James3d ago
Graham Dunning

I'm most excited to share the technical video which shows all the new stuff I made during the PhD.
Some eurorack modules, sequencing discs and switches, and mechanical small percussion. The video shows how each of them works with short examples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBhGbHVQYvI

#making #eurorack #modular #synths #turntable #sequencer #mechanicalTechno #mechanicalMusic #machine

Mechanical Techno 6.1 Technical Developments (PhD documentation)

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Show threadRodrigo4d ago
@grahamdunning Was great seeing the video. So much complexity can emerge from combining the fairly simple modules. Inspiring stuff!
Show threadGraham Dunning4d ago
@r_constanzo thank you!
Show threadnnirror4d ago
@grahamdunning insane, super inspiring stuff, congratulations!
Show threadGraham Dunning4d ago
@nnirror thank ye!
Show threadnoisio4d ago
@grahamdunning grandios!!
One of my favorites is the simple audio jack connector and instrument mount in one. So many clever little ideas..
Congrats to your PhD!
Show threadGraham Dunning4d ago
@noisio thanks! Yeah I was pleased with how well that worked.
Show threadjarkman4d ago
@grahamdunning I adore every one of these.
Show threadjarkman4d ago
@grahamdunning Also, that's a lot! I mean, I have some idea how long it takes to make this kind of gizmo. It's not quick.
Show threadGraham Dunning4d ago
@jarkman thank you! Appreciate that.
Sometimes it's hard to know whether it's a lot or not. I was very lucky to be working on this as my full time job for three years, so it's a lot more than I'd have time to do normally.
Show threadjarkman4d ago

@grahamdunning It's really a lot.

And the demos sound great, too. Not that I'm against a gizmo for the sake of it, but these are not that.

Show threadGraham Dunning4d ago
@jarkman Ta! Someone actually asked about getting some samples off the video to use, which i take as a big compliment.
Show threadofelia4d ago
@grahamdunning Woow, so strange. Did this all occur to you? I bet no
Show threadGraham Dunning4d ago
@ofelia I don't know what you mean
Show threadofelia3d ago
@grahamdunning like, how did you learn you could switch needles for optic sensors, of motor sensors? How did you know you could draw over the rhythms in vinyls or that you could switch for legos or prisms? Seems such foreign knowledge
Show threadGraham Dunning3d ago
@ofelia well, this is a project I had already been working on for 10 years before I started the phd. Then, this video is the result of three more years experimentation and research.
Show threadofelia3d ago
@grahamdunning Would you be interested if I interviewed you about this for my youtube channel someday? I once had one masterclass by a drummer and posted it online as well... Maybe when I go to the UK
Show threadGraham Dunning3d ago
@ofelia sure that sounds good. Do you have a link to your channel?
Show threadofelia2d ago

@grahamdunning Yes! It is www.youtube.com/@ofeliayorquesta

I also have a 3 episode Spotify podcast in https://open.spotify.com/show/7wasf3HJLJRdHIdnxtd6WE?si=a6fcc0a427fe471b

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