CZ Manual
Getting my CZ101 was great. I didn’t get a manual with it though, so I picked this up on eBay the other day, and it’s awesome.
Something for the molecule
I’ve started making this. It’s a sort of patch sheet for the molecule synth. A way of recording ideas in advance of trying them, or committing stuff that works to paper so you can make it work again. Once it’s finished I’ll post a PDF of it for anyone who wants to use it.
Paper models, small synths and Foldify
I’ve been meaning to cut this out and see what it actually looks like but I haven’t gotten to it as yet. I like the idea of paper model synths, and whilst foldify is an excellent app for general making of paper models it isn’t as good for synths. Really it just needs one or two templates to deal with keyboards and it would be amazing.
I hope the people at Foldify listen up.
Organising molecule
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- Analogue Sound Generator
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- MIDI unit
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- Digital Generator
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- LFO
With some of the modules in my molecule synth there are multiple inputs but none of them are labelled, so I thought I’d label mine up to make it easier to use. This is actually twice as much fun as I get to use a label machine too.
The only downside is that I can’t get the code for the MIDI module to load. I’m sure it’ll get sorted soon enough though.
A little visual journey from my soft circuit adventure at the Music Hack Ship
Having never done this before it was a real experience. Very different and I certainly learnt something new.
My molecule synth arrived
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- Flex sensor
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- Power Module
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- Speaker
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- Power
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- Joystick
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- The molecule synth
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- Arduino control
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- MIDI
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- Pressure sensor
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- Synth
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- LFO
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- T-Shirt!
It’s here and I can’t wait to get going with all of this.
3 experiments with Shruthi and Lemur
It’s only fair to say that I’ve loved the Shruthi-1 since I got it. So I thought I’d post some experiments I’ve enjoyed making using the Lemur controller for iPad.
BeatPad controlling the Shruthi-1
I’ve posted this over at PalmSounds but I really like this and it’s kind of a fun thing to be doing with old and new tech all in one place.
Bare Conductive Cards
I found this stuff at the V&A Digital Design Weekend. It’s great fun to use and the card kit is excellent. For £10 (I think) you get three cards and all the components to make them into little electronic greeting extravaganzas. What more could you want?
The actual conductive ink is sticky stuff and requires a little patience, but it’s worth it for the finished product.
The Portico Quartet Live
This was the most inspiring performance of WOMAD this year. The Portico Quartet were amazing, their ability to improvise and produce intricate cross rhythms was absolutely brilliant.
It was great to see them and it made me rethink what I’m doing musically.
PunchDrunk track: Don’t waste this day
Another track from my long awaited collection. I need to make some progress with this lot soon.
Still thinking about integrating Romo into music making
I’m not sure how, but I think it needs to be done!
Shapesynth and Sphero
Using Sphero with Shapesynth is really quite addictive. Video coming soon, but probably to Palm Sounds first.
The Sphero is on the go
I’m really intrigued by the idea of physical objects interacting with the real world, which is why I decided to get a Sphero ball. It’s a very interesting device, and there are a few apps that work with it, including especially Shapesynth, which makes some amazing sounds.
So I’m just getting started now on this, and starting to think about how I can use Sphero in a variety of different settings.
DS-10 again
I’ve no idea why, but I have a real bug for doing something on the DS again. I really fancy getting back to it for some reason. Perhaps it’s because it has become quite distant and retro, I’m not sure, but I may well indulge myself for a while.
