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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Sick octave synth
May 14, 2013 – 11:36 am | No Comment
Sick octave synth

Uk indie rock band The Young Knives are selling a hand made synth, based on the classic Atari punk console design, to support their new album ‘SICK OCTAVE’.
The band are letting fans pre order their …

Arduino drum machine + synth module with MIDI input
January 10, 2013 – 8:45 am | No Comment
Arduino drum machine + synth module with MIDI input

Arduino MEGA was used for the drum machine and Arduino UNO for the synth module with a MIDI input. Both are enclosed in a “groovebox”.
Two outputs (one for the drum machine and one for the …

Korg Monotribe
April 4, 2011 – 3:01 pm | 6 Comments
Korg Monotribe

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 …

“Ronald”
February 10, 2011 – 12:29 pm | 4 Comments
“Ronald”

Ron Mael is one-half of the band (along with his brother) Sparks. From wikipedia:
When the band hit the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, he was well-known for his strange appearance, often remaining motionless …

Korg Kronos Details released!
January 12, 2011 – 7:30 pm | 70 Comments
Korg Kronos Details released!

The first images and information for the Korg Kronos are in from NAMM 2011!   It’s a full workstation, with:

9 Sound engines, each offering a unique sound-creation technology (see list …

Korg Kronos – guess what it is, and win a Korg Monotron!
January 3, 2011 – 11:54 am | 148 Comments
Korg Kronos – guess what it is, and win a Korg Monotron!

Korg has released a teaser video of the new Korg Kronus that will be unveiled at NAMM 2011. Details are extremely sketchy, but they talk about it in terms that indicate that it’s supposed …

Access Virus vs Blender
January 2, 2011 – 7:36 pm | One Comment
Access Virus vs Blender

No, this isn’t another one of those “will it blend?” videos – Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Analogger attempts to “perform a shotgun marriage between conventional instruments and random sound generation” with his music. The …

The Omega Orion: HAL 9000 would be proud
July 15, 2010 – 3:18 pm | 2 Comments
The Omega Orion:  HAL 9000 would be proud

Studio Electronics created a synthesizer a while ago, very much inspired by the movie 2001: A space Odyssey, and Hal 9000′s ominous glow. This huge (38 pounds) synth is an anlogue monster, with a beautiful …

The sun – biggest synth ever?
June 22, 2010 – 6:35 pm | 10 Comments
The sun – biggest synth ever?

I’m always searching for new sources of sound, but astronomers at the University of Sheffield have come up with a great one. They’ve managed to make an audio recording of the magnetic fields present …

DIY IKEA lamp theremin
October 22, 2009 – 8:43 am | 2 Comments
DIY IKEA lamp theremin

Jan van Nuenen is an artist/designer/musician/crazy electronics guy who has created this awesome IKEA solar-powered optical theremin thingy that he calls the Sunnan Synth.

The synth/theremin was made with a $20 IKEA Sunnan lamp, some photoresistors, …