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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Korg Monotron contest winners
July 11, 2010 – 7:27 pm | 3 Comments
Korg Monotron contest winners

Two months ago, we decided to celebrate our birthday by giving away a free Korg Monotron to one lucky SynthGear Reader. For the contest, we asked for ideas for the site, logo ideas, products …

Do you want a free Korg Monotron synth?
May 14, 2010 – 6:23 pm | 65 Comments
Do you want a free Korg Monotron synth?

It’s our birthday! SynthGear is one year old, and to celebrate, I’d like to give away one of the coolest, funky little pieces of gear I’ve seen in a while – a Korg Monotron.

We’ve …

Moog Beer!
May 12, 2010 – 2:17 pm | No Comment
Moog Beer!

What if you could put all that wonderful, organic moog-y goodness into bottles and sell it?
Well, the Asheville Brewing Company and the Bob Moog Foundation have teamed up to do just that – …

The rebirth of ReBirth
May 11, 2010 – 1:58 pm | 3 Comments
The rebirth of ReBirth

The ReBirth software studio by Propellerhead was huge when it came out in 1997. It was a super cheap PC program that faithfully recreated a Roland TR-808, a Roland TR-909 and two Roland TB-303 …

Oops…
April 13, 2010 – 10:13 pm | No Comment
Oops…

Oops, something went wrong.
As it happens the site was hacked last week. It was a struggle to keep it live, as it took me about a week to figure out …

Moog Auto De-tune
April 1, 2010 – 11:04 am | One Comment
Moog Auto De-tune

I’m not sure about you, but I go crazy every time I hear a new track that uses Auto Tune in an obvious way. It got old the second Cher released her track many …

A message from the Bob Moog Foundation
December 18, 2009 – 2:50 pm | No Comment
A message from the Bob Moog Foundation

Dear Fellow Synth Aficionados,
Ponder for a minute what our musical lives would be like today if there’d been no Dr. Bob Moog . . .
His genius and innovative synthesizers & technology laid the foundation …

Nine Inch Nails Selling gear on eBay
November 30, 2009 – 9:56 am | One Comment
Nine Inch Nails Selling gear on eBay

Trent Reznor that Nine Inch Nails played their last ever live show in September, and now it seems as though he might be living up to that claim by selling off the band’s equipment.
Some of …

Bob Moog 2010 calendar
November 16, 2009 – 6:10 pm | No Comment
Bob Moog 2010 calendar

The Bob Moog Foundation has just released a 2010 calendar celebrating the Moog legacy through vintage photos, memorabilia, quotes and information taken directly from Bob’s personal archive.

The photos in the calendar highlight important moments in …

Circuit Bent Festival NYC seeking performers
October 22, 2009 – 12:33 am | No Comment
Circuit Bent Festival NYC seeking performers

Here’s your chance to show off your Kung-Fu circuit-bending skills. The Bent Festival is looking for performers for Bent 2010 : The 7th Annual Circuit Bending Festival.
Even if you’re not a circuit-bender, if you have …