The Apprehension Engine is a one-of-a-kind electro-acoustic instrument, commissioned by film composer Mark Korven, for creating horror music. Korven wanted a better way of getting unique sounds for his soundtracks, so he worked with luthier Tony Duggan-Smith to create what is described as ‘the spookiest instrument on Earth.”
Wouter van Veldhoven shared this live performance with a custom ‘reel-to-reel Mellotron thing’.… Read More Jamming With A Reel-To-Reel Mellotron Thing
“The ScrubBoard is a audio toy I built that uses a loop of audio tape to ‘scratch,’ like with a vinyl record,” explains Bell, “but it’s unique design allows for a very different approach to scratching.”… Read More New ScrubBoard Prototype Takes Audio Tape Scratching To The Next Level
“Sonicrobots is dedicated to robotic music instruments, autonomous tonal music machines, musical hacks and circuit bending,” notes Geist. … Read More Making Music With Sonic Robots
At Superbooth 17, we talked with Yuji Yamada, who was showing his ‘Reface Robot’ – a robotic synth-tweaking machine that can change all the parameters on a Yamaha Reface synth at the same time.… Read More ‘Reface Robot’ Tweaks All The Synth Parameters At The Same Time
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER demos how he uses his latest synth DIY contraption, the aptly named “It’ll Kill You 5000”, to make deadly beats. … Read More Jamming At 2000 Volts With The “It’ll Kill You 5000”
Moscow-based media artist Dmitry Morozov has created a new blood-powered synth installation, ‘Until I Die’.… Read More Blood-Powered Synthesizer Not For The Squeamish
This video is an demo of the Modulin – a custom hybrid violin/modular synthesizer.… Read More The Modulin Is What You Get When You Cross A Violin With A Modular Synthesizer
Here’s a quick guide to programming the Casio VL-1 VL-Tone synthesizer:… Read More How To Program A Vintage Casio VL-1 VL-Tone Synthesizer
The custom ‘Geiger Counter’ synth module produces random voltages, by comparing the time between clicks.… Read More Nuclear Powered Modular Synth Is The Bomb
