Welcome to Telmatronics

The Telmatronics project began with trying to use plasma to make an audio component that could be controlled with a magnet. Experiments with ordinary fluorescent tubes and an RF oscillator made some pretty wild and funny sounds, and controlling them with a magnet was fun! So we ran a Kickstarter project with a prototype machine, and then set out to turn it into a synthesiser. 

We've ended up with a lively and oddly acoustic-sounding electronic instrument. A first small batch is currently being built up and tested  - you can read more about this and see recent demos on our Groovetube page.

We wanted to make a machine you could put a random fluorescent tube in and see what sounds it made.. Well, the machine now exists, but the fluorescents are being discontinued - a bit of a setback! Not to give up, we're starting to prototype some plasma tubes. It will take a bit more time, but makes it possible to see how different designs affect the sound.

You can contact us directly here, and check our progress on facebook or youtube.

Thanks for visiting!