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[ | | o | . .| [ [ | - - - | o [ | o o | o [ | | o | o o| . . | o o o | o [ | [ [ | o [ | | o | o o| . . | o o o | o [ | [ [ | o [ | | |____|_____|_______|_____|______|_____| | o o _____ , | ______ , | _______ , | | | |/| |. .| |/| | . | . . |/|.. | | | o o | | |. .| o o | | | . | | |.. | / | | | | | . . .| | | . | O O | |.. | / o o | O | |_|___| | |_|___| | |___|/ | O | / | - - | / | /\ /\| / o | O |/ | [ [ |/ | \/ \/|/ |_____| |______| |______| By Gwendolyn Gilman Make the dorkiest hobby even dorkier -> Here are some makeshift ideas for 'off the path' modular system modules. You can make these pretty much without any knowledge of electronics - just a bit of handy work and a rudimentary understanding of how audio travels through wires is all you need! A fun thing to do during the holidays with the whole family or all by yourself if you are lucky enough to celebrate the yuletide times in solitude. First of all, contact mics are your friend - also known as transducers and Piezo microphones they are rudimentary microphones that you can attach to anything. Stick them to anything you like and you can record it, going beyond a normal microphone, focusing more on the unheard side of things. The cool thing is that they are super cheap, can be bought for 20 cents and the possibilities are endless. More info here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_microphone Furthermore you just need some empty module boxes/panels (just make them yourself out of cardboard, thin wood etc.) , some tape, a drill, jack in & outputs, wires, if you are a bit pro some solder and a soldering iron and some other crap. Mostly these are just some starting point ideas to get you inspired...you are smart enough to improvise, experiment and above all figure it out....don't be afraid because its electronics! These module ideas are all "passive" when it comes down to power - they don't need any connection to the modular case's power supply. LIQUID BUBBLE MODULE synthesize 100000% real analog bubble bath sounds with this easy to make module. What you need: - A flexible plastic/silicone/rubber tube you can blow into - not too thick, it can be as long as you want, maybe minimum of 30 centimeters - 60 centimeters will give you some more suppleness - Some kind of liquid proof container to put the liquid in - Contact mic - 1xAudio outputs & wires - Liquid - can be just water - different types of viscosity will give different sounds, but just normal water is probably the best. _______ / ______() <- tube to blow into / / / / / / / / ________ | | | _ _|_____________ wire leading audio output | | _______|__ (_) |_____ | / | | / _________) |____ \ | <----' | | / / | | \ \ | | | / / | ( ) | __| |__ | \ \_/ / ______\ | | o| | o||\/ <-- contact mic glued/taped \___/ | | /( ) | |~~o~O ||/ to container - wire going | | | | o| | o| to audio output fake placebo | | |oOOoooO| <----, knobs for |________| |_______| \ 'bubble control' _ water tight container with / \ tube inserted into liquid |__ front panel Attach the contact mic to the container with some tape or glue - put the tube into it, make sure everything is enclosed good, use some extra tape to make it water tight so you don't get electrocuted. Attach the wire of the contact mic to the audio output. Construct everything in the Now you can blow into the tube and it will create bubbles which will be picked up by the contact microphone. Patch the audio output to a VCA to increase the gain to an audible level. CHEAP SAMPLER MODULE A sampler module made out of an old mp3 player. Search your messy drawers for one of those 2000's era mini MP3 players and put it in a module and you will have nice little 'sampler'. Saw a rectangular opening on the front panel so you can place your MP3 behind it. Use some tape or slats with glue or whatever. Cut a mini jack cable at one end and attach it from the MP3 players headphone output to an audio output on the front panel. Use some kind of inverted USB converter cable as a USB port on the front - so you can conveniently load new 'samples' into the device but also charge the player with power - if the player uses such a system, else you got to make another port connection for a charging cable. ________ Fake placebo | | _| _____ knobs for show -> | ( ) () | | | / __ \ | ____ | |_|_|| | | <- mini jack & USB cables | | | | | | | | to outputs MP3 Player --------->| __ | | | | <- | --- MP3 player in rectangular | | . .| | | | | | opening | |____| | |__| / | | | |___/ | audio output | o === | ||=------' <--- to output & USB & USB interface ->|________| | connections FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW PROPOSED CHAOS AIRWAVE NOISE GENERATOR A quick design for an ever changing noise generator as was used in the STAR SHEPHERD synthesizer - just put one of those little portable AM/FM radios behind a panel, make an opening for the knob (or disconnect it and put it on the front panel) to select the radio frequencies etc. Make sure you put the radio inside a sort of 'cage of farrady' made out of chicken wire of silverfoil to stop the radio interferring with the modular electronics and vice versa. Also an input jack that is attached to the antenna on the front panel comes in handy so you can connect a large antenna to recieve wrabbled space far off radio transmissions! _______ | |- - - Dail to select| _ |___ \ Frequency -----> (_) | | | <- Cage of Farraday | | | knob to select ----->[] | | | AM/FM | | | -----> o o | | | Output jacks & | |___| input for antenna |_______|_ _ _| G.G.