Wiggler is a bendy expressive DIY synth – and its creator is sharing their process

You’ve seen mechanical engineers attempt expressive synths, and real, polished products. But why not have fun with a slightly more punk, DIY, bendy synth of your own? Sound Werkshop has been working on that, using the eminently affordable and flexible Daisy Seed embedded platform (which in turn runs code and Pd and Max-generated patches).

Endlesss is making a limited-edition Beat Machine full-sized arcade cabinet

Forget buying licenses, In-App Purchases, or subscriptions. The future is a fistful of quarters and heading down to the Music Arcade! Meet the Beat Machine arcade machine from Endlesss.

Peter Kirn - February 23, 2023

Expressive E’s Osmose gestural keyboard instrument arrives, with artist backing

It’s a keyboard, with elements of a hammer-style action. But it’s also gestural, with per-note articulations. And now, it’s more than just a preorder concept. Expressive E’s Osmose is here, complete with artist backing from Paris to LA to Chennai India, Jean-Michel Jarre to Flying Lotus to AR Rahman.

Peter Kirn - January 5, 2023

bela Gliss: expressive touch meets computation in crowd-backed Eurorack module

Peter Kirn - December 8, 2022

Roger Linn shares hidden settings and more gems from the LinnStrument

Peter Kirn - December 2, 2022

Superbooth: SOMA Labs shows off microtonal TERRA synthesizer, packed with sensors

Peter Kirn - May 5, 2022

Laurie Anderson, in video, on the stories behind her custom-built instruments

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2021

Attacco turns any mic – and any surface – into expressive percussive music input

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2021

ROLI hits reboot, files for administration, as it shifts to beginners and subscriptions

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2021

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