Deep Synth combines a Game Boy and the THX sound
Do you love the THX Deep Note sound – that crazy sweep of timbres heard at the beginning of films? Do you wish you had it in a playable synth the size of a calculator? Deep Synth is for you. First,...
View ArticlePlaydate is an indie game handheld with a crank from Teenage Engineering, Panic
Playdate is a Game Boy-ish gaming handheld with a hand crank on it, wired for delivering indie and experimental games weekly. And it comes from an unlikely collaboration: Mac/iOS developer Panic with...
View ArticleTeenage Engineering work with Rick & Morty creator on Pocket Operator
Synth love is reaching into the world of television. Teenage Engineering’s latest Pocket Operator not only features animated cult hit Rick & Morty, but involves a direct collaboration with that...
View ArticleNerdseq portable will put a sampling tracker in your hand
Sampling and modulation and sound generation all come together in the Nerdseq Portable – fully standalone, original tracker hardware for live performance and production. Yes, there are two standalone...
View ArticleYou can already use the Steam Deck as a music machine, with Bitwig Studio,...
It's a portable gaming machine - but unlike other such devices, the Steam Deck is also an open, handheld, Linux-powered computer. And you know what that means: it's a synth and a DAW, too. The post You...
View ArticleMusic videos come to Game Boy Advance carts, in the ultra-chillwave world of...
Video killed the radio star, then reality TV killed MTV, then social media killed the Internet. Well, it's back, all of it. Sort of. The Game Boy Advance will save us. And that brings us back to some...
View ArticleRP-8 is a “demake” of the ReBirth RB-338 for the PICO-8 fantasy console
ReBirth, the software recreations of the TB-303 and TR-808, helped launch Propellerhead (now Reason Studios) and demonstrated acid could be made on a PC. Now, imagine that software in 2023 but - much...
View ArticleToday is the last day to get KORG M01D and DSN-12 for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo is sunsetting its online shops for DS, 3DS, and WiiU today - which means it's the last chance ever to grab two handheld synth gems from KORG and Detune. The post Today is the last day to get...
View ArticlePolyend’s Tracker Mini is a handheld upgrade to the original Tracker
As they promised, Polyend has made a handheld follow-up to their standalone Tracker hardware. It's now in a handheld form factor, and includes enhancements to the original model. The post Polyend’s...
View ArticleHere’s the new nanoloop Game Boy cart in action – and more cute stuff coming
It's one of the cartridges that launched the Game Boy musician phenomenon. And you can still go back to vintage Nintendo hardware with this beautiful homebrew music-making platform. Just watch. The...
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