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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Washing Machine remix winner
December 21, 2010 – 8:05 pm | No Comment
Washing Machine remix winner

We’ve finally picked a winner to the washing machine remix contest!
The winner was submitted by SynthGear member Maartez: “The Washer – Zware Shag d&b mix” :
Maartez will be getting a copy of Ableton Live, …

Steam-Powered Record Player
November 30, 2010 – 12:20 pm | No Comment
Steam-Powered Record Player

Simon Lanson has created all sorts of interesting projects, but his steam-powered record player is one of my favorites.

Simon built the DIY steam engine part completely from junk he had lying around his garage. …

Minimoog Voyager XL
September 10, 2010 – 4:03 pm | One Comment
Minimoog Voyager XL

Only two days after we posted about the Minimoog Voyager XL, Moog has officially launched the new monster monosynth.

Moog says:
Designed in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager XL is a …

What a record sees
September 10, 2010 – 9:34 am | No Comment
What a record sees

Tim Franco is a photographer based in Shanghai, China. His photographic work tries to examine objects from different perspectives:
“My art pushes further the idea to investigate the documentary work through portraying certain kind of …

Dance music in a module
September 9, 2010 – 1:22 pm | 4 Comments
Dance music in a module

It isn’t a secret that a lot of classic dance music follows a fairly defined formula. Mungo Enterprises has taken this concept a step further and have actually created a sequencer module called the …

Moog Slim Phatty
September 8, 2010 – 10:31 pm | 3 Comments
Moog Slim Phatty

As I’m still anticipating the Moog Voyager XL , the following piece of information was brought to my attention:
Why has Moog Music registered the trademark “Slim Phatty”…?
Here’s the registration information:
Name: SLIM PHATTY
IC 009. US 021 …

Moog Voyager XL
September 8, 2010 – 3:58 pm | 2 Comments
Moog Voyager XL

The rumor mill has been abuzz with news of a new monster monosynth – the Moog MiniMoog Voyager XL. The Voyager XL promises to be a semi-modular monosynth (think Korg MS-20 on steroids), and …

Beer Synth
September 7, 2010 – 3:46 pm | No Comment
Beer Synth

Well, not quite. Matt Braun is a designer, artist and DJ who lives in in Philadelphia. He’s come up with a concept that is incredibly simple, and amazingly clever: Tuned Pale Ale.

Matt has …

The tell tale beat
September 3, 2010 – 12:10 pm | No Comment
The tell tale beat

I was checking out XKCD today and came across something that I thought I would share: The Tell Tale Beat (click for a larger version):

It reminded me so much of how my family must feel, …

DIY mind-controlled synth
September 3, 2010 – 10:36 am | No Comment
DIY mind-controlled synth

Robert Schneider is the singer for the indie rock band “The Apples in Stereo“, hailing from Denver, Colorado. Not happy with trying to play synthesizers with and actual keyboard, Robert modified a Mattel Mindflex(The …