Let's see your EXPERIMENTAL TABLETOP GEAR

[MrNovember]

a quick jam i did using a white noise + fm radio + delay
https://soundcloud.com/sonicadam/imperi ... o-matutino

Soundcloud embedding doesnt work anymore :/ I'm gonna give it a listen though!

Yeah that's really annoying
Great track through. At last years drone day, one of the acts was a guy who had modified two short range radios so that the output of the one would modulate the station of the other and vice versa. It was pretty cool, but he didn't have it mic'd up so it was really quiet and adding some delay would have been amazing

I don't have any recent sounds, I literally just bought patch cables long enough for the Patchulator yesterday, and am expecting a few changes this weekend/next week, but I'll try to record something to share soon.

I recently expanded my desktop setup to use two Patchulators, which is almost making a rackmount patchbay viable again, but patching on the desktop is way more convenient. Most of the gear is directly adjacent to the two patchbays, so using short right-angle cables is all I need. That alone makes slight changes to the setup quick, as opposed to reaching behind a rack.

I'll get some pics and sounds up for you guys asap. Not so much "experimental gear" but with all the mod sources and destinations, it might as well be!

Yeah I just needed a few 1 foot and 3 foot cables for the things that are farther away like my modular, mixer, and the RM-1N. Most of the other stuff that's directly adjacent to it didn't need anything too long. Patching on the tabletop is incredibly convenient though. The Patchulator is really changing my workflow drastically. I had basically stopped trying to integrate pedals into my setup because I really didn't enjoy unplugging and rewiring things all the time. Now I don't have to and it's phenomenal

[autopilot]

this was my set (around 11 min) fom an outdoor noise show yesterday

[superanalog]

Here's a shot of how it's configured in the center of the desktop, although I do plan to add a smaller patchbay (I think) just for the synths and instruments, leaving the Patchulators for effects audio and CV. They are interconnected in the middle so at least one signal can jump between them without having to use a longer patch cable.

[chrisdermo]

[MrNovember]

[UglyCasanova]

That looks amazing. Pics of whole setup, plz!

[superanalog]

A couple more pics of the desktop patch station.

On patch:
-Moog Mother-32, Korg CX-3 organ, Moog Little Phatty, Kiwi-106, TR-606, Banjo, Monotrons
-Moogerfoogers MF-103, MF-104Z, MF-107, MF-102, Boss RE-20, Realistic Reverb x2
-2 channels of looping on iPad (Loopy synced via Link, foot control with FC-200)

I wanted to have more audio routing options so not running CV through the Patchulators right now. Will jamming a lot more in the coming weeks so I'll put some new music up too!

[adi]

Having fun with the novation circuit, mobius and mooger lpf linked as the non-floor part of the pedal setup.

[adi]

it is, and the vibe, phaser, flanger and trem, still got to check out the others in detail. Working on the Env patches these days.

[fcknoise]

I built a tabletop suitcase drone thing today!



An old box thing that I found in the basement, and built a removable layer in it and added velcro and stickers. Really easy but also really fun. Here it is in action:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2qRi_fC9Xg[/youtube]
The video and audio is really out of sync, so I look like a dingus when I dig to it

I just want to add a smaller mixer and a looper I think. I'll see whatever I still have space for

[John]

full size img http://oi67.tinypic.com/33opta0.jpg

[chrisdermo]

full size img http://oi67.tinypic.com/33opta0.jpg

wait, what? What is all this? explanation / demo please..... this is the most exciting picture i've seen on ILF in a while!

[UglyCasanova]

This ^^^

[John]

full size img http://oi67.tinypic.com/33opta0.jpg

wait, what? What is all this? explanation / demo please..... this is the most exciting picture i've seen on ILF in a while!

The red semicircle is a v-drum cymbal pad. The round thing is a practice pad with a trigger/contact mic attached. The cymbal goes to the hi-hat input of the v-drum module. The drum pad goes to both an acoustic output that goes through a bunch of effects, and a second line that feeds the 4-way splitter (headphone amp), which feeds multiple trigger inputs on the v-drum brain. The acoustic and electronic signals go through their own sides of the stereo looper on the floor, and then through the Lexicon. I get a loop of v-drums synched with a loop of contact mic.

I'll post a demo this weekend

[chrisdermo]

full size img http://oi67.tinypic.com/33opta0.jpg

wait, what? What is all this? explanation / demo please..... this is the most exciting picture i've seen on ILF in a while!

The red semicircle is a v-drum cymbal pad. The round thing is a practice pad with a trigger/contact mic attached. The cymbal goes to the hi-hat input of the v-drum module. The drum pad goes to both an acoustic output that goes through a bunch of effects, and a second line that feeds the 4-way splitter (headphone amp), which feeds multiple trigger inputs on the v-drum brain. The acoustic and electronic signals go through their own sides of the stereo looper on the floor, and then through the Lexicon. I get a loop of v-drums synched with a loop of contact mic.

I'll post a demo this weekend

This is the sort of stuff that really gets me excited. i mean REALLY excited. You go to a gig and see someone rockin this set up it creates intrigue and wonder, and even looking at the setup the configuration isn't immediately obvious, such a breath of fresh air vs a musician with a plain old roland drum sampler pad thing, or a nord drum. I bet it sounds fantastic.
Can't wait for the demo!