André Gonçalves (ADDAC System) | When Modular Synthesis Meets the Guitar String
About this episode
Jamie Gale interviews André Gonçalves about his work in modular synthesis and instrument design.
In this episode, I speak with Lisbon-based artist, musician, and instrument designer André Gonçalves of ADDAC System. For sixteen years, André has explored modular synthesis, experimental music, and the physical interfaces that make electronic sound feel immediate and human. His ADDAC120 Four String Series brings those worlds together, integrating guitar strings, pickups, motors, bows, and resonators into a modular synthesizer environment. Our conversation moves through the future of musica...
Topics covered
- modular synthesis
- experimental music
- guitar strings
- instrument design
- electronic sound
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