Yamaha PSR-4600

YouTube Uploaded by pmanderson70 on Apr 23, 2011
Yamaha PSR-4600s on eBay. Update: this one is now listed here (bottom three pics below).
"I plan posting this on eBay very soon, but due to it being a quite an uncommon synth, I felt obligated to upload a video of it making sounds so others can appreciate. I only wish I was a better musician so I could make it really shine .

This is a rare vintage Yamaha PSR keyboard circa 1990. There is very little known about this model, the manual is rather short and took a while to discover some of it's undocumented features. I'm sure there are more mysteries to be solved.

I affectionately call this "The Albatross" because of the odd roll bars and weird pattern sequencer. As you can see, it's covered it buttons and sliders. I love the LED display as well as the printouts on the upper panel.
Physically, the keyboard makes a great controller. The keys are firm, responsive and despite the oddness of the roll bars, they are playable.

Nonetheless, the sounds it produces can be quite good.
At it's heart is a 12bit AWM synth and a 2 operator FM synth. Patches can be edited (slightly) and stored. You can layer sounds and split them. It has MIDI, velocity sensitive keys and digital reverb. Some patches crossfade between AWM and FM tones, like a fixed vector synth. This came out about the same time as the Yamaha TG33.

I could be wrong, but I believe this keyboard was a precursor to the big arranger type keyboards... like the Yamaha Tyros."

Some pics via this auction

Modular Synthesizer OSC HRM Attack 2011

YouTube Uploaded by MrRitchieDrums on Apr 23, 2011

"Bass line produced by the Catgirl sequencer to (2) Q106 VCOs then a synthacon filter. A Hordijk HRM OSC is being triggered by the MFOS Rotary Seq & a MATTSON Envelope is altering inputs along with LFOs and it is going through a Q107 Filter(w LFO panned R). MFOS is also going to the MOTM 1485 GX-1 Diode Filter(1v input) through a Metasonix R52(also LFO panned L).TipTop Z8000 is sending 2 pitches to 2 Blue Lantern Black Jack VCOs (4 steps) through the Mattson filter. Also sending 4 steps to a Q106 through the STG Mankato filter. Finally 16 steps from the Z8000 are going to a Malekko Anti-Osc being altered by a Noisering!!"

fun time, iggy pop & david bowie

YouTube Uploaded by 19wendywoo68 on Apr 8, 2009

String Solina on top of the piano. Mixer to Bowie's right? If anyone knows what it is, feel free to comment. Image below from 1:29.

"Featuring Iggy Pop, David Bowie & Hunt & Tony Sales( Who went on to form Tin Machine with David Bowie)"

This one in via Brian Comnes.

Suzuki Portachord Tronichord

via this auction

"Also Known as 'Tronichord' model pc-27

This is the "original" omnichord (well, it was the beginning of the evolution of the omnichord). This is the first of it's kind, and it then led to the future production of the Omnichord which has more features/options.

I sent this to Suzuki to have the power source modified. Being that this is from the late 70's, the battery compartment had a very old terminal for AA batteries. I could barely get today's AA batteries to fit in, and when they did, they were almost impossible to get them back out. The connection was also undependable and the batteries often felt hot. So about a year ago, I sent it to Suzuki and "Franz"(I guess he is known as the omnichord guy) replaced the AA terminal with a 9-volt. This is much more convenient for quickly swapping batteries out if you were to play it on stage. The battery life seems to be unaffected by replacing the AA's with one 9-volt. Franz from Suzuki thought, if anything it might last longer. He tested it for 4 hours and said it still played(battery didn't die)... After being serviced, the battery door hasn't stayed on as well as it used to..."

This one in via brian comnes.

Richard Lainhart & Lucio Menegon, Improvisation #2

Richard Lainhart & Lucio Menegon, Improvisation #2 by Kingtone Music
"Richard on Buchla Continuum and processing and LM on lapsteel guitar thru tape and digital delay. Part of an ongoing process of live performance recordings done at Richard's studio."

