still, unique footage of a rare specimen of Jan Matthé filmed in the wild, as it was attracted to the principium.
30.9.12
Principium, crummy video.
the video quality of my mobile is.. what's the word again.. bad.
still, unique footage of a rare specimen of Jan Matthé filmed in the wild, as it was attracted to the principium.
still, unique footage of a rare specimen of Jan Matthé filmed in the wild, as it was attracted to the principium.
Principium, first public presentation
here's the pix of the first working prototype.. at least for the matrix/interface.
i like to think of it as the Principium v1.0
the internal casio clock drives a counter through an 8-step loop.
these 8 steps go into the 8x12 matrix.
so there's 12 outputs from the matrix, each one wired to a single note of a slightly restricted keyboard - just the one octave. very minimal indeed.
wherever you place a magnet on the board, that note gets played.
for the less technically inclined: stick a dot, dot goes 'Ping!'.
added bonus is that it has a nicely naive four-in-a-row/Twister-y vibe to it, so you don't even need to know exactly what you're doing to enjoy yerself. it's all a game, innit.
since it runs off the casio clock, it's actually in sync with the rhythm presets.
results range from strangely ethereal to, well, plain annoying. (especially WITH the rhythm presets.)
i still really want to lose the casio, but i have to admit that it works and looks better than expected.
it's so silly it's ok again, and it does seem to attract user interaction quite naturally.
here's a full installation view (Huis Hoste, Hasselt.)
blows my mind to think it was in an exhibition with an amazing work of the great Paul Panhuysen..
all in all, a nice first.
i like to think of it as the Principium v1.0
the internal casio clock drives a counter through an 8-step loop.
these 8 steps go into the 8x12 matrix.
so there's 12 outputs from the matrix, each one wired to a single note of a slightly restricted keyboard - just the one octave. very minimal indeed.
wherever you place a magnet on the board, that note gets played.
for the less technically inclined: stick a dot, dot goes 'Ping!'.
added bonus is that it has a nicely naive four-in-a-row/Twister-y vibe to it, so you don't even need to know exactly what you're doing to enjoy yerself. it's all a game, innit.
since it runs off the casio clock, it's actually in sync with the rhythm presets.
results range from strangely ethereal to, well, plain annoying. (especially WITH the rhythm presets.)
i still really want to lose the casio, but i have to admit that it works and looks better than expected.
it's so silly it's ok again, and it does seem to attract user interaction quite naturally.
here's a full installation view (Huis Hoste, Hasselt.)
blows my mind to think it was in an exhibition with an amazing work of the great Paul Panhuysen..
all in all, a nice first.
28.9.12
Remörk Live set @ factor44
..using cheap CB mic > Remörk Swash > tape delay > looper.
to experience near to what the audience experienced, hook computer up to stereo and max it.
shizz was loud.
to experience near to what the audience experienced, hook computer up to stereo and max it.
shizz was loud.
Zaal België - Principium, first draft.
tonight there's a presentation on!
Vaast Colson invites a number of people to present their interaction with some of his editions/books - the OPZ people will be there a.o., Tyfus will be there, and i will be presenting a first intermediate version of the Principium idea.
since it was impossible for me to finish the whole synth, i used the sequencer and switching matrix to drive a casio keyboard (for now). works pretty well. pics tomorrow!
Vaast Colson invites a number of people to present their interaction with some of his editions/books - the OPZ people will be there a.o., Tyfus will be there, and i will be presenting a first intermediate version of the Principium idea.
since it was impossible for me to finish the whole synth, i used the sequencer and switching matrix to drive a casio keyboard (for now). works pretty well. pics tomorrow!
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