Folktek Impossible Box rare big modular synth art thing by Arius Blaze

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Original offered by Folktek for $1 million dollars. It went up for auction in 2013 and reached $39,100 with 55 bids at the time of this post. You can find previous posts featuring the Folktek Impossible Box including some demos here.

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Folktek Aether Synthesizer

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"Aether is a touch based work with a very sweet and rich sound. It features 10x2 oscillators and an equal polyphony, is capable of connecting with anything that accepts control voltage and also has a set of touch 'keys' that transmit CV.

Two touch panels contain 10 responsive "keys" each that represent the primary low oscillators and higher decay oscillators. When the global pitch is dropped, the low oscillators go into a synchronized LFO mode where each key represents a different time signature. The decay section is made to have a natural decay where attack and sustain are controlled by touch. Another panel integrates a more subtle set of oscillators that replicate the decay panel and are made to influence the other oscillators. Finally, the amp section alters the sound of the low oscillators and provides everything from deep, filtering swells to subtle pitch change.

These oscillators travel to a reverb/delay (switchable) that provides an enormous reverb or a nasty tape style delay. Additionally, an external signal can utilize these effects as well."

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Folktek Mescaline

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Pic of the back below.

"Let's start by saying that Mescaline is one of the finest times you'll have. It might seem intimidating at first but ultimately once you dive in, you realize there was nothing to fear and it's only here to help open you to extreme possibilities. It's capable of creating entire compositions and the possibilities are vast.

Each of these boards are eurorack compatible and can be installed in a eurorack system individually or all together. Each has its own eurorack power plug on the back. Each module is 44HP
Each of these boards is capable of being powered on a standard 12v adapter. Each has a 2.1mm jack on the back.
When used together, all power can be jumped to power all three boards off the same 12v power source or eurorack power source."

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Folktek Resonant Garden

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"Gorgeous, equal parts instrument and decoration.

This is part of Folktek's original copper run, bought as part of the first preorder."

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Folktek Elysian Drum Scape

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"The Elysian is capable of everything the other drum scapes are - with four oscillators and delay, but Voltage Control (1/8" CV) has been added to integrate into other analog systems/cv sequencers. Control over the oscillators as well as the delay time.

The boxes are oak, 1/8" output jack, 5x 1/8" cv jacks, control over delay time (from extremely notated tight to about 1.5 seconds with near infinite repeat for loops), control over each of the oscillators with custom brass keys for each, 2 custom lamps glow warm white, custom switches for delay time and drum mode (3 modes)."

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FolkTek Resonant Garden Alter Circuits Acuostic Synth FX Sound Box

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"The Resonant Garden is an acoustic-electronic hybrid designed to create anything from beats and oddities to dense sound scapes.

The garden essentially utilizes three Alter circuits but each equipped with a mic pre-amp, and 4 garden (stringed) panels for generating acoustics. By plucking, rubbing, tapping or even bowing, those micro-acoustic sounds become amplified and effected by the Alter in any number of ways. In essence, the garden is a large microphone designed to pick up vibrations."

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Folktek Limited Edition Resonant Garden #1 of 10

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"This edition of the ResonantGarden is limited to 10 and only 8 will be sold currently (all on auction oncea week).

The differences betweenthis Resonant Garden and the standard edition Resonant we sell:
- The panel art isdifferent and has been created by Arius Blaze
- The wood is not bamboobut cherry and has been routed around the top
- there is a plaque onthe back which indicates special edition number (this is Nano SE1),number within the edition (this is #1 of 10) and it is signed by theartist Arius Blaze

There will be ongoinglimited special editions of both this and the Nano garden with different artdesigns. To see the current auction for the Nano Garden please see our otherauctions.

This includes a powersupply, a manual, four 3.5mm jumper cables and a Folktek box."

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Folktek Limited Edition Nano Garden #1 of 10 acoustic electronic synthesizer

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"This edition of the Nano is limited to 10 and only 8 will be sold currently (all on auction once a week).

The differences between this Nano Garden and the standard edition Nano we sell:
- The panel art is different and has been created by Arius Blaze
- The wood is not bamboo but cherry and has been routed around the top
- has a plaque on the back which indicates special edition number (this is Nano SE1), number within the edition (this is #1 of 10) and it is signed by the artist Arius Blaze

There will be ongoing limited special editions of both this and the Resonant garden with different art designs. To see the current auction for the Resonant garden please see our other auctions.

This includes a power supply."

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TEST SERIES Folktek Matter Plug-In And Card Set 1 Eurorack Sound Design

Published on Sep 6, 2019 Outsider Sound Design

"Experimenting with Soot, Sand, and Dust cards.

The purpose of 'TEST SERIES' is to focus on the sound design possibilities of various gear combinations. This series is not musical nor does it serve as an instructional video. It is all about sound potential.
Please consider supporting this channel by purchasing a sample pack or music download from www.outsidersounddesign.com"

Folktek Quiet mute module

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See it in the First experiments with folktek matter ii video here.

Folktek Mescaline Eurorack sidechain jam

Published on Aug 28, 2019 While We Were Sleeping

"A jam in two parts recorded a few weeks back.

I had my Folktek Mescaline in my second Eurorack case, that is yet to be filled and had plenty of free space, this was never meant as a permanent solution and ended up a very short one as my case has 2 rows and the Mescaline really needs 3 for the dupont patch cables to get from one Mescaline module to another. I also love the small rack provided by Folktek for the Mescaline.
I ended up only using Channel and Motion as they were above each other.
I also recently finished building the God's box Lollipop compressor so thought it would be fun to add Sidechain compression to Channel.
Motion is clocked by Malekko Varigate 8+ (I mistakenly put Channel in the video captions, sorry for the confusion)
Malekko Varigate 8+ is sequencing the rest of the modules (list below).
The second video has some pops/clicks, this is because I recorded directly to my iPhone using a USB Camera Adapter & zoom USB interface, shame.
In both videos, I am using the Varigate mute function to bring parts in and out but this is especially obvious in the second part where I am funckying up the bass line.