Audiority Harshness

Harshness for Ableton Live by Audiority

"Harshness is a tiny library dedicated to those who want to add some real destruction to their tracks or to artists who are not afraid of heavy distorted, degraded, clipped, short-circuited sounds.

Specifications

- 61 Ableton Live devices divided in:

12 Instruments
42 Drum Racks (within five families)
5 advanced Audio Effect Racks
2 advanced MIDI Effect Racks
20 sample Live clips"

Beta Easter(n)

YouTube Uploaded by iranief on Apr 23, 2011

Opal Chameleon & Spectrasonics Omnisphere.

"This is the first video recording of myself playing in Carlos Beta. The title refers to the fact that this piece was composed/improvised during Easter week and that it, somehow, sounds "Eastern" to me.
Read my blog for details: http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/9d774615381a06e228b7de11a9394562-97.html"

Waldorf Lector Vocoder, Filter Bank and Synthesizer

"Robot voices, whispering strings, talking drum loops, rhythmic pads, the resonant ringing of bells, dripping water - the possibilities are all but infinite. With a quick tweak here and there, the Lector turns any incoming signal into novel sounds and effects. Tremendously versatile, the Lector puts in your hands a sonic toolset for a wide range of diverse applications. Just about anything goes, from distorting the human voice to adding subtle harmonies to lead vocals and getting creative with movie soundtracks.

The analysis filter bank splits the incoming audio signal into as many as 100 frequency bands, the intensity of which modulates the volume levels of an equal number of band-pass filters in the synthesis filter bank. The integrated 16-voice synthesizer or an external source provides the input signal for the synthesis filter bank. This lets you do fun things like apply a melody line or chord sequence to articulate vocals or speech.

When we set out to develop the Lector, we looked long and hard at what it takes to make a powerful vocoder tick. This why you will find on the ergonomic user interface some special features and unusual parameters that let you tweak even the most minute details. The fabled Waldorf multimode filter with slope of 12dB or 24dB features prominently. You also get a whitening filter that bleaches the signal before it is colored by the vocoder. This comes in very handy when you’re processing choir and voice samples. A three-band equalizer serves to boost and cut whatever frequencies of the generated signal you wish to target.

The integrated 16-voice synthesizer sports two oscillators with quintessential analog waveforms such as sine, triangle, sawtooth, and square with variable pulse width, sample & hold and noise, as well as freely loadable single and multi-samples. FM and ring modulation enrich the vocoder’s signal with further overtone spectra. The Lector also offers a selection of typical effects used to refine vocoder signals - tube overdrive, transistor distortion and hard clipping, six-voice chorus / flanger, synchronizable stereo delay, and realistic reverb."

via Waldorf. You can find a video of Lector at the Musikmesse here.

Kinect Reaktor Ensemble & Kinect Wiith a Kaossilator

YouTube Uploaded by AlistairDBClarkson on Apr 22, 2011

"A Reaktor Ensemble for visualizing Kinect skeletal data available at geometricmusic.co.uk. OSCKinnection feeds the skeletal data into Reaktor using OSC. The yellow orb is controlled by the two hands and the orb position controls a synthesizer. All joint positions can be used as synth inputs."

NWIF: Kinect Wiith a Kaossilator

Uploaded by AlistairDBClarkson on Jan 22, 2011

Kinect hooked up to a Kaossilator pro and Kaoss Pad using NWIF, WiiMote hooked up to NI Massive, all using Midi over IP. For more details see:
sites.google.com/site/newwaveinstrumentfabric/

Rwake @ Roadburn

flickr By bm^

NodeBeat - iOS Music Sequencer

NodeBeat - iOS Music Sequencer from AffinityBlue on Vimeo.

"NodeBeat is an experimental node-based audio sequencer and generative music application for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

By combining music and exploration, NodeBeat allows anyone to create a variety of rhythmic sequences and ambient melodies in a fun and intuitive fashion.

Release Date: April 25th, 2011"

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4ms Pedals VCA Matrix to begin production

via 4ms

"We're starting production of the VCA Matrix!
The first run has a four-color aluminum panel that matches the RCD/SCM clocker suite
Estimated shipping date: May 31st.

