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Repairing electronic devices isn’t as hard as it used to be. Thanks to the internet, it’s easy to find datasheets and application notes for any standard component inside your gadget, …read more Continue reading Reverse-Engineering a Display Protocol to Repair a Roland Synthesizer
Startup Sensy has launched a guitar-shaped electronic instrument featuring a fretboard crammed with follow-me lights designed to get noobs playing tunes quickly, but can also be used by seasoned pros as a MIDI interface or eye-catching melody maker.Con… Continue reading LED-packed Sensy Guitar lights the way to easy music creation
At first glance, building a drum machine that uses the heartbeats of children with congenital heart disease might be considered very poor taste. But audiovisual artist Love Hultén and Teenage Engineering have created the CHD-4 to raise awareness of the… Continue reading Bizarre drum machine beats to a different rhythm to raise CHD awareness
Way back in January 2021, at the NAMM trade expo, Korg offered a brief sneak preview of a powerful new analog/digital drum machine, and then all went quiet. Now the “three-fold hybrid” Drumlogue has finally gone up for pre-order.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Korg finally launches versatile Drumlogue hybrid drum machine
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