"Were happy to have Skot Wiedmann returning to the Maker Fest this year. He is an engineer and artist whose creations explore the intersections of art and science. Using his knowledge of electrical engineering, he builds interactive artistic objects. At the Maker Fest, Skot will demonstrate one of his most popular projects, the Hyve Touch Synthesizer! Attendees will also have an opportunity to try the synthesizer for themselves."
"a self-contained eurorack system
instant and tactile like an acoustic instrument
1) hardwired connections between Folktek Matter and Meng Qi Seashore;
2) tonal / atonal audio from Skot Wiedmann HYVE / IFM Mr.Grassi, travels thru body into various points within Matter;
3) left/rightmost inputs on Seashores are equipped with jacks, thus touch-controlled external signal injection / feedback are convenient;
4)Meng Qi DPLPG provides smooth vactrol based voltage control of volume and tone;
5)Recovery Effect Cutting Room Floor offers pitch shifting looping / delay / faux reverb, and is sensitive to incoming volume;
6)bottom jacks on ADDAC Size Matter is connected to a D-Class amplifier, a hefty built-in surface transducer provides strong sound and vibrations to feel with body.
it went through a few revisions.
I hope it stays in the fine line between redundancy and scarcity, like a well designed standalone instrument.
"in 2009 don buchla went to mexico city to do a lecture or visit a friend or both. anyway he ended up performing on a 200e and a recording was made. i'm pretty sure nannick bonnel is playing the piano, unfortunately i don't know who else is participating, if you do please reach out."
The above is from a post on Smile Politely, featuring Skot Wiedman of Motus Mavis and The Hyve Touch synthesizer, who had the following to say on Don Buchla's passing:
"This week has ended on a melancholic note for me. The news of the passing of one of my heroes, musician, engineer, and futurist, Don Buchla, has left me only to contemplate the vastness of his contributions to music, art, and technology. I was fortunate to meet him and couldn't thank him enough for his generous creativity and maverick spirit. His life's work is both an inspiration for me and he continues to be a giant on whose shoulders I proudly stand."
The Pygmalion Festival is an independently produced, multi-faceted, week-long celebration of culture. PechaKucha Night Champaign Urbana’s 22nd Volume will feature presentations on topics surrounding the main themes of Pygmalion: music, tech, made, food, and lit. Perspectives may vary widely, but the high energy and creative ideas have undeniable appeal to all.
Our Volume 22 lineup will feature presentations by:
via Eventbrite where you'll find details on how to attend.
"Skot Weidmann designed the Hyve Synthesizer to be a beautiful, build-it-yourself musical instrument. Heralded by pros and beginners alike for its great design and playability, this synth is a fun, expressive device that responds to subtle movements of your fingers. And on Saturday, September 24th you can make one of your own at Lost Arts. Join Skot for a workshop where you’ll tinker, tune, and take home a handmade synthesizer."
"Joey Gage pursues freedom of expression and gets a hands-on experience with the Hyve Touch Synthesizer. "It’s just interesting to go from trombone and guitar, which are almost similar in a way where the tone you are going to get on a guitar is based on your finger movement and how you are playing it, same with a trombone. It kind of makes the Hyve synthesizer feel more natural and organic in a way that what you put into it and how you touch the instrument actually affects the sound."
"I taught Interactivity II (ARTS444) in Spring 2016. This was the first time many of the students worked with circuits. Check out what they made, I'm so proud of these awesome students!"
"Electronic Musician Jake Metz finds new sound possibilities and worlds of expression in the Hyve Touch Synthesizer, a new instrument that turns your fingers into melodies, harmonies, drones, and noises. Jake describes his creative process and finds familiar and unique sounds in every gesture.
7PM, Friday, July 1 at Institute4Creativty 111 S. Walnut St. Champaign, IL, USA, Earth, Milky Way, Universe.
Expressions is a recurring event showcasing multi-media art created by local underground talent with a shared theme of experimental and psychedelic expression.
"The Arcano MIDI Controller Board is an AVR-microcontroller-based device that allows makers and musicians to easily create their own custom MIDI controllers by simply connecting pushbutton switches, such as those used in arcade games. The device connects to a synthesizer via a MIDI cable or a computer via a USB MIDI interface cable. The small form factor and mounting holes make it easy to embed the Arcano MIDI Controller Board in just about any custom MIDI controller project.
The Arcano MIDI Controller Board features 13 note inputs, two octave-control inputs, and a reset input. Input button states are polled 4000 times per second for ultra-low-latency MIDI output. MIDI data is output via a standard MIDI DIN connector, and power is supplied through a mini USB connector.
No programming is required. Each Arcano MIDI Controller Board includes a programmed microcontroller. The device's software has been refined through more than 20 iterations. The latest version features a conventional note-on/note-off mode and three latch modes, which are great for triggering drum samples and loops.
"Some photos from my class field trip to the Sousa Museum. What a wonderful opportunity to play the Sal-Mar Construction with a tour from Scott Schwartz, the curator of the museum. We got to take a peek inside and see the massive wiring and circuitry. The archival gloves are conductive so we could play the touch panel. Fascinating interface and great sounds - very deep and complex."
The Hyve Touch Synthesizer will be included in the Future section of the show, and visitors will get to play it!"
We have Skot to thank for bringing the event to our attention!
Exhibits will also include (apologies for the translations via Google):
Pictured: Daphne Oram
"Jean-Yves Leloup and NoDesign, the commissioners Electrosound, chose a unique perspective to talk about, with the red wire machines and technological innovation. They plunge us into an immersive, interactive experience scanning a wide spectrum of musical productions, from 1945 to today, pioneers and scientists from 1950 to 1970 (Pierre Schaeffer, Robert Moog, Peter Zinoviev, Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre ...) to the current and popular triumph electro. Electrosound, the lab at the dancefloor going back in time, over the 20th century that saw the electricity and electronics invest the musical field, until emergence of a major cultural movement, which is called 'electro', 'house' or 'techno'."
"Electrosound, the lab at the dancefloor, is an exhibition aimed at a wide audience, the curious beginner to the connoisseur. It is divided into six chapters decrypting the major stages of this musical revolution. Around a timeline, she meets machines and period instruments (synthesizers, drum machines, and other strange machines), popular objects of broadcasting and listening to music, archives (from the GRM, EMS studios and many international sources) and artistic photographs by Jean-Jacques or Jacob Ader Khrist, showing changes since search studios 1950s until the DJ culture."
"Last month my friend Mitch Altman came to Champaign-Urbana and he debuted his ArduTouch synthesizer kit as well as his other cool projects for a guest lecture in the Interactivity II class I am teaching here at the University of Illinois.
Here we are in a photo taken by Mitch with the ArduTouch in front of the computer.
I didn't see you cover this cool little instrument yet so I thought to send it in. Here is the build instructions with a closer look at the project.
