White Noise Sample-and-Hold My Beer: Part I

Dedication: This post is dedicated to the memory of Ray Wilson, author and DIY Synth genius who passed away 10 years ago on July 21st, 2016. TLDR; i started this post midway through a surprisingly challenging project that caused a dark night of the soul. It worked out okay. Still, the flow/tone may reflect this.…

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State Inter State

Recorded improvisation: 19’23 Hardware Components: Scott Petersen/Ethan Bernard: Custom HEF4046BP audio feedback circuit Koma Elektronik: Field Kit FX Korg: Delay Monotron Technical description: This performance was accomplished through the slow rotation of a single potentiometer (one of six) that changed the internal feedback relationship between the three oscillators of the custom circuit. The knob was…

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a.periodic FBS 3b

Scott Petersen: Koma Elektronik Field Kit and Field Kit FX. Recorded improvisation. Fixed media: 06’18 a.periodic: FBS 3b explores oscillation on large and small scales, both in terms of periodicity and control signals. Feedback channels are created such that oscillatory processes inhibit, sustain, and grow in predictable ways, creating a self-mitigating form of homeostasis where…

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Aural Assault?!?

Hello all!  Many apologies for my long absence – life happend between February and now and it sort of kicked my butt a little.  By way of an apology, I would like to offer you a link to a new project I am doing: 375 Aural Assaults! You can check out the page for the…

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