DIY + Unusual Motion Tech
Optical analog video feedback in a massive, rotating 4K machine
It’s digitally controlled optical goodness: a humble Teensy translates analog knob turns into control of 4K displays, all built into beautiful mahogany enclosures and giant cranks. The result: elegant, precise fractals blossom out of 4K displays by literally tweaking the knobs on the units. Behold, The Light Herder!
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Handmade experimental synths and DIY from Argentina’s Los Aparatos
From Tucumán, Argentina, Los Aparatos are constructing handmade synths and electronics education and DIY projects. And now you can ship their experimental synthesizer, Auduina MK2, internationally. Plus, those pink controls and creative projects are just irresistible. Let’s take a look.
Peter Kirn - August 17, 2026
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Celebrate your Blue Monday with the choir sound from New Order – and Kraftwerk’s Orchestron
Expect there are quite a few blue Blue Mondays in the house, so this is topical – our friend Alex Theakston dives down a rabbit hole straight to Kraftwerk’s very own Vako Orchestron.
Motor Synth is brutal, electro-mechanical synth – last days of discount
Peter Kirn - June 24, 2019
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