10.10.12
CRIMPERS 7" coming up
7" will be out on Ultra Eczema, october 20th - 150 copies, 7 tracks.
presentation @ Stadslimiet on oct20th, more shows tbc.
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!
15.8.12
Principium pt.2: the Idea
pics of progress to follow
for now, here's yet another funky preliminary flowchart! yay!
for now, here's yet another funky preliminary flowchart! yay!
14.8.12
Principium - prototyping
got an interesting question.
Vaast Colson, Artiste Extraordinaire, asked me if i would like to have a go at producing a musical interpretation of one of his works. well, a couple of 'em.
the work in question is called principium, and basically consists of tiny round paper stickers. i'm guessing he's done hundreds of these, and some of them have been arranged in two neat little booklets.
(click image to expand.)
in all honesty, i was most interested in the leftover patterns on the original sticker sheets. an 8x12 colourful matrix.. yells 'sequencer' to me!
after much trial and error and talking back and forth, i've got half an idea of what i want. since the stickers are either on or off the paper, i want an 8x12 switching matrix (that is, 96 switches either on or off.) this should control 6 oscillators, one for each colour - top row of each colour would be left channel, bottom row right channel.
ideally, i'm thinking 6 sawtootch oscillators, each with their own 2 VCA's (left and right) and possibly an envelope generator each. haven't deicided on the sound generating part yet, really, because getting the visual aspect of that matrix right became sort of a Big Thing. I won't sleep well until that's settled.
i tried getting my hands on some of the switches 4ms uses in their VCA Matrix - the yellow buttons. unfortunately, i'm not about to have 2000 of them custom made in china, only need 12 per colour, so no go.
i found similar ones at mouser (thanks for the help, Dann!) but they don't supply all the colours i need. i tried switching out the LED inside one of them and i was lucky to even get it back together in a half decent way. no way am i doing that 96 times.
aah, fuck buttons. buttons are boring anyway. in true sticker fashion, i'm now going for -tadaaa- magnets and proximity switches. gotta love the mouser catalogue.
will update for progress and further decisions.
in all honesty, i was most interested in the leftover patterns on the original sticker sheets. an 8x12 colourful matrix.. yells 'sequencer' to me!
after much trial and error and talking back and forth, i've got half an idea of what i want. since the stickers are either on or off the paper, i want an 8x12 switching matrix (that is, 96 switches either on or off.) this should control 6 oscillators, one for each colour - top row of each colour would be left channel, bottom row right channel.
ideally, i'm thinking 6 sawtootch oscillators, each with their own 2 VCA's (left and right) and possibly an envelope generator each. haven't deicided on the sound generating part yet, really, because getting the visual aspect of that matrix right became sort of a Big Thing. I won't sleep well until that's settled.
i tried getting my hands on some of the switches 4ms uses in their VCA Matrix - the yellow buttons. unfortunately, i'm not about to have 2000 of them custom made in china, only need 12 per colour, so no go.
i found similar ones at mouser (thanks for the help, Dann!) but they don't supply all the colours i need. i tried switching out the LED inside one of them and i was lucky to even get it back together in a half decent way. no way am i doing that 96 times.
aah, fuck buttons. buttons are boring anyway. in true sticker fashion, i'm now going for -tadaaa- magnets and proximity switches. gotta love the mouser catalogue.
will update for progress and further decisions.
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