Retail price: US$375

Features

The newest Eurorack module from 4ms, the VCA Matrix, is a playable 4x4 matrix of 16 VCAs.

Four CV or audio inputs can be routed in any amount/combination to four outputs, using the 16 CV control jacks, Level knobs, and Mute buttons.

Features:

4 CV/audio inputs and 4 outputs (buffered and dc-coupled)
16 VCA's using high quality SSM chips
Playable surface with 16 latching Mute LED buttons, to mute each VCA individually (mute button disconnects Control jack and Level knob, and silences the VCA)
LED button brightness indicates sum of Control jack, Level knob, and Mute button
16 Control jacks for VCA level control
16 Level knobs attenuate the incoming Control signals. The control jacks are normalled to +5v, so if no control is plugged in, the knobs act as manual level (boost/cut) controls
Matrix Expandability: VCA Matrices can be connected to form a larger matrix using headers on the back (4x8, 8x8, 12x4, etc)
Control Expandability: 16-pin header on back side of PCB allows an external device to control all VCAs: e.g. patch recall, patch sequencing, preset patterns such as quadrature panning, etc.
Suitable as a 4x4 mixer, splitter, as well as dynamic signal router/processor

Module size:
The VCA Matrix is 28HP, and approximately 1.5" deep (38mm).

Power consumption:
A jumper selects using +5V from the power supply, or generating +5V on-board from the +12V rail.

-12V rail: 100mA max
+12V rail:
75mA max with jumper selecting external 5V
110mA max with jumper selecting internal 5V.
+5V rail:
40mA max with jumper selecting external 5V
not used (0mA) with jumper selecting internal 5V."

4ms VCAMatrix and PEG at Musik Messe 2011

YouTube Uploaded by 4mspedals on Apr 23, 2011

"Here we are at MusikMesse demoing our newest products for the Eurorack modular synthesizer system: the VCA Matrix, a 4x4 matrix of 16 VCAs with mute buttons, manual level pots, and CV controls... And the Pingable Envelope Generator (PEG), a wavetable-based dual envelope module that synchronizes the length of the envelopes to a division/multiple of an incoming clock time.

The VCA Matrix has 4 clocks from an SCM running into the inputs, and the outputs are controlling the pitch, wave folding, and filter amount of a basic VCO/VCF patch... this is generating the repeating melody line.

The PEG is generating two envelopes which are modulating the Morph and FM of a Morphing Terrarium module. Both envelopes are triggered by a shuffled SCM output."

first sounds from the serge clone

YouTube Uploaded by widdlytube on Apr 23, 2011

ether^ra MILESMAD

YouTube Uploaded by potterpaint2000 on Apr 23, 2011

"an improv featuring the Buchla 200e w/dealy. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

ether^ra MILESMADTWO

Uploaded by potterpaint2000 on Apr 23, 2011

"another, same patch w/Buchla 200e. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

Roland Juno-106

YouTube Uploaded by uppuz on Apr 23, 2011

New SLEW PI - iSynth Loop Drawing VJ App - First Look

YouTube Uploaded by VJFranzK on Apr 23, 2011

iSynth - Greg Pascale
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【KORG M01】Chase_for_the_Championship【Nindendo DS】

YouTube Uploaded by tukurukoubou on Apr 23, 2011

"気がついたらGW前になってました...orz

メロディが無い曲はどこまでやったら完成なのかが微妙ですね。。
これ以上続けられなくなったのでとりあえず完成ということでｗ
結局車ゲームの曲のようになってしまったので、曲名もそれらしく。

今回試したこと：
・SquRezBessとSawRezベースをMixして、TB-303もどきのベースラインを作る
・SynChord3の音を2TrをLRに振り、異なったバッキングにすることで左右の広がりを作る
・M1PfChordの3和音を使用しXm9のコード感を出し、さらにアルペジエーターかけたような感じにする

音源はSoundCloudの方からDLできます。(ちょっと前半長いですが)
http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks"

Googlish:
"I realized I was before ... orz GW

No song or melody that I finished I get a slightly far. .
Now complete in that it can no longer continue any further w
I like the song became a game after all cars, even Sorerashiku song.

