In case you think Pikachu isn’t disturbing enough, there’s Kaseo‘s circuit bent Pikachu, one of a limited edition of 100. If you like stuff like this that’s a bit out there, don’t miss 13 Bizarre Circuit Bent Children’s Toys.
“Do you think this is just yet another toy synth?” asks Denkitribe. “I don’t think so. This is a very serious virtual analog synth.” Looks pretty cool from the demo.
Surachai‘s video capturing the creating of a ThingamaKIT synth monster.
The Dipping Duck Orchestra: Music randomly generated by dipping ducks (AKA happy birds, drinking birds, dippy birds, happy ducks… etc) Using the basic parts of a keyboard, each duck is hooked up to a note of the octave. As their beak touches the water in the glass the circuit is completed and the sound is… Read More The Bizarre Musical Art Of Kitty Clark
MixMiester Scratch, “the original DJ scratch tool for iPod touch and iPhone,” is now available as a free download. It’s more of a music game than a music tool – but try to do that on a Blackberry! To download and use MixMiester Scatch, you’ll need to be running the current versions of Apple’s iTunes… Read More Download MixMiester Scratch For iPhone For Free
PKNTS has designed an interesting modular sound toy for kids: AMK is a modular sound toy designed for preschool children. In combination with a computer, single sounds and sound sets can be transfered to sound blocks, called ‘Klangbausteine.’ Childrend can play independently with each module, or combine the sounds by plugging blocks together. Only one… Read More Modular Sound Toys
With the price of Legos, my guess is that this Lego synthesizer would cost about as much as the real thing. via Brickshelf
The Internet has given circuit bending, the process of hands-on experimentation with battery-powered electronic noise making circuits, a life of its own. If you look hard enough, you’ll find that somebody, somewhere, has circuit bent just about any electrical toy or gadget that you can imagine. Here are thirteen of the most bizarre examples of… Read More 13 Bizarre Circuit Bent Children’s Toys
This is a cool idea: The August issue of Otona No Kagaku (Japanese for Adult Of Science) will be a synth themed edition called the Synthesizer Chronicle. It will feature interviews from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tomita and Fumitaka Anzai. With the magazine comes the SX 150 Gakken Analog Synthesizer – which appears to be a basic… Read More Buy A Magazine, Get A Free Synth
Music Thing’s Tom Whitwell has posted a short review of the Chimera BC16 mini-synth, a tiny semi-modular synthesizer. The Chimera BC16 is a $269Â miniature patch synthesizer, offering a VCO, LFO, 24dB VCF, VCA, envelope generator, noise source, ring modulator and headphone amplifier – all in a crisp, white, round, CNC machined acrylic housing the same… Read More Chimera BC16 Mini Synth Review
