Category: Tech

The glass armonica is, essentially, a series of spinning bowls. They are different sizes, and make different sounds when you rub your finger along the side of them while they spin like some musicians do with wine glasses. Don’t let the simplicity of explaining it take away from the patience and skill it takes to … Continue reading The Glass Armonica Makes “The Sound of Angels Singing” 

Adam McCann, super interactive graphic maker, decided to take advantage of the The Beatles' discography making it's way to the streaming services.  These services offer direct access to their data streams through application programming interfaces.  This means that he had access to all of the data, including lyrics, release dates, chart toppers, and more.  Anything … Continue reading A Visualization Analysis of the Beatles

The last time we visited Jeremy Bell & his ScrubBoard he was working on demoing the added rocker to his DJ scratching device from the retro-future.  But of course, nothing this revolutionary can stand still for too long. The ScrubBoard's Evolution Now, not only has he put together a more refined product, but he's stepped … Continue reading The ScrubBoard Returns with Guitar Loops & Scratching!

Sonuus, the guitar playing engineers that brought us their pitch-to-MIDI converters and pedals for guitars are revolutionizing the industry again.  Meet Loopa, the world's first looper microphone: Every good product solves a specific need and Loopa is no different. The Vocal Looper Conundrum Vocalists are unique among the world of musicians.  Their instrument is their … Continue reading Loopa – The World’s First Vocal Looper Microphone

I know what you're thinking... "But are they really from the future?"  Yes, the answer is yes.  I would have included my time machine on this post but it unfortunately doesn't make music.  Just an annoying high-pitch buzzing sound before I quantum leap. Here are some gadgets that do make music, though, that I brought … Continue reading Music-Making Gadgets From the Future!

That's right.  You read that correctly.  Check out this titanium masterpiece: Gittler Instruments was at NAMM 2016 showing off their minimally designed, fully titanium electric guitar, pictured above.  It looks like something out of an H.R. Giger drawing, but from the distant future.  I suppose the design considerations were driven partially by the cost of the material … Continue reading Minimalist Design & Titanium Electric Guitar

This is straight up gangsta.  *wicky wicky skerra*  If you're like me, you've tried to invent a new type of musical instrument and failed.  You've laid in bed trying to figure out a new way of making sound, but it's all been covered.  Plucking strings, vibrating air, slapping membranes... it's all been done.  Jeremy Bell … Continue reading The Scrub Board – DJ Scratching on Cassette Tapes

The fellas over at ACPAD.com have painstakingly researched, developed, and manufactured a masterpiece.  The ACPAD is a wireless MIDI controller for acoustic guitar.  I suppose you could slap it on an electric too, but it do what it do. The ACPAD is slick.  Do you want to play back up chords while you rip out … Continue reading ACPAD – The Wireless MIDI Controller for Acoustic Guitar

This blew my mind for two reasons.  First off... who'da thunk it?  3D printed guitars literally never came to my mind over the month I wracked my brain about what could be done with a 3D printer.  That's pretty sad. Think about the possibilities.  3D printed guitar picks, pick guards, headstocks, necks, knobs, and more. … Continue reading 3D Printed Guitars! Here’s an H.P. Lovecraft Design!

So many of us get caught in a position where we're in need of some music for some project of our own.  The problem is, there's quite a barrier to entry for creating what we need and doing it well enough to present to our fans, customers, bosses, etc.  That's where AudioJungle comes in!  No … Continue reading Need Music But Not a Musician? AudioJungle!