Circuit Bent MS30

YouTube Published on Jun 7, 2012 by anotherbbs

"special thanks to gijs
http://gieskes.nl/

http://mengqimusic.com"

Circuit bent gear on eBay

Torn apart

YouTube Published on Apr 23, 2012 by noiseconnector71

"Noise improvisation.

Equipment used:
BugBrand boardweevil 2012
Gijs gieskes HWSS1
Electro Harmonix Memory man hazarai
Electro Harmonix Memory boy Deluxe
Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro Harmonix Big Muff
Phillips cassette player
Spirit folio notepad"

via Jean Schouten on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Live noise

YouTube Published on Apr 20, 2012 by noiseconnector71

"Live ambient noise improvisation."

Bugbrand Boardweevil 2011
Gijs gieskes Hardwaresoftware synth
Boss DR110
Electro harmonix memory man Hazaria
Behringer vintage phaser
Phllips cassetteplayer
Soundcraft folio

Gakken SX-150 Ribbon Synthesizer, Modified

via this auction

"I have this one modified with a CV or control voltage input, which I used with an Arduino in order to play it using a MIDI keyboard. That might sound fairly crazy, but if you look online, there are instructions for much more than that. I also modified it to have a mono 1/4" jack output, which is the same as what a guitar output is. This makes the thing more useful as an actual instrument.

I also hacked on a jack for a 7.2v radio controlled car battery, as I have a bunch of them sitting around, they're fast to charge, and something like this runs forever off of a battery like that. The bottom of the synth is open, so if you don't want the battery jack, you can just snip it off.

Also included is the magazine that the synth original came with. Lots of interesting photos, but almost all in Japanese."

"More information:

DIN SYNC blog
MIDI Modification

Crazy modification by Gijs Gieskes
electro-music.com
technabob.com"

CLICK FOR MORE »

Simple Audio Visual Instruments

YouTube Uploaded by snakemont on Dec 12, 2011

"'Simple Audio Visual Instruments'
Wahlwoche der Merz Akademie 2011 mit Gijs Gieskes"

The Arduino Video Sampler

GVS1a & GVS1b & GVM1 & PPGB
YouTube Uploaded by ggijs on Jul 15, 2011

"arduino video sampler: http://gieskes.nl/visual-equipment/?file=gvs1"

Not sure if it produces or manipulates sound. In the video below it appears it's for video only. Gieskes of course is known for DIY audio synthesis. See the label below.

GVS1b 1.5 bit video sampler from Gijs on Vimeo.

My Tiny Army

via Luis Fernando Hernandez-Loera on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"-BleepLabs: Bit Bolb Jr.
-BleepLabs: Nebulophone
-BleepLabs: PicoPaso
-Chimera Synthesis: bC6 (Blue Face)
-Chimera Synthesis: bC8
-Chimera Synthesis: bC9 (Two)
-Korg: Monotron
-Gijs Gieskes: Acid Machine (Black)
-Rarebeasts: EM-Tronic
-SuONOIO
on top of a Little Phatty!"

SFa MIDI to Micro Modular

SFa MIDI to Micro Modular from Gijs on Vimeo.

"Sending midi note messages from the Synth Fan a to the Micro Modular."
via Mr. Array of Ocean Orbit

follow-up to this post where the following two vids were posted.

synth fan small from Gijs on Vimeo.

Details: gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=synth-fan

synth fan a from Gijs on Vimeo.

HSS2c Instruction video.

HSS2c Instruction video. from Gijs on Vimeo.

"This is a instruction video for some of the features of the HSS2c with software version 15.

The video is ordered like this:
- Activate the 7 synth sounds.
- Length of the sequence.
- Playback speed and set to slave mode.
- Synced as a slave to a tr-808.
- Select sequencer banks.
- Step programming.
- Delete.

gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=hard-soft-synth-2 gieskes.nl/shop/#Hard-Soft-Synth-2"

Hard Soft Synth 2a from Gijs on Vimeo.

Also see GenS

Acid Machine V2

Acid Machine V2 from Gijs on Vimeo.

