Sound Blocks
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Porta Synth
I completed the Porta Synth. A contact synthesizer with four contact points, a speaker, and power switch. Made to be portable.
Fuzz Tuner
This sound block is wired to produce static sounds. I discovered a couple new contact points on the circuit that were particularly fuzzy. It also creates some really odd sounds.
Space Station
A space sound effects circuit board rehoused and wired in a modular fashion. The pegs above the knobs connect to pots. Many sounds are possible with different connections.
Static Station
I completed the Static Station contact synth. This one has 5 contact points, chaos mode, constant tone button and knob, power switch, speaker and 1/4 inch audio out jack. This one really screams.
Mini Galvan 1
A smaller version of Galvan with almost identical circuitry.
Mini Galvan 2
Another version of Galvan. Same as Mini Galvan 1 except this one has a photosensor on his chest.
Blaster
Contact synth with six contact points on the sides. I placed the contacts and the controls so that you can hold it with two hands. The two yellow buttons on top are for the thumbs and the one on the right is a momentary pitch control, the one on the left is a chaos button.
blaster sound block
Bit Block
This sound block contains a sampler pulled from the infamous Saw III toy, made popular by getlofi.com. The sampler is triggered by a simple oscillator. Samples can be picked up through the attached mic or through a quarter inch. There are three sound outputs. The red arcade style button is the record, the large yellow is the play. The two red power switches on the bottom center allow you to power on and off the oscillator and the sampler individually. The rest of the buttons and knobs control pitch and various glitches.
Galvan
Galvan is an interactive art piece. Installed inside is a contact synthesizer that reacts to the electrical resistance of the skin, a phenomenon known as “galvanic skin response”. With your fingers, or other body parts, touch two of the contact points. Your body is now part of the circuit, closing a path and sending current between the two points. Try touching other points, touch more than two, try using the back of your hands or your wrists. You will hear sound coming from the speaker, a measure of your galvanic skin response. Keep experimenting, Galvan’s range of sounds is immense. Chris Sandon created the video.
Galvan
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