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Tenori-On Inspired PacklSound1 iPhone App Coming Soon, But Not Soon Enough

The Tenori-On is the zany Yamaha touch-based musical sequencer that caught our eye earlier this year, but this cool PacklSound1 iPhone app could very well be the portable version that puts us over the edge. It's a simpler version of the original $1,200 Tenori-On box, but that didn't stop the designer from laying down a quick, catchy beat. Seeing it in action, makes me want it right now: More »

12:07 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
5,106 views, 25 comments

Latest by TheSonOfKrypton: Nice....So when that UFO visits my bedroom window, I can use my iPhone and this program to communicate with it. Tell those sluts to stop abducting me and anal probing me. more »

noise

Thingamakit DIY Synthesizer is Horribly, Wonderfully Noisy

Weird... but I kinda want to hear more. That's roughly how I'd describe the sound output of the Thingamakit, a strange "noise monster" DIY synthesizer. I like the fact that it uses some sort of optical feedback: adjusting those tentacles affects how the sounds are generated, which then gets fed back to the LEDs in the tentacles. So it's a pleasingly tactile gizmo, and if you're really a strange-noise-machine-ophile, you'll also appreciate that you can buy it as a kit from maker Bleep Labs. [Bleep Labs via Hackaday]

7:25 AM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,515 views, 17 comments

Latest by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I think that's what Mario listens under the effect... you know, all those crazy mushrooms and stars... more »

commodore 64

Commodore 64 Midibox Mod Trades In Games for Beeps, Boops

What you see here was once a Commodore 64, but no longer. Now it's a MIDIboxSID, which translates roughly into, this thing looks killer in the dark and can lay down a serious series of beeps and pew pew's. Best thing is that, thanks to the C64's mod-friendly SID chips, this is a synthesizer that uses SID 6582 sound chips from the original C64 personal computer. Hooray for recycling! More »

3:30 PM on Sun Jun 8 2008
By Jack Loftus
4,959 views, 9 comments

music

Korg DS-10 Turns Your Nintendo DS Into a Serious Synthesizer


Musicians who lead double lives as gaming geeks will soon have their worlds collide when Korg releases its DS-10 software for the Nintendo DS. Basically, Korg has taken the design concept of their famous MS-10 synthesizer and thrown in a four-part drum module, two analog synth simulators, a 6-track/16-step sequencer and made it usable with the touchscreen. If I had any music ability, lived in Japan and had 4,800 yen ($47) burning a hole in my pocket, I would be all over this sucker when it is released this July. Official specs after the break. More »

9:00 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
10,495 views, 22 comments

Latest by iFlingPoo: @brucefdavis: I'm glad DJ's don't have to spell anything to make music, or even know how to play an instrument to make music. F-A-C-E more »

synthesizers

Revolution Synthesizer R2 Looks Like Death Star Control Panel, Not R2

Future Retro's Revolution Synthesizer R2 looks amazing; we completely have no use for a synthesizer, but we totally want one. With a complete aluminum construction, perfectly contrasting gun gray and white colors, as well as a smattering of blue LEDs all over, this synthesizer makes us moist in the most clichéd way possible. If that was not enough to get you interested, perhaps the circular sequencer interface, which allows single handed control; the ability to play patterns forwards, backwards, upside down and sideways, as well as remote pattern selection using MIDI program change messages will have you reaching for your anorexic wallet? More »

11:38 AM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Haroon Malik
3,500 views, 9 comments

Latest by patrickhowell: It doesn't look like R2D2, but it does kind of look like Dejarik. more »

musical instruments

Mandala High-Def Drum and Synthesizer Version 2.0 On the Way

Now the Synethesia Mandala high-def drum and synthesizer is about to bust out in version 2.0, sprouting itself a USB 2.0 port that lets you hook it up to any PC or Mac. Synethesia is calling it "the only electronic drum that truly emulates an acoustic drum." It's called high-def because it has 128 concentric rings from the center of the head to the edge that can detect the exact location and force with which you hit it. This version 2.0 also includes 3000 proprietary samples of the famed Black Beauty snare drum, along with 4GB of sounds from 100 different instruments. In addition to its USB connectivity, it also has a MIDI port with a trigger that's said to be one of the world's fastest. To be available November 1, it'll retail for $349. [Synethesia Corporation, via TMCNet]

11:05 AM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By Charlie White
4,512 views, 7 comments

Latest by wrenchmonkey26: What a stupid demo. Should have used a snare drum sound instead of that corny noise. Would have captured the attacks and accents better. more »

art objects

Gizmodo Gallery: Benjamin Gaulon


"Printball" (Gaulon, 2005) More »
moog

Bob Moog, Synth Pioneer, Dies at 71

Bob Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer and the ongoing visionary behind Moog Music's effects, synths, and theremins, died at his home Sunday. Thousands have left memories and wishes on a Website set up by his family since his diagnosis with brain cancer was made public. While the memorial will be private, reflections are still welcome on that site, and The Bob Moog Foundation will help ensure his legacy continues to touch musicians. For a glimpse of why this is emotional for so many music makers around the world, flip through the archived photos. It's hard to find a picture of Bob alone: he's always grinning ear to ear, with a musician or two in his arms. —P. Kirn More »

11:52 AM on Mon Aug 22 2005
By Noah R
135 views