Monthly Music Hackathon is hosting their Synthesis & Samples Hackathon in NYC this Saturday. burkit2600 The folks at Monthly Music Hackathon NYC are focusing on Synthesis & Sampling this month. From their site: Make new art from scratch! Learn about recent research, tools, and art related to sound synthesis and audio…

The Synthino XM Synth/Groovebox Kickstarter campaign has surpassed it’s $14,000 goal. As I told you about before, Minneapolis-based DIY kit makers GetLoFi and Nootropic Design have a Kickstarter campaign for the Synthino XM Polyphonic MIDI Synthesizer and Groovebox. They have now surpassed their $14,000 goal, and will start shipping in April/May. As…

The circuit bending inspired sound design tool, SoundScaper is now at v1.1 I’ve mentioned SoundScaper by Motion Soundscape (aka Igor Vasiliev) before here, here and here. Now v1.1 has been released. Here’s what’s new:  Advanced control panel for all faders and rotary knobs opened by double tap. Simple automation of changing…

The 2015 Denver Synth Meet wrapped-up in pics. Chris Randall, from Audio Damage has a great flickr album of the 2015 Denver Synth Meet. A few highlights below:

A great round up of pics of the Chicago Synth meet from March 1st of this year. Photo Credit: Andrew Horton FaceBook user Andrew Horton has some great pics in his album from the Chicago Synth Meet at the Hideaway that we originally told you about here. The album can be…

As we first told you about here, the Denver Synth Meet is an all ages sight and sound sharing event. The meet will include: Modular, Old & New Hardware/Software Analog/Digital Do It Yourself Controllers Guitar Pedals Manufacturers  Demos You will be able to buy/sell/trade and open tables will be available…

Get ’em before they’re gone! Adruinos and kits. Head over to the closeout section of the store to see what’s left!

This Saturday, March 7, Control Voltage hosts Basic Synthesis 2: Filters and Frequency Modulation. From the FaceBook event page: The Basic Synthesis series at Control Voltage is a set of recurring casual presentations, each an hour in length with ample time for questions, meant to de-mystify the synthesizer piece by…

Artisan’s Asylum is hosting a 6 week course on making your own synthesizer. The six week, one-night-a-week classes start this Monday, March 9 and are going to be taught by Jimmie P. Rodgers at the Artisan’s Asylum. Course Description: Join us for an intense six-week introduction to electronics through an exploration of…

Tim Kaiser, the circuit bending/DIY synth guru from Duluth, Minnesota, is producing a new double EP. If you’be been following the circuit bending/DIY synth scene for any length of time, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve stumbled across some of Tim Kaiser’s work. Now he is producing a Double EP…

MAGFest and Boston 8bit present the PAX East Jamspace 2015! From the event websites: “MAGFest Presents the PAX East Jamspace 2015! As always, this year will be a mix of open jam time aka your typical Jamspace awesomeness (starting around 10am all three days!) + some fantastic scheduled shows from…

Monthly Music Hackathon NYC is featuring  algorithmic music. This Saturday is the Automatic Music Hackathon. This is a series at Monthly Music Hackathon NYC. Schedule:11:30 Doors open11:45 Pizza12:00 TalksAndreas Jansson – Midimacs: A semi-algorithmic midi sequencer in Emacs LispRyan Groves – Automatic melodic analysis and its application to automatic compositionJonathan Marmor –…