{"id":106011,"date":"2025-09-19T15:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=106011"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:13:48","slug":"pocket-scion-make-music-with-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/pocket-scion-make-music-with-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Make music with plants using Pocket Scion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fancy going forest bathing at the same time as working on your next music project? Modern Biology has the answer.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Imagine creating music using the electrical signals of plants or mushrooms. That\u2019s exactly what the Pocket Scion allows. Developed in collaboration with the viral musician Modern Biology, this handheld synthesizer transforms tiny electrical changes in living organisms into music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern Biology gained attention online for making modular synths<\/a> react to mushrooms. With the Pocket Scion, anyone can achieve a similar experience without needing a costly Eurorack setup, as The Verge<\/a> points out. The device brings biofeedback into music-making in a simple and portable form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the heart of the Pocket Scion is technology derived from Instruo\u2019s SC\u00cdON module, a biofeedback sensor integrated into a quad random voltage generator. Instruo, a Glasgow-based company renowned for its handcrafted modular synthesizers, developed the SC\u00cdON to translate bioelectric signals from living organisms – such as plants or human skin – into control voltage (CV). This allows musicians to manipulate sounds or effects within a synthesizer setup by detecting subtle electrical fluctuations. By attaching sensors to a living organism, these fluctuations can trigger notes, adjust filter cutoffs, or modulate other sound parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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