Richard Devine On The Percussa AudioCubes
Image: percussa Percussa’s Bert Schiettecatte has published a nice interview with Atlanta electronica artist Richard Devine.
Category: Strange
Musical Applications for Multi-Touch Interfaces
This short demo video explores the various ways the BricK Table tangible and multi-touch interface can be used for creating and composing music. Brick Table was created by Jordan Hochenbaum and Owen Vallis. An open-ended interface, Brick Table has been used in both the installation settings as well as live performance.
A Preview Of First New Optigan Disk In 34 Years, Radioactivox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apna8Fhb0yE This is a demo of Radioactivox, the first new Optigan disk in 34 years. Here’s the official info: Radioactivox is in the style of a familiar German synthesizer band from the seventies. We used the much sought after Optigan/Orchestron choir sound for the keys- a sound made famous by said band. We used the… Read More A Preview Of First New Optigan Disk In 34 Years, Radioactivox
The Beat Bike, A Bizarre Bike-Mounted Drum Machine
Hardware hacker Michael Una explains his Beat Bike – an interactive bike-mounted drum machine. Sensors mounted on a bicycle frame are activated by spinning the bicycle’s front wheel. Once activated, they trigger a single drum sound- kick drum, snare, tom-tom, and “disco-bleep” from a kids’ toy drum machine. As the wheel spins, the sensors are… Read More The Beat Bike, A Bizarre Bike-Mounted Drum Machine
Absolute Deviation Marimba Lumina
The Marimba Lumuna is a unique MIDI percussion instrument, designed by synth pioneer Don Buchla. Absolute Deviation recently purchased the remaining stock of Marimba Lumina parts from Nearfield Systems. Absolute Deviation was founded by long-time Buchla technician, Joel Davel. Joel has worked for Don Buchla since 1993. The company offers replacement chips and parts for the Marimba Lumina. It also plans to offer… Read More Absolute Deviation Marimba Lumina
The Funx Capacitor Takes Noise Synthesis Back To The Future
This is a demo of the Funx capacitor, a Glitchy analog synth designed by Zippy: It’s controlled by three mercury tilt-switches and of course, buttons-and-knobs. Fun to play! The sound changes as you rotate the thing. It’s brain is seven square-wave oscillators: three for the “notes,” three for the blinky lights, and one for the “tremolo”… Read More The Funx Capacitor Takes Noise Synthesis Back To The Future
Geek Girls Dig AudioCubes
Percussa’s Bert Schiettecatte gave a presentation to the Brussels Girl Geeks earlier this week on the why and history of AudioCubes and Percussa’s mission. Here are the slides from Schiettecatte’s presentation.
Akai Introduces Inexpensive Electronic Wind Instrument
Akai has introduced a new Electronic Wind Instrument, EWI USB. The $499.00 wind controller features a plug-and-play USB interface for use with the included Aria software with Garritan and Akai Professional samples as a sound source. Features: Electronic wind instrument controller Easy to play, easy to use, and easy to own Powerful, flexible, and reliable Plug-and-play USB… Read More Akai Introduces Inexpensive Electronic Wind Instrument
The Buchla Series 200e Modular Synthesizer
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
If Somebody Dropped Acid And Invented A Synthesizer, It Might Look Like This
Sonic Charge has intoduced a new software synth, Synplant, that’s great looking but offers a bizarre interface. Instead of creating patches the conventional way by turning dials and knobs, Synplant lets you explore a world of organic sounds by planting seeds that grow into synth patches. The purpose of this product is “to move focus… Read More If Somebody Dropped Acid And Invented A Synthesizer, It Might Look Like This
