Interesting devices
Recently I have been impressed by some of the devices that cropped up on eBay.
They are actually constructed synths as opposed to crappy mods made by noobs.
Item 1
Up for auction is a ONE-OF-A-KIND synth box for creating radical pulses, swampy low end, bizarre sequences and nasal mosquito buzz... the perfect companion to your experimental/rock/drone noise junk. It is very interactive, turning one knob can make another knob react differently, endless amounts of strange filtered pulses inside the thing, a new discovery every time its turned on. Just flip a switch and change the octave, turn one knob for a high pitched oscillator modulating a subsonic squarewave, flip the other switch and turn off an oscillator etc etc. the controls are completely dangerous and unpredictable, but can be very mellow and once played with enough can be used live with no problem. So if you're looking for white noise, distortion, mellow sounds, ear piercing frequencies or sub sonic pants dropping bass drone, get it while you can. I will never make another like it. I have used it endlessly on many recordings, but need money for tour.
Listen to an MP3 with NO EFFECTS and just the synth box at:
http://www.menwhocantlove.com/oscman.mp3
SPECS:
-NINE (9) Knobs
-SIX (6) switches
-Runs off a Single 9v Battery
-One 1/4" Audio Output
-Large BAKELITE plastic case. Tough as nails, vintage too.
-Rough Manual to get you started on trying to understand the complexity of such a BEAST SYNTHESIZER!
I would go as far as to speculate that there are 3 oscilators inside this device. Possible 2 555s and with switches on different capacitor values. The knobs adjust the resistance values on the 555. The switches most likely turn on and off the feeds to the voltage input of the oscilators. Cool device, I'm glad that people are doing more interesting things and including sound samples to boot.
One minor problem may be the hard clicking that is audible and its an oscilator issue, which I run into alot when building. Another smaller issue is the the location of the 9volt battery. The owner may have to take the unit appart which is not always a good idea.
The second device is very impresive. Coming from Sebastian Boaz the maker of the First "Circuit Bent iPod" and Wave Vessel.
This effects box, distorts, filters, pitch shifts and generally destroys any sound you feed into it. The knob (depending on the mode) filters the high frequencies or slows the sound down, like a sound editor would. The four screws are body contacts which work the same as the knob. There is also a bypass switch. Listen to what it does to Paula Abdul.
Interesting and puzzling effect not really sure how it was created but with the history of rehousing devices and the notion of modifying I am willing to bet that Sebastian bent a guitar pedal of some sort, possibly an Octave or a Pitch Shift.
At any rate, kudos to the creators of both devices. I hope they sell very well.
They are actually constructed synths as opposed to crappy mods made by noobs.
Item 1
Up for auction is a ONE-OF-A-KIND synth box for creating radical pulses, swampy low end, bizarre sequences and nasal mosquito buzz... the perfect companion to your experimental/rock/drone noise junk. It is very interactive, turning one knob can make another knob react differently, endless amounts of strange filtered pulses inside the thing, a new discovery every time its turned on. Just flip a switch and change the octave, turn one knob for a high pitched oscillator modulating a subsonic squarewave, flip the other switch and turn off an oscillator etc etc. the controls are completely dangerous and unpredictable, but can be very mellow and once played with enough can be used live with no problem. So if you're looking for white noise, distortion, mellow sounds, ear piercing frequencies or sub sonic pants dropping bass drone, get it while you can. I will never make another like it. I have used it endlessly on many recordings, but need money for tour.
Listen to an MP3 with NO EFFECTS and just the synth box at:
http://www.menwhocantlove.com/oscman.mp3
SPECS:
-NINE (9) Knobs
-SIX (6) switches
-Runs off a Single 9v Battery
-One 1/4" Audio Output
-Large BAKELITE plastic case. Tough as nails, vintage too.
-Rough Manual to get you started on trying to understand the complexity of such a BEAST SYNTHESIZER!
I would go as far as to speculate that there are 3 oscilators inside this device. Possible 2 555s and with switches on different capacitor values. The knobs adjust the resistance values on the 555. The switches most likely turn on and off the feeds to the voltage input of the oscilators. Cool device, I'm glad that people are doing more interesting things and including sound samples to boot.
One minor problem may be the hard clicking that is audible and its an oscilator issue, which I run into alot when building. Another smaller issue is the the location of the 9volt battery. The owner may have to take the unit appart which is not always a good idea.
The second device is very impresive. Coming from Sebastian Boaz the maker of the First "Circuit Bent iPod" and Wave Vessel.
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Interesting and puzzling effect not really sure how it was created but with the history of rehousing devices and the notion of modifying I am willing to bet that Sebastian bent a guitar pedal of some sort, possibly an Octave or a Pitch Shift.
At any rate, kudos to the creators of both devices. I hope they sell very well.
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