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Teenage Engineering made a robotic LFO out of LEGO – and now offers barebones modules
Ever taught a synthesis course? At some point, you invariably try to explain an LFO as being like a machine turning the knob instead of your hand. Welp – Teenage Engineering just made that illustration literal. They also now have a line of barebones modules for €29 each a la carte, adaptable to Eurorack with some extra gear.
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Volnovod is a robot sculpture that uses wire to make sound visually
Muscovite sound artist slash mad scientist vtol (aka Dmitry Morozov) has been at it yet again. This time, inspiration struck when his iPod earbuds tangled. (Good thing he hadn’t upgraded to wireless!) And the result was a new visual interface for music, embodied as kinetic sculpture. Volnovod, sounding for all the world like a long […]
Peter Kirn - January 25, 2017
Music Music tech
A piano, played by clouds and sky
We can reinvent the instruments we already have; we can try to steer a pathway to something new. Or we can sometimes imagine a known instrument in a new context. This new short film covers a robotic piano that’s got an unusual angle. Using image analysis, those mechanical fingers transpose patterns of cloud and sky […]
Peter Kirn - December 16, 2016
Music Music tech
Silk is a giant string instrument that makes Bitcoin into music
Peter Kirn - September 16, 2015
Music Music tech
Robotic Mapping Pulls a Model Building, Tron-Like, Into the Virtual
Peter Kirn - July 27, 2012
Archive Motion Music tech
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