"acid machine V2 is triggert by a tr-808, the 808's audio output is send throe the acid machine's filter. on the acid macine there is a switch to switch between the melody synth or line in.

this one is for sale here:
gieskes.nl/shop/#Acid-Machine-V2b

more info and images here:
gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=acid-machine"

Gater Seq

Gater Seq from Gijs on Vimeo.

"gate sequencer
gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=gater"

Synthi 2009

Synthi 2009 from Gijs on Vimeo.

gieskes.nl/modding/?file=synthi-2009

Circuitbending Workshop

Circuitbending Workshop from Gijs on Vimeo.

"Circuitbending Workshop aan studenten koninklijk conservatorium den haag."
via http://gieskes.nl

Sega Nomad Sequencer

Sega Nomad Sequencer from Gijs on Vimeo.

"Sega nomad sequencer.
gieskes.nl/visual-equipment/?file=nomad-seq
In this video the nomad seq is connected to a HSS."

Remember the Sega Nomad MIDI Interface? Here is the sequencer.
Be sure to see gieskes.nl for full details including images and the code.

The following video is synced with a Roland TR-808.

Sega Nomad Sequencer from Gijs on Vimeo.

"gieskes.nl/visual-equipment/?file=nomad-seq
Nomad sequencer synced to tr-808, with streets of rage."

HardSoft modulae

YouTube via jenamu6
"Here a quick recording of some noise.
HardSoftwareSynth by Gijs Gieskes and Korg ms20 destroying analog drums from a Tama Techstar
Macbeth M5 doing the sad "pad" sound
Lead by 3 modules form the digisound modular going through a crappy BBD
Not a son or a track.....beautiful noise.........and I love it."

Serv Seq

Serv Seq from Gijs on Vimeo.

gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=serv-seq

Hard Soft Synth 2

You can find more images and the details in Spanish on KostenlosKultur. Googlish here. "HardSoftSynth2 of Gijs Gieskes we built a few weeks ago in xxxxx and I managed to encapsulate within the casing of a headphone amplifier that I bought in Flohmarkt by another 3 euros day." See this previous post for links, a video of the Hard Soft Synth V2, and a clock cat.

Serge Creature controlled by cardboard box

YouTube via JargMarbin.

video response to EVI Serge by vgermuse. Also see these.

"This is a cardboard box with a contact-mic ($1 piezo buzzer) controlling a Serge Creature. It's essentially the same patch I used on the previous video using the HSS2, except I have an oscillator controlling the VC GAIN at the begining to get a tighter sound. If you look closely you should see the brightness of the green light increase after a trigger pulse is received; since the decay of this oscillator is set long, it only can receive a trigger pulse once in a given interval (the first knob adjustment shortens it). Later in the vid voltage is removed from VC GAIN and the sound gets crazier."

Serge Creature controlled by audio from Hardware Software Synth 2 from Gijs Gieskes


"I realize it sounds really crazy, that's the point of this demonstration. I'm sure my neighbors hate me. The left channel is the sound of the Serge Creature (Sound Transform Systems). The right channel is the output from the Hardware Software Synth 2 (HSS2) (http://gieskes.nl). The audio input from the HSS2 is removed from the Creature several times begining at 2:39 to demonstrate the constant pitch of the oscillators without input from the HSS2. The audio output of the HSS2 is being piped into the Creature at the filter's TRIG input and AGC IN, and at the the oscillator's TRIG input. The Creature's black OUT jack is feeding back into the HSS2, which is making it's own sounds and applying effects to the incoming signal, before routing to an amplified mixer and coming back to the aforementioned connections on the Creature. The Creature's 1/4" output jack carries the signal you hear in the video."

Casio SK-1 #3

Casio SK-1 #3 from Gijs on Vimeo.
"this is a video of the 3rd reproduction of my sk1 with drag contact..
gieskes.nl/circuitbending/?file=casioSK

iss to midi decoder to bent ct 380

iss to midi decoder to bent ct 380 from Gijs on Vimeo.
"image scan sequencer to midi decoder to bent ct 380..
this video sounds a bit chaotic.
the image that is being played is generated with PHP.. check it here: gieskes.nl/instruments/files/image-scan-seq/generativeImageSmall.php"
Also see this post. via Gijs