Hacking and 3D printing the future of violins, in a growing community

Violins: they’re often the first example people site when talking about traditional acoustic instruments. But using new pickup techniques and rapid prototyping, that could be about to change.

Mods Make The Moog’s Werkstatt Synth More Educational, More Fun

It began as an exclusive for a limited-edition workshop. But it’s turned into more. Moog’s Werkstatt synth is a lovely little analog synthesizer in its own right. But, driven by its educational mission, it’s also become a means of learning electronics. This is a synth you want to hot-rod.

- December 5, 2014

Will Your Next Controller Be 3D Printed? Meet Adafruit’s Open Source Grid

The original monome project did more than just create a novel piece of hardware for music. It established a design language for what essential digital interfaces might be, in the deceptively simple form of its light up grid of buttons. It’s not so interesting to just copy that hardware, then. More compelling are efforts to […]

- August 11, 2014

From Song to 3D Model to Augmented App: Visualizing Oneohtrix Point Never

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2013

“Ghost Box”: Imagine Anything, Realized with 3D Printing, Projection, Interaction, Illusion [Interview]

Peter Kirn - December 9, 2013

"Ghost Box": Imagine Anything, Realized with 3D Printing, Projection, Interaction, Illusion [Interview]

Peter Kirn - December 9, 2013

pMic is a 3D-Printed A-B Stereo Mic You Can Make Yourself; Hear It

- November 21, 2013

Cascading Topologies of Data, in 3D Surface and Projection Mapping

Peter Kirn - June 17, 2013

Biostagog: Fluid Cellular Architecture Combines Mapping, Responsive Interaction [Gallery]

Peter Kirn - May 27, 2013

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