Thingamagoop Tries To Phone Home
Says cinnamonjuly: “I plugged up my Bleeplabs Thingamagoop to my EMS Synthi and it immediately started using the Synthi as some kind of weird transmitter to contact home.”
Category: Strange
Isidore, The Modular Synth Robot
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
David Byrne’s Playing The Building Opens
David Byrne has announced the opening of his electroacoustic installation Playing the Building. Playing the Building, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation transforms the interior of the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and “play.” Byrne’s project consists of a retrofitted antique organ placed… Read More David Byrne’s Playing The Building Opens
Circuit Bending Barbie
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
Latina Maid Wants You To Help Her Make Beautiful Music. Or At Least Sheets Of Sound-Noise
Erica in Mexico needs your help. She’s got a boring maid job, and she would really rather be making music using strange electronic gear: Hi i am erica and want to be a real sounding artist (sonidera) plaese right to me any advice Somebody had better help Erica out soon. After seeing her unleash sheets… Read More Latina Maid Wants You To Help Her Make Beautiful Music. Or At Least Sheets Of Sound-Noise
BeatMachine: A Paper Drum Machine
BeatMachine – Amateur is a DIY project that uses a webcam and a computer to turn a sheet of paper and some bottle caps into a drum machine. This is totally MacGiver – but you gotta love it, too. Unfortunately, the creator’s site is in Polish. If you can read it, give us the run down… Read More BeatMachine: A Paper Drum Machine
The Bizarre Andes 25F Keyboard Wind Instrument
This strange music instrument is the Andes 25F – a flute keyboard! It looks like a variation on the Suzuki Melodion. If you’ve got any info on this beast, let me know in the comments! via SynthZoom
New Multitouch Music Controller Looks A Bit Naughty
Let’s get this out of the way up front: The Tablo, a new multitouch keyboard/drum controller integrating displacement and pressure, just doesn’t look as cool as other new music controllers, like the Tenori-On or even the MultiWind. In fact, it makes you look like you’re pitching a tent, instead of pitching a tune. Get beyond that,… Read More New Multitouch Music Controller Looks A Bit Naughty
Turn Your NES Into A Drum Synthesizer
Tony Amendolare at ElectroKraft has introduced Super Synth Drums – an NES cartridge that runs the machine into a drum synth. Super Synth Drums is a genuine Nintendo NES cartridge that transforms your original NES, or clone system (Yobo, Generation Nex) into an 8 bit percussion instrument. Just plug the cartridge into your Nintendo NES… Read More Turn Your NES Into A Drum Synthesizer
DJ Ruthless Ramsey Scratch Tape Decks
DJ Ruthless Ramsey rocks the decks Somebody forgot to tell Ramsey that decks means “turntable” in DJ lingo, though! You can see more of Ramsey at his MySpace page. via Califaudio
