unusual instruments

allisfullof · Post by **allisfullof** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:53 am

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!

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:25 am

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

knobgoblin · Post by **knobgoblin** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:35 am

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!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1 ... =510803266

collige · Post by **collige** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:14 am

I'm current making a wobble from the sound of Samus dying in Metroid Prime.

allisfullof · Post by **allisfullof** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:25 am

KnobGoblin wrote: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!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1 ... =510803266

sorry mate dont have facebook

allisfullof · Post by **allisfullof** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:27 am

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

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:43 am

Korg DS 10, nano loops and LSDJ

allisfullof · Post by **allisfullof** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:07 am

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?

contakt321 · Post by **contakt321** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:28 am

I have a NanoLoop

I use it for drum sounds and I am about to create multi-samples of the synths next.

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:44 am

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

dequo · Post by **dequo** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:26 am

mouth harp is awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMXzCGNPSo

86. · Post by **86.** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:49 am

i sampled an elephant roaring...if that counts

yunomi donchu · Post by **yunomi donchu** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:37 pm

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

gnome · Post by **gnome** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:31 pm

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.

prime|evil · Post by **prime|evil** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:03 am

KnobGoblin wrote: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!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1 ... =510803266

omg... SO so sick!!!

messyjesse · Post by **messyjesse** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:15 pm

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?

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