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Landscape’s Ferrous, an electro-mechanical resonator for strings
In collaboration with SF builder and experimental sound artist Victoria Shen, Ferrous from Landscape is a “Spinning Magnetic String Resonator.” It works by making a disc with magnets whirl around, activating strings on various instruments.
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Playtronica’s Orbita explores sequences on physical, kinetic turntable, launching soon
Inspired by objects like wall clocks and reel-to-reel tape machines, Orbita is a sequencer whose interaction is physical and kinetic, via small discs placed on a turntable. The twist is, it’s not just a design demo – you’ll be able to buy one yourself.
Peter Kirn - August 30, 2021
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Instrumental inventions, from LEGO microtonal guitar to deconstructed tuba, at Guthman prize
Bored by the Grammys? Try the Guthmans instead. The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition has selected its award winners, as musicians re-imagine acoustic, electroacoustic, electromagnetic, and digital all at once, with phenomenal results.
Peter Kirn - March 16, 2021
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SOMA’s Ether is a high-sensitivity ear for your electromagnetic world
Peter Kirn - March 6, 2019
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Listen to space’s spookiest sounds with this NASA playlist
Peter Kirn - October 30, 2017
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KOMA’s Field Kit, connecting contacts pickups, and motors, is now reality
Peter Kirn - April 7, 2017
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