After having been producing Optigan/Orchestron discs since 2008, we’ve recently had to pause production because the photo lab we worked with closed their business and sold their equipment. Having no a
Wally De Backer Visits the Optical Disc Lab
Our good friend and generous donor to the Optical Disc Lab creation fund Wally De Backer recently stopped by to visit with Robert Becker and check out the lab! Wally’s Forgotten Futures nonprofit is n
Now Available! Our Entire Back-Catalog of Optigan / Orchestron / Panoptigon Disc Titles!
BREAKING NEWS! For the first time in a couple of years, our entire catalog of existing disc titles for Optigan, Orchestron, and Panoptigon are now back in print and available for purchase at the Quilt
Panoptigon Featured on Vice Tv’s “Most Expensivest” with Mark Mothersbaugh
Thanks once again to our pal Mark Mothersbaugh for giving the Panoptigon pride of place in his studio and featuring it heavily in his media appearances. Here’s an excerpt from tonight’s episode of Vic
Optical Disc Lab March 2023 Update – Dark Room Build
https://youtu.be/JjyQeJsojNw Here’s a quick little video showing the recent dark room build headed up by Chris Parks at Quilter Labs. This darkroom is essentially the new home of our Optical Disc Lab,
Panoptigon Plugged by Mark Mothersbaugh in YouTube Interview
Our pal Dale Turner alerts us to a nice shout-out to the Panoptigon by Mark Mothersbaugh in this recently streamed interview!
Orchestron ADSR – New Instrument Proposal by Robert Becker
TL;DR Summary: I’m thinking about a new product based on the Orchestron, and I’m looking for input. January 2023 will be the four-year anniversary of the commercial release of the Panoptigon di
Optical Disc Lab Update, Dec 2022
Robert has sent along the following update on the Optical Disc Lab project. Thanks again to all who have generously donated! We still have a ways to go funding-wise, so if you’d like to help, please r
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Synthplex Pics & Blog Post Documenting Choptigan
Robert & Pea had a great time at Synthplex this past weekend, meeting all sorts of Optigoners, new and old! Shawn Jimmerson pointed us to a blog post about his Choptigan project from 2012 that we
Panoptigon @ Synthplex + Optical Disc Lab Update
Robert & Pea will be holding court in booth 37 at Synthplex in Burbank, LA, Oct 27-30. If you’re in the area, stop by and see us! We’ll have a couple of Panoptigons for you to try out, as well as
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Optical Disc Lab Update & New Merch Store
Hi all! Here’s the latest update from Robert about the current progress of our Optical Disc Lab: The film processor has been ordered, with a production build time of approximately eight weeks. Shippin