Polyphonic Synthesizer Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth MkII

Gamechanger Audio’s Motor Synth MkII updates the company’s idiosyncratic approach to synthesis...

DAVE CRANMER

In 1681 Robert Hooke presented a device to the Royal Society that used a toothed wheel to produce tones of a known frequency. There have been plenty of devices since that have used rotating discs to produce audio, but the high speed, small size and precise control of Gamechanger Audio’s motors have led to a compact device that can easily fit on a desk. No need to split it in half like a Hammond B3, and notably more portable than Thaddeus Cahill’s 200‑ton Telharmonium. Rather than serrated tonewheels, however, the Motor Synth primarily uses light to generate a selection of wave shapes. An infrared beam is shone onto a pattern printed on the underside of each rotating disc, and the reflection is read by a sensor. There is also an electromagnetic…

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Sound On Sound USA (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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