5/31/09

The Electric Dream Chest



I had no idea I was going to like this synth as much as I do! When I started making it, I hated it, but by the time I finished, I decided it is one of the best I've ever made. Only two oscillators feeding into a jk flip flop and circuit bent back in on itself. And the best part is that there's a pitch control over the whole thing! It's got a whole bunch of modulation/glitch switches and 2 outputs with different signals. I even tried it out at a show with my band, Stamina Mantis.
Check out the video sample.

The Haunt Box





This was the first time I've ever really used a spring reverb unit in an instrument. It's got three oscillators feeding through it with a variable voltage control. One 1/4" mono output, on/off toggle and it runs on a 9v power supply. Also, you can toggle the oscillator signal to the output on and off, so you can hear either just the creepy moans and wails or the wails with beeps and screeches. It's lightweight and pretty durable. I'm gonna build more of these!
Check out the video and sound samples!