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Moritz Simon Geist On Making Techno with Music Robots

Moritz Simon Geist, creator of the massive MR-808 robotic drum machine, let us know about his latest videos, which explore making techno using music robots.… Read More Moritz Simon Geist On Making Techno with Music Robots

October 9, 20183 Comments

Polyend Perc Pro Overview

The Perc Pro system isn’t designed to replace drummers – it’s designed to let let you explore new types of electronically-controlled percussion music, and to let you incorporate percussion instruments into new types of electronic performances.… Read More Polyend Perc Pro Overview

December 18, 2017December 18, 20172 Comments

Making Music With Sonic Robots

“Sonicrobots is dedicated to robotic music instruments, autonomous tonal music machines, musical hacks and circuit bending,” notes Geist. … Read More Making Music With Sonic Robots

May 2, 2017Leave a comment

Dadamachines Automat Makes It Easy To Create MIDI-Controlled Robotic Instruments

At Superbooth 17, Dadamachines introduced the Automat – a plug & play MIDI-controller and accessories kit that makes it easy to create MIDI-controlled music robots.… Read More Dadamachines Automat Makes It Easy To Create MIDI-Controlled Robotic Instruments

April 26, 2017May 4, 20176 Comments

New Kit Makes Building MIDI-Controlled Music Robots Easy

The dadamachines automat toolkit is a plug & play MIDI-controller and accessories kit that makes it easy to create MIDI-controlled music robots.… Read More New Kit Makes Building MIDI-Controlled Music Robots Easy

March 29, 20178 Comments

Polyend Intros SEQ Step Sequencer, Eurorack Polyphonic MIDI/CV Module

At the Winter NAMM Show, we talked with Polyend founder Piotr Raczynski, who was showing their SEQ step sequencer and Poly – a polyphonic MIDI/CV converter Eurorack module.… Read More Polyend Intros SEQ Step Sequencer, Eurorack Polyphonic MIDI/CV Module

January 31, 2017January 31, 20171 Comment

Robotic Drumline Controlled By Monster Synthesizer

This video, via David Cranmer (thenervoussquirrel), is a quick demo of a sort of robotic drumline, controlled by a large-format modular synthesizer. Here’s what Cranmer has to say about the project:

January 14, 2017January 14, 20178 Comments

PERC Lets You Make Beats With Balls

At Superbooth 16, startup company Polyend was making the debut of their new PERC MIDI percussion robotics system. We talked with founder Piotr Raczynski, who gave us a sneak preview of the new system:

April 3, 2016April 3, 201622 Comments

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