Comments for vidiotsquad http://www.vidiotsquad.com stuff about stuff Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:04:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on vidiot ripple pattern synth thing by Nils http://www.vidiotsquad.com/synth-stuff/ripple-pattern-synth/comment-page-1/#comment-6636 Nils Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:04:08 +0000 http://vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=48#comment-6636 Hey Bod any new projects on the go? Nils Hey Bod

any new projects on the go?

Nils

]]> Comment on the analogue mini dub siren by Jimmy http://www.vidiotsquad.com/synth-stuff/dub-sirens/comment-page-1/#comment-6214 Jimmy Wed, 26 May 2010 01:10:09 +0000 http://vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=154#comment-6214 Looking for a cool Dub Siren to build into a custom guitar I'm working on for a client. Would love to get my hands on one..... Cheers Jimmy Looking for a cool Dub Siren to build into a custom guitar I’m working on for a client.
Would love to get my hands on one…..
Cheers
Jimmy

]]> Comment on Circuit Bending the Alesis HR-16 by david http://www.vidiotsquad.com/synth-stuff/circuit-bending-the-alesis-hr-16/comment-page-1/#comment-6117 david Tue, 18 May 2010 06:56:40 +0000 http://vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=12#comment-6117 I inherited a HR-16 from a friend a few months ago. I don't think it had it's power supply with it and I used it as part of a sound installation with one of the dozens of random power supplies we had on hand for everything. It worked great! Now I've dug it out again, went and bought a power supply to fit it and have turned it on. The controls work fine, memory works fine, all the pads seem to work. The "volume" and "select" sliders are missing but i can move them around with a car key and they work fine. Problem is.... I'm not getting any actual sounds to come out. Not from the pads, not from playing the demo song, nothing, not even a click track. I've got the outputs running through a mixer and headphones listening in on that. Moving the volume changes my ability to hear the faint hum of the circuits so it seems to be working as volume should. Any idea what's up? Did I kill the voice-bank or something? I've cleared the memory a couple times to reset it. I ran the self-diagnostic test, etc... I can do everything with it except hear what I'm doing. -david I inherited a HR-16 from a friend a few months ago. I don’t think it had it’s power supply with it and I used it as part of a sound installation with one of the dozens of random power supplies we had on hand for everything. It worked great! Now I’ve dug it out again, went and bought a power supply to fit it and have turned it on. The controls work fine, memory works fine, all the pads seem to work. The “volume” and “select” sliders are missing but i can move them around with a car key and they work fine. Problem is…. I’m not getting any actual sounds to come out. Not from the pads, not from playing the demo song, nothing, not even a click track. I’ve got the outputs running through a mixer and headphones listening in on that. Moving the volume changes my ability to hear the faint hum of the circuits so it seems to be working as volume should. Any idea what’s up? Did I kill the voice-bank or something? I’ve cleared the memory a couple times to reset it. I ran the self-diagnostic test, etc… I can do everything with it except hear what I’m doing.

-david

]]> Comment on the scanjector by David Eagan http://www.vidiotsquad.com/visual-stuff/scanjector/comment-page-1/#comment-5796 David Eagan Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:15:36 +0000 http://www.vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=245#comment-5796 I think the suggested retail is 199 euros. I've never actually owed a robolas unit, but after seeing your marvelous homebuilt one, I think I just might try and build one myself sometime - or worst case if I have the extra cash, buy one ready to go. Right now in my life I'm trying to slim down my gear to be able to travel more, so we'll see.... I think the suggested retail is 199 euros. I’ve never actually owed a robolas unit, but after seeing your marvelous homebuilt one, I think I just might try and build one myself sometime – or worst case if I have the extra cash, buy one ready to go. Right now in my life I’m trying to slim down my gear to be able to travel more, so we’ll see….

]]> Comment on the scanjector by bod http://www.vidiotsquad.com/visual-stuff/scanjector/comment-page-1/#comment-5794 bod Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:43:35 +0000 http://www.vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=245#comment-5794 Thanks very much squire! I have to say I wasn't aware that such a device existed! Quite handy as well! but at the same time, I love building stuff, and this was a really fun project to work on, plus I've got a ton of spare parts and lenses for other stuff! I'm surprised how cheap that unit is actually. I take it the RRP is a lot higher though? Thanks very much squire!

I have to say I wasn’t aware that such a device existed! Quite handy as well! but at the same time, I love building stuff, and this was a really fun project to work on, plus I’ve got a ton of spare parts and lenses for other stuff!

