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Velosynth: Bicycle-Mounted Synth is Open Source, Hackable, Potentially Useful
velosynth release#001 from velosynth on Vimeo. Bicycle transport is cheap, environmentally sound, and quiet – a little too quiet. Since bikes don’t make noise, it can be difficult to hear them coming....
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Artist Jo Hamilton, Working with the Gestural AirPiano Digital Controller
Watching the bleeding edge of new musical instruments often means having to see new designs in tech demos, in proof-of-concept experiments as artists first try their hands on a new object. If you can...
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Composing for 1-bit Microchip: Tristan Perich
Tristan Perich releases music entirely as electronics, with his 1-bit Symphony, coming out next week. But before we get hung up on the novelty of the thing, take note: there’s some real musical,...
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Behind the Scenes of Propellerheads’ Oversized Drum Machine
There’s obviously something about big. In the 1988 film Big, the iconic scene featured Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia tapping their way across FAO Schwartz’s oversized piano. Now, it’s the drum machine’s...
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Ready-to-Play, Tuned Beer Bottles, and Other Design Experiments with Sound
From label to physical shape to the boxes they come in, these beer bottles have been reimagined for musical aims. Cheers! All images courtesy the artist, Matt Braun. What if blowing tunes on beer...
View ArticlePretty, Nodal, Non-Linear Music, on iPad + iPhone and Big Dodecahedrons
Brian Eno should be proud. Generative sequencing – making lovely, shimmering music mapped to pleasant-sounding modes – is totally in this season. At top, exhibit A: Aura Flux, a new iOS ambient music...
View ArticleAn Absurdly Huge Moog Knob, and OSC Meets CV in Open Source Hardware
Moognify II from Combo Square on Vimeo. Here’s an antidote to the trend toward virtual knobs, touchscreens, and mobility: a big-ass, tangible knob bigger than your head. That may be a slightly...
View ArticleA Game of Checkers Becomes a Step Sequencer, Ableton Live Controller
Checkerboard Step Sequencer V2 from Josh Silverman on Vimeo. Shall we play a game? Have your checkers chops ready, because Josh Silverman’s Checkerboard Step Sequencer, a tangible interface for music,...
View ArticleIroning Shirts? Making Music? Combine Them!
Made In Iron 2 from Matti Niinimäki on Vimeo. Matti Niinimäki of Finland has combined a common household chore with music control. He transforms an iron and ironing board into a wireless music...
View ArticleLEGO Christmas Tree Plays Carols, Courtesy Max/MSP, Custom Electronics
Desmond Dodecahedron has the craziest way of celebrating the season I’ve seen this year: just build a giant Christmas tree from LEGOs, then use visual programming environment Max/MSP and some custom...
View ArticleThe Listening Tree: A Holiday Tree Whose Colored Lights Respond to Sound
Wintertree from Limbic Media on Vimeo. Winter: it’s dark. So, it’s no coincidence that holiday traditions from Christian to Jewish to Pagan to … uh, New Year’s … celebrate light. And it’s fun watching...
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