New studio cable management Just made a wall rack to store extra cables and instrument cases. No longer will these be hiding in random corners. #music #audio #recording
Andrew "Ace" Arsenault
@acearsenault.bsky.social
Open Thoughts, Electrical Engineering, Computer Programming, Music & Oldskool Technology. I design audio gear, compose music and build experimental musical instruments.
Just completed an update to the key matrix design, got some nice dynamics and velocity working. Check it out! : } #music #electronics #engineering
I've been working on a prototype for an instrument that fits an entire keyboard in a compact space. This is tuned in 4ths like a bass guitar, if only it had 12 strings and a really wide neck. #music #instruments #electronics #wip
My trusty old piano has seen a lot. It's time for a deep clean and restoration. This instrument originally was my grandmother's and four generations of little hands have pressed keys on it. #piano #music #carpentry
Time to spend the holiday weekend soldering together some new sensor boards. Happy holidays! : } #tinyparts
Recently I've been working with analog magnetic sensors for reading keyboard position, velocity and aftertouch. Wrote a quick FM-synthesis engine for some sweet 1980s synth bells. Then took the prototype keyboard for a test drive on one of them free jam-tracks. : } #music #synthesizer #electronics
Radio.Active An old Geiger-Müller counter joins in to play some spontaneous percussion while my optical tremolo broadcasts over shortwave radio to provide the texture. #entropy #shortwave #music #ambient #art
PianoGuitar Prototype Soldering together a neat experiment for a keyboard instrument. Think as if a Guitar and a Piano had a child. : } Row Tuning: (B, E, A, D, G) #music #instruments #piano #guitar #midi
Cassette Jazz Dropping them 【FLUTE VIBES】 from cassette. 天気ジャズ! (⌐◪_◪) --ACE
Harp/Zither Pickup Design Random diagrams from my design journal. Been working on a pickup system for an experimental electric Harp. #journal #music #workshop #electronics #art
So I've been building a 100% analog polyphonic synthesizer with an unique twist. To use only vacuum tube era technology from the 1930s. Over 300 neon gas diodes create the sound you hear. Pretty awesome for technology from 100 years ago. Still a work-in-progress.
Flute Demonstration - Low D Here is a flute I built. Plays down to a low D4 (293Hz) in about the same range as a tenor recorder. Please enjoy! : ] #art #music #workshop #instruments
Here is a Flute that I made. It is designed much like a Native American flute. Made from northern white pine which I harvested from an old tree and black leather binding. : ] #music #art #flute #woodworking #crafts
I took the [Bell Piano] out into the snow. Stay warm everyone! : } #music #snow #winter #instruments #piano
Fretless Lute - Demonstration Here is an instrument I built a while back. It's a 6 string fretless lute. You play it with a feather (old appalachian dulcimer trick). Tuned A,C,D,G,D,A Enjoy the jam! #art #music #lute #workshop #instruments
Just some of my own handmade rosewood xylophone bars. They look pretty good and sound even better! : } #woodworking #music #instruments #xylophone #workshop
Taking the time-out to fine tune some Bell Piano tines. : } #music #instruments #art #audio
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 rich tone. It's pretty tall, about 6 and a half feet in height. Enjoy! : ] #art #music #workshop #instruments
Making good progress on a vacuum tube bass synthesizer. Got the four neon diode oscillators done and tuned up together. Plus it glows in the dark. : } #synthesizers #analog #music #neon
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. : } #electronics #music #diy #woodworking #myphoto
Just built a power supply for a custom vacuum tube synthesizer. I think it looks pretty good. : } #electronics #diy #music #synthesizers
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. : }
Cleaning and polishing the old keys. They shine nice afterwards! #art #woodworking #myphoto #piano #music