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[AlessandroBonino]

Sunday

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I’ll post some audio samples soon!
@eesn : I didn’t go outside, especially after the fence and our mimosa tree fell over!
Nara seemed to get off relatively easy. Other cities like Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe bore the brunt of it. Oh, and then Hokkaido got shut down by a big magnitude 6.6/shindo 7 earthquake a few days later. My goodness…

[Olivier]

The state of things…

My reel-to-reel hadn’t been used in a few months, but I set it up this morning as a tape delay with Just Type sequences running - mmmmmm…

[iiii]

The ‘Chaos-8’ is an 8-string short-scale bass lap steel guitar custom built by luthier Wayne Johnson of Innovative Guitars in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The pick-up is hand wound with 2 ounces of wire and its position is adjustable. The body and hardware are made of aluminium. It can handle a 0.170" gauge string, though the thickest flat wound string I could find is 0.132". Thinking about putting a contact mic inside it in addition to the pickup.

[bodydouble]

wow, would love to hear some recordings of this! lap/pedal steel is my favorite (sounding) instrument and bass was always my preferred tool when I was playing in bands so this seems like melded perfection!~~

[pelang]

This one is not for music, for kinetic motion studies

[AlessandroBonino]

Via the #norns hashtag on Instagram.

Rafael 🇩🇪🇵🇱

[Starthief]

I’d really like to hear that.

[emenel]

Amazing looking space.

What are those jacks/knobs in the sides of your 4U Serge rows? And what is it mounted in?

I’m building up a 3 boat 4U serge and love the way you have yours setup.

[Justmat]

A quick pic while cleaning up my desk. Quite a few changes since last post

[pelang]

thanks. Simple L shape profile with lots of attenuators and euro/banana converters. The random source boats have predrilled threads on the side. I used those to connect all three boats together.

[sandy]

This one is not for music, for kinetic motion studies

Sounds interesting.
Could you explain what’s going on there please?

[pelang]

I use the modular to program the motion of motors and actuators. On the black platform, i am building prototypes…kind of lego for adults. I used max/msp in the past but now enjoying the time without computers.

[sandy]

Very cool. With the exception of video synthesis, the use of modulars in a non music making context is something that I’ve only come across a small number of times.

Do the motors and actuators accept the full range of CV or does it need to be attenuated?

Have you got an end goal of something that you want to build for the modular to control?

Sorry for all the questions!

[pelang]

Have you got an end goal of something that you want to build for the modular to control?

At the moment its more for prototyping.

Do the motors and actuators accept the full range of CV or does it need to be attenuated?

The motor controllers accept -10/+10 Volt. Where minus lets a motor turn CCW and plus CW. 0V the motors is still. On the controller, there is an adjustment for max speed and max current. I got the idea some years ago where I built 8 “rotary” speakers, combining the rotation directly with sound.

Motors, modular and acoustic instruments are as well a nice combination. Solenoid from Bastl is great for use with motors and instruments.

Here an image from the speakers:

[Cementimental]

Work in progress

[murray]

My friend James took some 35mm photos while I opened up a show for @kin.sventa in late July

[BonJoey]

clean slate this morning

[kin.sventa]

Looooved your set. Such a great night!

[murray]

Thanks again. Truly was~