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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Friday, October 18, 2024
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.
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."
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Friday, May 17, 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
Thursday, October 12, 2023
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.
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"
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
STREGALAND - a synth short film inspired by David Lynch
video upload by Malwida
"Diving into the weird soundscapes of the Make Noise Strega with the help of the Gieskes Oscillatoscope and the Make Noise 0-CTRL. Credits to @CinematicLaboratory and @GxAce for inspiring me to shoot more "cinematic" videos. The wonderfully weird Oscillatoscope is built by @gijs and available at https://gieskes.nl/shop/"
Thursday, June 15, 2023
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, 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 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"
Monday, October 05, 2020
Dutch Modular Fest 2020 Stream Day
Dutch Modular Fest
Watch the full stream of our Covid-19 friendly version of Dutch Modular Fest 2020
Held on Saturday 29th of August, live (mostly...) from TAC Eindhoven
TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS
00:00 Intro
00:15 Dirge Seçil Kuran
18:00 Majella Audio
47:11 Allert & Bart talk about Stream Day program
52:53 Mieke van Dam
1:24:17 Joranalogue Audio Design
1:58:55 Cengiz Arslanpay
2:21:25 Threetom Modular Synthesizers
2:44:03 G.T. Thomas
2:59:25 Allert & Bart recap
3:09:20 Synthesis Technology
3:42:36 Space drone beer break
3:58:14 Max & Kyra Frimout
4:21:05 ReBach
4:42:43 Space drone break with Kokkel the Parrot
4:59:48 Mike Lee Birds
5:31:31 Gijs Gieskes
5:56:22 RESISTER
6:31:36 Erica Synths
6:47:49 JacqNoise & Magnetrixx
7:14:58 XOR Electronics: Alten Herren Abend with Thomas Margolf
7:56:21 LudoWic
8:20:34 Ending words
LABELS/MORE:
Dutch Modular Fest,
Erica Synths,
eurorack,
events,
Gieskes,
Interviews,
JORANALOGUE,
Majella,
Rebach,
Synthtech,
Threetom,
XOR Electronics
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
ATARI DRUM CONSOLE Eurorack Module
Published on Oct 23, 2018 paul tas
double DRUM module
with 4x CV
based on the atari punk consol
from, Forrest M. Mims from 1980 with the 555 timer chip or 556
from chiptune to crunsy bass sound
FAT and thin texture are inspired by NO DRUM!
from gijs gieskes very musical.
between the traditional drums 808 and stuff
also and ode to .nekojirugekijou. for cat soup Anime
made by tAt .hack by ERROR
these modules sound F..... fantastic
LABELS/MORE:
Atari Punk Console,
Error Instruments,
eurorack,
New,
New in 2018,
New Modules,
New Modules in 2018,
W
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/"
Monday, March 06, 2017
clicking cracking screaming madness
Published on Mar 5, 2017 pianoloft
"Gijs Gieskes built that crazy analog hard disk synth. which is based on a hard disk drive. a contact mic is used to amplify the sound, which is created with those mechanical movements, you can watch, and the sound is run through a boss OD 20 distortion unit, am ambience reverb (tc electronic M300 and echo park delay."
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."
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