Mushrooms DJ Now: $149 Pocket Synther Plants Your Jam
Instruo, a Glasgow modular synth company, teamed up with viral bio-hacker artist Modern Biology—known for controlling synths with mushrooms on TikTok—to birth the Pocket Scion: a $149 gadget that turns flora and skin biofeedback into MIDI magic. This pocket-sized wizard transmutes plant vibes into synth notes, replacing the need for a Eurorack that costs more than your rent. Featuring four built-in sound engines and compatibility with Max/MSP and Unreal Engine, it’s basically a portable plant rave machine. After selling out faster than cheap concert tickets, new stock is ‘early next week,’ according to retailer Control Voltage. Mushroom DJs unite!
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(1 of 3)Why spend thousands on a synth when you can just stick electrodes on a mushroom and let it jam? The future of music is plant punk and these fungi probably have better rhythm than us all.
Modern Biology’s Pocket Scion: proof plants have more talent and a better gig setup than most bands. Who knew your houseplant was secretly waiting to drop the next banger?
Only in Glasgow does a $149 mushroom MIDI controller make perfect sense. Next up: broccoli-baseball synths and kale-powered turntables. Synth farming's the next big industry!
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/6/2025 | Author: Terrence O’Brien
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