open source hardware

mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance

It's an even more performative monome. Creator sonocircuit has built a new take on the monome norns/grid app mlr, adding...

Slimshader packs GPU shaders into your Eurorack for live visuals, thanks to RasPi

Start with visuals made from images or 3D shader code, then wire them up and modulate them in a Eurorack...

Dart, a line of open source MIDI and DMX controllers, in wonderfully wacky variations

The Dart line of controllers is an Arduino-powered array of devices, either for DIYers in shield form and with open...

Go check out people making music and visuals by connecting synths to plants

Peope are finding new, organic inputs for synthesizers - the patterns of leaves, humidity and climate, and even electricity pulsing...

Playtronica’s Orbita explores sequences on physical, kinetic turntable, launching soon

Inspired by objects like wall clocks and reel-to-reel tape machines, Orbita is a sequencer whose interaction is physical and kinetic,...

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...

Here’s some lovely music in the woods, on monome norns arcologies and more

It’s a rig in the dirt, on a budget, with some beautiful music. DIY forest sounds are go. Now that...

Watch this entertaining how-to on hacking Mutable’s Plaits for just intonation

It's like esoteric music tech bingo: Mutable Instruments Eurorack meets just intonation meets open source meets virtualization meets microprocessor programming...