I was checking out XKCD today and came across something that I thought I would share: The Tell Tale Beat (click for a larger version):

It reminded me so much of how my family must feel, …

The company “And Vinyly” will take your charred remains and press them into your own death vinyl. You can use a personalized message, your own music, or any recording that is 24 …

Rob Wright has followed the idea of Kyle MacDonald’s one red paper clip trade idea, applying the idea to synthesizers.
Rob is looking to gradually trade a single red patch cable up to something that he …

This is a great example of someone integrating a musical instrument into something that is typically non-musical – the xylophone fence.
At Good Hope Beach in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, a beach fence has been made …

OK, I was just so infatuated with the washing machine drums video, that it would be criminal not to remix those drums into a song.
So we’re going to have a remix contest! Ableton has …

“Shoes in the dryer” is one of the best ways to describe a beat that is going off-kilter, or the sound of a DJ who just can’t seem to get two songs beatmatched. That …

We’re covered Niklas Roy before, and he’s got a new DIY project that synthesizes sound in a pretty interesting way. Niklas and Jari Suominen had a chance to play with a laser cutter for …

There are a ton of musical toys out there, such as toy pianos and xylophones. Never have I been so fascinated by such a simple yet creative toy as I am with the Gloggomobil.

A …

Maybe you noticed something. Or maybe you didn’t. Well, we just moved the entire SynthGear blog over to a brand new server.
Our old home was network solutions, and amid the performance problems, …

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 …