Huge Synth Sounds from Tiny Mixtape Alpha

Music Technology

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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April 11th, 2012 4

Jie Qi, from Media Lab’s High-Low Tech Group, took a synthesizer and distilled it into a compact, no-frills interface. About the size of an audio cassette, it has setting for multiple tones, looping ability, and five note polyphony. The sound has an 8 bit feel to it, but the real magic is in how it’s controlled They packed a ton of functionality into a small space, including the ability to share tracks with friends.

As for documentation, they’ve made a homepage and a wiki page for it, so users can obtain one and start hacking it.

[via The Creators Project]

4 thoughts on “Huge Synth Sounds from Tiny Mixtape Alpha”

Rony Reis says:

April 14th, 2012 at 4:44 pm

Tears in my eyes. Cool!
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