This hammer is actually a synth

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EF118 Vulcan's Hammer

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"This device is an accelerometer-controlled oscillator. It works by reading the position along a 180-degree x-axis and translating to a frequency. In the fully back position, the oscillator is at its lowest note – roughly 100hz (or D3 on the musical scale). As you rotate the hammer forward, pitch increases. In this position, the frequency is roughly 2000hz (or B6 on the musical scale). That’s about a 4-octave range. The controls are straightforward: A red push button on/off switch and a knob to control volume. The ¼ inch audio output jack is located at the bottom of the handle. It’s powered by 3 AAA batteries located inside the enclosure that come included in the unit when purchased. They can be easily replaced by unscrewing the base. Vulcan’s Hammer goes on sale today and retails for $200"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

"Like the Roman God Vulcan, what if you could generate immortal oscillations from a mighty hammer? Ponder no more. Vulcan’s Hammer by Electro-Faustus allows you to call to the Gods by simply rotating the device along a 180 degree field. Note range is roughly 100Hz (D3) to 2000Hz (B6). That’s almost 4 octaves! Powered by 3 AAA batteries.

*Like all of our devices, the Vulcan’s Hammer is noisy and glitchy by design. Have fun with it!"

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One-off Audio Disruption Devices Space Collider - functional art piece

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video upload by Emily Hopkins

Note the video above is from 2023. It features a previous model. See the listing description below for more info.

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"Polyphonic drones, light-controlled warping, rhythmic looping - My newest one-off functional art piece, the 'Space Collider.' Built in a vintage snap-on battery testing shell that was modified and flipped upside down. This instrument features a four-channel drone feeding an old circuit bent delay. This resulted in the gnarliest drone machine to date when combined with a joystick-controlled delay to create oscillation squeals, glitch effects, and even looping.

I included a demo from Emily Hopkins. This is for a previous drone machine I made. This one uses the same circuit - going into a delay! So it is a bit more advanced than the one Emily used.

Short demo can be found on my IG page, addpedals. I am also open to trades for guitars if you are local."

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Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 (Part 2)

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Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

"2024 is soon drawing to a close—so, we're taking a look back at the year, and taking account of all of the weird and wonderful instruments that gave us some inspiration this year. Synthesizers, drum machines, and Eurorack modules to samplers and effects, this year had no shortage of inspiring instruments.

So, we reached out to some of our friends and content creators to fill us in on their year, asking one simple question: what was the coolest piece of gear YOU got this year? For some, that meant brand-new releases, but for others, it meant sitting down and digging into classic instruments.

In this video, we hear from:
0:05 Emily Hopkins on the Expressive E Osmose + Vongon Replay
3:36 The Midlife Synthesist on the Arturia Polybrute 12
5:36 Son Wu on the Elektron Octatrack
10:38 Monotrail on the ADDAC507 Random Bézier Waves
13:32 Surco on the Shakmat Battering Ram + OXI Meta

Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

You can find additional Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 posts here.

Pedalboard GIVEAWAY ! Stereo Pedalboard Synthesizer Sound Demo

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"Visit https://bit.ly/3pZfhDD to enter to win today !
Check out Emily here : https://www.youtube.com/c/EmilyHopkins

We teamed up with Emily Hopkins to create and give away a fantastic stereo pedalboard!

Before we shipped it off to her though, we had to give it a rip with the UDO Super 6 !"