History of Synthesizers: 1950 to 1970
June 11, 2013 – 7:42 am | No Comment

Previously we discussed how the synthesizer started to come to be from its earliest days as the 200 ton teleharmonium up until the creation of the trautonium (and mixtur-trautonium) in the 1930s and 40s, but …

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Body Drum
December 22, 2010 – 8:41 pm | No Comment
Body Drum

We’ve covered Daito Manabe before, demonstrating his DIY project where he stimulated muscles in his face to the beat of music.
With the help of Masaki Teruoka, Daito has created a new project, which …

Elektron Octatrack
December 22, 2010 – 6:20 pm | No Comment
Elektron Octatrack

The Elektron Octatrack DPS-1 promises to pretty much be “Ableton Live in a box”. Whether or not it lives up to this, I don’t know, but I do know that the following …

Theremin – Electronics Illustrated 1960
December 21, 2010 – 8:52 pm | One Comment
Theremin – Electronics Illustrated 1960

For your pleasure is a scan from Electronics Illustrated’s June 1960 issue, describing the Theremin. It’s a great read – they almost sound like they’re describing some strange alien device, and it definitely gets …

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 …