Lisbon this week will be a haven for DIY sound, video synthesis, and AV

Against the unlikely backdrop of top horror film festival MOTELx, Lisbon will host a beautiful spectrum of DIY workshops, audiovisual experimentation, video art, and synth building from across Portugal and Europe this week.

This site will help you sort out what’s up with minijack MIDI (PSA – reminder)

Here’s your regular, friendly reminder for those not in the know: if you’ve been puzzled by minijack and TRS connections for MIDI, and why none of them seem to work together, one website has (nearly) all the answers.

Peter Kirn - July 9, 2024

Super Synthesis is taking their excellent Eurorack modules open-source

DIYers, coders, hackers – Super Synthesis is fully open-sourcing their modules under the ultra-permissive CC0 license (public domain). It could be the start of a new model for module making – and if you’ve ever wanted to watch someone live-stream the design process, you get that, too.

Peter Kirn - April 12, 2024

Benjolin Gorga, Andreas Siagian’s Yogyakarta Eurorack edition

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2024

Selestium’s plucked Quiverer M5 module, as discovered on an alien dig

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2024

Smallest MIDI keyboard ever? MidiCard fits on a business card

Peter Kirn - February 20, 2024

Finally, a silly synth so small you could swallow it (but please don’t)

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2023

Maxell would like you to know that they still make audio cassette tapes

Peter Kirn - September 25, 2023

In Phantasmagoria of Jathilan, enter the trance of a horse dance

Peter Kirn - July 19, 2023

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