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unusual instruments
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:53 am
by allisfullof
anyone here using anything unusual for their productions? i have some circuit bent keyboards and toys that i've made over the years and lately i've become interested in other non standard instrumentation -- gameboys and other video game consoles, joysticks to control midi, theremins and other various homemade shit, etc etc
please discuss!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:25 am
by futures_untold
I sampled some glasses filled with water recently. They make some wierd noises, especially hen the water is moving.
Try it at home kids!
Fill a bowl with water then tap the edge with a metal spoon. If you wobble the water then tap it, it makes a funky sound
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:35 am
by knobgoblin
I've used gameboy with nanoloop before, lots of fun. I also use a few homebuilt/modified stuff with my modular synth. Check out my sequencer!
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:14 am
by collige
I'm current making a wobble from the sound of Samus dying in Metroid Prime.
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:25 am
by allisfullof
sorry mate dont have facebook
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:27 am
by allisfullof
nowaysj wrote:Haven't done this kind of stuff in years.
My high point - I recorded an ant running around on a condenser mic diaphragm . Did not produce the sound I thought it would. Ants legs are FAST.
haha word sorta brings to mind the electronic duo Matmos -- was just listening to their album 'a chance to cut is a chance to cure' made entirely from the sounds of plastic surgery. neat stuff
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:43 am
by DZA
Korg DS 10, nano loops and LSDJ
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:07 am
by allisfullof
The_Dza88 wrote:Korg DS 10, nano loops and LSDJ
awesome...how often you use this sorta thing in your productions? and im guessing youre also using a seperate daw?
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:28 am
by contakt321
I have a NanoLoop
I use it for drum sounds and I am about to create multi-samples of the synths next.
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:44 am
by DZA
allisfullof wrote:The_Dza88 wrote:Korg DS 10, nano loops and LSDJ
awesome...how often you use this sorta thing in your productions? and im guessing youre also using a seperate daw?
Not much, i normal just make songs on them, unless i want to bounce down a synth or melod ive made on it then bring it in reason
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:26 am
by dequo
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:49 am
by 86.
i sampled an elephant roaring...if that counts
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:37 pm
by yunomi donchu
I sample everything.. From tapping on the table to cans filled with rice for shakers. I had some old bamboosticks laying around, taped them together and started jamming with a spoon
I also have some real old keyboards wich are dying and make nice sounds (finally) hahaha
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:31 pm
by gnome
I have a very old synth from the 70s called The Kitten form Octave that things a beast. 1lfo and some real mean wave forms awesome for wobbles. Thinking of making a sample pack of it when I get an external soundcard.
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:03 am
by prime|evil
Re: unusual instruments
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:15 pm
by messyjesse
allisfullof wrote:anyone here using anything unusual for their productions? i have some circuit bent keyboards and toys that i've made over the years and lately i've become interested in other non standard instrumentation -- gameboys and other video game consoles, joysticks to control midi, theremins and other various homemade shit, etc etc
please discuss!
I use a monome 64 to control midi.. This thing is wicked combined with artillery 2 from sugar-bytes.. 64 effects on a controller smaller than a trigger finger... How can you beat that?