Published on Apr 5, 2013
"Some of my modules on expo in the http://mu.nl for the exhibition: Sounds Like Art.
http://gieskes.nl/undefined/eurorack/
Video of all works in the expo: http://vimeo.com/62797575"
Sounds Like Art - Andy Cavatorta, Gijs Gieskes, Tom Verbruggen from stichting MU on Vimeo.
March 22 - May 5
Guest curator: Michel van Dartel
In the vanguard of music, sound artists are always exploring new ways of creating music. Often the search will not only lead them to the new sounds they set out to find, but also to some unique instruments. Instruments which, besides being functional, can also be seen as works of visual art in their own right. Especially when they combine the aesthetics of craftsmanship with the possibilities offered by the latest in technology.
Usually these works of art perform their humble services exclusively on the stage, where they can hardly be observed from up close. But in the exhibition SOUNDS LIKE ART the spotlight is not on the artists, but on the instruments they create. It has resulted in an exhibition in which we can hear and, most importantly, also see the unique interplay between form, material qualities, and technology of these new instruments.
The participating artists include the American Andy Cavatorta, who created a series of harps especially for Björk, which are played using gravity, Dutch hardware hacker Gijs Gieskes who compiles the most extraordinary new synthesisers from existing electronics, and Eindhoven based musician/artist Tom Verbruggen, better known as TokTek, who creates some ingenious sound-producing sculptures.
On Saturday May 4 Sounds Like Art ends with a special night of live performances by Author & Punisher, Gijs Gieskes, Pieterjan Pieters en Tom Verbruggen/TokTek.
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Friday, April 05, 2013
Monday, June 18, 2018
Gijs Gieskes - electromechanical modular synth @ Museum van Geluid
Published on Jun 18, 2018 Gearslutz
"We met the amicable Gijs Gieskes, who constructs electro mechanical machines, all for the purpose of making sound. For the Museum van Geluid (Museum of Sound) he brought a row of self constructed eurorack size modules, of course with an unorthodox way of controlling it.
00:00:22 interview
00:04:29 patch
Support the artist please? http://gijs.gieskes.nl/"
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Gijs Gieskes - ZoneePaneel #3 A Solar Panel Mechanical Sound Installation
THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING ELSE
"Today I looked at the ZoonePaneel #3 which is by Gijs Gieskes. It will be available to view in the museum of everything else.
Gijs - https://www.gieskes.nl"
Friday, August 30, 2024
Gijs Gieskes WD80 Solar Powered Touch Synth
video upload by Gijs Gieskes
via gieskes.nl

The WD80 refers to WD40, my French neighbour made the joke that it sounds like it needs WD-40, so i decided a good name for it is WD40 (i changed it to WD80 because of personal reasons and because WD40 is copyrighted).
The idea behind this synth is that you power it from the sun, but that the power is not just providing power, but it also acts as part of the interface. When there is less light the voltage goes down and then the frequency is also going down. When you use the synth you can walk around and for instance a tree above you will make a shade with allot of branches, this will give nice modulations in the sound especially when the wind blows a little bit.
It is using resistive touch contacts, so you can turn on the sound on the left side with one finger and the sound of the right side with another finger. There are two switches to turn on the left and right side on permanently, but it will be less loud then when you touch it. it will also be a little low pass filtered it seems when the switches are closed. So then when you touch it the osund will be louder and teh lowpass with be gone while you touch it.
The potmeter starves the power of the IC (HEF40106). The socket is a DIP socket so you can also try other versions of the 40106 series, for instance the CD40106, it might sound different.
The circle is connected to a oscillator that runs by itself, it is not directly connected to the output, but it somehow effects it allot.
The 4 lines are connected to 2 schmitt trigger circuits of the 40106, the center two lines are connected to the outputs of the schmitt triggers.
The output can drive headphones, there is no volume control so if it is to loud for you or the volume is to low you can use other headphones. I am using Sennheiser HD480ii.
For use in concerts you can use a halogen light to power the synth, and because it uses you bodies resistance to transfer the sound you can get hum (50hz or 60hz). To reduce this hum you can use a hum reducer that i am also selling."
