These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on ...

EXCLUSIVE | Bickram Ghosh interview: Tabla maestro speaks about East, bringing folk percussion to centre stage

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost’s , Bickram Ghosh talks about Drums of the East, celebrating the rich percussion ...

Atlanta competition showcases instruments shaping the sound of the future

This year’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is happening Friday, March 13th and Saturday, March 14th at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts. The competition has become a prestigious and ...

Recreating the forms and sounds of historical musical instruments

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...
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Electronic musical instruments design: what’s inside counts

Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...