synthesizers
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This Bizarre-Looking Synthesiser Plays Music Using a Vibrating Ruler
If you ever entertained your fellow students at school (while annoying teachers) with an impromptu performance involving twanging a metal ruler hanging off the edge of a desk, then you already have a firm grasp of how Dmitry Morozov’s latest creation works. It’s a synthesiser built around office supplies, and it sounds as unique and…
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You Can Build These Analogue Synthesizers Like Nintendo’s Cardboard Labo Toys
If you’ve never played around with Teenage Engineering’s tiny synthesizers—like its iPod-sized Pocket Operators or the build-it-yourself modular instruments featuring affordable price tags for those not churning out chart-topping hits every week.
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The Only Sounds Coming From This Minimoog Sofa Will Be Snores
Originally released way back in 1970, the unique sound of the Minimoog analogue synthesiser means the hardware is still in demand today. But since Moog stopped producing the synths back in 1981, they’re incredibly rare and expensive now — unless you’re happy to add this sofa equivalent to your studio.
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Critter & Guitari’s New Instrument Is A Totally Programmable Box Of Whimsy
Critter & Guitari’s Brooklyn-based workshop is the source of beautiful, if borderline esoteric electronic instruments. Its latest box, based on the colourful metal-and-wood design the company is known for, is fully programmable, so that those lovely lacquered keys can make any sound you want.