An Overview of Video Glitch / Synth Gear Makers in 2021

Until now, there's never been a video that covers the many artists and engineers producing analog video hardware in the present day. This is intended for viewers both new and familiar with the analog video art scene, and will be especially helpful for those looking for custom analog video hardware for the first time.

I've divided tools into two categories: glitch processors (usually circuit bent) and video synthesizers (usually original circuits). Take with a grain of salt; there is definitely some overlap.

Don't overlook DIY Kits! It is always possible to build glitch gear and video synths yourself. Many of those mentioned even sell kits for you to solder together. I'd say before you rush into buying some expensive hardware, explore with what's possible with a kit, or mix and match video / audio signals yourself using basic, cheap, electronic components and some wires. You can achieve super cool effects just with an experimental attitude. Remember, there are no right answers, only creative ones!

== MODIFIED GEAR / GLITCH PROCESSORS ==

5:37 Tachyons+
https://tachyonsplus.com/
https://instagram.com/tachyonsplus/
https://youtube.com/user/Tachyons88

7:10 Big Pauper Modified Circuitry
https://glitchart.com/
https://instagram.com/bpmc_glitch/
https://youtube.com/channel/UCYXMd2CdFu6phGRshnx6C9w

8:48 Coolpics.biz
https://coolpics.biz/
https://instagram.com/coolpicsdotbiz/
https://youtube.com/channel/UC3FXo5PZet99DTozVTIo69g

10:16 Mezkalin Lightshows' PAL hardware mods
https://mezkalin.com/
https://instagram.com/mezkalinlightshows/
https://youtube.com/channel/UC83vlGrV7d3x-3hSLUM4y4Q

11:30 LoFi Future's Panasonic WJ-AVE5 & Edirol V4 mods
https://www.lofifuture.com/
https://instagram.com/lofi_future/
https://youtube.com/user/LoFiFuture

12:22 Syntonie's AVEmod
https://syntonie.fr/
https://instagram.com/htp.syntonie/
https://youtube.com/channel/UCeL4bTQCX77BtD63qkVgoug
== DIY KITS ==

12:58 Melted Electronics' Mutant Enhancer & Dirty Mixers
https://etsy.com/shop/MeltedElectronics
https://instagram.com/melt_dream_/
https://youtube.com/channel/UCZXZAjqhj81MU0Ye8wINKyA

13:53 Karl Klomp Dirty Video Mixers
single knob mixers you can build yourself at almost no cost. The ones Statikstruments and some others sell are (in my opinion) overpriced, but to be fair Statikstruments also sells circuit bent colorizers and noise enhancers which are a bit more sophisticated... just know the difference.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/statikstramentz

15:12 Freedom Enterprise's MisMatcher
http://www.freedomenterprise.pt/
https://etsy.com/shop/FreedomEnterprisePT
https://instagram.com/freedomenterprise.pt/

15:23 DIY Video Synths
The CHA/V by Jonas Bers is stupidly cheap to build. The 3TrinsRGB+1c by Gijs Geiskes and EC500 by 508 Loop Detected are a bit more involved
CHA/V: https://jonasbers.com/chav/
3TrinsRGB+1c: https://gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=3TrinsRGB1
EC500: https://508.loopdetected.net/ec500/
== ORIGINAL GEAR / VIDEO SYNTHESIZERS ==

15:45 LZX Industries' Modular Video Synthesizers
https://lzxindustries.net/
https://instagram.com/lzxindustries/
https://youtube.com/user/lzxindustries

17:24 Erogenous Tones & other Eurorack Module makers
https://scanlines.xyz/t/video-synth-makers-euro-rack-stand-alone/115

17:58 Software Synths Lumen & Cathodemer
lumen: https://lumen-app.com/
cathodemer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/697860/Cathodemer/

18:25 Sleepy Circuits' Hypno
https://sleepycircuits.com/
https://instagram.com/sleepycircuits/
https://youtube.com/channel/UCKsD2XFLRtG1bSx5DrJZ-Jg

19:31 Andrei Jay's Raspberry Pi Processors
https://andreijaycreativecoding.com/
https://etsy.com/shop/VIDEOWAAAVES
https://instagram.com/andrei_jay_creative_coding/
https://youtube.com/channel/UC9fEy1o90DeTMt0IOrgtT9A

21:01 Melted Electronics' Strange Loop
https://etsy.com/listing/744331134/video-feedback-fx-strange-loop

21:27 Lofi Future's Video Feedback Synthesizers
https://www.lofifuture.com/vga-converter-video-synthesizer

22:39 George Gleixner's Custom Video Feedback Synths
http://gleix.net/
https://instagram.com/gleix/
https://www.youtube.com/georgegleixner

Cat Full of Ghosts
unfortunately did not cover them in this video ;( but they make original video gear!
https://catfullofghosts.xyz
https://instagram.com/catfullofghostsworkeraudio
https://youtube.com/channel/UCxDs74cdRWRAMMIJguAlbow/

== HONORABLE MENTIONS ==

22:57 Critter & Guitari
https://critterandguitari.com/

23:53 Resolume Avenue
https://resolume.com/

24:40 Synesthesia
http://synesthesia.live/
To stay up to date with the latest hardware/software makers (including ones not in this video), and with analog video art documentation in general, you should bookmark this useful wiki: https://scanlines.xyz/c/wiki/

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