musical instruments | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/musical-instruments/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:45:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 synth meets ferrofluid visualizer: love hultén unveils new Y-17 with designboom at sónar+D https://www.designboom.com/design/synth-ferrofluid-visualizer-love-hulten-y-17-designboom-sonard-06-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/synth-ferrofluid-visualizer-love-hulten-y-17-designboom-sonard-06-13-2024/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:30:41 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1071475

as visitors press the keys, a gooey liquid is brought to life, dancing hypnotically in sync with the chilling tunes.

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travel electric guitar with ukulele body and 3D printed parts can be packed in hand luggage https://www.designboom.com/design/travel-electric-guitar-ukulele-3d-printed-guitalele-lance-rake-05-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/travel-electric-guitar-ukulele-3d-printed-guitalele-lance-rake-05-13-2024/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 16:01:25 +0000 lance rake https://www.designboom.com/?p=1063962

the body and neck of the electric guitar ukulele, or guitalele, were machined from a single piece of ash, and the top was 3D printed for the electronics.

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acoustic harp guitar with 109 strings can play different chords at once https://www.designboom.com/design/acoustic-harp-guitar-109-strings-bernth-05-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/acoustic-harp-guitar-109-strings-bernth-05-07-2024/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 09:50:28 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1062985

musician BERNTH builds his own acoustic harp guitar with 109 strings by piecing together different plucked string instruments.

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love hultén on bridging woodworking with electronics for his whimsical synthesizers https://www.designboom.com/design/love-hulten-woodworking-electronics-audiovisual-synths-interview-04-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/love-hulten-woodworking-electronics-audiovisual-synths-interview-04-26-2024/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:45:07 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1060132

'I started to experiment with audiovisual contraptions combining traditional craftsmanship with modern technology, and found my niche,' hultén tells designboom.

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yamaha lines up and photographs the 8,000 parts that make up concert grand piano CFX https://www.designboom.com/art/yamaha-photographs-concert-grand-piano-cfx-design-laboratory-03-28-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/yamaha-photographs-concert-grand-piano-cfx-design-laboratory-03-28-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:15:38 +0000 Kazuya Washio https://www.designboom.com/?p=1055488

yamaha design laboratory dissects the insides of its grand concert piano CFX, lines up each of the 8,000 parts, and photographs them for ‘the art of sound’.

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spin AI-music synthesizer encourages users to explore nuances of algorithmic music https://www.designboom.com/technology/spin-ai-music-synthesizer-nuances-algorithmic-music-arvind-sanjeev-02-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/spin-ai-music-synthesizer-nuances-algorithmic-music-arvind-sanjeev-02-13-2024/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:10:16 +0000 Arvind Sanjeev https://www.designboom.com/?p=1046701

arvind sanjeev's 'spin' breaks down the barriers between human and machine creativity.

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suzuki brings back the omnichord, a portable instrument reviving the ’80s electronic sounds https://www.designboom.com/technology/suzuki-omnichord-om-108-electronic-musical-instrument-01-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/suzuki-omnichord-om-108-electronic-musical-instrument-01-29-2024/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:00:51 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1043676

suzuki brings back the modern version of its 1981 omnichord with a built-in speaker, multiple-function control, and 108 chords.

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yamaha’s keyboard-sized SEQTRAK creates electronic music anywhere for on-the-go raving https://www.designboom.com/technology/yamaha-keyboard-seqtrak-electronic-music-studio-01-17-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/yamaha-keyboard-seqtrak-electronic-music-studio-01-17-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:55 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1041196

yamaha unveils SEQTRAK, its compact sound machine packed with 2,000 presets sounds, a seven-slot sampler, and wireless functionalities.

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largest organ in scandinavia with 3D printed 260-meter pipes plays in helsinki music center https://www.designboom.com/design/largest-organ-scandinavia-3d-printed-pipes-260-meters-helsinki-music-center-01-09-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/largest-organ-scandinavia-3d-printed-pipes-260-meters-helsinki-music-center-01-09-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:50:05 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1039380

the largest 3D printed organ in scandinavia   On January 1st, 2024, the Helsinki Music Center welcomed the new year with a striking organ with 3D printed sounding pipes and wind lines extending a remarkable 260 meters. Standing as the largest organ in Finland and Scandinavia, the musical instrument boasts 124 sound registers distributed across […]

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love hultén’s tegel sound sculpture incorporates bonsai tree to generate audio experiences https://www.designboom.com/technology/love-hulten-tegel-sound-sculpture-bonsai-tree-audio-experiences-01-01-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/love-hulten-tegel-sound-sculpture-bonsai-tree-audio-experiences-01-01-2024/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:50:42 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1035859

the device interprets biodata from organic material into MIDI signals through minute fluctuations in electrical currents.

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