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The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of… The Hills
3:40AM Chris Jacob | The Alunda Church Choir wanted to see what their giant earth phonograph, the terrafon, would sound like if they dragged it across the ground. Unsurprisingly, it sounds like dirt being ploughed. But louder. More »
Games
Rock Band Voice Engine Tricked By A “Musical Instrument”
2:21AM John Herrman | On one hand, what’s happening here is very simple: Rock Band’s singing feature just senses pitch, not words, so it’s perfectly reasonable that a flute — or indeed almost any instrument — could do the trick. On the other? This is art. More »
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1:15PM Nick Broughall | Geeky instruments aren’t exactly rare in this day and age, but few have the nostalgia of the stylophone. More »
OMG! Latestbuy Are Selling Stylophones!
1:15PM Nick Broughall | Geeky instruments aren’t exactly rare in this day and age, but few have the nostalgia of the stylophone. More »
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Tenori-On Goes Orange And Gets A Little Cheaper, Sort Of
3:40AM Danny Allen | The Tenori-On remains one of the most eye-catching, hypnotising ways to make music, and Yamaha has a cheaper model coming in January. Unlike the original, it can’t use batteries, has plastic casing and the LED lights only show on one side. More »
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Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt Means Bo Diddley To The Ladies
8:40AM Wilson Rothman | You can bust out “I Love Rock n’ Roll” on this power-chord-friendly guitar tee, but by the time you do, all the reasons you set out to learn guitar in the first place will be gone. [ThinkGeek via ChipChick]
Peripherals
Polk HitMaster “Monitor” Means Faux Instrument Arms Race Exists
5:00AM Jack Loftus | The disdain I harboured for that ridiculous Altec Lansing Guitar Hero “stage monitor” was fading this morning, but news from Polk that they too would be entering the world of fake music accessories revived those feelings anew. More »
Design
These Piano Stairs Will Motivate Even The Laziest Of You
4:30PM Rosa Golijan | I’m a stair-taker because elevators and escalators give me nightmares, but for all those lazy folks who don’t have fear motivating them to take the steps, there are these piano stairs. How could you not want musical accompaniment like that? More »
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Austrians Can Make Even Pianos Talk
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | I have a weakness for piano players, but I don’t think I can call this Austrian guy a piano player: He doesn’t play them, he makes them talk. Freakin’ hell, here I am barely able to play the accordion. More »
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Giz Gallery ‘09: The Annoying Sounds Of A Laser Synth-Guitar
9:40AM Adrian Covert | The Prism Laser Synth-Guitar is a DIY project at Giz Gallery that mixes a guitar with a laser-controlled synth and a pitch bender. We decided to try and find the most annoying sound we could produce with the thing. More »
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