[sdiy] Chaotic/lo-fi patching techniques

[epk]

Driscoll modular stuff that have traces on the rear of the faceplate  
and sometimes when a panel flexes it will alter the way the patch  
sounds.  I'm assuming this is because the outer 1/8 inch of the  
faceplate is ground and the connection is sometimes better than others.

The banana jacks on Driscoll modules are all metal too, so fingers or  
other conductor will change the patch on touch.  Dunno if anyone  
still makes all metal banana jacks though.  If they are available,  
it'd be fun to make a bunch of cables or a snake with all metal  
banana jacks at one end, then hang it so the jacks are upside down  
and shake it around so random momentary connections are made.  If the  
cable was the right length you could even make gestures with it or  
attach it to your pants and get your Elvis on!

epk

On Apr 7, 2008, at 11:24 AM, |||||||||| |||||||||| wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm currently thinking about alternative ways of making connections on
> a modular synth, particularly of the primitive, somewhat random kind.
> For example, German Synthi AKS improviser Thomas Lehn sticks bits of
> metal in the Synthi "Prestopatch" slot and wiggles it around, to
> short-circuit between various modules and make all kinds of sudden
> complex noises...This is what I'm into as well. (It doesn't seem to
> harm his Synthi, by the way).
>
> I'd love to hear about other ways that people are "mechanically"
> interfacing with their synths. I vaguely remember seeing some design
> that just had a number of metal nails sticking up, for example, that
> one would either touch or clamp crocodile cables to.
> I also seem to remember something with a metal ball rolling around
> another bed of nails?
>
> Sorry to jump from lurking to taking up so much bandwidth all of a
> sudden, by the way...
>
> Thank you for any hints, suggestions etc!
>
> Alex
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