Highly Liquid MIDI CPU - Midi Signal Generator / Processor - Midi Controller DIY

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"Build your own MIDI controller. Add your own switches, knobs, or sensors. The MIDI CPU generates any kind of MIDI output.

Fully programmed (v1.4b), white glossy PCB, gold finish and high quality components."

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(1 PCS) Highly Liquid UMR2 Universal Midi Retrofit Board for Matrix Keyboards

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"The UMR2 can be used to add MIDI input and output functionality to a wide range of non-velocitysensitive keyboards.

These keyboards include the Casio SK-1, Casio SK-5, Casio SK-8, Roland Juno 6, Korg Polysix, Korg Poly-61, Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha VSS-30, Yamaha VSS-100, Yamaha VSS-200 ...

Matte black PCB, gold finish and high quality components."

Roland TR-505(with Highly Liquid Circuit Bend Box)

Published on Dec 18, 2017 Brian Kupferschmid

"Having owned a TR-505 in the past, I had regretted selling it about 10 years ago. I decided to buy one, but this time, It's been modified. This is a sound demo of the circuit bending capabilities."

Highly Liquid MIDIWidget on Kickstarter

On Kickstarter here.

"What does it do?

The MIDIWidget makes it easy to control real-world stuff using MIDI messages from your computer or MIDI controller.

You don't have to write any code. The MIDIWidget already understands MIDI note, CC, program change, and sync messages. Use the drop-down menus in the MIDIWidget Configurator app (Mac, Win) to specify an independent behavior for each of the MIDIWidget's 24 digital logic outputs.

What are the applications?

The MIDIWidget is the brain for all kinds of DIY projects:

Robotic musical instruments (Here is a circuit diagram for controlling solenoids or power relays using the MIDIWIdget.)
Guitar amp and effect loop switching
Light control or general-purpose relay control
Studio recording lights or other DAW status indicators
Triggering a modular synthesizer or other instrument that can be triggered with a digital logic signal"

This one in via Kaden.

Teisco SX-400 MIDI Retrofit Using Highly Liquid UMR2

via Highly Liquid

"The UMR2 has been used to add MIDI input/output to a wide variety of synthesizers, including vintage analog gear like the Teisco SX-400..."  You'll find video of a Tiesco SX-400 at the Highly Liquid site and previously posted here.

Richard Devine Studio Tour

Published on Jun 18, 2013 FutureMusicMagazine·292 videos

Synths come in at 3:30

"If his music isn't in your collection, there's a good chance his sounds are in that synth you own, a videogame you just played or the TV ad you just watched. Watch and let Richard take you on a tour of his North Carolina studio"

Some things you don't see often include his custom DIY modular & chaos synth by Tim Adams, a custom Glitch Machines Logic Bomb circuit bent Casio & a Highly Liquid Bend Station.

Yamaha CS01 vintage analog synthesizer

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"This one has had the highly liquid midi retrofit installed which is unfortunately no longer working. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS GREAT!! The internal speaker has been removed as is necessary for the midi mod and it is missing the battery compartment lid, but EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS."

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Giant Piñata Midi Controller

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"A completely unique midi-controller!

This was made completely by hand as an art installation for a gallery in Maine, and later, The Portland Children's Museum. It has a semi-removeable midi brain built into it's stomach from highlyliquid.com, and 24 piezo microphones embedded in its skin, that when hit/punched/kicked, send a midi signal to any compatible device to trigger a sound. You can think of them like hidden keyboard keys, that play a noise from your computer, synth etc. when you hit them. I want to make it very clear that this is ONLY A CONTROLLER. It doesn't make sound itself. It was built with being beat in mind and is very robust.

Fun possibilities abound with this thing!

ROUGH DIMENSIONS: 8 feet tall, 3 feet wide, and about 5 feet from nose to butt. Weighs about 70 lbs"

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NTH Music Synthesizer

YouTube Uploaded by nthsynth on Jan 31, 2012

"The NTH is a fun-to-use, sonically-rich, hackable music synthesizer. It features digital oscillators, an analog low-pass filter, an integrated step sequencer, MIDI I/O, and simple, intuitive controls.

The NTH is available for purchase from February 2, 2012 to March 1, 2012 via Kickstarter. Upon successful funding, production of the NTH will begin and the entire design will be open-sourced.

Audio examples, product photos, and additional documentation can be found at the NTH website:

http://nthsynth.com/

The NTH was designed by Kevin Holland and John Staskevich. Kevin's music and software can be found at http://www.sineqube.com. John's electronics designs can be found at http://www.highlyliquid.com.

Thanks for watching!"

Electronic Experiments - Science Fair @ Expo '74 2011 - Brooklyn, NY

YouTube Uploaded by cycling74com on Dec 20, 2011

"Featuring Max Electronic Experiments projects from Tom Zicarelli, Michael O'Bannon, Kevin Holland, Benoit Bouchez, and Chris Coleman."


http://sineqube.com/ also gets a feature.

Nth Music Synthesizer pictured (previously featured here with video).

"My partner, John from highlyliquid.com, and I have designed and built the Nth Music Synthesizer. More information, pics, and a video are available at nthsynth.com .
We will be launching a Kickstarter campaign and creating a small production run in the near future."

