Electric Sexy Drum Pants Are Go
Developer Kaoru Fukushima has launched a Kickstarter to fund production of the Banggos Electric Sexy Drum Pants. … Read More Electric Sexy Drum Pants Are Go
Tag: strange musical instruments
The Apprehension Engine – ‘The Spookiest Instrument On Earth’?
The Apprehension Engine is a one-of-a-kind electro-acoustic instrument, commissioned by film composer Mark Korven, for creating horror music. Korven wanted a better way of getting unique sounds for his soundtracks, so he worked with luthier Tony Duggan-Smith to create what is described as ‘the spookiest instrument on Earth.”
Jamming With A Reel-To-Reel Mellotron Thing
Wouter van Veldhoven shared this live performance with a custom ‘reel-to-reel Mellotron thing’.… Read More Jamming With A Reel-To-Reel Mellotron Thing
New ScrubBoard Prototype Takes Audio Tape Scratching To The Next Level
“The ScrubBoard is a audio toy I built that uses a loop of audio tape to ‘scratch,’ like with a vinyl record,” explains Bell, “but it’s unique design allows for a very different approach to scratching.”… Read More New ScrubBoard Prototype Takes Audio Tape Scratching To The Next Level
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
‘Reface Robot’ Tweaks All The Synth Parameters At The Same Time
At Superbooth 17, we talked with Yuji Yamada, who was showing his ‘Reface Robot’ – a robotic synth-tweaking machine that can change all the parameters on a Yamaha Reface synth at the same time.… Read More ‘Reface Robot’ Tweaks All The Synth Parameters At The Same Time
Jamming At 2000 Volts With The “It’ll Kill You 5000”
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER demos how he uses his latest synth DIY contraption, the aptly named “It’ll Kill You 5000”, to make deadly beats. … Read More Jamming At 2000 Volts With The “It’ll Kill You 5000”
Blood-Powered Synthesizer Not For The Squeamish
Moscow-based media artist Dmitry Morozov has created a new blood-powered synth installation, ‘Until I Die’.… Read More Blood-Powered Synthesizer Not For The Squeamish
The Modulin Is What You Get When You Cross A Violin With A Modular Synthesizer
This video is an demo of the Modulin – a custom hybrid violin/modular synthesizer.… Read More The Modulin Is What You Get When You Cross A Violin With A Modular Synthesizer
How To Program A Vintage Casio VL-1 VL-Tone Synthesizer
Here’s a quick guide to programming the Casio VL-1 VL-Tone synthesizer:… Read More How To Program A Vintage Casio VL-1 VL-Tone Synthesizer
