Andrew "Ace" Arsenault
@AceArsenault
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Open Thoughts, Electrical Engineering, Computer Programming, Music & Oldskool Technology. I compose music and build experimental instruments.
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Bass patch - Vacuum tube synthesizer
I've been prototyping a design for a killer monosynth completely out vacuum tubes.
Tubes have a very different sound quality to them then solid state transistors. Designing around them also has it's own set of challenges.
Please enjoy!
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Nail Harp - Halloween 2023
Recently played for a Halloween themed event and footage was captured.
#music
#live
#halloween
#art
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Do not leave me unsupervised in the garden department.
I will tune the flower pots and play dance music for gnomes.
#flowerpots
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A beautiful sunset in beautiful weather. : ]
I snapped this photo real quick while out on a walk.
#photography
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It was a 'super moon' the other night.
So I went out and got this photo. : }
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Here is a little something I've been experimenting with. It's a single string fretless bass.
It's a blast to play and a good exercise in minimalism.
#music
#bass
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#1string
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Just put some new strings on my old faithful acoustic. (E modal tuning)
I paid $25 second hand for this guitar some 20 years ago.
It's been my travel buddy ever since.
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Here is an instrument I invented, play and write for.
It's a Bamboo stalk with 8 strings spiraling around it.
Played with a bow it sounds something like Cello with a more harmonic tone.
It's pretty tall, about 6 and a half feet in height.
#art
#music
#workshop
#instruments
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Vacuum tube synthesizer (WIP)
So I've been building an analog polyphonic synth with an unique twist. Use only vacuum tube technology from the 1930s.
Over 300 neon gas diodes create the sound you hear.
Still a WIP.
I call it the "Neon String Machine"
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#electronics
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What kind of effects pedal is this?!
My favorite "guitar pedal" is an extensively modified 1956 Wollensak T-1500 Tape Reel.
Tape delay, doubling, saturation, tube clipping, you name it!
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#tape
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Time to dust off the instruments for 2023 and start working on new material. : ]
In this photo are some of my eclectic musical instruments.
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Here is a close up of a Bamboo Cello instrument I built.
Unlike traditional string instruments, it has strings all 360 degrees. so you can rotate it around for alternate tunings!
It can play up into the Violin's range with ease.
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Got myself a nice 1960s Tonewheel Hammond Organ for free.
Gonna' be a nice project restoring this to original working condition. : ]
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Took some time off recently to finish building and assembling the hammers to a future electric piano project.
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#woodworking
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Last night I found a deer fawn just chilling in the grass by himself.
Very cool!
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Dropping them 【ＦＬＵＴＥ ＶＩＢＥＳ】 from cassette. 天気ジャズ! (⌐◪_◪) --ACE
#music
#jamming
#flute
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Native Tribal Flute
Here is a Flute that I made.
It is designed much like a Native American flute.
It is tuned to a low D4 (294hz) and can play about an octave and a half.
Made from northern white pine which I harvested from an old tree and black leather binding. : ]
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I modded and electrified one of my Violins for a live performance.
Installed a pickup and output jack for direct Amp/Effect pedal plugin.
Thanks everyone!~ : ]
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Electric hand percussion
I needed some sort of amplified hand percussion for an upcoming show. So I made a sunflower theme electric sand filled shaker. : }
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1940's signal generator
Recently, I was repairing an old circa 1940's signal generator. The point-to-point wiring on this is like a work of art!
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Recently got done fine-tuning and polishing some of my own handmade rosewood xylophone bars. : ]
They look pretty good and sound even better!
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Cleaning and polishing the old keys. They shine nice afterwards!
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Just built a power supply for a custom vacuum tube synthesizer. I think it looks pretty good. : }
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@JLacharite1
Thanks Jesse. : }
I label everything with a typewriter.
Even small batch electronic components.
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When I get some free time in 2023. I really hope to sit down and write some new material.
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@MindfulCanvasAI
I love it! I had the same style kit on the right when I was a kid. : ]
That's what I learned on. It was the 130 in 1 version.
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@w1ngselec
@hiyodori5
@RueNahcMohr
Having matched neon lamps helps a lot.
I ordered about 300 neons lamps and burned them in (72 hours of operation) and then sorted them by their starting and maintaining voltage. So when I build with them I select parts that are all closely matched. +/- half a volt. : }
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@thegeekyleftist
@YouTube
Rush was the first band I went out and bought an album of. : }
It was Moving Pictures on cassette.
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@w1ngselec
@RueNahcMohr
@hiyodori5
I've made many Neon NE-2+CdS Photoresistor vactrols.
