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Time Box Instruments
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:13 pm
by Dandolin
This may not be new to some of you, but if it is, I think it might have some general interest here--circuit bent noisemakers, synths and fuzz that seem to be based in old vocoder, pll and other chips. Lofi visual presentation

Prices aren't too bad. More than a whiff of Seppuku for those who get off on that
Demo of the Decoder FM Modulator Synth pedal:
[youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMcJ3wRzAc[/youtube]
Seems to sell on Etsy and EBay
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TimeBoxInstruments
idk, it's giving me a lil case of the

You?
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:45 pm
by K2000
Graphics remind me of The Syle (small builder) with paint marker graphics.
I just ordered a sound mangler (the Com Box)! Thanks for the link.
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:56 pm
by Dandolin
Oh cool! I'd love to hear what you think

Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:29 pm
by K2000
Will do!
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:01 pm
by Jero
K2000 wrote:Graphics remind me of The Syle (small builder) with paint marker graphics.
I have no idea if there's any truth to this, but I actually heard that guy got picked up by EQD at some point.
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:20 am
by fuzzonaut
I have a - *inhale* - PWM Ultra circuit bent square wave distortion modulation guitar pedal drone synthesizer - *exhale* - and can confirm that's it's a very cool piece of gear.
Currently using it on vocals and for feedback orgies.
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:50 am
by Heraclitus Akimbo
I have the ring modulator / bit crusher theremin one and it's fun, though I haven't been using it a super lot.
The maker was hands on + good to deal with.
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:24 am
by dubkitty
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:20 pm
by Dandolin
Thanks all--I think I will probably take the plunge too. Not sure yet which one I'd pick

Should be fun trying to wade through the...descriptive...names

Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:11 am
by JTurbide
great... now I have to buy at least one of them
10 min later edit: ordered the PWM Ultra circuit bent square wave distortion modulation guitar pedal drone synthesizer

Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:00 pm
by oldangelmidnight
How do the guts look?
The Circuit Bent Unknown Dual Tone Freq ring modulater bit crusher guitar bass distortion synth pedal sounds pretty good to me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxfA63l8mo[/youtube]
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:53 pm
by K2000
oldangelmidnight wrote:How do the guts look?
The Circuit Bent Unknown Dual Tone Freq ring modulater bit crusher guitar bass distortion synth pedal sounds pretty good to me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxfA63l8mo[/youtube]
That one looks interesting, but also confused about its own mission. Stomp switch
and body contacts/toggles?
Something for everybody I guess.
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:32 pm
by Heraclitus Akimbo
K2000 wrote:That one looks interesting, but also confused about its own mission. Stomp switch and body contacts/toggles?
Something for everybody I guess.
Based on the construction (durable but plastic) construction of mine, I see it way more as a tabletop/synth-top box than a floor pedal.
Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:33 pm
by fuzzonaut
oldangelmidnight wrote:How do the guts look?
Correspondent to the pedal names ... ?

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Re: Time Box Instruments
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:12 pm
by Dandolin
Ah, the dreaded gutshot reveal

Also, on closer look, some of the choices re: footswitches and contacts are a bit of a headscratcher. Still think there are some fun sounds there....