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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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 …

Theremin-playing cat
April 22, 2010 – 4:42 pm | One Comment
Theremin-playing cat

For some reason, cats and keyboards go together just so darn well. What could be better than a cat playing a piano ? How about a cat playing a theremin!

Even though it hurts …

The Theremin ensemble
December 4, 2009 – 5:24 pm | 2 Comments
The Theremin ensemble

Have you ever wanted to hear just what 14 theremins playing together sounds like? Well members of the ensemble called “Mable” play russian doll-shaped (aka “matrioshka”) theremins, and they do so with great skill.
Here …

LEV, the Theremin-playing robot
November 12, 2009 – 8:33 am | No Comment
LEV, the Theremin-playing robot

At SynthGear, we have a bit of a thing for music-playing robots, and this latest robot that we’ve discovered is pure awesomeness: it’s purpose-made to play the theremin.
Ranjit Bhatnagar, one of our favorite DIY musical-instrument …

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, …

The Best CD case insert… ever.
August 19, 2009 – 4:14 pm | 2 Comments
The Best CD case insert… ever.

I’ve always been a fan of creative CD packaging, but Moldover’s Awesome Edition CD just blew my mind.
The CD insert is actually a circuit board that lists all the tracks and artist information – cool …

Jellyfish Theremin
August 12, 2009 – 10:38 am | 7 Comments
Jellyfish Theremin

Yuri Suzuki is a musician and artist who was born in Japan and now lives in the UK. He’s come up with one of the craziest musical instruments I’ve seen – a jellyfish theremin. …