Audio and Video Illusion called the McGurk Effect
December 19, 2012 – 2:05 pm | No Comment

It is true, music is best heard when your eyes are closed or if you can get really really close to the stage performer.
Everyone knows this because visual cues can at time be distracting. …

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The VAX77 folding keyboard
December 1, 2009 – 12:30 pm | No Comment
The VAX77 folding keyboard

OK, let’s say you’ve got a gig tonight on the other side of town and you don’t have a car. You need a weighted-key large keyboard controller and need to take it on the …

The MIDI suit
October 31, 2009 – 3:33 pm | One Comment
The MIDI suit

Sonalog is a company based out of Brighton, UK and they’ve put together the first commercially-available MIDI body suit. The ”Gypsy Motion Capture MIDI Controller” is an exoskeleton that is worn outside the clothes …

Lava Lamp MIDI controller
October 27, 2009 – 7:36 pm | 4 Comments
Lava Lamp MIDI controller

Jason Hotchkiss is a DIY-er who has created the ultimate psychedelic ambient music generator. He took a lava lamp, a bit of custom electronic work and a Miduino PCB from Tom Scarff, put it …

Beat Sneaks: DIY midi drums in your shoes
July 28, 2009 – 1:05 pm | 3 Comments
Beat Sneaks: DIY midi drums in your shoes

Personally, I like to tap out drum patterns with my fingers – it drives people crazy. I do it at home, in the car, even in my studio (I record my tapping and them …

The Apple iPiano
July 9, 2009 – 4:05 pm | 11 Comments
The Apple iPiano

Apple’s new piano app for the iPhone promises to… oh wait, pardon me? really? It’s NOT an iPhone app? It’s an actual piano?
OK, so the iPiano is Apple’s stab at an actual electronic …

Percussa AudioCube Controller
May 18, 2009 – 11:46 pm | No Comment
Percussa AudioCube Controller

I’m always on the lookout for interesting controllers, and these AudioCubes extrend the idea of control for sound manipulation and for midi control way past the keyboard or conventional sequencer.

Basically, the AudioCubes are small, palm-sized …