Remix Contest: Sounds from the Large Hadron Collider
December 30, 2010 – 10:05 pm | 416 Comments

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest particle accelerator that resides in a tunnel 27km in circumference beneath the earth near Geneva, Switzerland.
The purpose of the LHC is to help us understand some …

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June 26, 2010 – 7:22 pm | One Comment
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This is “u_08-1″ from the album Unitxt, by Alva Noto.
The vocals are done by poet Anne-James Chaton.
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Velosynth: the hackable, open-source… bicycle synth?
June 24, 2010 – 9:52 pm | 4 Comments
Velosynth: the hackable, open-source… bicycle synth?

I’m not sure entirely what to make of this, but it sure got my attention. Velosynth is a DIY kit for “an open-source bicycle interaction synthesizer” that attaches to your bike, playing sounds interactively.
Made …

Amazing drum machine robot
June 23, 2010 – 8:33 pm | 2 Comments
Amazing drum machine robot

I love drum machines – from the boooom of the tr808 to the snappy kick of the tr909, to all the weird an wonderful sounds from early analogue boxes. Well, here’s a completely different …

The sun – biggest synth ever?
June 22, 2010 – 6:35 pm | 10 Comments
The sun – biggest synth ever?

I’m always searching for new sources of sound, but astronomers at the University of Sheffield have come up with a great one. They’ve managed to make an audio recording of the magnetic fields present …

We love the Korg Monotron!
June 21, 2010 – 5:20 pm | 5 Comments
We love the Korg Monotron!

If you’re a regular reader of SynthGear, you know that we love the Korg Monotron. Heck, we’re even giving them away for free!
Korg themselves have put together a bunch of cool mods (some commercial, …

Combination CD and vinyl record – on one disc
June 16, 2010 – 1:09 am | 2 Comments
Combination CD and vinyl record – on one disc

Jeff Mills has taken a pretty interesting approach to his latest limited release, The Occurrence. The record is released on a “hybrid CD”, meaning that the CD and the vinyl record are one of …

Paper Korg MS-20
May 28, 2010 – 11:24 am | One Comment
Paper Korg MS-20

Gardenque is a medical professional from Chester, UK and spends his spare time doing art projects. In this one, he’s created a perfect replica of a Korg MS-20 synthesizer in beautiful white papercraft.

The MS-20 …

Synthesizer cakes, take 2
May 17, 2010 – 2:46 pm | 4 Comments
Synthesizer cakes, take 2

Since it’s SynthGear’s birthday, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate with some cake, and revisit one of my favorite subjects, synth cake!
Around a year ago, one of our first articles was on some …

Korg Monotron Demo
April 29, 2010 – 5:19 pm | 3 Comments
Korg Monotron Demo

A few weeks ago, we reported on the new Korg Monotron synthesizer, a $67 synth from Korg with a touch-sensitive keyboard. The battery-powered synth is a full-featured analogue synth, with VCO, LFO and VCF …

DIY floppy drive echo and delay
April 23, 2010 – 9:40 am | 2 Comments
DIY floppy drive echo and delay

Daniel McAnulty is an electronic music composer, device maker, song writer, photographer, and general all around useful fellow from Oakland, CA. Daniel has come up with the ultimate in DIY audio effects: He’s …