Proto-chiptune live STGO Maker Space Performance Artes Mediales

Published on Jul 26, 2013 phillip stearns·73 videos

"Live performance of Proto-chiptune at the STGO Maker Space in Santiago, Chile for the 1st Annual Artes Mediales event.

Thanks to the Chilean National Council on Arts and Culture, STGO Maker Space, and the University of Chile for making the week such a memorable one!"

Also see: Prototype Demo: Breadboard Based Modular Synth System

FYI, I created a new Phillip Stearns label for his work starting with this and the previous post. He actually has been featured numerous times on the site, dating back to 2009. You can click here and scroll through posts featuring Phillip in reverse chronological order.

Prototype Demo: Breadboard Based Modular Synth System

Prototype Demo: Breadboard Based Modular Synth System from Phillip Stearns on Vimeo.

"This video demonstrates some prototype modules being developed by Phillip Stearns and Pete Edwards for a larger breadboard based modular synth system. The current collection of modules demonstrated here were developed and designed by Phillip Stearns using a stackable, header-based form factor designed by Pete Edwards. Each module features a curated collection of CMOS chips configured into powerful core multipurpose functions. At the heart of the design approach and ethos is the desire for endless musical and electronic invention, exploration, and discovery from the bottom up or the top down.

The current lineup of modules includes:
The Shifter: A complex signal generator that utilizes an 8-bit linear feedback shift register.
Divide by 2 by 2 by 2 by 2...: a frequency divider that produces 12 sub octaves with three programmable 1 of 8 outputs.
Divide by 3 - 10: A frequency divider that produces subharmonics
The Digitizer: A real-time 3-bit ADC
The Rhythm Brain: Three synchronized, independently programmable binary rate multipliers."

via STEIM