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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When I was a teenager (in the late seventies), I got hold of an unexpected sum of money and promptly converted it into keyboard instruments: A used Fender Rhodes piano (which I got rid of …
From the “this is just so cool everyone needs to see this” files, Tristan Jehan attended the San Francisco Music Hack Day on May 15 & 16th, and showed the world his Python app that …
Many of us take fantastic sound from our computers for granted these days, but PC audio has come a very long way since I bought my TRS-80 Color Computer a very long time ago (which …
One of the last things that I would think of to be steam powered would be any sort of electronic device, let alone a synthesizer. Well Lorin Parker and Sarah Seelig, whom we …
We’re huge fans of the Korg Monotron here at Synthgear, and gadgeteers Denkitribe have hacked one to respond to a Wii Nunchuck.
The Nunchuck controller is rigged up to the Monotron using the WiiChuck adapter, which …
The Rain Drum is an invention in the concept stage by Dong Min Park. It’s an umbrella that features various drum sounds, promising to make your rainy day much more interesting.
When the rain …
Llyn Foulkes is an artist and music from Los Angeles who likes to do things a bit differently. His website says:
LLyn Foulkes has been called the Zelig of contemporary art. Over the past five …
Since it’s SynthGear’s birthday, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate with some cake, and revisit one of my favorite subjects, synth cake!
Around a year ago, one of our first articles was on some …
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 …
If you’re interested in the early history of Roland, the TB-303 Bassline synthesizer, or techno music in any way whatsoever, this is for you.
Nate Harrison is an artist and writer who has produced projects and …
Selwyn House School is an all-boys school in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. For computer class, one of their teachers brought in a 30 year old Roland TR-808 drum machine for the students to play with.
Here’s …
The cactus in the video below seems to be special – it can be played! Yes, this cactus is a playable musical instrument. In the video below, you see someone playing …
Korg has released pictures of a new product called the “korg Monotribe”. Based on the name, it sounds like some sort of cross-breeding of the Korg Monotron and Korg Electribe. The picture seems …
