June Solstice 2015 Live Streaming Improv & the Bit Beast Synthesizer

Published on Jun 21, 2015 Jacob Watters

"This is a live improv that I did for the June Solstice 2015 event on radio.electro-music.com. I didn't have anything set up at my new place, so I put some synths on top of boxes and sat on a cushion on the floor. I was supposed to end after 30 minutes, but the next performer wasn't ready to go. So there is an extra bit of droning at the end."

Roland Airas, Novation BassStation II & DIY kit.

Update: via Jacob Watters on the DIY kit: "That is something I made myself and was playing on have manufactured, but I never ended up getting it done. It is basically a large MIDI controlled Lunetta CMOS synth (like an Atari Punk Console). I used it for the drone sound in this video. You can watch a better demo here:"

Bit Beast Synthesizer

Published on Feb 2, 2013

"The Bit Beast is not currently in production. The Bit Beast uses the same chip as an Arduino to generate notes that are then chopped up and filtered by CMOS circuitry. The sound then passes through two analog voltage controlled filters. Both filters are unique designs that offer very different sounds. Filter 1 is a 12db state variable filter with low-pass and band-pass modes and overdrive control. Filter 2 is a 6db filter with low-pass and high-pass modes and a squelchy distorted resonance. The filters can be configured in parallel or two different serial configurations. Both filters have their own LFO and envelope generator."