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IT'S ALIVE!! Part II Am I hallucinatingingingingyiiingyiiin?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:53 pm    Post subject:  IT'S ALIVE!! Part II Am I hallucinatingingingingyiiingyiiin?
Subject description: WheeeeEEEEEEE wheepwheep WOOOOBLEWOOBLE oooohheehhoohhhh WHOOPWH
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HOLY GUACAMOLE!!

I took an edumacated guess at my battery quandry (see another of my posts).

And then, with quivering trepidation....fearing that last night experimenting with 18volts to the wrong placing had fried something......the tension mounted, the suspence grew and thrilled through my bones....I crossed my eyes and closed my fingers......

....And I flipped the switch.





And my Soundlab came to life!

It sputtered it dry and juicy bits and first squawks, then revved up and began purring like a schizophrenic dog as I twiddled its knobs.

So I opened up my recording app (Soundforge) and recorded my first improved "song".

I call it "Getting To Know You". Its a love song I wrote as I went along playing with the knobs, to my Sloundlab.

Heres an mp3 of my Soundlabs first and very first sounds.


gettingtoknowyou.mp3
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Getting To Know You. An opus of improvised love to my Soundlab on its first day of life.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:30 am    Post subject: Re: IT'S ALIVE!! Part II Am I hallucinatingingingingyiiingyi
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Chrometuna wrote:
Its a love song I wrote

calling it a "love song" seems a very long stretch of imagination but....what do I know Question

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:38 am    Post subject: Re: IT'S ALIVE!! Part II Am I hallucinatingingingingyiiingyi
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seraph wrote:
Chrometuna wrote:
Its a love song I wrote

calling it a "love song" seems a very long stretch of imagination but....what do I know Question


I didn't write it for you.....it was a lullabye for my new baby soundlab!

And now, my submission for the prettiest, best looking, and most well designed Soundlab MiniSynth is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivmCXiQ_Q18


And am pretty proud of myself. Its been a long time since I built anything. The last thing was an FM radio transmitter......the FCC paid me a visit over THAT one. Seems they dont like pirate radio stations.

But I really want to thank everyone on these forums for being so patient and helpful and downright NICE! I really couldnt have built this without this forum and the help and resources here. Thanks.

Cheers
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Yes,
I could "feel" the love! Cool
Well done, Chrometuna.
Another little SoundLab has hit the streets.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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calling it a "love song" seems a very long stretch of imagination but....what do I know

ahh have a heart seraph.

congrats!!

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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calling it a "love song" seems a very long stretch of imagination but....what do I know

ahh have a heart seraph.

congrats!!

I apologize if my remark sounded disrespectful, it wasn't meant to be.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I was just teasing
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Congrats, Chrometuna - nice video too.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

seraph wrote:
Wild Zebra wrote:
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calling it a "love song" seems a very long stretch of imagination but....what do I know

ahh have a heart seraph.

congrats!!

I apologize if my remark sounded disrespectful, it wasn't meant to be.


You hurt my Soundlabs feelings!

Theres a scene in Rocky Horror Picture Show, where Frankenfurter has just brought Rock to life. He asks Janet what she thinks, Janet says "I dont like a man with too many muscles".

And Frankenfurter snaps back "I didn't build him for YOU!!" Laughing

My 'song' "Getting to know you" was just a recording of me 'Getting to know' the Soundlabs controls and what they do and sound like.

Now it is time to start modding!

Ive got another soundlab PCB and am collecting the bits and peices I need to get it put together.

As far as the meter on the gieger counter box: Has anyone discovered the best value of resistor to use to keep from blowing the meter when I connect it to something so that it moves? (So I dont have to bother with experimenting with a pot to find out? Im lazy) I like the idea of hooking it up so it responds to the LFO. But I dont really want to build much extra circuitry for that.

And then.....what should I build next? The Wogglebug? The sequencer? The thingie so I can play guitar or other instruments I might invent through the soundlab?

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Chrometuna wrote:
And then.....what should I build next?


Are you sure your new love has no internet connection Shocked Very Happy

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Blue Hell wrote:
Chrometuna wrote:
And then.....what should I build next?


Are you sure your new love has no internet connection Shocked Very Happy


No, it doesnt......at least not until some of the developers here invent a USB-Midi-Analog interface over a distributed web service......so we can modulate each other's whacky-boxes on-line, in real time.

Until you guys figure out how to do THAT one.....I think I'll try building Ray's Keyboard to CV, Gate and Trigger.

And the Wogglebug, and finish my WSG, and maybe a dozen or so APC's.

And one thing I decided I need today, is a couple of small headphone amps, and simple "utility amps" that run on batteries. (So I dont have to assemble a whole PA system just to play with my Soundlab....make it a more portable "play anywhere" kind of thing)

Anyone know of a SIMPLE easy small amp I could build?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

here's what I use, http://aronnelson.com/gallery/search.php make an output and it's strong enough to drive a 4x12!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:21 am    Post subject: Need some INPUT please?
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OK, now that my soundlab is up and running.

How do I use it?

Whats sorts of things can, or should (or shouldnt) I plug into or out of the various jacks?

Ive been afraid to plug much of anything in to it until I know more about it.

See, what my problem REALLY is is that I dont know how to read. If I could read, I'd just look up the info myself and figure it out all by myself, DIY style with my own little brain.

I REALLY like the Soundlab just as it is: A groovy sound-maker, and I dig twiddling with it for hours and listening to its golden tones. But now I'd like to progress into controlling it and exploring its full potential.

Can anyone please help me?

I'm just a dumb Tuna, but I am trainable.

Cheers!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hey Zeb,
There's nothing behind that link except a search page.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

oops how's this http://aronnelson.com/gallery/search.php?GallerySession=a321cd9dbf29580d5d4c062894c96f46&searchstring=ruby
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Wild Zebra wrote:
oops how's this http://aronnelson.com/gallery/search.php?GallerySession=a321cd9dbf29580d5d4c062894c96f46&searchstring=ruby


Cool! Thanks!

I think I'll try to build one of those in the next day or so.

I had one of Bruce Zinky's original "Cigarette Pack" amps. I was tour-managing a band 10 years ago, and he hooked us up with some of those. The ones he made for us had extra out-puts. You really COULD drive a 4X12 cab with one!

Im thinking about building an amp and speakers right in to the cab I am designing to put my second Soundlab into.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Here's two I made this is the first one
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and here is the second one.

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two speakers and a speaker out jack.
I took it camping and hooked up two Kustom PA speakers to it and we jammed all night long.

it's a great little circuit the gain is pretty sweet. Sounds good and crunchy with a guitar.

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