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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Casio Sk1 Hockey Game
September 4, 2009 – 11:07 am | One Comment
Casio Sk1 Hockey Game

The organ and keyboard “chants” are such a staple of hockey games that this thing almost makes sense. This ingenious crazy looking device is a hockey game that is controlled by a Casio Sk1 keyboard.

Each …

The thought-controlled synthesizer
May 5, 2009 – 11:03 pm | 3 Comments
The thought-controlled synthesizer

A person named Krischan Schallenberger decided to find out what would happen if he hooked up a 1970s modular synthesizer to his brain.
The idea being that using biofeedback, he is able to control the synth with his …

Synth pencil lets you draw electronic sounds
April 21, 2009 – 10:20 pm | One Comment
Synth pencil lets you draw electronic sounds

Do you perhaps really, really want to create some music but have a term paper or some work to catch up on and don’t have the time?  How about making music by writing?  Wait.. what?

The Drawdio is …

Plushy soft synth pillows
April 21, 2009 – 10:14 pm | 3 Comments
Plushy soft synth pillows

It seems as though every time I try to bring my synthesizers to bed, I end up with bruises all over my body and scrapes and cuts on my face.  Well, there’s a solution to …