating, imbalance,… Read More Clear The Dance Floor With “Sonic Nausea”
The Open Reel Ensemble scratches 4 reel-to-reel analog tape recorders to make some really cool music. Very cool and an interesting reuse of classic technology. Open Reel Ensemble: Ei Wada : Concepter, Circuit, Sound Composition Kimitoshi Sato?Programing, Sound Design, Poster Design Ren Yamashita?Circuit, Craft Sayu Okano?Assistant Takuya Asakura?Craft via Califaudio, where you can find more… Read More Scratching With Reel-to-Reel Tape Decks
Airheads are a new type of touchless MIDI controller that lets you play music by waving your hands in the air. This MIDI controller has two sensors sticks that are placed 2 ft. apart. The sensor sticks act as a hands free MIDI controller and are able to sense both position and velocity. A player’s… Read More New Electronic Instrument, Airheads, Like A Theremin For Percussion
The popular iPhone music apps leaving you cold? Here’s a few bizarre new iPhone music apps: UkeChords – a virtual ukelele chord dictionary. Jaw Harp (App Store link) – A realistic simulation of an authentic vintage Jaw Harp for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. Never be caught without your Jaw Harp Again! Theta Pack (App Store… Read More Bizarre New iPhone Music Apps
After all the strange keytar pictures we included in the post Proof That Herbie Hancock Is The Only Guy Ever To Look Cool Playing The Keytar, I thought we’d be able to take a break from that for a while. There’s been a healthy debate over our original theory, but, unfortunately for guys everywhere, no solid… Read More More Proof That Herbie Hancock Is The Only Guy Ever To Look Badass Playing The Keytar
The Buddha Machine iPhone app (App Store link) is a virtual version of FM3’s ambient sound generator. Description: The Buddha Machine is a palm-sized box that plays nine ambient loops composed by Beijing-based music duo FM3. Founded in 1999 by Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian, FM3 are considered pioneers of electronic music in China. Virant… Read More Virtual Buddha Machine For The iPhone
