Hacker & Commodore 64 expert Jeri Ellsworth wowed visitors to the Bay Area Maker Faire with her Commodore 64 Bass Guitar. Ellsworth noted via Twitter that it uses the SID chip and is based on an FPGA – a re-implementation of the Commodore-64 computer using reconfigurable logic chips. See the video below for an overview of… Read More Jeri Ellsworth & Her Commodore 64 Bass Guitar Thing
Bananaphone TouchSynth was uploaded by: 0ldbitcollector
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de/Rastra – Oscillographic Synthesizer and Computer Interface – Kyle Evans (Performance Excerpts) was uploaded by: yakthekyle
Duration: 130
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Textile designer Lara Grant is giving ‘soft synths’ a new meaning. This soft interface is made from metallic wools, Velostat (a resistive material), conductive fabrics, sheep’s wool and acrylic craft felt. It is connected to the circuit with snaps soldered to wires and alligator clips.
SLAPEROO Percussion Presents the Lap Slap! was uploaded by: TheSlaperoo
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DEWANATRON! A 3D Stereoscopic Documentary (Official Teaser) was uploaded by: IntlSurrealist Compendium
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Magnetovore Presents the Magnetic Cello was uploaded by: magnetovore
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Noisy Jelly is an unusual project, by Raphaël Pluvinage & Marianne Cauvard, that explores using gelatin shapes as music controllers. Here’s how they describe it: Noisy jelly is a game where the player has to cook and shape his own musical material, based on coloured jelly. With this noisy chemistry lab, the gamer will create his own… Read More Noisy Jelly – The Jello Synthesizer
Skintimacy is an project designed to ‘explore interpersonal boundaries through musical interactions’. The work, by Alexander Müller, Jochen Fuchs & Konrad Röpke, translates skin on skin touches into sound: With ‘Skintimacy’ we present a skin-based interface for a collaborative musical performance. The experimental setup is intended to be both an evocative tool for interpersonal interaction and touch, as… Read More Skintimacy Turns Touch Into Sound
W-Audio today introduced a new MIDI keyboard controller that they describe as ‘a game changer’. The Whole Tone Fixed-width keyboard MIDI controller features a unique keyboard layout that maintains a consistent relationship between black and white keys across the full range of the keyboard. By standardizing the key relationships, the whole tone fixed-width layout makes… Read More New Whole Tone Fixed-width Keyboard ‘A Game Changer’
