Clear The Dance Floor With “Sonic Nausea”

Here’s something that calls out to be adapted for musical purposes – the $29 Sonic Nausea:  Sonic Nausea is a small electronic device which can really turn one’s stomach. It generates a unique combination of ultra-high frequency soundwaves which soon leads most in its vicinity to queasiness. It can also cause headaches, intense irritation, sweating, imbalance,… Read More Clear The Dance Floor With “Sonic Nausea”

Proof That Herbie Hancock Is The Only Guy Ever To Look Cool Playing The Keytar

It’s an unfortunate law of the universe that guys always look stupid playing the keytar. While there are plenty of memorable keytar goddesses, Herbie Hancock is the only guy, ever, to look cool playing the keytar. Here’s Hancock looking pretty badass with a Roland AX-7: Jean Michel Jarre may have come pretty close to looking… Read More Proof That Herbie Hancock Is The Only Guy Ever To Look Cool Playing The Keytar

Hands-On With the Buddha Machine 2

GearLog reviews the FM3 Buddha Machine 2 ambient sound generator.  If they put a USB connector on this and you could load up your own sounds, I’d be all over this.  If you’ve got a Buddha Machine, leave a comment and let us know what you think of it.

Using A Monome To Control Audio & Video At The Same Time

Jan van Nuenen‘s Flowers is an interesting experimental electronic music video that explores the idea of using the Monome to control audio and video generation at the same time.  Here’s how it works: The home made Monome is connected to a max/msp patch called boiingg (great app for the monome). Max sends midi to Ableton… Read More Using A Monome To Control Audio & Video At The Same Time