We tried:
Mix base and · SquRezBess to SawRez, TB-303 ish to make baseline
2Tr the LR · SynChord3 sound wave to make it right to spread a different backing
· M1PfChord using three chords out of a sense Xm9 code, arpeggiator even put something like that

DL SoundCloud instrument from those available. (The first half is a little long)
http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks"

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via obscotch.

Yamaha CS10

via this auction

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The Noise Modular

via this auction

"The Noise Modular is a very nice handmade Synth. It features 24 squarewave oscillators, 2 lowpass-filter, 2 VCOs, 2 digital ring mods and 2 volumeknobs. You can connect the outputs of the oscillator with 4 mainoutputs. You can make hundreds of nice combinations with the synth.

You can find some samples from the synth at diysynth(dot)blogsport(dot)de."

Noise Modular II Synth - standalone by feedtheoctopus666

Roland OP-8 Cv/Gate with Original Box

via this auction

"Interface Cv/Gate>DCB OP-8 Roland. Always kept in the box and never used. The draft for the current and the cable connection still in the original nylon."

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Forat Modded Vintage EMS Putney VCS3 Analog Synth

via this auction

"rare and unique vintage EMS putney VCS3 in mint conditions. It was checked and serviced by Bruce Forat. He spent quite some time to figure and design a midi mod for it. AS you can see, you can decide which oscillator syncs to which and even disable them. I have never seen another midi mod in any synth with this capability."

Moog Minimoog Model D "Final 25" edition

via this auction
via the listing:
"This listing is for a mint condition limited edition Moog Minimoog Model D "Final 25" edition. It is number 4 of the last 25 Minimoog's ever made and is in near perfect condition. The finish on the wood is glossy, there is a brass plaque with the number, and clear pitch bend/mod wheels that light up and have the Moog logo inscribed in the acryllic. This synth was basically never used. The switches and pots feel new, the power cord is really clean unlike most mucked up ones and I just had new bushings put in. It plays amazingly and looks stunning. Make your friends jealous! :)"

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Sequential Circuits Pro One with Synthwood Case & Clear Mod Wheels

via this auction

"This is a rare opportunity to buy a Pro One already fitted with a Synthwood case! This is the J-wire version with the power supply mounted directly to the chassis."

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Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter

via this auction

"The unit works great, sounds amazing, and is rare. As many of you may know, the Maestro Phase Shifter was designed by Tom Oberheim."

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Maestro PSFS-2 Footswitch For PS-1A Phase Shifter

via this auction

"As many of you may know, the Maestro Phase Shifter was designed by Tom Oberheim. This listing includes Maestro PSFS-2 Footswitch only."

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NORD LEAD 2X VIRTUAL ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

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Access Virus B Synthesizer Module Rack with Original Box

via this auction

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Vermona Perfourmer - Quad Analog Synthesizer CV & MIDI

via this auction

Arp Odyssey Analogue Synthesizer 2800 & Signal Processor

via this auction

OBERHEIM SEM PATCH PANEL

via this auction


du lard de module

YouTube Uploaded by ModularBear on Apr 20, 2011

Roland SH-1 demo.

Roland SH-1 demo. by Computer Controlled
"Quick recording of my Roland SH-1."

Aliens Project Close Up of the Week #17/2011 Korg PS 3100

via Aliens Project

Cabinet Expansion

flickr By brotherloco

"The modular grows..."

MFOS WSG

flickr By Unity Gain
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animalvideo - danceasshole [KORG iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition]

YouTube Uploaded by churulin on Apr 22, 2011

"animalvideo - danceasshole
http://soundcloud.com/animalvideo/danceasshole-bpm126-wav

http://about.me/animalvideo

**Works**
http://soundcloud.com/animalvideo/
http://monstar.fm/animalvideo
http://animalvideo.bandcamp.com"

KORG iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition - KORG INC.
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kinect chaosc

kinect chaosc from dustin o'connor on Vimeo.

