Alessandro Cortini - First Experience With a Buchla Music Easel

my first experience with a Buchla Music Easel from Alessandro Cortini on Vimeo.

"I was lucky enough to have been offered to spend a few hours with a lovely 208 +221 combination. Here's what i came up with"

The Spacebox - Another Kyle Weiss Noisemaker

YouTube via KillKyleWeiss | April 08, 2010 |

"Add a Pro-Rythm D2 drum synth thing, an old 1940's tube test box, a Dauz pad and a cheap First Act delay pedal (plus some tweaking)... and you have: Der Spacebox. Not pretty, like most of my crap, and not exactly original, I just wanted a space-drum clone but with more features in a not-so-tidy package. Rustic improvements include real apple branches as build tiers, clothespins to keep wires from getting yanked too far from the holes in the box, and frustrated cursing because the "engineering," of this thing renders it moody at the slightest touch-- yet you're supposed to bang on it. Dauz pad is not actually hooked up, it's just a place to beat the box to trigger the internal contact (compression?) microphone. Though the Dauz pad would happily hook up to something else to play in tandem. I am not a drummer. I just wanted noise. Take that, Internet."

1st bend, Casiotone MT-40, The White Nightmare

YouTube via KillKyleWeiss | August 17, 2008 |

"NEW! Updated video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrdCHr... [below]

A try at a new interest. This whole "circuit bending," hooplah. Okay, fine.

This Casiotone MT-40 keyboard had something spilled in it long ago by a roommate, who then gave it to me. It sounded awful. So it was begging to be tortured.

Now it tortures ears. (No vintage whores chastising me for ruining it. Shhh.) A combination of manual and auto modes, crosswired push-switches and toggles, and "The Nipple." Made from a steering-column lock bolt from a 1978 Toyota corolla, it is a touch-sensitive digalog pitch-bender of sorts. It also makes the poor White Nightmare hate life and complain when you use certain buttons in conjunction with it. Which, requires a restart once in a while.

I discover new ear-bleeding effects with just the six additions every day! Cosmetically its a sad-ass project. Audibly it is schizophrenic.

It will be used on stage, most likely as an analog noise generator, and fill-in box. Hope you like The White Nightmare, named after the butt-rocker era from whence it came."

The White Nightmare: Revisited.

KillKyleWeiss | October 21, 2009 |

"A lot of people asked me when I upgraded The White Nightmare, to post a video. Well, it happened. I did the extra filter bends with a blue knob, and a couple of main-keys glitch switches about six months ago. Procrastinate much? Not I! Same fun as the original White Nightmare, but now with new ear-splitting rage."

VuLvAcid 303 mam mb33 mc202

YouTube via TheAcidrunner | July 20, 2010 |

"clone tb 303: mb 33 vs mb 33 mk2"

811_0641.MOV

YouTube via waveshaper | December 27, 2010

"Phoenix"

811_0643.MOV

waveshaper | December 27, 2010 |

"Vuurvogel Naaiers"

akai ewi4000s modifications

YouTube via spunkytoofers | December 27, 2010

"akai ewi4000s modified with a highlyliquid midi cpu with acclerometer, light theremin, triggers (sequencer control, relay control, reset, theremin triggers) this setup is controlling two dave smith evolvers and a circuit bent alesis nanosynth.

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

Update:

modified akai ewi4000s

spunkytoofers | December 28, 2010

ether^ra CROSS POKED

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | December 27, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"an improv w/my Folktek Pluton and a Doepfer Dark Energy. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

Folktek on eBay

33 Boolean Logic

YouTube via 7thDanSound | December 27, 2010 |

"This video shows how to use regular modules to achieve boolean logic, that is AND/OR and stuff like that. I even get an XOR in the end but I get the explanation a bit confused. If you need more details email me niklas@7thdan.com"

ROLAND JSQ-60 DCB Sequencer

via this auction
"This sequencer connects to a Juno 60 or Jupiter 8a (and modified early Jupiter 8s) via its hardwired DCB cable and allows you to record and overdub up to 2000 note sequences either in real time or in single step loading. It features two DIN Sync outs, allowing control of anything equipped with a DIN Sync socket (ie, TB-303, TR-808, TR-606, CR-8000 etc). It also has a tape interface for saving/loading compositions, which can be used with almost any recording/playback medium (eg computer DAW) for backing up recorded songs. It retains the last composition in internal memory, even when switched off. It is powered by a standard 9v boss type adaptor (not included)."

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Rare RED Roland SH-101 with Mod Grip and Kenton Mods

via this auction

"This one also has the addition of a very neat (looks like it was factory installed) Kenton 2-socket kit which allows direct control of both filter and mod."