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Oddioblender
from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-11-16 12:16 [#01397031]
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This is something I have always wanted to do. I tried doing it a few years back - i built something out of a 2x4, proxy glue, iron elbows, plastic elbows and rulers all of different sizes - i called it a quadbar. it was nice, but fell apart eventually. I've wanted to do this again recently, since a friend of mine wishes to start a group, and desires to write "ancient" music, i'm talking B.C. Greek/ beginning of music/ Pythagoras stuff.
share your experiences on this, if you have any.
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Torture Garden
from Feelin' 2Pacish on 2004-11-16 13:03 [#01397115]
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your friend wishes to write ancient music? What exactly are you going to use as a guideline?
I've got no experience on making instruments, but it is very interesting, I would go into it myself but I'm a shit craftsman. Some nice instruments were built by Harry Partch though, There was a website with descriptions and samples of some but I think it disappeared. If I was to do it though I'd go into the microtonal stuff.
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2004-11-16 13:14 [#01397148]
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i'm getting an speak n spell in the mail very soon, and i'm eager to circuit-bend the hell out of it. i'm thinking about something that affects the pitch of it and that locks the sounds and loops them.
the problem is that i don't know how to do it, even though i have some soldering experience.
i have only rewired my 606 and 707 to make them work, so if someone has any 'circuit-bending for dummies' stuff, or a nice step by step thingie i'd be in their debt.
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-11-16 13:38 [#01397194]
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i built a guitar out of spare parts, and circuit-bent a couple of toys. i haven't created an instrument from scratch, but i would definitely like to.
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polynomial
from glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-16 13:59 [#01397218]
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i make my own analog synths and create the greatest electronic music ever!
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-11-16 14:05 [#01397225]
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are you aphex?
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-11-16 14:07 [#01397229]
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no aphex bought all that equipment for analord
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-11-16 14:12 [#01397234]
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oh, i thought that the Analord is a robotic ruler of the underworld who constructed the analest analogue synths ever invented in this universe specifically so that richard would use them for the greatest analogue music ever, dedicated to the Analord, in an expansive multi-ep set to be contained in a classy binder. now i know i either read that fact somewhere on the official site for sure, or i definitely made it up just now.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-11-16 14:54 [#01397304]
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A few weeks ago, there was a guy on CBC radio that made instruments out of food. He had a big carrot, and made into a flute right there in the studio. Actually, it sounded a bit like a clarinet when he played it.
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Taxidermist
from Black Grass on 2004-11-16 15:02 [#01397321]
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I have a friend who builds synthesizers.
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papillon
on 2004-11-16 15:09 [#01397332]
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It doesn't get much better than a carrot flute.
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deepspace9mm
from filth on 2004-11-16 15:36 [#01397359]
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I wrapped some elastic bands around an oddly-shaped box once.
"Twang" went the bands. "Twang, Twang".
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Oddioblender
from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-11-16 21:52 [#01397638]
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speaking of circuit bending, i remember seeing a link here recently that said something about that. any links to some instructions?
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KainiIndustries
from over the roof floats billy on 2004-11-16 22:01 [#01397640]
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i hacked a furby before.
it was fantastic. it would speak in tongues varying all the time, based on my body resistance and hiow hard i was squeezing a few wires. if you touched this other bit it would glitch. it died after about an hour, never to recover.
a furby minus the fur is pretty fucking creepy when it's blinking epileptically and speaking in what is ancient furby-aramiac, for all intents and purposes. pretty fucking creepy.
hack furby
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2004-11-17 04:15 [#01397729]
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great set of links regarding circuit bending
i'm doing this!
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Matvey
from Kiev (Ukraine) on 2004-11-17 04:20 [#01397731]
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i have stuck a plastic ruler in a gap between two tables, then it sounded like "poing" or something.
and a percussion set from household things..
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Oddioblender
from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-12-04 15:33 [#01415546]
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funny you should mention that. i was playing with a thick ruler for carpentry the other day, and was moving it up and down the table, changing the open length as i plucked it. interesting - it might work if you had a proper mic to amp it.
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roygbivcore
from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2004-12-04 15:57 [#01415554]
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i'm gonna make a theremin
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Oddioblender
from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-12-05 18:21 [#01416753]
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eh?
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hedphukkerr
from mathbotton (United States) on 2004-12-05 19:23 [#01416780]
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i hear theyre real easy to make. i was gonna make one myself one time, but i didnt.
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bryce_berny
from chronno (Canada) on 2004-12-05 19:36 [#01416787]
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I would like to program my own instruments hehe
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glasse
from Harrisburg (United States) on 2004-12-05 19:47 [#01416792]
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I don't know if they are still around, but paia was a company tat sold build it yourself theramins, synths etc. More assembly than building it from scratch I guess, but it might be a good way to get experience to build one from scratch later on.
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stilaktive
from a place on 2004-12-05 20:19 [#01416813]
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i blew up my yamaha Ps14, it did make some cool nosies though.
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Oddioblender
from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-12-06 20:03 [#01417791]
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sounds interesting - i'll check that out.
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