Published on Jun 2, 2013 MILQUETOASTE·76 videos
"NOW PLAYING consists of 4 digitally-controlled synth voices, each voice running through a digitally-controlled analog filter, realized through 8 custom vactrols. The whole thing is housed in an attractive console case with vintage wrinkle finish and jewel pilot lamp. Data appears via an LCD display, and there's a speaker, output jack, USB port, and power jack for in/out stuff.
NOW PLAYING generates an endless series of tonal polyphonic notes with expressive envelopes and warm lo-fi sound on the internal speaker; cleaner output is available via the output jack.
Sequence of events:
Apply power to NOW PLAYING. USB works, but a wall outlet sounds better. NOW PLAYING is automatically on in USB mode.
If the PLAY switch is on, NOW PLAYING will calculate and play a preloaded routine, forever.
While the 'play' switch is off, NOW PLAYING will be in menu mode, and the parameters of each of the four voices can be scrolled. Pushing the SELECT button allows parameter changing via the SELECT knob while the button is down:
Musical Mode: 33 musical modes: Major, Minor, Adonai, Algerian, Altered, Augmented, Blues, Chromatic, Arabic, Enigmatic, Half Diminished, Bebop, Harmonic Major, Harmonic Minor, Hirajoshi, Hungarian Gypsy, Hungarian Minor, Insen, Iwato, Locrian, Lydian, Hemitonic, Mixolydian, Neapolitan Major, Neapolitan Minor, Octatonic , Persian, Phrygian, Prometheus, Slendro, Tritone, Ukrano-Dorian, Whole Tone.