"here is a xy kinect pad interface. the x is your pitch and the y is your gate.

kineme.net/​forum/​Discussion/​DevelopingCompositions/​TryingtomakeaKaossilatorwithinQuartzComposer#comment-20289"

TouchAble 1.2 new module : multi dots XY PAD

YouTube Uploaded by touchAbleapp on Apr 22, 2011 "http://www.touch-Able.com touchAble is an unique iPad app is the first application to give Ableton Live users full control over their digital audio workstation, without the tiresome process of manual midi-mapping. touchAble allows live users to walk away from their computer and perform live from anywhere within Wi-Fi range (using ad-hoc connection or router) while keeping latency at a minimum. TouchAble App includes 6 advanced modules, Clip grid, Mixer, Devices, Pads, Keys, XY Pad, and 2 commands menu : clips and transport. TouchAble provides a powerful, intuitive and reliable multitouch control solution for professional use. touchAble includes templates for lives plugins and is fully compatible with vsts, audiounits and instruments. TouchAble App for iPad is available worldwide exclusively through the iTunes App Store : http://www.itunes.com/app/touchable the new 1.2 version include an Advanced multi dots XY pad with: -Up to 4 Dots at once - each with their own X, Y & Z Parameters. -Choose the dots X, Y & Z Parameters from All of Lives Mixer & Device. -Easy parameter assignments through the config menu. -Set direction & force of gravity and bouncing mode individually for each dot. -Record the dots movements - loop, reverse or cut them till they fit your needs. -Play them back as automations - quantized and in complete sync with Ableton Live. -Save automations and parameter assignments to the database within touchAble and exchange them with other iPads and Users via iTunes. -Save snapshots of the dots positions: Hold, Stop & Morphing mode -Set morphing length & which of the are dots affected by snapshots. TouchAble 1.2 also offers plenty of new features and improvements: Device Module: The Control elements on the FX8 & FX32 View now switch their behavior & style depending on the parameter they control. Possible styles are: Toggle, Multitoggle, Fader & centered Fader. This will work with Lives devices & all M4L Devices. Added 'Snap' mode: You can activate the Snap mode per device with the 'snap' button in the Menu to the right. If enabled, the control elements will snap back to their original value once you lift your finger. To change the original value of the parameters: disable Snap mode - tweak the device to your needs and enable Snap mode again to jump back to these values at the end of your touches. New optional settings: Added Relative Fader mode for devices Added possibility to disable scene launch buttons. Added OneTap Recording: Newly recorded clips will automatically be of the same length as the currently set Launch Quantization. This enables you to tap on an empty slot once to start recording and have it loop automatically after the set amount of time. General: Decreased latency and increased throughput to Live substantially. Performance increased throughout the app. TouchAble is supported by many professional musicians, performers, djs and composers around the world, who use touchAble on stage or in studio. FUTURE MUSIC UK: "You may think about touchAble and an iPad instead of a hardware controller. A compliment indeed." MUSICTECH MAG UK: "It can handle the majority of performance or interactive elements within Live without requiring any manual controller design or mapping, making it an easy-to-use but nonetheless powerful Live controller." 9/10 MUSICRADAR.COM UK: "The cheaper, more fully featured touchAble is a clear all-round winner. Its advanced control options give it the advantage in terms of power and make it the obvious choice for studio use and live performance." DE:BUG MAG DE: "Definitely a recommendation for all iPad users who think about buying a controller for Live - even though touchAble isn't able to deliver haptic feedback in many areas it has advantages to physical controllers. It's worth it - even for studio-use." touchAble - AppBC iPads on eBay

STRATEGEMATIX

YouTube Uploaded by shaft9000 on Apr 22, 2011

"Strange sounds and visions abound, utilizing x-format patching i.e. 'jumbling' between Eurorack and modcan A-series. Banana to 1/8".
And just so I don't have to keep answering this; a tally of the drugs ingested before and during filming and editing: caffeine, nicotine, K-Cal channel9.

