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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The washboard tie
November 19, 2009 – 12:26 am | No Comment
The washboard tie

Let’s say you’re a computer salesman and you have to get play at a hoedown and don’t have time to change or even go home to pick up your instrument… quick – what do you …

Synth playing robot
October 31, 2009 – 10:03 pm | 4 Comments
Synth playing robot

It was made over 25 years ago. WABOT-2 was a robot that was developed by Waseda University in 1984 as an intelligent humanoid keyboard player.

When it was made, it was considered the ‘most …

Happy 909 Day!
September 9, 2009 – 9:09 am | No Comment
Happy 909 Day!

It is now 09/09/09 09:09:09. This date only comes around once every 100 years, and I’d like use this time to celebrate the… 909!
The Roland TR909 is THE house and techno drum machine. …

Jupiter 8 vs Felt vs Skateboard = very cool
August 20, 2009 – 11:54 pm | One Comment
Jupiter 8 vs Felt vs Skateboard = very cool

Back in April, I wrote about a textile artist from Australia named pul(sew)idth.  She had created some really nice re-creations of classic analog synths as felt pillows.  Well, I’ve found a few more up on …

Concert Hands: The robotic keyboard teacher
August 19, 2009 – 9:39 am | One Comment
Concert Hands: The robotic keyboard teacher

Have you ever wanted to brush up on your keyboard skills without having to actually figure it out for yourself or without having to take lessons? This patented contraption is called “Concert Hands”, and …

Oblique strategies for electronic music
July 27, 2009 – 10:15 am | 5 Comments
Oblique strategies for electronic music

Creativity and inspiration can often be quite elusive.  Sometimes I can sit down in my studio and great sounds and music simply pour out of me; other times I find myself staring at my computer …

The Apple iPiano
July 9, 2009 – 4:05 pm | 10 Comments
The Apple iPiano

Apple’s new piano app for the iPhone promises to… oh wait, pardon me? really? It’s NOT an iPhone app? It’s an actual piano?
OK, so the iPiano is Apple’s stab at an actual electronic …

Audio Waveform Jewelry
June 1, 2009 – 11:20 pm | 13 Comments
Audio Waveform Jewelry

Sakurako Shimizu is a Japanese artist, curator and designer of conceptual jewelry based in Brooklyn, NY.
Sakurako has created a line of jewelry that integrates audio waveforms into the pieces via laser etching and calls it …