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Steam powered sequencer

SynthGear — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:09:03 +0000

Dabbler & experimenter Paul Bower was browsing eBay looking at vintage steam engines one day, and decided to do something fun with it: he built a DIY steam-powered sequencer. Using an old 1920′s steam engine ... Related posts:

Edison – Monome Ninja

SynthGear — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:58:15 +0000

The video below is Edison, playing the track “Tonka Truck” from his album “All the Information at Hand”. What is completely remarkable about this track is not just that it’s played entirely on a Monome, but ... Related posts:

Synthesizer club

SynthGear — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:50:33 +0000

Synthesizer enthusiast Rory Daniels stars in some hilarious shorts called “Synthesizer Club” that only a synth geek would enjoy. He says: I’m no Alain de Bottom, but I think it’s here because we all need ... Related posts:

Build your own electronic instruments

SynthGear — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:53:11 +0000

In 1979, a book written by P.K. Sood called “Electronic Musical Projects” was published that contained plans and instructions for building all sorts of DIY electronic musical devices. It’s got plans for projects ... Related posts:

Trombone + flamethrower = all kinds of awesome.

SynthGear — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:44:43 +0000

Trombone players often get a bad rap, so trombone player/DIYer Jonathan Crawford decided to really step up to the plate and do something about it. Jonathan took a barbecue ignition system, a propane tank and ... Related posts:

Death to Vinyl – make your ashes into a record

SynthGear — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:07:27 +0000

The company “And Vinyly” will take your charred remains and press them into your own death vinyl. You can use a personalized message, your own music, or any recording that is 24 ... Related posts:

One Red Patch Cable for trade!

Public — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:59:48 +0000

Rob Wright has followed the idea of Kyle MacDonald’s one red paper clip trade idea, applying the idea to synthesizers. Rob is looking to gradually trade a single red patch cable up to something that he ... Related posts:

Vince Clarke’s Analogue Monologues

SynthGear — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:45:37 +0000

The legendary Vince Clarke has put together a great series of mini synth demos called “Analogue Monologues”. The demos take place in his mouth-watering Maine Studio, and will feature a different synth each episode. The ... Related posts:

Massive Synth Collection

SynthGear — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:09:25 +0000

Michel van Osenbruggen is a musician and synth collector from The Netherlands, and he produces music under the name Synth.nl. He had a friend over to take some pictures of his drool-inducing studio, and ... Related posts:

Xylophone fence

SynthGear — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:02:01 +0000

This is a great example of someone integrating a musical instrument into something that is typically non-musical – the xylophone fence. At Good Hope Beach in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, a beach fence has been made ... Related posts:

Gloggomobil – the coolest musical toy ever