Stackable, modular hardware synth makes grooving easy

Getting your groove going with a modular synth can involve lots of patch cables or a screen full of intimidating controls, depending on whether you’re playing with hardware or software. Or it could be a frightening collection of both. Industrial designer Colin Hearon set out to simplify the interface and has come up with an interactive, modular synthesis device called Tone Lab where players young or old stack up components to generate layers of sound.

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