Turing Machine, Workshop System & Planet of the Apes! // Music Thing Modular at Machina Bristronica

video upload by DivKid

"It's a pleasure to look back at the last Machina Bristronica event (2025) and share this video with Tom Whitwell of Music Thing Modular from the DivKid Discussions stage. We talk about origins, Thonk acting like a record label, Turing Machines, Radio Music and the Workshop System which has inspired and built community and created collaborations, before rounding out on some unexpected connections to Planet of the Apes!

Machina Bristronica is taking a year off for 2026, but will be back in 2027. Check out videos from the DivKid Discussions stage, Machina news and updates and all about Music Thing Modular at the links.

*LINKS*
Machina Bristronica // https://machinabristronica.uk
Music Thing Modular // https://www.musicthing.co.uk
Thonk // https://www.thonk.co.uk


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*TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS*

00:00 Intro

00:32 Music Thing Modular (and Thonk) quick history

03:39 Working towards a system

05:27 60,000+ ways to patch the Workshop System

07:28 From a system for workshops to the released Workshop System

08:48 Optimising a design for production

10:51 How do you simplify enough but not too much

12:54 Working collaboratively

15:06 Moving into assembled units as well as DIY

17:36 The ‘Computer’

19:19 A community of Computer developers

22:24 A platform to inspire making instruments

25:09 Workshop System loans, events & workshops

26:51 Looking to the future

29:06 Radio Music & Hollywood sound recordist audio banks