MATRIXSYNTH: Alien Brain Pocket-Sized Analog Synthesizer


Monday, September 09, 2013

Alien Brain Pocket-Sized Analog Synthesizer

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"This is the Alien Brain, the pocket-sized 100% analogue synthesizer for covert operations in the field of electronic music! (until you switch it on and plug it in, then is screams, roars, rumbles and crackles and even lights up, just as you might expect an alien's brain to do when you put some electricity through it!)

Described as "The Ocarina From Hell" by a Reading Sound Engineer, It has three pulse-wave oscillators - each with a very wide frequency range from rhythmical clicking up to almost dog-whistle territory, a band-pass filter and a volume control
- all controlled by light-sensors. It is a loud, fun and very tactile little instrument, with a wide range of tones, textures and timbres available. It is powered by a 9v battery (included) and plugs in via 1/4 jack to any guitar/bass amp or PA, mixer, fx-pedals, computer etc. (It does not have an in-built speaker)

Each one is unique in appearance - as you can see in the photos, as I make each one individually. They are also very robust, and the first ones i made 7 years ago are still working fine today. Previous owners have used them in studio recordings and productions, performances, synthesis lectures, playing with their children, jamming with other musicians, testing sound-systems, and numerous other things. The one thing they depend on is a good bright light source, so you can have a lot of fun experimenting with flickering strip-lights (laser-like dive bomb sounds) strobe lights, candles, or just using your fingers to control how much light lands on each sensor."


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