Articles by SynthGear
Korg has released pictures of a new product called the “korg Monotribe”. Based on the name, it sounds like some sort of cross-breeding of the Korg Monotron and Korg Electribe. The picture seems …
Ron Mael is one-half of the band (along with his brother) Sparks. From wikipedia:
When the band hit the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, he was well-known for his strange appearance, often remaining motionless …
Selwyn House School is an all-boys school in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. For computer class, one of their teachers brought in a 30 year old Roland TR-808 drum machine for the students to play with.
Here’s …
Dave Smith instruments (Dave smith is the guy whop created the legendary Prophet 5 analogue synth) just released at NAMM 2011 the details of his new analogue drum machine, the Tempest.
A collaboration with Roger Linn, …
The first images and information for the Korg Kronos are in from NAMM 2011! It’s a full workstation, with:
9 Sound engines, each offering a unique sound-creation technology (see list …
The cactus in the video below seems to be special – it can be played! Yes, this cactus is a playable musical instrument. In the video below, you see someone playing …
I found this flowchart by Drew and Natalie and thought I’d share – it’s a chart that could describe…hmmm, I don’t know – 95% of electronic music? It’s funny, but at the same …
Luke Jerram is an artist from Bristol, England. When he proposed to his soon-to-be wife, he outdid us all: He made a ring out of silver and engraved it with a 20 …
A very long time ago in high school, I bought (with my parents’ help) a Korg Poly 800. I was so proud of that synth… until a friend of mine started making fun of …
3D printing has come a long way – there are now stores that will print 3D objects on demand like this one in Belgium. It really gets the imagination flying, thinking of all the …
