Acoustic Laptops

[puggo]

just a contact mic, a wood box, and found objects:

http://origami.teks.no/2/2.3/2.3-boe-010-1.html

fun concept

[taylordeupree]

that's really beautiful! something i've actually been working towards, actually... when marcus fischer was here the other week we almost had time to make a resonating box that was going to be used by both of us during our performances....

i love this idea of an opening/closing box self-contained.

nice.

[davidandree]

those are great - wonderful as objects in their own right.

related, albeit a bit of a plug, but i have some contact mic surfaces i made about a year ago now that i plan to offer as a build-to-order unit. two models, mono and stereo. they have two switchable surfaces/sides, plywood and aluminum (for their different tonal qualities). here are some posts with them in use: http://www.davidandree.com/blog/?tag=contactmicrophonesurface

most of the first batch have/are making their ways into friends' hands, but that said i do have a stereo version and a couple of the mono versions on hand. while i'm still working out the specifics on the pricing/e-commerce end, i thought i would put it out there for people interested. don't hesitate to get in touch info@nooswane.com

[taylordeupree]

those are beautiful.! what are the dimensions?

anything on the small side? ... 7" square?

[davidandree]

thanks taylor- the smaller one pictured (on the left) is 9" square. of course the beautiful thing about build-to-order is it could be whatever size you like.

[mdoudin]

I just took the sound with a small rode microphone.. how did you guys do that with the amplification? can someone explain that, I'm not sure how to do that (although it might be self-explaining, sorry)

[taylordeupree]

david... those audio demos above are truly things of beauty!

i'd love to have a box with 3 different surfaces on top.. wood, rubber, and metal...

[davidandree]

david... those audio demos above are truly things of beauty!

thanks so much taylor.

i'd love to have a box with 3 different surfaces on top.. wood, rubber, and metal...

that could certainly happen. i have been using the double sided metal/wood version with a drum (rubber) pad over top at times to soften the sound. i could see the benefit of having all three materials readily available on one side (although you would probably want independent outs or volume control for each, as the different materials end up having different levels). if you are interested in a custom commissioned version, send me a note info@nooswane.com

[seaworthy]

These look like beautiful objects. Nice work.

[kesh]

Really nice- I want one! Time to build myself one of these.