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Phantastronic guitar

Lorin Parker of Electric Western demonstrates his Phantastron vacuum-tube sound synthesizer under the control of electric guitar rendering “magic sub-octaves” matching sub-octaves in the process. I have witnessed firsthand what the Phantastron does to a guitar signal, it is both brutal and beautiful!

Oregano distortion

Oregano distortion

From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr member Unity Gain writes – A ridiculously gut crushing distortion circuit packed into a pleasantly aromatic oregano spice jar. The best smelling distortion found anywhere. This would likely sound great with a nice Basil chorus after it – Oregano Distortion

Voice of Saturn Modulator kit

The Voice of Saturn line of synth kits welcomes a new family member – the Modulator features … […]VCA (voltage controlled amplifier), triangle and square wave generator and AR (Attack / Release) envelope shaper. Together, they can be used to add tremolo or AM (amplitude modulation) effects to audio signals, and also add attack and […]

DIY Loop effects pedal

Ben made another really cool guitar effects pedal. This time he used a cheap voice recorder and an Arduino to sample and continuously loop a recording. You can read all about it on his website. He even posted all the code so you can make one yourself. DIY Loop effects pedal Related: Ben made this […]