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Gijs Gieskes HSS2, 2009 Hand Made by Tony Light of Leploop
Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction
"Gijs Gieskes, sound artist from Holland develop the Hard Soft Synth, noise synth diy project.
I've build it some time ago, I've add our analog 12 db low pass filter and made a custom painted wood box, single piece.
Specification:
Sound
- synth engine lookup tables.
- 7 selectable instrument.
- 3 audio processi efx, chopper, ring mod, legato bit.
- monophonic.
Sequencer
- runs from internal clock. trigger or plays random.
- 8 steps.
- 5 track, 32 step seq.
- 8 pattern banks.
- save\load patterns.
- record single step.
ext. connections
- mono audio in\out
- trigger in\out"
Demo in the listing previously posted here.
via this auction
"Gijs Gieskes, sound artist from Holland develop the Hard Soft Synth, noise synth diy project.
I've build it some time ago, I've add our analog 12 db low pass filter and made a custom painted wood box, single piece.
Specification:
Sound
- synth engine lookup tables.
- 7 selectable instrument.
- 3 audio processi efx, chopper, ring mod, legato bit.
- monophonic.
Sequencer
- runs from internal clock. trigger or plays random.
- 8 steps.
- 5 track, 32 step seq.
- 8 pattern banks.
- save\load patterns.
- record single step.
ext. connections
- mono audio in\out
- trigger in\out"
Demo in the listing previously posted here.
Friday, November 13, 2015
soundcheck for #lsb_TV show error instruments vs bastl instruments
Published on Nov 13, 2015 lsb_TV
"@ liquid sky berlin studio ZWEI
show will be broadcasted live 14th of nov 2015"
the walk - part2 - soundcheck with bastl instruments @ #lsb_TV studio ZWEI
#lsb_TV error instruments vs bastl instruments feat kasia justka, gijs gieskes & daniel katzenstab
Published on Nov 15, 2015
"live at #lsb_TV error instruments vs bastl instruments
feat kasia justka, gijs gieskes & daniel katzenstab
uli sigg & hendrik mokry
just a short shippet filmed with a samsung s6"
Sunday, May 29, 2016
SYNTH FEST 2: Gijs Gieskes Interview #TTNM
Published on May 28, 2016 The Tuesday Night Machines
"Interview with Gijs Gieskes at Noise Kitchen Synth Fest 2016 about his various mechanical sound machine projects."
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
New Gieskes Klok Eurorack Module
video upload by Gijs Gieskes
via Gieskes
"This is a eurorack clock module with features related to a clock. On the left you have the audio output that is the sound that the clock makes, it is amplified via a piezo, the piezo is gated via a vactrol witha build in envelope. The clock can be advanced interlay via the build in LFO, but it can also be advanced via a external gate signal. There is a volume pot for the volume of the clock.
The center input goes via the volume potmeter above it to the vactrol, here you can put in external signals, these will be mixed in with the sound of the clock and gated with the vactrol.
Then there are two outputs for the LFO, they are one square wave and one sort of triangle wave. The potmeter above them sets the speed, when turned all the way to the left the LFO will stop oscillating and hold its state.
Specification:
+12v (Power consumption should be not much, maybe 100ma)
-12v (maybe 20ma?)
Width is 12HP"
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Gieskes 4 Relay Module: 1,2,3,4,5
video upload by Gijs Gieskes
via gieskes
4 RELAY MODULE
THIS MODULE USES THE MECHANICS OF RELAYS TO GENERATE PERCUSSIVE SOUNDS.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
A4988E1A
video upload by Gijs Gieskes
https://gieskes.nl/eurorack/?file=A4988E
0:00: No-Drums and other modules
1:30: Guitar
2:08: TR-707
3:05: Elastic bands
Friday, October 06, 2023
?* Sony wm-F3050
video upload by Gijs Gieskes
https://gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=asterisk
?*
::ABOUT
?* is almost the same as the Zachtekind & ?Kind.
A walkman with extension circuit that is powered by the walkman itself, controlling the Walkmans playback speed with buttons linked to the potmeters next to them. It is a simple device that makes it possible to playback tape in very slow speed and switch between selected speeds, intuitive and playful.
it is stereo. Has a build in radio (AM/FM, no extra controls over this radio are added).
