Bionic synthesis: artists make music with a prosthetic arm, eye motion

Accessibility in music can mean expanding expression beyond what is normally physically possible. For one artist, that means jacking a prosthesis as CV – for another, overcoming paralysis to make music with eyes alone. Bertolt Meyer was already producing and DJing, even with a birth condition that left him without the lower portion of one […]

The Wall of Sound reimagines a sampler-sequencer for public space and use

In an oversized, lo-fi electronic sound instrument, the project from Warszawa, PL’s panGenerator lets the public collaborate on sonic graffiti.

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2020

Welcome to Hell: the marvelous, mad musical instruments of Ewa Justka

Some people claim electronic music is the work of the devil. Inventor Ewa Justka creates things that could actually prove it.

Peter Kirn - February 7, 2020

Afrorack and Africa’s first DIY modular synth make some wild, delicious grooves

Peter Kirn - January 30, 2020

New KORG kits with tubes: Nu:Tekt headphone amp, valve overdrive

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2020

Tesla just added music-making tool Trax to their car dashboard

Peter Kirn - December 27, 2019

Amazon’s AWS DeepComposer is peak not-knowing-what-AI-is-for

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2019

Australia is using sound to monitor its wildlife and ecosystem

Peter Kirn - November 26, 2019

MeeBlip Black Friday: thru5 kit for $9.99 and geode synth $129

Peter Kirn - November 25, 2019

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