Remember Paul Vo?

Remember Paul Vo? He’s the genius who invented a little black box that makes acoustic guitars sound otherworldly by changing the physics of how strings vibrate? Well his Kickstarter succeeded, and 100 units of the Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer are on sale now.

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Moog’s Paul Vo takes his Vo-96 “acoustic synthesizer” prototype to Kickstarter (video)

Moog's LEV96 sensoriactuator prototype wields touch control of 96 simultaneous harmonics, we go eyeson video

Moog’s LEV-96 Sensoriacuator was a prototype tool that magnetically altered the vibration of an acoustic guitar’s strings to extract 96 simultaneous harmonics. While the company seemingly passed on a commercial release, inventor Paul Vo decided to press on with the unit as a solo project. Vo, the man behind the Moog Guitar and Lap Steel’s infinite sustain, has gone to Kickstarter to raise $50,000 necessary to manufacture the first production run, since renamed as the Vo-96 “Acoustic Synthesizer.” At a price of $1,450, it’s not aimed at the general public, but hardcore strummers with fat wallets can head on past the break to see how the hardware can turn your finger plucking into a demented Boards of Canada b-side.

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Via: Oh Gizmo, Gizmodo, MoogMusic

Source: Kickstarter

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