I find that if they sit unused for a while. They take time to start working again.
The starting voltage goes way up from 90volts to about 140volts and the CdS photocells need to "recharge" after sitting in complete darkness.
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@jojozawawi
Thanks! : }
It's one of the instruments I invented and built.
It uses little metal bars that are tuned for bell like overtones.
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@OneArchitecture
Awesome, : ]
It's my own invention/build.
But there are similar things out there.
Look up "diddley bow" : }
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@hiyodori5
@RueNahcMohr
Very nice! : }
Gas discharge diode. or a Thyratron. I can't see the part number, But I know it's one of those. : }
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@LinkWaker014
Thanks buddy. : }
I like to apply my engineering skills to weird and eccentric things.
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@BethMarie_007
Thank you Beth. : ]
Soon I will be building the finalized version of this bass. : ]
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@cgkrupa
They're not too high. 120v AC input,
Output It's ~105 Volts DC anode and 12.6v DC filament.
It's high enough of a voltage to get the job done without being so high that you start questioning some of your life decisions. : }
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@Mango_peopel
@historyinmemes
This blows my mind!
I remember when 100 transistors in a single IC was a big deal!
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@ianboddy
Not sure that that is. : ]
But that mode look cool.
Root, Minor 2nd, Minor 3rd, Major 3rd, Tritone, Perfect 5th, Major 6th, Dom/Minor 7th.
That makes for something interesting. : ]
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@RueNahcMohr
I made something like that with some metal film and a resistor once.
You use a fixed resistor to Vcc and a "variable" resistor to Ground to form a voltage divider.
I used this to control an oscillator.
I got a few ideas for improvements. : ]
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@WhoIsAbishag
Nice. : ]
I'm still in the prototyping and design phase. But at some point I'm going to make some more and maybe sell a few to anyone who is interest. : ]
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@motley_patriot
Agreed! I love those old Mullard tubes.
I got a few of their 12AX7s and 12AT7s sitting in my collection. : }
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@KoreanCapital
@SawLady
A musical saw might be easier to play and have more range.
I have done it before with a home depot saw. : ]
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@turtlerancher66
@KaylaChowShow
Pretty much how you can tell someones age. : }
It used to be the vinyl record test. But those came back in popularity.
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@BarnyardOrbit
Yeah that's where the creativity comes from.
Because it only has a single fretless string. As a bassist its forcing me out of a box.
So new riffs and grooves are coming out of it easy.
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@IRepairGuitars
It's a Fender from the late 90s.
Guitar wise it's nothing magical. But I only paid $20 for it. and have been using it regularly for over 20 years!
I've been take good care of it in terms of cleaning and polishing. : ]
I also had to replace the nut at one point.
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@ArchangelSteel5
Bamboo is amazing. It's a perfect material for building musical instruments. : ]
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@goofrider
@AkiretaHK
You know it. : }
A piano is a really advanced piece of gear.
In the days before mass production, they had to cost an arm and a leg.
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@KoreanCapital
@SawLady
Nice. : ] That's how you get the vibrrato effect. it's all in the leg. : ]
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@LetFuryHaveThe1
Thanks. : ]
The first set of chords/chordioids are really nice. : ]
The instrument is rich in overtones, so you get a wall of sound with a lot of dissonances in the top end.
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@TwigBeings
Thank you! : }
I hope to upload more stuff soon. Been really busy. Regardless thank you for the kind words! : D
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@musescore1983
@NonEuclideanDr1
@JULIENSylvain6
@FlotronMusic
The way I would go about it is take the output of the function (likely rewritten it in C or PHP) convert it to base7 (diatonic scale) and output as midi note commands. : ]
Another more interesting way would be to take the output as Base16 and use that in the harmonic series.
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@RueNahcMohr
As a dude who still uses 74xx TTLs, zenor diodes, BJT transistors and op-amps.
I can relate. I see so many projects that are micro controller based for the simplest tasks and I ask "Why?!"
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@LetFuryHaveThe1
It's that phat analog tube sound. : ]
I can't wait to complete this one and start taking it out to gigs and shows!
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@RueNahcMohr
@w1ngselec
@hiyodori5
Nice! That's a smart idea. : }
I actually lucked out and had an old bag of Thyristors from my dad's TV repair business in the 80s.
I built a ring counter with those once.
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@Nurul_Fadilah21
That's how it works. : P
I had a lot of siblings, fighting with them was a old past time. : ]
Gotta' be even harder when you can't get away from the other person. *lol*
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