DIY + Unusual Music Tech
Watch a hacked DJ technique made with karaoke tapes, by Ōedo Technica
Vinyl? CDJ? Meh. Hand-mixing and “scratching” karaoke cassette tapes on hacked machines as a new form of strange pop music DJing? Now we’re talking. Behold the YouTube channel of 大江戸テクニカ (Ōedo tekunika).
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How to get started hacking Mutable Instruments modules, in a video guide
Sure, you might know Mutable Instruments’ terrific Eurorack modules are open and hackable – but do you know where to start? Our friend Michael Forrest walks you through it all in a friendly video.
Peter Kirn - November 25, 2020
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Novation Launchpad now has a free set of tools in Pd to hack your own controllers
Hack your Launchpad! Novation’s new r_cycle lets you design your own layouts and interactions, and even turn them into instruments and effects, all in the free Pure Data environment.
Novation Launchpad X, mini are the latest take on the hit music grid controller
Peter Kirn - October 15, 2019
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
This video makes it easy to mod KORG’s ultra-cheap monotron for analog CV
Peter Kirn - September 25, 2019
DIY + Unusual Music tech Tech
8BitMixtapeNEO is a glitchy hackable synth the size of a cassette tape
Peter Kirn - May 14, 2018
DIY + Unusual Music tech Tech
Why would you want this €129 kit covered in sixty knobs?
Peter Kirn - September 5, 2017
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
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