DIY music gloves for everyone, as Imogen Heap project gets kid friendly

You know – for kids. Mini.mu is a musical glove that can get young people coding and crafting and making music and electronics work. And it’s off to a simple, elegant, and affordable start, courtesy artist Imogen Heap and designer Helen Leigh.

Mammoth Beat Organ is a giant crazy mechanical music machine

What if music were made mechanically, with giant wheels and bellows and valves? The Mammoth Beat Organ makes that happen, using parts from toilets, a hearse, and a treadmill.

Peter Kirn - October 1, 2018

The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Richard Devine

Music, film/TV, games… yes. But another frontier is opening for sound design you might not expect: cars. That has led automaker Jaguar to sound designer Richard Devine, and that in turn means when this Jag accelerates, it sounds like it’s headed into hyperdrive, bound for the outer rim.

Peter Kirn - September 20, 2018

Inside Cypher2, and what could be a more expressive future for synths

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2018

Bible thumper: watch a circuit bent bible, made on a dare

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2018

The 808 just got its own hipster IPA beer in London

Peter Kirn - August 8, 2018

It’s official: new Aphex Twin is inbound on September 14

Peter Kirn - August 6, 2018

Free download: amps and cellos under your fingertips in the new LABS

Peter Kirn - August 2, 2018

Tom Whitwell on Turing Machine and how to design your first module

Peter Kirn - July 23, 2018

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