Eurorack Modules:
Folktek Mescaline (Channel and Motion)
God's box Lollipop compressor
Malekko Varigate 8+
Hexinverter Mutant Drums (Bassdrum, Clap, Snare)
Audio damage Mad Hatter + bastl skis
Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter
DinSync VCF303
DinSync OSC303"

Folktek @ Moogfest 2019 Explorations by Bill T Miller of Orgy Of Noise

Published on May 20, 2019 Bill T Miller

"- Arius Blaze of Folktek put together this mini-system with FOLKTEK modules: power, gait, roam (dual a/r), matter ii, alter in walnut case for Moogfest 2019. It was patched up and ready to and I poked and prodded and tweeked out exploring the various realms of sonics. Since it was the first time seeing hearing touching any of these modules in person, i approached it with a naive chaos random factor and loved the sounds i was able to conjure.... Jumped right into my Orgy Of Noise - Bill T Miller weirdo mode and had fun instantly. THANX ARIUS /Folkek & THANX MOOGFEST."

Downtempo synth jam - Folktek live set

Published on Jul 25, 2019 LuxDiaboli

"An impro I made with Korg Electribe 2 sampler RD, Folktek Luminist Garden through a Strymon Volante and a Folktek Aether through a Zoom MS-100BT. Recorded with Zoom Q2n cam."

Folktek Conduit Symbiotic Touch Analog Synthesizer

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"The Conduit is a symbiotic touch-based drone synthesizer based on a delay which then travels to a filter. Creating swells of oscillation that can delve into eternal noisy feedback territory as one desires. Connect to a sequencer to control the time/pitch and pull forth some powerful synthesis. The touch panel is also a cv keyboard, generating 0-5v in .5v increments.

Features:

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Rare Folktek Magnetic Insectarium

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"Discontinued, rare and very unpredictable instrument.

Features:
Type: Analog
Synthesis: Oscillator(s)
Oscillators: 2
LFO: 1
LFO Parameters: Noise, Sample & Hold
Polyphony: 1
Timbrality: 1
Tuning: Micro
Modes: Mono
Magnetic Patches
Light Sensor
Case: Wood Desktop
Controls: Buttons, Knobs, Switches, Modulation Pin Matrix
Display Type: LED
Audio Output Connections: 1/4" Phone Jack, Mono Out
Power: 4x AA Batteries (not included)."

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Happy Knobbing 2019 and the Resonant Garden

Published on Jun 10, 2019 Wein Glas

"The annual modular synth meeting 'Happy Knobbing' in Fischbach/Germany! I had a wonderful time with wonderful people!

And I got a Folktek Resonant Garden that is responsible for the soundtrack of this short tour!"

Folktek Mescaline

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"2 x Channels, 1 x Motion, 1 x Mental in a 88hp 6u custom wood case. The second Channel adds not only 10 osc more but 2nd fx and makes the system much more playable. In the case it's a true instrument, -there are 20 sockets for modules."

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Folktek Aether/Materia/Mentalis TRIAD

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"Up for auction, Folktek Aether/Materia/Mentalis TRIAD, which has been discontinued by Folktek and is no longer in production. Very few were made. From the Folktek website:

Three instruments designed to function standalone or compliment, enhance and enrich the sound and possibilities of each other.

All three (Materia, Mentalis, Aether) can be obtained independently and will satisfy until they're joined by their soul mates. In the near future, you will be able to buy all three at once and they will include power jumpers so you only need one supply.

Some of the ways in which these three instruments work together;

- Aether oscillators pass through hands without audio cable.

- Aether CV controls Materia synthesis.

- Materia sequencing controls Aether, which is synchronized to Materia triggering but which can run on different timing.

- Materia can send Aether's sound back into Aether to use effects and mix with or without unaltered internal synthesis.

- Materia triggers Mentalis synthesis and travels through Mentalis circuitry to create new sounds.

- Mentalis accepts patching from Materia and allows the use of either modulation or any 4 patchable knobs.It also contains a removable patchbay to create a primitive memory for either or both Mentalis and Materia.

- Mentalis has a single touch plate which offers filtering, overdrive, etc. (similar to Materia) of Aether synthesis which also runs through the hands.

All three instruments can have power jumpered so only one supply is necessary. Mentalis is the power hub.

Comes with patch cables, manuals & power cable"

Rare Folktek Insectarium (Only 9 were Made!)

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"An early collaborative effort and (at the time) an expansion of the bug series. Ben Houston and Arius Blaze did a production of only 9 of these pieces.

Very Good condition, fully functional. Some marks and signs of use (switches are a bit wiggly). Rare and Cool device.

The original design only included one light (red), but I added a second light (yellow), so the bug could see better!"

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Folktek Resonant Garden Acoustic-Electronic Synthesizer

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"The Resonant Garden is an acoustic-electronic hybrid designed to create anything from beats and oddities to dense soundscapes. From its inception in 2006, the original garden has gone through many changes and refinements; micro garden, luminist garden and illuminist garden and finally this latest and likely final version. The garden essentially utilizes three Alter circuits but each equipped with a mic preamp, and 4 garden (stringed) panels for generating acoustics. By plucking, rubbing, tapping or even bowing, those micro-acoustic sounds become amplified and effected by the Alter in any number of ways."

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