Music Tech
A new look at electronic music’s female pioneers, in limited streaming now
With film festivals online, many parts of the world get a unique chance to peek into a new feature documentary on women pioneers in electronic music history, Sisters with Transistors.
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1930s Soviet optical synthesis animation looks positively futuristic after 4K restoration
It’s synthesis from paper – sounds crafted quite literally by hand, using drawn animation, then optically synthesized. But after this 4K restoration, it’s clear how much these 1930s inventors were ahead of their time.
Peter Kirn - January 13, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Music Music tech Tech
Find zen-like calm with these perfect miniature synthesizer videos
We all need a way to center, a way to lower our blood pressure and cure insomnia. Forget ASMR or videos of ocean waves or whatever. Just watch these mesmerizing videos of tiny, tiny, tiny accurate models of classic synthesizers.
Peter Kirn - January 6, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
Spend an hour with Leon Theremin and all-star composers in Moscow, 1991
Peter Kirn - September 4, 2020
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Tech
The best TR news is this free 808 emulator, made in SuperCollider
Peter Kirn - August 18, 2020
DIY + Unusual Gear Software Tech
Free software lets you recreate the MPC2000XL drum machine
Peter Kirn - April 20, 2020
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