Polyphonic noise generation from Indonesia, in squaresolid’s Chaosbyte synth
We live in a chaotic world; only Chaosbyte and - I think that might be a wind-up chicken etched into...
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Top music gear news from Superbooth 2021 – the CDM monster guide
The music nerd cultural happening - modular pilgrimage is back, and with it... way too much gear to wrap your...
Afrorack is back with cheap DIY modules, from African percussion to MS-20 filters
Afrorack continues to make richly textured polyrhythmic music and share secrets for cheaply producing powerful modular instruments with open tools....
Cassette turntablism is a thing, and you need to watch more tape DJ videos from Japan
DJing was born in hacks, DIY spirit, counterculture - in artists reinventing how machines work. So enough of DJs all...
Error Instruments’ Loopman is an experimental cassette Walkman instrument
Also from the mad genius of Error Instruments - Loopman is a Walkman-style tape record player-looper, modded for speed manipulation,...
Make a DIY velocity-sensitive e-drum kit with Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack
No budget for an electronic drum kit? No problem. Brian Bamanya reports from Uganda on how to DIY the whole...
CHAIR made an amazingly realistic snare plug-in – get a CDM discount, then play it on a table
The Center for Haptic Audio Interaction Research have been busy - and they've made a snare model unlike any you've...
Build smart, custom mechanical keyboards for MIDI – or really tiny Ableton Live control
John Park of DIY boutique Adafruit seems to be having some serious fun with tiny mechanical keypads - as hackable,...
Freespin is a demo made for the Commodore 1541 – no, not the computer, just the floppy drive
Artists just did the unthinkable - make a complete audiovisual demo on just a 1982 floppy drive, without the computer....
Beirut Synthesizer Center is a home for Lebanon’s artists, even when electricity is scarce
Lebanon's DIY scene simply won't quit. On Friday June 26 an informal new space opens, a gathering spot for electronic...
