Korg woodland adventure: phase8 add-ons, Sinevibes DSP, and NTS mixer

Deep in the forest of Superbooth earlier this month, Korg showed off some up-and-coming gems, if you knew where to look. That included a compact NTS mixer, updated Sinevibes effects for Korg gear, and add-ons for the phase 8 “acoustic synthesizer,” including effects you can 3D-print. I’ve done some digging on what it’s about.

Erica Synths surprise: Bullfrog with Richie Hawtin features swappable cards, youth-friendly features

Here’s “one more thing” from Erica Synths, unveiled at SONAR+D in Barcelona. They’ve added to their EDU line with Bullfrog, a modular synth co-created with Richie Hawtin, featuring swappable voice cards that can transform its functionality.

Peter Kirn - June 15, 2023

This drum machine turns children’s heartbeats into music, raising visibility of kids’ heart defects

Teenage Engineering and designer Love Hultén worked together on the design for the CHD-4, a drum machine based on electrocardiograms. The object went on auction on Valentine’s Day this week, in an effort to raise visibility of Congenital Heart Disease.

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2023

Thomas Dolby’s 1989 explanation of synthesis with the Muppets and a fly in a box is pretty ingenious

Peter Kirn - October 12, 2022

Roland and MIT want to use music to teach kids programming

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2018

Get a kid to explain clock: Caitlin’s modular clock tutorial is must-watch

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2018

Teenage Engineering’s drum synth UI was drawn by a 9-year-old girl

Peter Kirn - January 18, 2017

Play with Steve Reich’s techniques in a free iPhone app

Peter Kirn - April 28, 2016

Google are giving away experiments to teach music and code

Peter Kirn - March 9, 2016