Washing Machine!

I came across a really cute project that aims to capture a washing machine for every country and I am pleased to announce that my humble washing machine now represents England! I recorded a full 40 degree cycle on my Zoom H4N in the highest quality mp3 it could capture.

http://planktone.dyndns.org/WASHING/

My machine

http://planktone.dyndns.org/WASHING/england.html

Almighty Doodles

I am so excited right now because I have my first ever name in credits! Foley artist on this lovely little animation by Simone Giampaolo. Thank-you to Andrei Leskovski for letting me join his team! :) :)

This is the video link:-

http://vimeo.com/38309779

Whoooop

A useful blog for Max/MSP

A new patch each week.

http://audiocookbook.org/category/one-max-patch-per-week/

Circuit Bending

I have taken a new hobby in the form of circuit bending! Upon first cracking open that toy case and stabbing at the circuit board I became hooked and have bent two toys in a couple of weeks, I am going to put up videos of the toys in all their bendy glory. The process for me was actually relatively easy to get into, just open a toy, and short the circuit til you get some interesting noise then pop a pot or a body contact or a switch there and voila!

My second attempt the VTech Alphabet Apple

So I put four body contacts on the side and added a pot which is not yet connected cus the connection made everything go hoo hoo. Looks a bit like shakey cam but good fun! I did put a 1/4 jack input in but didnt have anything to hook it up to at hand so its the inbuild speaker playing. I am gonna connect that pot to control the playback speed hopefully to make it speed right up!

The first toy was a Fisherprice mobile phone and to this I did attach a pot to control the playback speed of the sample.

New blog to follow

Helped me out with a Max/MSP patch but has a thorough sprinkling of other fairy dust-esque content.

http://little-scale.blogspot.com/

Digital Signal Processing Book freeeee

http://www.dspguide.com/ch1/1.htm

Excellent and free information on digital signal processing by Steven. W. Smith online book.

Found a new blog to follow

Interesting and informative stuff for your ears and mind.

http://thegangisound.blogspot.com/