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Audio synthesizers can range from vast racks of equipment with modules stitched together by a web of patch cords to a couple of 555s wired together in an Atari punk …read more Continue reading This Simple Light-Controlled Synth Has a Surprisingly Rich Sound
[D. Scott Williamson] paid $5 for a Roland JV-30 synthesizer at a garage sale. Score! There was only one catch: it didn’t work and didn’t include the power supply. Luckily, …read more Continue reading Restoring $5 Busted Synthesizer Made Easy, Thanks to Thermal
Whether you’re a modular synth enthusiast or simply love the idea of rad electronic jams, we can all get behind the idea of crazy electronic instruments with buttons, dials, and …read more Continue reading Doodlestation Is Beautifully Musical Furniture
The abacus has been around since antiquity, and takes similar forms over the hundreds of cultures that have embraced it. It may be one of the first devices to be …read more Continue reading Abacus Synthesizer Really Adds Up
Celebrating the company’s DIY legacy, Moog Music has launched a semi-modular build-it-yourself analog synthesizer called Mavis, which delivers the unmistakable Moog sound in a compact, wallet-friendly package to new users and seasoned musicians alike.C… Continue reading Moog introduces Mavis analog synth for musicians on a budget
Some projects you come across simply leave you in awe when you look at the thought and the resulting amount of work that went into it, not only for the …read more Continue reading LMN-3: Putting The ‘OP’ In Open Source Synthesizers
Back in 2019, Nashville-based smart instrument creators Artiphon launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a portable music machine with a gaming controller vibe and sliced orange dimensions. Now the second-generation Orba has been revealed.Cont… Continue reading Powerful music machine puts a world of sound within reach
Back in 2018 we brought news of a feature-rich synthesizer for kids of all ages called the Blipblox. With NAMM 2022 just around the corner, Playtime Engineering has added two new fun-packed music makers to its lineup in the shape of the Blipblox SK2 an… Continue reading Kid-friendly synth and groovestation help make music creation child’s play
We’re definitely pretty fond of the DIY MP3 players here at Hackaday, but we don’t think we’ve seen one like CartridgeMP3 from [jpet26] before. All the electrical components are what …read more Continue reading An MP3 Player That Gives Off Nintendo Vibez
Last month, Sweden’s Teenage Engineering launched the first in a new line of portable audio products, the gorgeous but expensive TX-6 mixer. Now the company has revealed the second member of the field family, a modern reworking of its iconic OP-1 pocke… Continue reading Teenage Engineering goes update crazy for field version of iconic OP-1 synth