::Audio/CV
- input cv in for playback speed control -5v to +10v (example: 0v = low pitch, 5v is high pitch, so it is in reverse from normal).
- amount of CV can be adjusted with a potmeter.
- output audio out from walkman.
::Controls:
- 5x pot for playback speed per push button momentary switch.
- 1x ON/OFF toggle switch for 1st playback speed pot switch override.
::Power:
- 2x AA battery, The range of the speed control pots is different when powered from a battery.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Gieskes Coronaparty
ggijs
via http://gijs.gieskes.nl
I was watching the news on TV and they were talking about Coronaparty, showing kids hiding in the forest between the trees, some had tie wraps around there wrists, it spoke to my imagination.
Triangle/Sine waves the natural sounds on the ground and the digitaly created signals in the tree tops. (Controlles on the tree trunks)."
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Hss2c Tr-808 Tb-303 Juno 60
Published on Oct 2, 2012 by fuckingharpsichord
"A quick video to show you the delay function of Gijs Gieskes Hss2c, a bit-crusher and synth with audio-in, trigger in and out !
Check out his arsenal instruments and other projects here : http://gieskes.nl/
(yea the quality of the video is low but the sound is how it is.)
©lhiele2012"
Friday, September 04, 2009
Sega Nomad Sequencer
Sega Nomad Sequencer from Gijs on Vimeo.
"Sega nomad sequencer.
gieskes.nl/visual-equipment/?file=nomad-seq
In this video the nomad seq is connected to a HSS."
Remember the Sega Nomad MIDI Interface? Here is the sequencer.
Be sure to see gieskes.nl for full details including images and the code.
The following video is synced with a Roland TR-808.
Sega Nomad Sequencer from Gijs on Vimeo.
"gieskes.nl/visual-equipment/?file=nomad-seq
Nomad sequencer synced to tr-808, with streets of rage."
Monday, July 30, 2012
Freeze Comparison: EHX Superego vs Red Panda Particle Delay vs Gijs Gieskes DEP2a
YouTube Published on Jul 30, 2012 by coloringpad
"Three freeze pedals processing voice.
A note on the audio: This audio was captured from an amazing radio program called Radiolab on NPR. The podcast is available on iTunes for free, and you should really consider subscribing. This podcast in particular is called Musical Language, and as a musician, has changed how I perceive sound and is one of the most astonishing pieces of radio I have ever encountered. I hope Radiolab and Diana Deutsch are not offended by me using it. Listen @ http://www.radiolab.org/2007/sep/24/
Find the Particle Delay @ redpandalab.com
Find the DEP2a @ http://gieskes.nl/shop/
Find the Superego basically anywhere
I modded and tweaked out the DEP2a myself: find my stuff @ coloringpad.org
Thanks for watching!"
Friday, May 17, 2024
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Serge Creature controlled by cardboard box
YouTube via JargMarbin.
video response to EVI Serge by vgermuse. Also see these.
"This is a cardboard box with a contact-mic ($1 piezo buzzer) controlling a Serge Creature. It's essentially the same patch I used on the previous video using the HSS2, except I have an oscillator controlling the VC GAIN at the begining to get a tighter sound. If you look closely you should see the brightness of the green light increase after a trigger pulse is received; since the decay of this oscillator is set long, it only can receive a trigger pulse once in a given interval (the first knob adjustment shortens it). Later in the vid voltage is removed from VC GAIN and the sound gets crazier."
Serge Creature controlled by audio from Hardware Software Synth 2 from Gijs Gieskes
"I realize it sounds really crazy, that's the point of this demonstration. I'm sure my neighbors hate me. The left channel is the sound of the Serge Creature (Sound Transform Systems). The right channel is the output from the Hardware Software Synth 2 (HSS2) (http://gieskes.nl). The audio input from the HSS2 is removed from the Creature several times begining at 2:39 to demonstrate the constant pitch of the oscillators without input from the HSS2. The audio output of the HSS2 is being piped into the Creature at the filter's TRIG input and AGC IN, and at the the oscillator's TRIG input. The Creature's black OUT jack is feeding back into the HSS2, which is making it's own sounds and applying effects to the incoming signal, before routing to an amplified mixer and coming back to the aforementioned connections on the Creature. The Creature's 1/4" output jack carries the signal you hear in the video."
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