barry joseph cullen

DIY EMI / A / V / Noise

Category: Instrument

  • My collection of project files and guides to build more DIY electronic musical instruments that I designed over my research/practice are now available on GITHUB and HACKADAY. New instruments: Nano Perc v1 (percussive sounds from an arduino nano) D&D Teensy (pocket sized Drone & Drama from a Teensy 3.2 / 4.0) Squeal & Scrape (9v…

  • Instructions to build a DIY electronic musical instrument. Instructables link. Compositions using the instruments made following this tutorial can be heard on the toneburst release, ‘Boxes & Blocks”.

  • Bass recorder edited for multiple playback streams.Each track has a relationship of playback speed with the others,the divisions are in thirds.1.666 / 1.333 / 1 / .666 / .333

  • The files to build your own Drone & Drama v2 instrument are available online. GITHUB HACKADAY Files include: schematics, bill of materials, gerbers, build guide. There are four modules: sine/triangle generator / noise siren / filter / mixer. It was inspired by  simple synth DIY + the idea “bent by design”. Sound examples can be…

  • Drone & Drama – 12v / Amplifier – 9v / Cassette recorder – 6v Analogue electronic music. Recycled cassette tapes. Renewable energy. Portable studio. Retro tech. Preparation for another TONEBURST collaboration.      

  • Two circuit bent zoom effects devices with modular patching / cross modulation, 6 channel AV edited, arranged, animated in Avenue.

  • The latest TONEBURST release is now available. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ <kat no. 4> Studio improvisations Cassette & drama instrument Release 26 October 2019 The recordings are stereo. From instrument to mixer to hard drive. From hard drive to tape. Each of the tracks were made using the Drone & Drama v2 + v1.5 instruments, Companion Boxes and…

  • bjc – D&Dv2_Studies_v2 Released on TONEBURST 26 October 2019. Available here. Launch event @ the343 (JD Zazie), Belfast.

  • The participants will build two items: • a piezo transducer (contact mic) • a small amplifier powered by 9v battery. The sound produced is not clean; it’s dirty. The circuit is not complex. This workshop is suitable for beginners, with no previous electronic circuit making experience. FB event page. booking  email – barryjoecullen@gmail.com Location –…