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546The Voder
“The VODER (Voice Operating DEmonstratoR) [is] an electronic speaking instrument which was unveiled (and demonstrated hourly) at the New York World’s Fair 1939-40. Inside the tall rack of sturdy electronic gear was a pitch controlled reedy oscillator, a white-noise source, and ten bandpass resonant filters. For a Voder to “speak” a talented, diligently trained operator “performed” at a special console connected to the rack, using touch-sensitive keys and a foot-pedal. These controlled the electronic generating components. The results, while far from perfect (it was damn difficult to operate!), were still entertaining and instructive of the principles involved.”
Quoted from Wendy Carlos, whose use of the vocoder in Clockwork Orange may be as significant to the vocoder as Carlos’ “Switched on Bach” was to the Moog.
From Create Digital
Houses that are under 100 sq ft
This dude Jay Shafer has been building and living in houses smaller than 100 sq ft for over 10 years. From the looks of it it’s 1 part concern for the environment and 1 part eccentricity. Check the guided tour on his website, I also posted the video after the jump. I’m not convinced that the bed “comfortably” fits 2…
Really tiny (naked) step sequencer
The GorF is a “DIY” step sequencer coming out this year.
I can’t get enough of these youtube instructional videos. Who needs manuals anymore?
via Create Digital
808 pillow!
Just in time for Christmannukwanzaa! All you girlfriends-of-djs out there… buy this for your nerdy men! Head over to Soft Machines to find out how to get your hands on one.
Mixed In Key
There’s this program called Mixed In Key that analyzes your song library and determines what key your songs are in. This is dope! Back when I used to only play hip hop I thought mixing in key was for the birds or the eccentrics but now I swear by it. Especially since Serato added the Key Lock feature last year.
There’s even this thing on their website called the Camelot Wheel, “a visual representation of which musical keys are compatible with each other.”
Parra x The Perfect Unison headphones
My man Parra designed these headphones, they’re made out of birch (one of my favorite woods) and molded just like a skateboard. Cowabunga!
Via Guillotine
This Monome gizmo is wild
I don’t even understand how the Monome works exactly but check out this dude Nil making a live track with it.
Nil – Ma Disconica (Monome Live Rmx) from nil on Vimeo.
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