Yamaha CS-01 analog mono synth with MIDI retrofit

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"This particular unit has been retrofitted with a MIDI input kit by highlyliquid.com, so it can be played by external sequencers or keyboards. This way you can play its entire tonal range, while the internal keyboard only has two and a half octaves. The mod does not affect the functionality of the internal keyboard in any way. But in order to make room for the MIDI kit, the CS-01's internal speaker had to be removed. Not much of a loss - it sounded pretty awful anyway. :)"

MIDI modified Speak and Spell - Synthesizer

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"For sale is one early-model (push-button) Speak & Spell, modified with MIDI in via Highly Liquid's MIDISpeak 2 MIDI retrofit kit. Everything is functioning perfectly as it should. Cosmetic condition is excellent on this unit, no major blemishes to speak of. Battery contacts have traces of corrosion, but it does not impede operation. Battery cover IS present and intact. For info on the retrofit, check out highlyliquid's website. It receives MIDI note and bank change messages to trigger internal sounds. Combined with a decent sequencer, you can replicate speech as well as common circuit bent glitch noises consistently and predictably."

Humping Dog controlled by MIDI

YouTube Uploaded by Kaseo on May 20, 2011

"music: YAMAHA QY70 preset pattern

Highly Liquid MD24 MIDI Decoder
http://highlyliquid.com/midi-decoders/md24/

Humping Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFoB2mutDxM"

Circuit bent Yamaha QY-10 + 2 Volframs

Circuit bent Yamaha QY-10 + 2 Volframs from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

"2 Volframs controlled by QY-10

Circuit bent Yamaha QY-10 sequencer + highlyliquid msa-p midi decoder.

samoletuvvp.narod.ru/​vto/​diy/​yamaha_qy10.html"

Circuit bent Yamaha QY-10 from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

"Circuit bent Yamaha QY-10 sequencer + highlyliquid msa-p midi decoder."

Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 with Highly Liquid MIDI

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"The Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 custom version is the new and improved circuit-bent glitch monster from Diabolical Devices. Create vast sound-scapes, unique synth sounds and total chaos, all packed inside your favorite childhood toy. The Casio SK-1 is loaded with original features, sampling capabilities, and great sounds (for what it was....) **When no modifications are engaged this will behave as a 100% stock Casio SK-1 Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices

Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 Features: 16 point circuit-bending interface: Heavy-duty 1/8" jacks on hand made turret board panel. This patch-bay allows you to scramble sound data as the synth addresses it, and the result is an endless variety of weird effects, noise, filtered and modulated bends, and one of a kind sounds (seriously, you might one hear some things once). It's a mixed bag of playable bends and bends that play themselves. These patch locations will affect each preset sound differently and also affect samples and chord/auto-play functions. This patch-bay also allows you to cross-patch with other bent devices for more ROM scrambling goodness.

4 Hard wired toggle switch bends: Preset circuit bent points at the flip of a switch

Clock/Pitch mod: An external clock generator has been added. When engaged you have control over the master pitch of all keyboard voices, drum sounds, and bent sounds ranging from well above to WAY below original pitch. This modification has a bypass switch, pitch control and LED status indicator.

MIDI input: www.highlyliquid.com
1/4 audio output: Original speaker has been removed."

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Sequence of Waves Ep. 1 - Tim Larson

YouTube via proaudiostar | January 26, 2011 |

"http://www.sequenceofwaves.com"

Atari 2600 w/ synthcart circuit bent synthesizer

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"FEATURES
- Play using an assortment of familiar Atari sounds
- Use two different sound types at a time, one assigned to each controller
- Intelligent voice management constantly re-assigns the two oscillators for maximum perceived polyphony
- MIDI capability using the Highly Liquid MIDI kit
- 8th, 16th, and 32nd note arpeggiator
- Can arpeggiate both oscillators simultaneously
- Beat Box with many pre-programmed beats and fills
- Play two beats simultaneously to create custom beats
- Two tremelo settings
- Four attack/release settings
- User interface designed so that you can program and play the synth without a TV. Modify your Atari with an audio out, and you just need your Atari and an amp.
- Easter egg: secret light show mode that displays color patterns based on sound output. To activate, put the scale on "major" and put the left keypad on "pitfall" or "saw" and play the notes: 4 7 8 9 8 9. \"

akai ewi4000s modified w/ midi cpu

YouTube via spunkytoofers | December 29, 2010

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"akai ewi4000s is modified with a highlyliquid midi cpu. the cpu is set up to measure tilt into midi values and has several triggers for midi relays, sequencer controls, and triggering options for the light based theremin.

the ewi is independantly controlling 2 voices of dsi evolvers and 2 voices of a circuit bent nanosynth.

more info at: http://spunkytoofers.com/hottopic/?p=762"

midi podcaster and circuit bent qsr

YouTube via spunkytoofers | December 02, 2010

spunkytoofers on eBay
"onboard synth and midi controller based around a highlyliquid midi cpu. the pod interface handles many duties including ambience triggering, vocal processing, onboard synth control, and a pre-programmed midi controller cpu for the interface. the midi controller is controlling a programmed sound on the qsr and cycled through bends. still have alot open on the cpu for adding on later for. good support at the forums and firmware is supportted.

more info:

http://spunkytoofers.com/hottopic/?p=712
http://forum.highlyliquid.com/index.php"

Highly Liquid MIDI Decoders

"General purpose MIDI decoders for DIY synthesis, show control, or circuit bending."

http://highlyliquid.com/midi-decoders/

You can see one in action in this post.

MSA-P MIDI Decoder and MD24 MIDI Decoder pictured.