If you guys are feeling up for it, I just released a new album yesterday.
Would really appreciate it if you checked it out.
Links to spotify and official release in my sig, but here it is anyway in case something changes:
Official release on Sliptrick Records
Also on Spotify or Dynamic 24bit/96khz
Trying to make some videos for the tunes, not the greatest quality, but helps putting it into context.
YouTube
Thank you.
Would really appreciate it if you checked it out.
Links to spotify and official release in my sig, but here it is anyway in case something changes:
Official release on Sliptrick Records
Also on Spotify or Dynamic 24bit/96khz
Trying to make some videos for the tunes, not the greatest quality, but helps putting it into context.
YouTube
Thank you.
ThunderWave
Speaking of electronic music and DIY, I have posted my latest project on my website, the ThunderWave percussion ribbon controller:
YouTube
Complete project information including build guides and schematic is here:
The Electronic Peasant's ThunderWave Controller Page
Comments, questions, and suggestions all welcome!
Take care,
Doug
Speaking of electronic music and DIY, I have posted my latest project on my website, the ThunderWave percussion ribbon controller:
YouTube
Complete project information including build guides and schematic is here:
The Electronic Peasant's ThunderWave Controller Page
Comments, questions, and suggestions all welcome!
Take care,
Doug
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I built something somewhat similar a few years ago. It used a Spectra Symbol Thinpot strip that's 500 mm long for the sense element. That was mounted to a straight wood strip and connected to a Teensy 3.2 board for use as a MIDI or CV/gate ribbon controller with Ableton Live or my modular synth.
I got tired of making "theremin" sounds so I stuck a piece of foam based automotive weatherstrip to the top so I could beat on it with drum sticks. Unfortunately after about a year the weatherstrip began to turn into tiny black flakes all over the floor. Attempts to remove the weatherstrip from the Thinpot were not successful, so a rebuild is in order with a new Thinpot. This time I'll try some tubing from an exercise band and put some FSR's on the bottom.
I got tired of making "theremin" sounds so I stuck a piece of foam based automotive weatherstrip to the top so I could beat on it with drum sticks. Unfortunately after about a year the weatherstrip began to turn into tiny black flakes all over the floor. Attempts to remove the weatherstrip from the Thinpot were not successful, so a rebuild is in order with a new Thinpot. This time I'll try some tubing from an exercise band and put some FSR's on the bottom.
Those Thinpots are great for stuff like this. My SynthBend controller project uses a Softpot for the ribbon controller section:
The Electronic Peasant's SynthBend Controller Page
Learning to play a ribbon well is a skill that takes a lot of practice and patience to master. If I get lazy playing mine I turn on the quantizer that I included in the build.
The tubing will certainly help, but I would be worried about the Thinpot ribbon failing after being pummeled so hard for so long (I use mine a LOT). They're rated for over a million cycles however, so maybe it would be OK.
Take care,
Doug
The Electronic Peasant's SynthBend Controller Page
Learning to play a ribbon well is a skill that takes a lot of practice and patience to master. If I get lazy playing mine I turn on the quantizer that I included in the build.
The tubing will certainly help, but I would be worried about the Thinpot ribbon failing after being pummeled so hard for so long (I use mine a LOT). They're rated for over a million cycles however, so maybe it would be OK.
Take care,
Doug
I had a Micromoog for a while, it had a ribbon controller for pitchbend. I got used to it, but I didn't like it as much as the usual pitchbend wheel on the Mini.
And speaking of instruments, I posted this on the long thread in Instruments and Amps a while back, but this fits here as well:
Freeside Atlanta: A Capacitive-Touch Janko Keyboard: What I Did at the 2017 Georgia Tech Moog Hackathon
And speaking of instruments, I posted this on the long thread in Instruments and Amps a while back, but this fits here as well:
Freeside Atlanta: A Capacitive-Touch Janko Keyboard: What I Did at the 2017 Georgia Tech Moog Hackathon
if i posted it before here then never mind: Rainbow Warrior
it is for me a really relaxing experience and i like this kind of space travel with music.
it is for me a really relaxing experience and i like this kind of space travel with music.