I’m surprised how cheap that unit is actually. I take it the RRP is a lot higher though?

]]> Comment on the scanjector by David Eagan http://www.vidiotsquad.com/visual-stuff/scanjector/comment-page-1/#comment-5777 David Eagan Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:31:07 +0000 http://www.vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=245#comment-5777 Nice work! One thing you might want to consider for the future is going with a ready to go DMX controlled mirror that you can mount directly to the front of your projector, no hacking needed. The Robolas was designed for the laser projection industry, but works fine for video too. If my memory serves me, my dealer cost was like 135 euros brand new. Check it out in the future perhaps, it's pretty cool: http://www.medialas.de/data/robolas_eng.pdf Anyway, great job, I'm just enjoying the rest of your site now... -D. Nice work! One thing you might want to consider for the future is going with a ready to go DMX controlled mirror that you can mount directly to the front of your projector, no hacking needed. The Robolas was designed for the laser projection industry, but works fine for video too. If my memory serves me, my dealer cost was like 135 euros brand new. Check it out in the future perhaps, it’s pretty cool: http://www.medialas.de/data/robolas_eng.pdf Anyway, great job, I’m just enjoying the rest of your site now… -D.

]]> Comment on And after much poking about…. by Jacques Laroche http://www.vidiotsquad.com/and-after-much-poking-about/comment-page-1/#comment-5707 Jacques Laroche Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:19:08 +0000 http://vidiotsquad.com/?p=27#comment-5707 Were you using an Arduino to generate this image/pattern? If so, any information about it (your code, set up, etc.)? I have one set up and am trying to get it to do more interesting things. Thanks! Were you using an Arduino to generate this image/pattern? If so, any information about it (your code, set up, etc.)? I have one set up and am trying to get it to do more interesting things. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Msa midi kit by Matt http://www.vidiotsquad.com/msa-midi-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-5610 Matt Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:54:08 +0000 http://www.vidiotsquad.com/?p=228#comment-5610 Hey there, Have you had a chance to detail how you did the mod yet? Am itching to do mine, but i dont want to mess it up :)... Will the use of the sequencer be lost once the Msa Midi kit is added? Cheers Matt Hey there,

Have you had a chance to detail how you did the mod yet? Am itching to do mine, but i dont want to mess it up :) … Will the use of the sequencer be lost once the Msa Midi kit is added?

Cheers

Matt

]]> Comment on Circuit Bending the Alesis HR-16 by Jacques Laroche http://www.vidiotsquad.com/synth-stuff/circuit-bending-the-alesis-hr-16/comment-page-1/#comment-5463 Jacques Laroche Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:43:35 +0000 http://vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=12#comment-5463 Great job! Thanks so much for the tutorial. I just got an HR-16 myself along with an EPROM reader/programmer and a UV EPROM eraser. Those two chips you are connecting the patches and switches to are the EPROM chips - they hold all the sounds the Alesis HR-16 makes. It used to be a pain to write new songs onto the chips (hand preparations for each new sound and a bit of hex editing and the use of a sound editing program), but a fellow by the name of Jan Kiefer wrote a program for windows (in VB I believe) which makes this process much easier. Maybe I'll write a tutorial for the whole process. Hope to hear more from you soon. -jacques Great job! Thanks so much for the tutorial. I just got an HR-16 myself along with an EPROM reader/programmer and a UV EPROM eraser. Those two chips you are connecting the patches and switches to are the EPROM chips – they hold all the sounds the Alesis HR-16 makes. It used to be a pain to write new songs onto the chips (hand preparations for each new sound and a bit of hex editing and the use of a sound editing program), but a fellow by the name of Jan Kiefer wrote a program for windows (in VB I believe) which makes this process much easier. Maybe I’ll write a tutorial for the whole process. Hope to hear more from you soon.

-jacques

]]> Comment on vidiot ripple pattern synth thing by lys.// http://www.vidiotsquad.com/synth-stuff/ripple-pattern-synth/comment-page-1/#comment-5363 lys.// Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:47:40 +0000 http://vidiotsquad.com/?page_id=48#comment-5363 hey there, still very keen for a version of these that can be bpm sync'd via a 5hz pulse. any chance of this occurring? cheers, lys.// hey there,

still very keen for a version of these that can be bpm sync’d via a 5hz pulse.

any chance of this occurring?

cheers,
lys.//

]]>