Can a banana be used to make music?

History of Music Technology March 04, 2026 - Danny Turner If one word could capture the driving force behind the pioneering history of music technology, it would be “curiosity” - a desire to shape sound in ways that were previou...

Did you know electronic music dates all the way back to 1897?
Explore the fascinating history of music technology in our latest blog!

Make Music With Motion! Whenever you're looking at a photo on your phone, you can turn it sideways and the photo will change its orientation. But how did your phone know that you turned it? Well, there's a sensor in your pho...

Blog version of the motion synth tutorial is out now!
Let's control sound using an accelerometer and the Daisy Seed!

Let's control sound with motion using an accelerometer and the Daisy Seed!!

Nice!! ✨

DIY looper with the Daisy Seed!!

DIY Sampler Synth with the Daisy Seed!!

It's hard to play in tune... Let's fix that!

Build a ribbon synth with the SoftPot sensor!

Daisy in the Wild: COSMOLAB COSMOLAB is an upcoming open-source modular kit for developing hardware synthesizers and effects units. The kit includes modules that can be connected together in different combinations to prototype a...

We chatted with Francesco from Soundmit to learn more about COSMOLAB.
It is an upcoming Daisy-powered modular kit for developing hardware synthesizers and effects units. The kit includes modules that can be connected together in different combinations to prototype audio devices flexibly and rapidly.

Let's add a speaker to a DIY synth!!

Daisy in the Wild: HiChord HiChord is a Daisy-powered chord synthesizer that fits in your pocket. With the right hand, a chord can be triggered by pressing one of the keyboard buttons, each pre-mapped to diatonic chords in the ...

We interviewed Andrew Oliver about HiChord. It is a chord synthesizer that fits in your pocket!

Read about the his professional music career, the development history of HiChord, and more!

Daisy in the Wild: XTRIKE XTRIKE is an upcoming Daisy-powered wavetable synthesizer and workstation designed for musicians to explore sounds and perform dynamically using its large onboard drum pad and magnetic tactile control...

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We chatted with Charles from X Audio Systems to learn more about XTRIKE. It is an upcoming Daisy-powered wavetable synthesizer and workstation designed for musicians to explore sounds and perform dynamically using its large onboard drum pad and magnetic tactile controller.

Let's build a battery-powered synth!

Control synth with light 🔦
Let’s build a light-controlled synth using a photoresistor and the Daisy Seed!

We teamed up to offer:

- 20% OFF exhibitor fees for companies using Daisy or any Electrosmith product
- Makers, universities, indie devs, and startups without products on the market pay a symbolic fee of just €50/day
- All participants receive a 5% discount on their next Daisy product purchase

The dedicated "Made with Daisy" area will feature projects from: Faselunare, Xaudio System, Politek Music (Politecnico di Torino), and Ultrasuono.

If you have a Daisy-powered project that you would like to showcase, there’s still time to join by reaching out to info(at)soundmit(dot)com.

Want to meet fellow synth makers in the Daisy community?

There will be a "Made with Daisy" group space at Soundmit, the international synthesizer and music technology convention happening July 4-6 in Turin, Italy.

Budding Projects: Canary Searching for your first hardware synthesizer, though rewarding, can feel like a daunting task. Many synths are prohibitively costly for anyone just getting started, especially kids, teens, and colleg...

New blog! Claire Choi and Neha Das, students at NYU, have set out to develop a hardware synthesizer that is accessible to anyone who wants to begin their electronic music journey.

We chatted with them to learn more about Canary, an affordable and intuitive hardware synthesizer.

Developer Profile: Infrasonic Audio (Nick Donaldson) If you have been active on the Daisy Discord and forum, you'll likely recognize "Infrasonic Audio", a community member known for sharing his deep insights into synth development. His expertise stems f...

New blog! We spoke with Infrasonic Audio aka Nick Donaldson! Our conversation dives into his musical and engineering backgrounds, his process for developing a Eurorack module, advice for getting started with synth DIY, and more!

🚀 Daisy Web Programmer Update 🚀
We launched an updated version of the Daisy Web Programmer with a sleek, new design! It’s now easier than ever to find what you need with the new navigation tabs. Plus, we’ve revamped the "Getting Started" guide to get you up to speed quickly.

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Tariffs Update (April 2025) TL;DR Pricing on the Daisy platform is remaining stable for the time being, and our EU / UK customers will actually receive a price reduction within the next month or two. Things may change as this si...

We wanted to share an update regarding the recent tariffs. In short, pricing on the Daisy platform will remain stable for the time being, and EU / UK customers can actually expect a price reduction within the next month or two. You can read more in our latest blog post.

We hope you have fun exploring Pod!!

And also hoping that you're planning on using it with your Chapman Stick because that would be awesome. Such a cool instrument.

That's awesome to hear! Thank you for letting us know :)

And we're sorry for the delay in response. We'll be more active on Bluesky!

🚀 New Daisy Support Site is Live! 🚀
Now, all the documentation you need is in one easy-to-navigate location — from datasheets, libraries, troubleshooting tips, tutorials, and more!

Check out the link below and let us know what you think!
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