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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Synthporn Awesomeness
May 21, 2009 – 9:51 pm | One Comment
Synthporn Awesomeness

Matthew Davidson is a musician and synth nut.  He took some great video footage at the Analogue Heaven Northeast 2009 gathering and set it to music:

Once a year, analog synth enthusiasts gather to socialize and …

Synthesizer cakes
May 19, 2009 – 2:51 pm | 7 Comments
Synthesizer cakes

In celebration of a good friend’s birthday, I present to you a number of cakes that have been fashioned to look like synthesizers. Some of them are simple “cakes that look like a …

The thought-controlled synthesizer
May 5, 2009 – 11:03 pm | 3 Comments
The thought-controlled synthesizer

A person named Krischan Schallenberger decided to find out what would happen if he hooked up a 1970s modular synthesizer to his brain.
The idea being that using biofeedback, he is able to control the synth with his …

Synth pencil lets you draw electronic sounds
April 21, 2009 – 10:20 pm | One Comment
Synth pencil lets you draw electronic sounds

Do you perhaps really, really want to create some music but have a term paper or some work to catch up on and don’t have the time?  How about making music by writing?  Wait.. what?

The Drawdio is …

Plushy soft synth pillows
April 21, 2009 – 10:14 pm | 3 Comments
Plushy soft synth pillows

It seems as though every time I try to bring my synthesizers to bed, I end up with bruises all over my body and scrapes and cuts on my face.  Well, there’s a solution to …

The Atari 400 Synth
April 21, 2009 – 9:24 pm | One Comment
The Atari 400 Synth

This wild looking analog synthesizer gets its body from a classic Atari 400 computer – but none of its brains.

Created by Paul Rothman’s Fridgebuzzz Electronics (yes, that’s supposed to have 3 “z’s”), the simply named Atari …