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Its full of art Images, videos and neat electronics stuff.
This is a short video of me noodlin’ around with an analog synthesizer and sequencer that I just finished building. Schematics can be found on the open source synth site, Musicfromouterspace.com. I had started building the soundlab circuit on perf board last year and made the cabinet out of scrap mahogany while working at the boatshop. I already had most of the parts and once I finally got around to working on it, it went together quickly. In addition to a control voltage input for each oscillator, I’ve added a another cv input to control the filter sweep. The sequencer was a pretty obvious follow-up project. This one is pretty simple, with 8 step and can easily be expanded by adding duplicate slave boards. Also shown (but not heard) is a spring reverb unit that I built this past Christmas.
“Head in the Clouds” 2009. Video documentation of installation. January-March 2009 at International House Philadelphia.
“Secret Passage” 2009. Video doc. of installation.
Pt. 2 This crochet “Ghost Gate” was part of the installation, “Secret Passage” at Vox Populi Gallery in Philadelphia, May 2009.
The motion of the viewers in the room triggers the movement of the gate which hangs from an elaborate ski lift-type apparatus. It revolves around the perimeter of the room, momentarily trapping views in, and out out the gallery.
”Secret Passage” at Vox Populi Gallery, May 2009.
The motion of the viewers in the room triggers the movement of the gate which hangs from an elaborate ski lift-type apparatus mounted to the wall. The crochet “ghost gate” revolves around the perimeter of the room, momentarily trapping views in, and out out the gallery.
I found this Fisher 500b tube stereo in a dumpster directly in front of my house last fall. Besides a heavy-duty cleaning, the only work it needed was basic amp maintenace; replacing the paper and electrolytic capacitors and selenium rectifier. The chassis was trashed and it appeared that amp is sat uncovered in a dampand dirty place for a long time. I managed to scrape of all of the crub and tried to stabilize the rust. A good portion of the shiny nickel plating is long gone, but since the rest of the piece looks and sounds so good, its easy to live with. The cabinet is new, plywood covered with wood veneer with rabbeted Spanish Cedar for the trim around the face plate. Check out the “Magic” stereo tuning eye tube. The blue bands overlap when the FM signal is dialed in properly….very cool.
Welcome to my nightmare
Welcome readers, to the first posting of Lazy Dreamer, an online journal of my artwork, electronics projects, ideas and curiosities. Stay tuned…There’s more fun to come!
