Gijs’ latest machine hacks both images and sound

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October 4th, 2009 4

Circuit-bending/music machine-building maestro Gijs Gieskes has posted the details of his latest creation, a synth that uses the SEGA video RAM as an audio source (after it’s been slowed down via a binary counter).

Check out his use of magnetic patch bays to switch up the sounds. His tutorial on how to make the patch cords can be found here.

Video Ram Synth 1

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Make: Online’s coverage of Gijs Gieskes’ instruments