CZtranger Things is a free collection of 16 patches for Casio CZ synthesizers, inspired by the Stranger Things theme song.… Read More Free Casio CZ Sound Library Inspired by ‘Stranger Things’ – CZtranger Things
In this video, Chris Randall (Analog Industries) demonstrates one way to use a cassette four-track recorder as a performance instrument. Randall describes it as “A quick demo of using a cassette 4-track as an instrument. (Or: How to get a Cm7 chord in to your song the hard way.)”
Swedish Band Wintergatan shared a new video featuring two new custom electroacoustic instruments. The instruments, created by Wintergatan’s Martin Molin, include: The Music Box – a electro-mechanical music box that uses a punched strip to sequence the notes; and The Modulin – a hybrid modular synthesizer violin. The video captures a live performance, filmed in on take,… Read More Wintergatan Performs ‘All Was Well’ With DIY Music Box and Hybrid Modular Synth/Violin
The Netherlands are known for a lot of things: tulips, windmills, canals, Old Masters, space cakes and, of course, wooden shoes. Now, McDonalds in The Netherlands is adding something new to the list – DJ placemats: The McTrax, above, looks like a regular placemat, but it’s also a DJ controller, printed with conductive ink. You… Read More McDonalds Intros DJ Controller Placemats, Because – Wait For It – You Deserve A Break Today
And now for something completely different: Someone has made a middling pun into a real, working musical instrument: the NES Paul Guitar, an electric guitar, the body of which is made from — you guessed it — a Nintendo NES console. Calling it “the guitar that helped Mario save the princess,” custom guitar-maker DoniGuitars says… Read More The NES Paul, ‘The Guitar That Helped Mario Save the Princess”
Reader Daniel Müller – who previously created several LEGO Eurorack cases – has moved on to making Eurorack modules with LEGO parts.
This vintage video captures the time Mister Rogers had an ARP Soloist synthesizer in the neighborhood.
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/148525461] Jan Poope’s Audiopill – part of the art exhibition Prolapse of Love – is a conceptual art piece that is designed for “enjoying music from the inside”. According to Poope (aka Jan Strmiska):
ZVEX shared this video, demonstrating the Candela Vibrophase – a sort of steampunk, candle-powered Leslie effect. Here’s what they have to say about it:
Author David Battino shared this video, The Power Of MIDI, that explores how he’s used the power put out by MIDI controllers to run his DIY ‘monster synths’ and MIDI signal detectors:
