https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCgreEKadmY
The Human Sized Synthesizer is an installation, developed by Daito Manabe and Rhizomatiks, in collaboration with Red Bull Music Academy and KORG.
It is described as ‘a social experiment, embodying the Academy ethos of encouraging creative collaboration’.
The Synthesizer is a large format workstation that includes:
- A step sequencer drum machine with four sound sets;
- A keyboard with an arpeggiator and other functions; and
- An X-Y effects unit.
The giant synth’s controls are based on KORG’s classic MS10/20 synthesizers, with MPC-style touch-sensitive trigger pads.
The below schematic outlines the synth’s main elements:
They missed a huge opportunity to break the largest modwheel record here..
Insert ‘mini keys’ joke here…
It was Nov 2014…
Hadn’t heard about it before, so it’s news to me 😀
Id like to challenge the title to worlds largest synthesizer.
Skunk Control a group from Australia have created an even larger true analog modular synthesizer called The Oscillator.
It is based on a MFOS design complete with 16 step sequencer.
https://vimeo.com/162927520
Both should get setup head to head for the challenge to see which one is bigger but more importantly!, which one is cooler?
Is it the korg ios ms20 app with a giant controller?
Huge empty box, but if you look closely you’ll find a little MS-20 quaking in a corner.
Other than the gratuitous red bull can shots, love it. Would like to hear some of the things people came up with. To the youtubes…
this is why i use soft synths
Funny, I was gonna say this is exactly why I use hardware. 🙂
The real question though…is it analog?
Loved the scenes of people playing together. Even if the whole thing is run by a Dell computer, the important thing is the “analog” (hands on) interface.