-recorded direct, live into 2-tracks 44.1/24bit into Allen&Heath ZED r16 preamplifiers
-shot 60fps@720p using Kodak Zi-8
-all patches output through Cwejman RES-4, MX-4S; intellijel Azimuth and Mutagen. PSU is via Doepfer MonsterBase, Modcan PSU and ModularWorld."

symphony of voices

YouTube Uploaded by graal7 on Apr 22, 2011

"a part of demo song (symphony of voices software) sampled on motif xs8 ,aditionnal sequence motif xs, minimoog bass;other sounds :nordwave.lasers effect250+ 2*500 mw rgbv color) control dmx stairville dmx 1"

Elements / Electro House (DJ Galactic 2011)

YouTube Uploaded by djgalactic on Apr 23, 2011

"DJ Galactic Live Mix Elements with Roland MC 909 + Korg EMX-1 and KP3
http://www.djgalactic.com. Electro House Live mix with 2 groovebox (Electribe + MC 909).

DJ Galactic All Right Reserved 2011


Official Website
http://www.djgalactic.com"

Toy Synthesizer Case - Toy Box Demo

YouTube Uploaded by radlers on Apr 22, 2011

"A project long time coming. Dubbed, 'Toy Box' Synthesizer, this do it yourself toy synth case allows me to take the gear on the road. All keyboards are powered via power supply, so no batteries are used. Everything is velcro-ed in place so you can literally carry this around without worrying about stuff falling out. Song demo uses Korg's DS-10 demo music as well as the Bloom music app on the Apple iPod touch. Items that make up the keyboard: Casio SA-1 / PT-1 / SK-8, Nintendo DSi with Korg DS-10 plus, Korg Monotron, Apple iPod with music apps, Behringer mixer with effects on board."

AudioGL Pre Beta Demonstration Video - Music Software

YouTube Uploaded by AudioGL on Apr 22, 2011

"AudoGL - Teaser video for a Modular Software Synthesizer and Sequencer

The music in this video is 100% synthesized, and does not contain any samples. The visuals are procedural as well.

General Contact: AudioGL@gmail.com

There is no website for this project as of yet"

Beat707 -- Second Revision Hardware

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 22, 2011

"Here's the second revision of the Beat707 hardware in action. Functionality is the same as the prototype, just minor tweaks to the silkscreen and a slightly deeper board to allow for greater stability. Apologies for the unimaginative audio beat. Synthesis over USB courtesy of Garage Band."

animalvideo - danceasshole [KORG iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition]

YouTube Uploaded by churulin on Apr 22, 2011

"animalvideo - danceasshole
http://soundcloud.com/animalvideo/danceasshole-bpm126-wav

http://about.me/animalvideo

**Works**
http://soundcloud.com/animalvideo/
http://monstar.fm/animalvideo
http://animalvideo.bandcamp.com"

KORG iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition - KORG INC.
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fnews Studio Visits: Kyle Evans

YouTube Uploaded by yakthekyle on Apr 22, 2011

"Nick Briz made this video for my school's newspaper fnews http://fnewsmagazine.com/wp/ about my studio practice."

Folktek Arts - The Synergist by Arius Blaze

via Folktek Arts
Folktek on eBay

"The Synergist is a touch synth with 8 osc. and an 8 note polyphony - each tuned in correspondence to one another to create a full body of notes in addition to touch-based noise and time control. The oscillators tie into a delay, the timing of which controls the global pitch of the oscillation (when the time on the delay is lowered or raised, the frequency of all 8 oscillators are lowered or raised accordingly). The delay ranges from extremely tight to a longer approx. 2 seconds (getting gradualy dirty and grimier toward the lower end)

The oscillators can be feedback driven to create decay and the level of all touch points can be lowered or raised to either overload the delay completely or create more subtle background drone. This all helps to mix the level with any incoming sound as the an input signal can be sent into the 1/4" in jack allowing for processing of external sources. The selector switch switches between a variety of clean feedback and altered feedback (altered feedback being a more compressed droning sound)

The result is a piece capable of drone or synth lines, very nasty noise and dub massacre. The layout of the touch plate is designed to make it easily playable in a percussive manner. It's also laid out so that metal pieces (coins work well) can be placed between points to acts as switches for drone or connect points to alter the delay signal.

More info on the site and more to come: [link]"

Folktek on eBay