- Music Production/Audio Engineering
- Pop Culture Criticism, Musicology
Audio Hardware:
Projects
This page catalogs my audio hardware builds, with information on schematics, pictures and demo videos.
NoiseBox: Music Technology Capstone
An analog multi-effects unit consisting of 5 effects pedals, housed in a Busy Board-inspired enclosure. The goal of the piece is to inspire play and curiosity when a user changes a parameter and receives feedback in the form of sonic changes.
Project Ethos Derived from Japanoise by David Novak
Several artists interviewed in Japanoise discussed that they went out of their way to know as little as possible about their equipment. The less they understand about their circuits, the more the circuits will surprise them. This became the philosophical backbone of my project. The less I know about what the controls do, the more they will surprise me and the more curious I will get to keep exploring.
Full Project Documentation: https://joyous-shadow-e90.notion.site/NoiseBox-Capstone-Project-306df6e88a5080eca2a8fab9c6de87f7?pvs=74
Medusa: A Walkman Sequencer
This sequencer manipulates the motor speed of a Walkman-adjacent cassette player over several steps to create an experimental instrument. It is an 8-step sequencer and includes controls for overall motor speed and sequence attenuation. It is an exploration of one of many ways hardware can be hacked to perform functions different (or in addition to) the manufacturer’s intent.
Lovepedal Black Magic Fuzz Pedal
This is a basic fuzz pedal based on Lovepedal's Black Magic circuit. This design uses a LM386 chip and resistor-capacitor combinations for gain manipulation.
