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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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 …

New Moog Taurus 3 Pedals – Update
August 17, 2009 – 9:19 pm | One Comment
New Moog Taurus 3 Pedals – Update

Moog Music has been taking pre-orders on their new reissues of the much-coveted Moog Taurus Pedals. In this video, Moog Senior Engineer Cyril Lance give a quick update on progress on the Taurus 3 …

Synths and Robots
July 25, 2009 – 7:52 pm | No Comment
Synths and Robots

Picture this: You’ve got robots that are modules in a self-aware modular synth. They start patching themselves together, crafting sound and rhythm, and they work themselves into such a lather that the …

Weird / odd things in synth manuals
July 10, 2009 – 11:13 pm | 4 Comments
Weird / odd things in synth manuals

We synthesizer nuts can be a weird bunch. It seems as though half of the synth manuals that I’ve seen have some sort of strange text or pictures in them. The following are …

The EMS Synthi Mk 1 AKS
July 6, 2009 – 7:51 pm | No Comment
The EMS Synthi Mk 1 AKS

My certifiable obsession for electronic music and electronic instruments in general, especially synthesizers, started in my elementary and middle school years, sometime in the 1980′s. Frequent trips to the library, an institution in which I …

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 …

Richard Bartz talks techno
June 26, 2009 – 12:23 am | No Comment
Richard Bartz talks techno

Richard Bartz is a fairly prolific German techno and dance producer, remixer, and solo artist. He’s released a number of records but enjoys playing live more than anything.
Bartz has a fairly unique style, and …

DIY Matchbook Synth
June 12, 2009 – 4:13 pm | One Comment
DIY Matchbook Synth

Ranjit Bhatnagar loves making homemade instruments. We featured him in a story on the mobius music box earlier, and here’s another gem that he’s put together: the matchbook synthesizer.

Ranjit says:
In my junkbox I …

Is Jean Michel Jarre’s Laserharp Fake? I think not!
June 9, 2009 – 11:49 am | 6 Comments
Is Jean Michel Jarre’s Laserharp Fake? I think not!

Jean Michel Jarre is the guy who got me into electronic music.  Oxygene was like nothing I’d ever head before, and some people even say that nothing that he’s done since has surpassed this album …

New Oberheim SEM released by Tom Oberheim
June 4, 2009 – 10:13 pm | 2 Comments
New Oberheim SEM released by Tom Oberheim

The Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) was the first synth put out by Tom Oberheim in the 70′s.  It was meant to be a second, backup synth to be connected to a sequencer for layering …