Precisionsound releases Retro Gadgets – First Chapter for HALion, NI Kontakt & SoundFont

Precisionsound has released Retro Gadgets – First Chapter, a collection of samples from bizarre old electronic toy instruments. To prepare these old toy instruments for use in a DAW-based studio, they fine-tuned each note exactly so you can add retro flavor without any hassle. Every note of the instruments’ natural range and sound possibilities has… Read More Precisionsound releases Retro Gadgets – First Chapter for HALion, NI Kontakt & SoundFont

February 22, 2007February 22, 2007Leave a comment

Blackhole Sun Video By Moog Cookbook

Here’s an interesting video by Moog Cookbook, an electronica band that does covers of modern pop tunes in the style of Moog records of the late 1960s and early 1970s. No MIDIs were hurt in the making of this video. Moog Cookbook at Amazon.

February 10, 2007February 10, 2007Leave a comment

Video: Hands On With The New Axis MIDI Controller

One of the coolest things we saw at the NAMM Show this year was a new MIDI controller introduced by C-Thru Music, the bizarre AXiS-64 MIDI controller. Designer Peter Davies threw out preconceptions of what a music keyboard should be and designed a layout based on the Harmonic Table. According to C-Thru Musiic, the arrangement… Read More Video: Hands On With The New Axis MIDI Controller

February 10, 2007February 10, 20073 Comments

NAMM: Bizarre New Harmonic Table MIDI controller

One of the most interesting new MIDI controllers introduced at the 2007 NAMM Show was C-Thru Music’s bizarre AXiS-64 MIDI controller. Unique to the AXiS is its key area, invented by Peter Davies, which is based on the Harmonic Table. According to C-Thru Music, the arrangement of notes helps you understand note relationships and create… Read More NAMM: Bizarre New Harmonic Table MIDI controller

February 5, 2007May 12, 20083 Comments

Italy Joins Topless DJ Craze

We don’t know why, but Synthtopia is the top site in the world for the search phrase topless DJ. We’re not sure if it was the story on “Erotic Fetish DJ Extraordinaire” Portia Surreal, the story on pornstar-turned-topless-dj DJ Niki Belucci, or the one about DJ Diva, the topless skydiving DJ, but somehow has Google… Read More Italy Joins Topless DJ Craze

January 29, 2007February 22, 20157 Comments

Roomba Christmas Music Robots

The Roomba family was out caroling: This was a demo of RoombaMidi2, a Mac OS X program to turn your Roomba into a MIDI instrument. via Make

December 24, 2006January 16, 2007Leave a comment

Man Destroys iPod In A Blender

Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is destroying iPods to sell $400 blenders. Blendtec makes hardcore blenders – not something that most people would think they need. Ask someone if they’d like to watch a video demonstration about a blender, and they are liable to run for the door. Create a vlog about… Read More Man Destroys iPod In A Blender

December 16, 2006January 16, 2007Leave a comment

The Eight Thousand Dollar Piano-Shaped ipod Table

The Concerto Table, a piano-shaped table designed by Nicholas Lovegrove & Demian Repucci, has to be one of the most expensive and exclusive iPod accessories yet. According to its designers, “The Concerto Table seeks to transform the experience of the modern dinner party by combining the use of a dining table with the elegant curvature… Read More The Eight Thousand Dollar Piano-Shaped ipod Table

December 4, 2006January 16, 20071 Comment

What Every International Superstar DJ Needs For Christmas….A Gas Powered Turntable

Here’s something for international superstar DJ’s that have everything that they could possibly ever need in this lifetime – a gas powered turntable: The turntable is a design concept by wouter Geense Design Studio, and has a 2.5 cc motor. According to the designers, “Our basic thought is that imagination functions as a guide or… Read More What Every International Superstar DJ Needs For Christmas….A Gas Powered Turntable

December 3, 2006January 16, 2007Leave a comment

Dance Music, Sex and Drugs

Hip-hop and dance music fans are more likely to experiment with drugs, have sex and blow off their social obligations, according to research by University of Leicester psychologist Dr Adrian North. North’s research shows that a person’s musical preference tells a great deal about their lifestyle and interests. When it comes to relationships, beliefs and… Read More Dance Music, Sex and Drugs

September 14, 2006February 3, 2007Leave a comment