Bizarre DIY MIDI Guitar – The Smomid
Brooklyn-based musician, Nick Demopoulos, sits down with Rebecca Ambrose to talk about his DIY MIDI guitar thing – The Smomid. Demopoulos plays it at bars and venues around the Brooklyn and New York area.
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DIY MIDI Stylophone
Simon Inns’ Stylophone Studio 5 is a MIDI controllable clone of the original 1968 Stylophone, which used a PUT based relaxation oscillator (unlike the later versions which were 555 timer based). This video shows the features of the Stylophone Studio 5 and features a soundtrack in which the Stylophone plays the melody, counter melody and… Read More DIY MIDI Stylophone
Musical Tesla Coil Hat ‘A Really Bad Idea’
MIT student Tyler Christensen thought it would be cool to build a musical Telsa coil and then strap it to his head for Halloween. Or as he put it – ‘a really bad idea’. Details on Christensen’s musical tesla coil hat are available at his site.
New Step Sequencer Looks Cool – Until You Lose Your Balls On Stage
Ball Beats – Alkex Instruments was uploaded by: alkexinstruments
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Build A Synth In A Book
Konkreet Labs put together this demo video of their Synth In A Book – a MeeBlip synthesizer built into a vintage hardcover book: MeeBlip is being fed MIDI signals from Ableton Live and the audio out is then processed again by Live. Konkreet Performer is controlling the MIDI velocity as well as audio effects. MeeBlip… Read More Build A Synth In A Book
Rainboard Isomorphic Keyboard (Sneak Preview)
Rainboard:Honeycombs and Snowflakes Performance was uploaded by: shiverware
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1979 Remco Sound Fx Machine, ‘One Of The Stupidest Toys Ever Made’, Recreated As Software
Ghostfact Sound FX Machine was uploaded by: kosmotikshokk
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The Advanced Audio Science StringStation
StringStation | MAIN ALL was uploaded by: stringstation
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The Millioniser 2000 MIDI Harmonica, (In-Depth Tutorial And History)
Remember the awesomely bizarre vintage MIDI harmonica, the Millioniser 2000, that we featured last week? Millioniser’s Rock Erickson saw the post and followed up with more info and more videos. Here’s what he had to say: Thank you for your posting to your site and for your interest in Millioniser. You have inspired me and… Read More The Millioniser 2000 MIDI Harmonica, (In-Depth Tutorial And History)
Madrona Labs Soundplane Coming To Decibel Festival
Madrona Labs’ Randy Jones has announced that he’ll be demoing the upcoming Soundplane instrument at Seattle’s Decibel Festival, scheduled for Sept 28-30, 2011. According to Jones, Soundplane gives performers ‘intimate control’ over computer-made sounds. The Soundplane detects a wide range of pressure on its hardwood surface, from a light tickle to very firm pressure, and… Read More Madrona Labs Soundplane Coming To Decibel Festival
