noise makers/ambient effects

[funkbass187]

i was looking into building a few pedals that produce odd/ambient noises, but i couldn't find much. can you point me in the direction of a few relatively easy layouts (preferably veroboard), or even throw out some names of pedals that are under this category?  thanks for the help.

[nag hammadi]

go peep ggg (generalguitargadgets.com)

they have a few that would fit the bill.

[Seljer]

You'll probably find something noisy (in a good way ) in here: http://www.geocities.com/tpe123/folkurban/fuzz/snippets.html

[nag hammadi]

do you ever do any circuit bending?  i have seen a lot of it on electronic toys like toy guitars, drums things, and cheapo keyboards.  i have even seen that damned singing fish thing with bends!

i have been thinking of buying up some cheap effects from ebay (rocktek, fab tones, etc) to try bending.  should be interesting.

[funkbass187]

do you ever do any circuit bending?  i have seen a lot of it on electronic toys like toy guitars, drums things, and cheapo keyboards.  i have even seen that damned singing fish thing with bends!

i have been thinking of buying up some cheap effects from ebay (rocktek, fab tones, etc) to try bending.  should be interesting.

actually i just started looking for a speak and spell to bend. i read about it a while ago and always thought it would be something really cool to do.

[$uperpuma]

I have been making some LFO boards for this Circuit Bender guy... he has some cool gadgets...

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11043280

Oh, and yeah Tim Escobedo's stuff is COOl... Uglyface is a big hit around here...

-Nate

PS..NAG...enclosures?

[markm]

Check out some of Dragonfly's layouts in the gallery.
The Black Hole is the locale for some different circuits.
His layouts are fantastic and easy to understnad/build.

[Unbeliever]

4ms noiseswash and atoner, kits and info available via commonsound.com

[nag hammadi]

-Nate

PS..NAG...enclosures?
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they are all gone...  i traded most of them to basicaudio for a wood enclosure.

[Cliff Schecht]

For distortion:

Roger Meyer Octavia
Insanity Pedal (The thing with a CD4049 in it)


Other:
BrassBlaster
Dr. Quack
uhh

I'm really at a loss right now...

[choklitlove]

i love the blue box.  turn the blend all the way down, and use a volume pedal to swell into a reverb.  sounds awesome.  nothing like a guitar.

square wave, aka, "nintendo sounds".   tonepad.com has a project.

[goosonique]

easy build .. feedback looper

click here  http://experimentalistsanonymous.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=134

[Noplasticrobots]

UglyFace, Parallel Universe, Bronx Cheer, Green Ringer for some odd harmonics....

[syndromet]

I made a psychtar and a thing modulator in the same box. It's super-noisy, and an easy build. Soundclipps here
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=46199.0

I also second the feedback-looper.

[funkbass187]

i just ordered the parts for a parallel universe, and i think after that i'll either do a psychtar or a bronx cheer. thanks for the help

[somasix]

I just recently boxed up a 555 square wave generator in a RACO I found in the street.  This is a noisemaker in the most literal sense.  It's a drone instrument.  I added a on/off switch and a 2M knob (the design called for a 1M).  The 2M gave me a better range of pitch.  I like it through delay and into a stereo chorus for some movement. 

[birt]

build the  Shin-ei wah/surf/siren. it's easy and makes a lot of noise :p

[thumposaurus]

4ms/Commonsound also has the Triwave Picogenerator.
Kinda a complicated build but you can mod it to be completly unique.

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/
You can get a PCB for the Sound Lab mini-synth. Slightly more ambitious than the other suggestions so far, but a lot of bang for buck.

[Floyd Pepper]

...Or the Music From Outer Space Weird Sound Generator http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/analogsynth/YOUR_FIRST_SYNTH/YOUR_FIRST_SYNTH.html
I built one  and it makes some interesting beeping noises. 

I've got all the components onto my MFOS SoundLab board.  Just need to do panel wiring now.