Black goo is the new oscilloscope: Love Hultén’s amazing ferrofluid synths

LEDs, cathode ray tubes, blinky lights – move over. Once you’ve seen dancing animated black goo frolicking in space to sound, you never go back. Love Hultén has been plus-ing their custom instruments with ferrofluids, and the results are simply magical.

Eurorack kits, cases, and more ways to mod your Korg NTS-1 hardware

It’s not just the firmware you can mod on Korg’s ultra-low-priced NTS-1 effect/oscillator. You can also mod the hardware. Here are two Eurorack conversion kits, other custom cases, plus Korg’s own resources for your own DIY efforts.

Peter Kirn - July 3, 2023

Dart, a line of open source MIDI and DMX controllers, in wonderfully wacky variations

The Dart line of controllers is an Arduino-powered array of devices, either for DIYers in shield form and with open software and specs, or mutated into a cornucopia of peculiar-looking devices. DMX and MIDI support and full customizability. This is old news, but now feels like the right time to rediscover them. It’s impossible not […]

Peter Kirn - April 6, 2022

Check out these amazing DIY controllers people made with OpenDeck

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2018

Vectors are getting their own festival: lasers and oscilloscopes, go!

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2018

New Faderfox, from mixer-style controllers to RGB insanity

Peter Kirn - June 22, 2018

Tinami’s MIDI controllers look like Moogerfoogers, built to order

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2017

Someone custom-skinned a Roland MC-505 to look like an AIRA

Peter Kirn - October 27, 2016

Minimoog controller reminds us hardware, software go hand in hand

Peter Kirn - August 11, 2015

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