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Here's a nice one I want for only 3k USD:
folktek wrote:The Harmonic Field is a collaborational work by Arius Blaze and Ben Houston. Aside from basic controls for pitch, volume and activation - it is all touch based. There are four panels of twelve points each that allow the user to play a full range of notes and alter those sounds with an entire amp section.
The amp section controls filtering, resonance, distortion, bass boosting, noise etc. - abundant variations depending on which points are being touched together and how hard or soft.
It comes down to massaging the boards and creating dronescapes. After one has a feel for the various points, the most subtle movement will effect the waves.
We also consider this piece a two-player instrument = one person sitting across from another controlling two boards while the person on the other side controls the others.
Waves can be made to be soft and lush harmonics or turned to disturbing waves - the sound can be melodic and beautiful or tense and uneasy.
The piece has a constant soft drone of all notes when it's on - regardless of whether or not it's being touched - which we consider to be a part of it's character and intention.
We're in the midst of creating sound samples and we've made a video. The vid should help you to see the subtle nature of the piece.
I'll be working to create an entire album with the _ and I'm sure whoever gets one will want to consider doing the same...The sound and possibilities are vast and lush.
The _ has a built in speaker that turns off when jacked into a mixer. The box was handcrafted with fine hardwood and all of the panels were designed by us as well.
this is a play at your own risk instrument...Though very subtle, the _ provides a slight charge to the player...We've been playing it for weeks and have found it energizing.
Everyone who's had a chance to see and play the _ has fallen in love and we're certain you will too
