KORG’s adorable Sanrio tuners and other stuff you can only get in Japan

Every so often, KORG throws a Japan exclusive at its home market. And so it is that you’ll only see these Sanrio-themed (Hello Kitty) combo tuner metronomes there. It’s time for a quick Japan update.

Nitecaller has made a gorgeous analog reimagining of ARP 2600, Odyssey

Naarm/Melbourne’s own Nitecaller is making dreamy sounds- and now has the home-built dreamy synth to match. Meet the T-16 semi-modular synth, recreating and expanding on the analog circuits of classic ARPs, built by Nitecaller and his brother.

Peter Kirn - March 11, 2025

Sequencing with light on an alien-looking instrument by Kacper Ziemianin

DIY and instrument-making can be about tinkering and inventing. But it can also be about finding one instrument for your performance and iterating over the long term. That’s what Kacper Ziemianin, aka Ctrl Freq, has done with this “Light-Sequencer” instrument (LSe) – and it’s just reached a breakthrough third hardware version with an accompanying live show.

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2025

Maker Monday: DIY your own tracker hardware for around $50-$75

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2025

This is a bound book you can build into a complete modular system

Peter Kirn - December 17, 2024

Alternative histories, realized: someone built a working 80s Apple prototype

Peter Kirn - December 9, 2024

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

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2024

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

Peter Kirn - July 9, 2024

Super Synthesis is taking their excellent Eurorack modules open-source

Peter Kirn - April 12, 2024

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