而是次乃INTER-FACE系列之北京首演。

Sound artist Sin:ned uses the Harmonic Field and plays face to face with some well known folks on the other side of the world. I assume we'll be getting more info about this and other shows but for now we have this from:
http://sin-ned.blogspot.com/2009/08/160inter-face.html

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more about the harmonic field here: http://ariusblaze.com/soundart/lectroman/harmfield.html
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Sin:ned axplains:

Performance Description:
Two people. One wooden box. Forty-eight metal contact points. This is the basic idea of INTRE-FACE.


The wooden box is called Harmonic Field. It is designed and handmade by American sound art device artists, Arius Blaze and Ben Houston of Folktek. No keyboard. No strings. Only forty-eight metal contact points. The performer is required to use his/her body as part of the circuitry to generate sounds.


In each of the INTER-FACE performance, Hong Kong sound artist Sin:Ned will invite different artist to play the Harmonic Field with him. Face to face. With such unique instrumental interface.


Here in Beijing, we have the debut performance of INTRE-FACE.


In this debut performance, Yan Jun is invited to play the Harmonic Field with Sin:Ned. With electro-acoustic duo No One Pulse as opening act, Alok and KWC will pair with guest artists Jackson Garland and Vavabond for a duet improvisation.


演出藝術家Performing Artists:
Opening: No One Pulse
KWC + Vavabond
Sin:Ned + Yan Jun (on Harmonic Field)
Alok + Jackson Garland



门票 Ticket：50 RMB
地点 Venue：两个好朋友酒吧 2 Kolegas Bar

http://www.2kolegas.com/

http://www.douban.com/event/10903390/

Harmonic Field 2.2

Version 2 part 2 of the Harmonic Field touch synthesizer collaborative piece by Arius Blaze and Ben Houston.
For videos go to the folktek site;
The original version 2
The original Harmonic Field

Euphonos Field

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Easily my favorite folktek work. Truly a pleasure to play; an amazing expanse of sound and possibilities.

More photos and sounds and video to come soon on the folktek site. Direct to the Euphonos Field; http://folktek.com/instruments/electrocoustic/euphonos-field-2

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The housing is made of oak and each panel is meticulously done in the style of the Impossible Box - labeled and framed is brass. The keys, lamps and switches for each panel are hand built and the provided cables are all cloth covered.

The Euphonos Field features touch based synthesis, synth trigger section, thick reverberation, filteration, delay and looping and two sequencers. All patching can be done on board with included patch cables and all modules have 1/4" ins and outs to send to/from external gear. The sound patching can be arranged however the player likes. ie; synthesis > reverb >delay/loop >filter. Each panel has Control Voltage to be accepted from the sequencers or from any external CV covering the synth pitch, synth triggering, filter frequency, on/off of reverb or delay, delay time and loop capture. Loops can be captured in time with the sequencers (which can be synchronized to eachother optionally or synched to external clocks) and both the delay and reverb decay when turned off.

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touch synthesis;

At it's root is essentially an expanded Harmonic Field featuring 24 sweet sounding analog oscillators.

There are 4 panels of 12 touch points each; 1: 12 oscillators. 2: 12 oscillators, 3: 12 oscillators with decay 4: amp

The amp section controls filtering, overdrive, resonance etc. to shape the synthesis. The sound can be further shaped with the addition of the synthesis panel which covers tonal control,  noise, global pitch control, LFO clock out, decay levels and so on.  

synth trigger section;

ten jacks to connect to any of the trigger sequencer parts; covering a range of notes from the decaying oscillators.

reverb;

a huge and rich sound with a long decay and tone control to get deep and dark with it. Naturally decaying when turned off and optionally cutting out the external sound (for use with the sequencer).

filter; 

simple but effective and nice sounding filter with controls over mix, resonance and frequency.

Delay/looper;

Seven delay types, each accessed with the push of it's own key which is great for changing delay style quickly. The delay types are each very different from analog style to digital style with some panning and reverse in there as well. The delay time can be synchronized with the sequencer or tapped. The loop key activates loop mode which can be synchronized to turn on and off in time with the sequencer to capture loops up to about 35 seconds. Loops can be layered atop eachother with no limit on layering so long as the time limit is not met. The time modulation switch affects the time according to the incoming sound signal and has three modes . fast, slow and normal - creating a decaying chaotic oddity if desired.

the sequencers;

Two Independant 8 part sequencers with Clock in, clock out and the ability to add as many parts as you'd like or subtract them just the same. They can be synched together or to any external clock. One sequencer features knobs for independant step voltage levels to be sent to any or all of the CV inputs from the other sections. The other sequencer features a CV out for each part for triggering on/off messages for the other sections or the decaying synth part.

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In the end, the sound is however you like it to be, but also inherently beautiful. 

Because this array of oscillators are sent to ungrounded plates, a sweet, harmonic, ambient self oscillation is always present.

Subharmonic Field

The subharmonic field is a small, all touched-based work by Arius Blaze based loosely on the Harmonic Field. This one was created on co-mission based on the original, though it came out just slightly different physically.

The original, including sounds and photos can be found here: http://ariusblaze.com/soundart/lectroman/subharm.html. These works have limited availability and are made to order.

FOLKTEK Harmonic Field Contact Synth

All the details and more photos here:
http://ariusblaze.com/soundart/lectroman/harmfield.html

Big Pauper, Token Recluse videographer

The ever-growing collection of very well produced experimental video stylings of Big Pauper of Token Recluse Records is impressive. This man is extremely selfless in his efforts to record our doings. and he's damn good at what he does all around. Check out his music and be sure to expect more video. A Folktek documentary is in the works as this man comes to the studio and pokes cameras in our faces and asks questions we don't necessarily feel like answering. All of the following are the instrument profiles he's created:



More info about the Harmonic Field






more info about The Time Machine




more info about the Drum Scape Sequencer

Sin:Ned and Inter-face

A few flicks from relatively opposite us on the globe. In Beijing and Hong Kong Sin:Ned works this multi-player angle with the Folktek Harmonic Field on his project entitled properly "Inter-face"
Here: Beijing, August 25, playing with Yan Jun





and here, Hong Kong, October 2, playing with Alok

Harmonic Field version 2

The second version of one of our favorite works here at the folktek labs, this one steeped in greater possibility - still almost entirely touch based. We've added a 12 part key section to control the touch plates and a very nasty filter to either grime up, liquify or subdue the sound.
For more info on the original (version 2 is capable of everything the original is), see: these posts













Here are our three videos - this is the first attempt at play after the piece was finished:

Harmonic Field version 2

Currently available via ebay. Feel free to hit us up direct with offers; folktek@gmail.com
ebay; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260669695969&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

a family of folktek

Always good to take a family photo when these things all happen to be together at the same time.
Time Scape Sequencer, Harmonic Field version 2.2, Illuminist Garden, Mobius Harmonizer, Micro Garden