Video: The Apples in stereo: Teletron Mind-Control Interface for Synthesizer

So, somehow I missed it, but back in September, Pitchfork reported that Robert Schneider from Apples in Stereo invented a MIND CONTROLLLED INSTRUMENT. No, this is a real thing. Seriously. As if that wasn't cool enough (and I cannot, at present, think of anything that is actually cooler than that), he also teaches you how to make your own, which I am ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY going to do: As if THAT weren't cool enough, it comes with a bonus. [...]

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Según un comunicado de prensa de Elephant 6 y Pitchfork , Robert Schneider , el líder de la mítica agrupación Apples in Stereo , ha inventado el primer Theremin que funciona con la mente. Así es, se llama Teletron , y de acuerdo con este video, no es otra cosa que un juguete extraño de Mattel llamado Mindflex lo que permite tal nivel manipulación. Según Schneider, ensamblar el Teletron es muy sencillo, y sólo basta con tener un Moog , el Mindflex, unas bocinas, y construir un sencillo "mod" [...]

the future is here, check this Robert Schneider ( Apples in stereo singer/producer) demonstrates his mind-controlled analog synthesizer, modifying a Mattel Mind Flex toy that uses EEG sensors, to play a Moog MG-1 synth with his thoughts. there's a  second video after the jump with further developments [via Synthtopia ]