Dr Who Theme on 8 floppy drives
May 11, 2012 – 9:10 am | No Comment

MrSolidSnake745 has put together eight floppy drives, an Arduino, some cabling, a computer and software created by Sammy1Am to make something incredible – the stepper motors from eight floppy drives playing the Dr Who theme!
Basically, …

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Incredible steampunk analogue modular sequencer
June 27, 2009 – 7:56 pm | 8 Comments
Incredible steampunk analogue modular sequencer

I’m a huge fan of analogue modular synthesizers. I used to have a big Moog, now I’ve got a MOTM and Doepfer modular. Other than the obvious sound generating madness, I also …

The most organic oscillator in the world
June 8, 2009 – 9:50 pm | 5 Comments
The most organic oscillator in the world

Analogue. Some people love it, some people hate it, and some people quest after it like it’s the panacea of sound. Personally, I love analogue synthesizers – I love how they sound, I …

Möbius music box – cool DIY alert
May 22, 2009 – 10:36 am | 7 Comments
Möbius music box – cool DIY alert

Ranjit Bhatnagar works with interactive sound installations and has exhibited in Berkeley, Belgium, Queens, New York and Brooklyn.  He recently taught “Mister Resistor” at Parsons School of Design, a studio course and rock band with …

Percussa AudioCube Controller
May 18, 2009 – 11:46 pm | No Comment
Percussa AudioCube Controller

I’m always on the lookout for interesting controllers, and these AudioCubes extrend the idea of control for sound manipulation and for midi control way past the keyboard or conventional sequencer.

Basically, the AudioCubes are small, palm-sized …

The thought-controlled synthesizer
May 5, 2009 – 11:03 pm | 3 Comments
The thought-controlled synthesizer

A person named Krischan Schallenberger decided to find out what would happen if he hooked up a 1970s modular synthesizer to his brain.
The idea being that using biofeedback, he is able to control the synth with his …

The Perfect Unison’s wooden headphones
April 27, 2009 – 9:51 pm | 2 Comments
The Perfect Unison’s wooden headphones

The headphone company The Perfect Unison has partnered with Dutch artist Parra to produce a set of incredibly beautiful wooden headphones.  The Perfect Unison x Parra headphones are being made in a limited number – only 50 are being …