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This is a teaser for a new multi-input looping system from Devine Machine, Cycler. Arash Khalatbari and Wise Washington performing using CYCLER, the new upcoming looping and remix system from Devine Machine. Flutes, jaw harp and percussion are recorded and mixed live. Devine has several more Cycler looping demos available at their blog. No specs or release date have been announced for Cycler. (via rekkerd)

Just like modular synthesizers, people connect with each other in order to achieve diverse objectives. In Voltage, robots, half-human and half-synthesizer, powered by a huge amount of energy, connect to each other in an electric and chaotic trance. Found this via createdigitalmusic

FingerBeat is a music instrument designed for creativity & self-expression, inspired by retro synthesizers and samplers, FingerBeat is a classic for absolutely everyone. Available on iPhone & second generation iPod touch.

Dan Lloyd, Brownell Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College, is using fMRI data from scans of the brain to synthesize “music”, and has found that different brains make very different melodies. (via syntopia)

Giuseppe Guerriero’s Physical Sequencer is a grid-based, human-scale interface that allows you to transform your movements and gestures into techno-trance sounds. It features 56 proximity sensors arranged in a 7×8 grid that convert the gestures into music via a software. via YankoDesign & Synthtopia

Here’s a great clip from Hans Fjellestad’s documentary on the man, the myth, the legend - Bob Moog. Nice to the see the synth genius was humble as well as gifted.  This documentary is available in full on iTunes for $9.99. (via musformation.com)

Electronics and code and whatnot are great fun, but a lot of people want to know, how can they add actual, physical motion to a project? I’ve rounded up the last few odds and ends from the London Music Hackday organized in the offices of The Guardian, and came across Alistair MacDonald and Mr. Duck’s Percussion Machine, which uses Arduino with servos to strike beer bottles. (via createdigitalmusic)

“Can we create new life out of our digital universe?” asks Craig Venter. And his answer is, yes, and pretty soon.

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5 Experience Pulse is a browser-based synthesizer. You can get a free iPhone synth version of this, too!

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