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Psst – whisper synth makes wearable sound

Psst – whisper synth makes wearable sound

Andrew from San Francisco constructed this sonically stylish piece – Whisper was conceived as a simple wearable audio device that would be lightweight, comfortable, and provide an engaging and simple interface that was capable of producing interesting noises. I had recently been working on AVR code for sound synthesis for my Whispering Islands installation, and […]

Sustainable noise generator

Sustainable noise generator

The Synthinetic user-powered noise box just begs to be played with, and it most definitely looks the part – To play the instrument the player has to turn big square knobs that turn the motors and slowly electricity is fed to the circuit, power is stored in capacitors that slowly charges. The instrument will start […]

HOW TO – build the Noise Toy

HOW TO – build the Noise Toy

The Noise Toy kit by Loud Objects is an easy build that delivers some impressive bit-bleeping goodness. After some simple soldering, you’ve got an excellent little synth-noise generator that can double as a programmable experimenter’s board – great for those interested in microcontroller sound synthesis. Next week, we’ll go into more detail regarding such programming […]

Thingamagoop alarm mod

Thingamagoop alarm mod

Phil sent us this how-to on using a thingamagoop synth box for morning wakefullness – Meet Bob. My favourite gal got me a Thingamagoop for my birthday so I named him Bob ( after Mr. Moog ) and I’ve been listening to his chatter now and again day to day. However, I thought he’d make […]