{"id":126818,"date":"2021-03-26T11:13:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=126818"},"modified":"2021-04-05T06:02:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T05:02:26","slug":"phonicbloom-mmxx-t-ape-mini-synthesizer-and-sequencer-in-compact-cassette-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/phonicbloom-mmxx-t-ape-mini-synthesizer-and-sequencer-in-compact-cassette-design\/","title":{"rendered":"PhonicBloom Mmxx T-Ape: mini synthesizer and sequencer in compact cassette design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish company PhonicBloom, which creates unusual pocket synthesizers,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phonicbloom.com\/tape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has released the<\/a>\u00a0Mmxx T-Ape sequencer synthesizer in the form of a compact cassette.<\/p>\n<p>The device is based on bytebeat technologies that turn program code into sound.\u00a0The main functionality of the Mmxx T-Ape is to &#8220;edit&#8221; the code using various switches, rotary controls, buttons and sensors.\u00a0We are talking not only about tactile sensors, but also about light ones: the sound signal can be changed by removing or adding illumination (for example, with the palm of your hand).\u00a0This function can be compared to the theremin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/019161c4d38e58caad5de10670fbedfc.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>All the main control parameters, including sequencer, delay, arpeggiator and volume, were brought down (where the magnetic screen and guide rollers are located on a regular cassette).<\/p>\n<p>The cassette synthesizer can be connected to a PC to load pre-prepared music code.\u00a0According to the company, the Mmxx T-Ape will allow you to turn simple formulas (codes) into &#8220;very complex structures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/c951d37ab462fb4fd82be7334cb10a42.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>In Europe, they asked for 85 euros for a pocket synthesizer Mmxx T-Ape (in a stylish metal case).<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish company PhonicBloom, which creates unusual pocket synthesizers,\u00a0has released the\u00a0Mmxx T-Ape sequencer synthesizer in the form of a compact cassette. The device is based on bytebeat technologies that turn program code into sound.\u00a0The main functionality of the Mmxx T-Ape is to &#8220;edit&#8221; the code using various switches, rotary controls, buttons and sensors.\u00a0We are talking [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/phonicbloom-mmxx-t-ape-mini-synthesizer-and-sequencer-in-compact-cassette-design\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":126819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-126818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}