Building A Phantastron Tube Synthesizer
Collin Cunningham of MAKE magazine is currently building an Electric Western Phantastron all tube synthesizer and is documenting his progress with photos.
Category: Strange
Video Bending Workshop
OT: If you’re in LA, you should check out the Intermediate Circuitbending & Video Art workshop: Saturday October 25th, 12-6pm and Sunday October 26th, 12-6pm Instructor: Phil Stearns Materials fee includes a vintage computer system + all parts and other goodies. Sign up as a member to take advantage of a discount on tuition! More info… Read More Video Bending Workshop
Adding MIDI To A 125 Year-Old Pipe Organ
The WaldFlöte project is a MIDI retrofit of an 1890’s-era 16 foot pipe organ. The video demos the WaldFlöte doing a little Dueling Banjos action. It converts MIDI input into solenoid drive to directly press the keys on one of the manuals – there is no permanent modification to the organ. Members of Dorkbot Edinburgh spent the… Read More Adding MIDI To A 125 Year-Old Pipe Organ
Synth Monster Rides A Turntable
Last week, we featured a lo-fi 3D animation of cartoon characters on a turntable. This video features a Bleep Labs Thingamagoop synth monster taking a turntable ride, too. via apc
Ozzy Osbourne VS The ARP 2600 Synthesizer
OZZY OSBOURNE & ARP 2600 Synthesizer MTV German Subtitles was uploaded by: PlastikOD
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How To Enjoy An Autechre Concert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46aLYDcH97Q If you make it to an Autechre concert, you’re in for an evening that doesn’t conform to typical expectations for a “concert” – in fact there’s nothing to watch, and a lot of people are likely to get pissed off and walk out. Ario offers these tips on getting the most out of an… Read More How To Enjoy An Autechre Concert
Bizarre Steampunk Spirograph Acid Synthesizer
This bizarre little DIY synth is part steampunk, part spirograph. The circle with the lines that you see on the top of the machine rotates and displays the note you are playing. Details on the Acid Machine here.
Brainwave Synthesis With Percussa AudioCubes
In this video, Okudaira-san from MI7 Japan, is using a brainwave analyzer from IBVA to get signals from his brain into the computer, which control the red, green and blue color channels of a Percussa AudioCube. Percussa’s Bert Schiettecatte is looking for cool AudioCubes demos, so if you’re using them in a unique way, let… Read More Brainwave Synthesis With Percussa AudioCubes
Half Naked Guy Shoots His Drum Machine Until It’s Very Dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46UVivJ-lhQ What would you do if you had a vintage, classic LinnDrum Drum Machine? If you’re this crazy half-naked guy, you’d blow it away with your S&W .500 Magnum. I say crazy not because LinnDrums routinely sell for hundreds of dollars, even for parts, but because he could have at least given a little speech,… Read More Half Naked Guy Shoots His Drum Machine Until It’s Very Dead
Experimental Synth Lets You Draw Music With A Pencil
A video demo of Christian D Cerrito’s The Draw Synth. Sound is made by the resistance of the graphite imprint of the pencil, causing a change in the sound frequency.
