Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme

YouTube Uploaded by UnivPennsylvania on Feb 28, 2012

"Flying robot quadrotors perform the James Bond Theme by playing various instruments including the keyboard, drums and maracas, a cymbal, and the debut of an adapted guitar built from a couch frame. The quadrotors play this "couch guitar" by flying over guitar strings stretched across a couch frame; plucking the strings with a stiff wire attached to the base of the quadrotor. A special microphone attached to the frame records the notes made by the "couch guitar".

These flying quadrotors are completely autonomous, meaning humans are not controlling them; rather they are controlled by a computer programed with instructions to play the instruments.

Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science is home to some of the most innovative robotics research on the planet, much of it coming out of the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab.

This video premiered at the TED2012 Conference in Long Beach, California on February 29, 2012. Deputy Dean for Education and GRASP lab member Vijay Kumar presented some of this groundbreaking work at the TED2012 conference, an international gathering of people and ideas from technology, entertainment, and design.

The engineers from Penn, Daniel Mellinger and Alex Kushleyev, have formed a company called KMel Robotics that will design and market these quadrotors.

More information: http://www.upenn.edu/spotlights/penn-quadrotors-ted

Video Produced and Directed by Kurtis Sensenig
Quadrotors and Instruments by Daniel Mellinger, Alex Kushleyev and Vijay Kumar"

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TED2012: littleBits creator Ayah Bdeir

YouTube Uploaded by boingboingvideo on Feb 29, 2012

"Ayah Bdeir is the founder and lead engineer of littleBits, an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping and play. littleBits won Popular Science's "Best of Toy Fair 2012" and Ayah was named a TED Fellow this year."

Synth Videos by equinoxe67yahoo

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Playlist:
1. ELKA SYNTHEX, MOOG VOYAGER, AKAI AX73: Jarre music stile with analogic instruments
2. KORG MS20, SEM TELEMARK, AKAY AK-SYS: Jarre music stile with analogic instruments
3. Akai Z4-S5000, Clavia Modular, Roland Dep3: Jarre music stile with analogic instruments
4. Roland JP8080, Soundcraft Ghost 32, MOTU cuemix: Jarre music stile with analogic instruments
5. Novation Supernova, Wavelab, Roland MKS30, Muse: Jarre music stile with analogic instruments
6. Yamaha DX7, Akai AX73, Audioscope, Analogue Solutions LEIPZIG-R: Jarre music style
7. Korg PS900 - Micropreset 500, Roland PG200, Studio Electronics SE1X "red eyes": Jarre music stile
8. Strings Melody Logan II, Creamware Prodyssey, Oberheim Xpander: Jarre music stile
9. Electro Harmonics, CD Architect, Roland MKS50, Oberheim Matrix 6: Jarre music stile
10. Studio Electronics Omega 8, Roland MKS-30, Korg Kaoss Pad, Steinberg Nuendo
11. Korg KR55, E-Keys, Access Virus, Roland MKS-100: Jarre music stile with analogic instruments
12. Equinoxe Evolution part 21

Elektron Sidstation

via this auction

"The Elektron SidStation is a musical synthesizer sound module, built around the MOS Technology SID mixed-mode synthesizer chip originally used in the Commodore 64 home computer. It was produced by the Swedish synthesizer company Elektron, and was introduced in 1999. As the SID chip had not been manufactured for years, Elektron allegedly bought up nearly all the remaining stock. Digital synthesizer with analog filters."

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symplSEQ deluxe

flickr set By fonitronik

"[fonitronik's] version of hexinverters 4017 sequencer project"

It looks sharp but fonitronik comments: "i am really disappointed by the result: black is grey, print is distorted and blurry. next time i will order from my common frontpanel provider."

SNES Doombox with MIDI

YouTube Uploaded by CptCredible on Feb 28, 2012

"For more info on whats inside and how to make one yrself, checkit: http://tiny.cc/doombox

Super Nintendo Doombox, By Captain Credible, the international space hero. Made from tiny bits of electronics carefully carved from the stomachs of violently exploded pigeons, and old photos of dead cats.

Demo Video"

Richard Devine Beta Testing Minituar at the MoogLab

via Richard Devine on Facebook

"beta testing Minituar this weekend at the MoogLab :-)"

MacBeth

via Ken MacBeth on Facebook

Audiobus for iOS

via Sebastian Dittmann on
The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

http://audiob.us

"What's the difference between Audiobus and Virtual MIDI?

Virtual MIDI is a local communications channel for passing around MIDI messages like "C# 1, Velocity 127", or "Modulation, 50" - simple messages that control how a synthesizer should generate audio.

Audiobus is a local (and network) communications channel for sending live audio, like the audible output of a synthesizer app, or the output of a guitar amp effects app, for example.

More than that, Audiobus is also a multi-track recorder and content creation platfom, allowing you to record and mix the output of several apps all at once, and then publish the result.

Will Audiobus be Universal?
Yes, it will.

Can I play iOS instrument apps via MIDI, and record the output audio at the same time?
Yes, absolutely. Audiobus works entirely independently of MIDI, so both can be used simultaneously."


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EMS Synthi K

flickr by rick604

"Rare - Pre KS EMS touchplate (no sequencer)"

Update: Word has it there was one on display at the Oramics to Electronica Exhibit in London's Science Museum.