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Author: autistici on September 10 2006

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--> playing my crackle box next week at the netaudio festival link

its got a great character > six finger pads > selfpowered > inbuilt loudspeaker

its crackles and sings across low and high frequencies depending upon your finger pressure and positioning > asimple but intuitive interface link

it can be piercing and painfulk to the ears hitting a loud 2000 - 4000 KHz range

Interesting to mic it up > any tips out there?

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Comments

09/11/06 + energygiant

maybe try contact micing the side of it, and running that to your mixer. just so you have another filtered layer to mix in.

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09/11/06 + Squeal

Why no audio out?

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09/11/06 + energygiant

they make them with speakers built in, no output.
but bugbrand has a nice tutorial on how to add one, but you'll need a transformer link

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09/11/06 + autistici

squeal > that is what is does!!! with all 6 fingers on it lets out an almighty squeal

i'll have to post some samples at somepoint @ freesound....

i can't imagine sound checking it... but i will

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09/12/06 + sclr

i want one of these so bad.

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09/13/06 + Bluermutt

Cracklebox FAQ

Q1: Does the Cracklebox come with a power supply?
A1: No. The principle of the Cracklebox is that it is standalone, so it is battery operated (it comes with a 9V battery). Secondly, when you play it you become part of the circuitry, so it might also be dangerous to connect it to higher voltage sources. That is the reason why we advise strongly against attempting to build in a power supply into a Cracklebox.

Q2: Does the Cracklebox come with an audio output connection?
A2: No. Again, the principle of the Cracklebox is its independency of any other hardware, its potential to generate sound with touch, without any expensive or elaborate audio system. And again, by connecting the Cracklebox to a device (i.e. a mixer) that is connected to the power grid is potentially dangerous.

Q3: Can I hear some sounds produced by the Cracklebox?
A3: Yes you can. Go to link and search for cracklebox.

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09/13/06 + Bluermutt

link

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