Make Noise ^[1]is a modular synth company started by Tony Rolando in 2008 ^[5]. It designs and manufactures products in the Eurorack modular synthesizer format. Tony is largely self-taught having scoured New York City library archives for information on the design of analog circuits. Later, he moved to Asheville, NC to work for Moog Music, Inc. and worked concurrently on creating his first designs for Make Noise products.

Make Noise has become wildly popular among Eurorack modular users, and the brand has become synonymous with products which are both innovative and of high build quality.

The tight-knit nature of the modular synth community places a strong value on reputation and Make Noise has been repeatedly lauded for their customer service.

Among the most well-known Eurorack modules is the Make Noise Maths ^{[7] [8]}, the demand for which has reached such heights that the phrase "pm'd for Maths," became a meme on the MuffWiggler ^[6]modular synth buy/sell/trade forum. Maths is widely regarded as perhaps the one true quintessential "must have," module.

As with all modules in the Eurorack format, Make Noise products are compatible with those of other companies.

Additionally, there are several complete Make Noise synthesis systems which are available fully-assembled from their website: the Shared System ^[12] (general purpose subtractive synthesis), System Concrète ^[10] (devoted to capturing external sounds and sculpting them into new ones) and System Cartesian ^[11] (which boasts subtractive, additive, FM, and phase modulation synthesis capabilities).

Despite Tony having worked for Moog (Bob Moog its founder is the very archetype of the "East Coast," synthesis approach), most of the modules produced by Make Noise are rooted in the West Coast tradition of analog design (inspired by the modules of Don Buchla). Digital modules, adaptations from other modular formats and collaborations with electronic music instrument designers (such as the Erbe Verb and Wogglebug modules) expand upon a central focus on the West Coast approach.

In regard to the overall end-user experience, Tony has stated "*For me the goal is to create highly functional modules which are inspiring to use and have potential to grow with the user.

Not necessarily easy, but inspiring, and the hope is that through that inspiration people become motivated to learn the deeper functionality and they could operate the module in a more complex way if they should desire to do so.*"^[4]

In addition to producing modules, a series of 7 inch vinyl releases ^[2]is curated by the company and comprises work made exclusively on the Shared System.

The music of modular synth luminaries such as Richard Devine, Alessandro Cortini, and Keith Fullerton Whitman have been featured among others. Tony has stated that the impetus for this series is reflexively wound back into Make Noise's chief objective of crafting instruments: "The Shared System was created for the purpose of producing the record series. The idea was to have several artist create compositions using the same instrument in an effort to exhibit the unique qualities of the artists involved. In other words, to show how electronic music is voiced by the artist more than the machine."^[5]