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SYNTHESIZERS + SOUND-MAKING HARDWARE / looking for a small tone generator

« on: June 27, 2010, 05:52:12 am »

Maybe someone can help me with this...

I'm looking for a small tone generator. So hardware, not software.
I have a tone generator at home, but it's very big. Not very handy for touring.
I'm looking for something small, with the possibility to slide the tone for pitch-shifting (so not in steps).
Obviously, a line-out would be apreciated too....
Does anyone know if there's something like this on the market?
bests, rutger

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SELF PROMOTION / 2 new Machinefabriek releases

« on: April 28, 2010, 08:52:00 am »

Daas
More then previous compilations, 'Daas' feels like a coherent album. There's 'Flotter', 'Koploop' and 'Grom',
that were previously released as 3-inch cdr's, and 'Onkruid', part of the very limited A Room Forever vinyl series.
There's also the brand-new track title track, which is a collaboration with Richard Skelton.
80 minutes of music, in a matte finish digipack. ?For sale for 13 euro including worldwide postage. ?

Music for Studies
A score for the performance `Studies of a Figure in a Space', directed by Bram Vreeswijk.
This might be a short album (30 minutes), but it`s all over the place, ranging from subdued melodic abstractions
to raging outbursts of detailed noise.
To listen to one of the tracks, click here: http://www.machinefabriek.nu/mp3//Study_3.mp3
The cd-r comes in a nice matte paper folded sleeve. ?It's 10 euro including worldwide postage. ?

To order any of these releases, just send a mail to post@machinefabriek.nu

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SELF PROMOTION / Machinefabriek & Sabine Bürger DVD

« on: March 23, 2010, 07:59:26 am »

At first sight, Instuif appears to be a static video piece with equally static music. But the beauty lies within the details of this hypnotic 20 minutes. The visuals as well as the music very slowly evolve. Particles float across the screen as if they're dancing. Hypnotic, like watching an aquarium, a campfire, or waves crashing onto shore. It might make you forget track of time.

This piece was originally made for an installation, with the video and audio in a continuous loop, projected on a big screen, in a dark room. The version presented on this dvd is an attempt to translate this immersive experience to a home environment.

An exceprt of the music can be heard here: http://www.machinefabriek.nu/mp3//Instuif_%28excerpt%29.mp3

The dvd-r is limited to 100 copies, comes in a neat A5 paper tryptich and includes liner notes by high-energy physicist Dr. Uwe Flagmeyer. The price is 15 euro including worldwide postage. Mail post@machinefabriek.nu to order.

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SELF PROMOTION / Korm Plastics & Machinefabriek

« on: February 24, 2010, 12:27:24 pm »

The Year 25 - 25 Years Korm PlasticsMachinefabriek & Freiband 'Kilauea' http://mim.io/2ad92
Or go directly to the Korm Plastics site at www.kormplastics.nl

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STUDIO + RECORDING TECHNIQUES / Studio speakers

« on: February 20, 2010, 02:30:04 pm »

People, I'm thinking of instead of doing all my music with headphones, buying a set of nice sounding monitors/studio speakers to use for my music-making. It's about time 
I know, I might release music with the speed of light, but I'm slow as a snail when it comes to improving my hardware setup...
Any tips? Something affordable and not too big (my "studio" is tiny) would be nice...

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SELF PROMOTION / A FREE DOWNLOADABLE GIFT

« on: February 04, 2010, 08:12:57 am »

Machinefabriek
'De Jonge Jaren'
2001-2004www.machinefabriek.nu/jongejaren

Please feel free to spread this link

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SELF PROMOTION / NEW MACHINEFABRIEK RELEASES

« on: January 18, 2010, 09:50:54 am »

'The Breathing Bridge' 3-inch cdr
Sound recordings of the Erasmus Bridge, reconstructed and edited for the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Preview: http://www.machinefabriek.nu/mp3//breathingwater-fragment.mp3

'Slovensko' 3-inch cdr & 7-inch vinyl
Heavily treated field recordings from Slovakia.
Preview: http://www.machinefabriek.nu/mp3//slovensko-fragment.mp3

'Nerf' 3-inch cdr
This 3 track mini cd has probably the most minimal music I`ve made, using (prepared) acoustic and electric guitar, and a laptop for editing.
Preview: http://www.machinefabriek.nu/mp3//sluimer-fragment.mp3

`Dauw` by Nils Frahm, businesscard cdr
The wonderful piano version of `Dauw`, for those of you who missed out on the vinyl single, or who doesn`t own a record player.

L/M/R/W `DRIFTS` cd
A collaboration with Leo Fabriek (The Julie Mittens), Mariska Baars (soccer Committee) and Wouter van Veldhoven. A compilation of the Live Edits tape and the self-released `Clay` 3-inch, on Home Normal.
Home Normal release page: http://www.homenormal.com/releases/lmrw-drifts

Go to www.machinefabriek.nu for more info

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SELF PROMOTION / Dauw by Nils Frahm

« on: January 11, 2010, 11:14:21 am »

Nils Frahm performs Machinefabriek's Dauw

For those who missed out on the Dauw 7-inch (on Dekorder),
or don`t have a recordplayer, the B-side is now issued on businesscard cdr.
It`s Nils Frahm playing a beautiful piano-version of the piece.

This businesscard cdr costs 4,50 euro including worldwide postage
Mail post@machinefabriek for an order

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SELF PROMOTION / T A K E A C L O S E R L I S T E N

« on: January 11, 2010, 04:57:33 am »

This was posted just before the 12K forum went down, therefore I'm posting it again:

T A K E   A   C L O S E R   L I S T E N
A self published book about the beauty of environmental sounds.
72 pages (A6) that will (hopefully) inspire you to listen differently.
Contributions from Taylor Deupree (...), Nate Wooley, Richard Chartier,
andra McCartney and many many more....
Check www.machinefabriek.nu/listen for a preview and ordering information.

And... available now from Home Normal:
http://www.homenormal.com/releases/lmrw-drifts