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Moog Crams An Incredible Analogue Synth Into An App

8:03AM October 18, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Everyone recognises the haunting space sounds of Moog synthesisers even if they don’t know it. It’s as pervasive on Sci-Fi soundtracks as on classic pop records. Now Moog has packed that legendary sound into the seriously fun Animoog iPad app. More »


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Why Is This Old Couple Raving With Synthesisers?

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3:30PM August 3, 2011 | Danny Allen

I love this video. It’s sweet, it’s funny, it has an elderly couple rocking out to synthesisers. And it also makes absolutely no sense at all. Enjoy! More »


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NSFW: Play Holiday Tunes With The Lingerie Girls Synthesiser

3:40AM December 2, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This is the Cup Size Choir, seven angels in lingerie singing seven notes at your command. They lie down, breathing sensually, waiting for you, ready to play Deck the Halls or whatever Christmas carol you want. More »


This Adorable Pocket Synth Will Make You An 8-Bit Legend

4:20AM November 4, 2010 | Sam Biddle

If I had one of these Pocket Piano synthesisers, I would just roam the streets playing it without a care – much like the dudes in this video. It’s quite beautiful (those wooden buttons!), sounds great and is handmade. More »


Relive The ’70s With Moog’s Voyager XL Synthesizer

7:40PM September 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Keeping the same oak panelling that makes Moog synthesisers so distinctive, the Minimoog Voyager XL celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog, which bands such as Kraftwerk and Yes pounded their fingers across so electronically. More »


Chipophone 8-Bit Organ A Bleeping, Blooping Labour Of Love

7:20AM July 24, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Chiptune fans and anyone nostalgic for a bygone, simpler era in electronic music will be delighted by Swedish tinkerer Linus Ã…kesson’s ingenius Chipophone. The homemade instrument crams an 8-bit synthesiser into the body of a handsome old electric organ. More »


MorphWiz Turns Your iPad Into A Synthesiser

9:20AM June 23, 2010 | Casey Chan

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Jordan Rudess, of Dream Theater, has created an audio synthesiser app for the iPad that promises to deliver an audio and visual experience. Just watch him play it. More »


Prove To Your Friends That The iPad Is No Toy

3:40PM June 9, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Your buddies have been giving you a hard time about your iPad, pontificating on its uselessness at every turn. Whatever. Just show them the Mantaray iTar, the first serious guitar-style synthesiser frame for the iPad. Two words: content creation. More »


Korg Monotron Is So Tiny It Fits In Your Pocket

2:40AM March 25, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

When you look at the photo of the Korg Monotron analogue synthesiser you think it’s like any other regular synth. Then you watch the video and realise is so tiny it can actually fit in your jeans. More »


Synthesiser Used To Create Doctor Who Theme Tune Being Flogged On eBay

7:20AM February 24, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

With eight days left in the auction, the actual EMS VCS3 synthesiser used by John Baker at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to create the Doctor Who theme is already up to $US6000. There are some deep-pocketed Whovians out there. More »