The Innovative Systems Ribbon Tube Synth

Musikmesse 2012: Innovative Instruments was showing the Ribbon Tube Synth, a custom synth created from a Doepfer Ribbon Controller, what looks to be a Mutable Instruments Shruthi-1, a speaker and a giant tube. And some beer. It’s currently priced at 799 Euro. See the Innovative Instruments site for details.  

Digital Enhancement – The Antique Music Box Sequencer

Reader Martin Bircher sent word of a new interactive sound installation, Digital Enhancement. Digital Enhancement consists of an electrified Symphonion Brevet No. 28 music box, a synthesizer, an amplifier and four headphones. The Symphonion musical box dates back to the beginning of the last century and its mechanical workings are combined with digital technology to convert it… Read More Digital Enhancement – The Antique Music Box Sequencer

Dodecaudion Spatial Multimedia Controller Now Available

Developers panGenerator have announced that the Dodecaudion electronic music controller is now available. The Dodecaudion is a spatial audiovisual controller in the shape of a regular dodecahedron. Each of its walls is equipped with an infrared-detecting “eye” that collects information on the presence and position of the musician’s hand. Here’s a demonstration of the Dodecaudion in… Read More Dodecaudion Spatial Multimedia Controller Now Available

2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition Winners Challenge Your Preconceptions About Music

Winners have been announced in the 2012 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition – an annual event to find the world’s best new ideas in musicality, design, and engineering. Competition finals were held February 17, 2012 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. Twenty-four inventors, composers and designers from nine countries were selected to compete, from more than 50 entries. Instruments were… Read More 2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition Winners Challenge Your Preconceptions About Music