Another video, playing my Launchpad and keys this time

A picture of my current live setup with Schizopolitans

Just wanted to share this pic I took at our last show. A Schizopolitans show is this times 4. We all have way too many buttons to push, cables to connect and knobs to turn. For all of us, juggling through all this stuff usually make the shows a little extra interesting

Gakken sx-150 arduino hack number two: Adding MIDI and Audio out

I finally got around to finishing the hack to my Gakken SX-150 mini synth. On the first part I added the ability to be controlled by Arduino through a virtual software midi port. On this iteration, I added a real midi in port and I also added a 1/4′ plug audio out, to make it more usable with standard audio equipment. For more picture you can take a look at the flickr set.

The MIDI part consisted in combining the Arduino MIDI IN circuit and the Voltage Control Circuit described on the first part of this hack.
And, this is how it sounds!

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Shameless plug for my CD: Next Door Ninja – Noise is for Everyone

It has been a couple of months since it has been released, but I never did the shameless plug in here so here it goes:
I have gathered the outcome of my FAWM 2008 participation and put it on a nice CD format and it is available for sale through CD baby. So… if you are feeling adventurous, why not buy it? is cheap!

Here are a couple of full tracks, for your enjoyment.

Mixed-up Logic [download]

Sunday Morning [download]

Also, for more music, my myspace page is http://myspace.com/nextdoorninja

FAWM 2008 – My entry so far

FAWM (February Album Writing Month) is a yearly community challenge to write 14 songs (a complete album) in February. 14 songs, that’s a song every 2 days, at least. This is the perfect excuse for me to produce stuff, no matter if it is good or bad. Here’s what I’ve done so far (this list will get update as February goes along.)