Remember the Synthmonster – the weird sound generator that looks like a Tribble from Star Trek? We’ve found something even more bizarre. Sound Candy is an interactive device designed to help people “repossess the experience of creating ‘The new play’ with their own hands. It’s part Tribble and part sound toy, with just a bit… Read More Bizarre Sound Tribble #2: Sound Candy
The music video for Stress, by French electronica duo Justice, is creating a furor. The video, directed by Romain Gavras, depicts gang members “wreaking havoc as they swarm from their neglected homes in the outskirts or banlieues of Paris into the heart of the city, all to a grueling, nightmarish electro beat.” Followed by a… Read More French Electronica Video Shocking The World
This is almost to ridiculous to be true. The major music labels are so concerned about Apple’s dominance in the world of digital music that they are betting their future on Napster. The major labels have teamed up with Napster to offer what they are calling “the world’s largest and most comprehensive MP3 store.” Yep… Read More The Music Industry Gets Desperate & Bets On Napster
Cornell sophomore Cameron demos his muscle-controlled music synthesizer. It’s kind of like a theremin, except for the part where you shave your arms and send electricity through your muscles. Note that “it only burns a little”!
At the 2008 Maker Faire, IEEE Spectrum caught up with Andrew Turley, who had turned a microfiche into a musical instrument. Using a simple photodiode, the keyboard plays notes based on how light the center of the screen is.
Steppers are an interesting music controller designed for 5-year olds: As a group, we hoped to make a toy that not only encouraged physical activity, but that also acted a clear and direct musical interface. Steppers transform walking, dancing, running, and jumping into a unique and dynamic activity, allowing the user to express themselves audibly… Read More Experimental Music Controllers For 5-Year Olds
Yamaha’s Tenori-On is getting a prominent introduction with Björk’s latest tour. The new controller/synthesizer is part of the rig of Damian Taylor, above, who uses the Tenori-On on the track Who Is It?. “Björk felt it would be cool to feature the gear,” says Taylor, “ to make it part of the stage set rather… Read More Tenori-on Joins Björk’s Band
Speaker Synth is an interesting synth DIY project – a five-speaker array with no external audio input, created by Lesley Flanigan. The only components in the system are the instrument’s speakers, piezoelectric microphones, amplifying circuits, and the hands of the performer. Speaker Synth is played by positioning individual piezo microphones with their corresponding speakers and… Read More Speaker Synth
BigCityMusic is the culprit behind this frenetic hardcore synth porn jam video. It demos the Minomoog Voyager running into the Malekko Heavy Industry Assmaster. They call this octave-up fuzz “brutal”. Between the brutal Assmaster, the Fucking Fucker and the recent splooge of NSFW synth videos, though, we can pretty much kiss getting lunch-time traffic from… Read More This Assmaster Video May Get Us Banned From Your Office
Recently, we mentioned that one of Honda’s Asimo robots was scheduled to “conduct” the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The appearance was intended to attention to the DSO’s youth music programs, and particularly DSO’s effort to encourage and support involvement of children in Detroit. And to let people see a cool robot in action. It doesn’t look… Read More Asimo Robot Conducts Detroit Symphony Orchestra
