Beloved family pianos are reborn as stunning phoenix sculptures

Pianos can become the heart of a home, and some become intergenerational heirlooms loaded with memories. Letting them go once they’re unplayable can be very hard, but an Australian sculptor has found a way to resurrect them, to jaw-dropping effect.Cont… Continue reading Beloved family pianos are reborn as stunning phoenix sculptures

Suzuki announces the return of the quirky Omnichord strum machine

Way back in 1981, Suzuki Music released a rather bizarre electric instrument called the Omnichord – a kind of synth you could strum. Production ceased by the end of the following decade, but now the company has relaunched an updated kidney-shaped oddit… Continue reading Suzuki announces the return of the quirky Omnichord strum machine

Yamaha gets in the groove with compact all-in-one music machine

The world’s largest music gear expo is set to open its doors next week, and Yamaha has popped up early with a groove machine called the Seqtrak that could have jumped straight out of Teenage Engineering’s design playbook.Continue ReadingCategory: Music… Continue reading Yamaha gets in the groove with compact all-in-one music machine

Budget-friendly Theremin gets players waving their hands in the air

The physicist Lev Sergeyevich Termen may not be a household name, but the eerie sounds of the synthesizer he invented are instantly recognizable. Now Dubreq is inviting music makers to wave their arms about for its own take on the Theremin.Continue Rea… Continue reading Budget-friendly Theremin gets players waving their hands in the air

Teenage Engineering knocks out powerful portable groovebox

Back in 2015, Sweden’s Teenage Engineering launched a bunch of pocket-friendly synths and samplers called, appropriately enough, the Pocket Operators. Now the team has announced a higher-end, almost pro-level version called the EP-133 KO II.Continue Re… Continue reading Teenage Engineering knocks out powerful portable groovebox

Palm-sized Woovebox puts a powerful groove machine in your pocket

The Woovebox micro music workstation rocks a stripped-back design reminiscent of Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operators, but has more to offer the mobile groove creator – packing in a synthesizer, sequencer, sampler and beat maker.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Palm-sized Woovebox puts a powerful groove machine in your pocket

Stylophone Beat puts a portable groove machine in your pocket

Back in the late 1960s, creating music anywhere was made much easier with a now iconic toy-like pocket synth called the Stylophone. Now Dubreq is aiming to do the same for beat makers with a portable drum machine.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Techno… Continue reading Stylophone Beat puts a portable groove machine in your pocket