This MIDI Controller Just Solved Music’s Biggest Portability Problem
There’s something refreshing about a gadget that looks this good while solving real problems. Germain Verbrackel’s MIDI controller concept doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel,…
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Memoreel captures nostalgic sensibility, fuses it with AI to create music and art from recorded emotions
Generative AI has the power to create music, images, content and videos from your input. Now, someone believes that not only words and text, but…
Someone Built a Working Synth From Cardboard and Walnut Keys
Most synthesizers look and feel like appliances. They’re plastic boxes mass-produced in factories, efficient and functional but utterly lacking in personality or warmth. Pianos and…
Nintendo Switch-inspired DJ Console Splits Into Two So You Can Deejay With A Friend
It was pretty game-changing back in 2015 when Nintendo dropped the Switch, ushering in a wave of 2-player gaming on the same console. Two joy-cons,…
Teenage Engineering’s latest Microphone is the most unserious yet brilliant piece of music tech we’ve seen
Teenage Engineering has never been content to stay within conventional product categories, consistently pushing boundaries between instruments, toys, and art objects. Their approach to music…
This Futuristic iPod Boasts A Clean Minimal-Punk Design… And A Jogwheel
I’d argue that the iPod ran but the Spotify Car Thing stumbled at its first steps. There wasn’t a problem with design, people were actually…
Ntron Arcade DIY Project Brings Chiptune Synth and Retro Gaming Together
The fascination with 8-bit games and chiptune music continues to inspire makers who want to create their own tools for both play and artistic expression….
World’s First Hollow-Body Concrete Guitar Weighs 20 Pounds and Plays Like a Dream
Rob Scallon and Mike from Morley Maker just built a hollow-body concrete guitar that actually works, and I’m sitting here wondering what other materials can…
Retrospekt CP-81 Portable Cassette Player Dials Up Nostalgia with Modern Style
The cassette revival is more than just a passing fad—it’s a full-on celebration of analog music, tactile experiences, and the joy of rewinding your favorite…
Tiny Vinyl Crams Big Sound and Sustainability in a 4-Inch Collectible Record
The vinyl revival has brought back the tactile joy of physical music, but it has also highlighted some persistent challenges around cost, storage, and environmental…
Love Hultén’s Extraterrestrial Guitar Thing Is a Sci-Fi Synth for Sonic Explorers
Experimental musical instruments have always occupied a fascinating space between functional tools and artistic statements, but few creators push this boundary as playfully as Love…
Nothing Ear (3) turns the earbuds case into a Walkie Talkie
If you’ve been following Nothing’s journey, you know Carl Pei’s startup has always thrived on doing things differently, sometimes bordering on the dramatic. Their third-gen…