WTF???

[onrust nv]

 

[j.baars]

je bedoelt z´n ruitjes beddengoed?

 

[MacGyverGear]

sodejus 'd orange

hier nog een vidje

 

[smackos]

Ah de Knifonium

https://picasaweb.google.com/jonte.knif/July212012#

Erg moogy Sun Ra cosmic explorer sound https://soundcloud.com/jonte-knif/knifonium-vol1

 

[bazzie]

Als ik zo een ding hebt gemaakt zou ik de eerste sounds ook met een micro opnemen natuurlijk.

 

[onrust nv]

klinkt toch wel beduidend beter dan de wretchmachine want dit kan ook gewoon geluid maken, terwijl de wretch meer alleen voor mijn soort muziek is

 

[Eddy Reddy]

Knifonium is a 25 tube monophonic synthesizer with a 4th order ladder filter and a ring modulator. It is currently a working prototype.


Basic Specs:

Oscillator 1 (5 tubes)
-Sawtooth, Triangle, Pulse, Sine
-Sync
-FM
-Octaves 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 -Coarse tune in semitone steps-Fine tune in +/- 50 cents.

Oscillator 2 (3 tubes)
-Sawtooth, Triangle, Sine
-is master for sync and modulator for FM
-Octaves 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 -Coarse tune in semitone steps-Fine tune in +/- 50 cents.

Noise (2 tubes):
-Noise generator is a special tube that is subjected to strong magnetic field. -White, Pink and Red.

Ring modulator (3 tubes)
-Input is sine waves from both oscillators or anything from external inputs, feedback et cetera, drive volume can be adjusted
-Very wide nonlinear range available.

Mixer (2 tubes)
-A tube op amp, virtual earth mixer with one external input.
-3 of the input levels can be modulated.

Filter (7 tubes)
-4th order ladder filter.
-Can go from clean to messy to violent depending on levels and resonance.

VCA (2 tubes)
-Transformer coupled variable mu pentode design.
-More than 40dB of linear range. Capable of total shut down. A switch to increase internal level by 10 dB for extremely nice distortion.


Output amplifier (1 tube)
-Pentode tube, transformer coupled
-3 operation modes for different distortions.
-Provides truly professional transformer balanced output that will drive anything, anywhere.

Keyboard is a 3 octave traditional wooden construction, extremely robust and stable. Fast action, good touch. Switching uses sealed reed-switches operated by magnets. No mechanical contacts to deteriorate. After touch and plug-in resistor modules determine scale. These modules can be made to order for any tuning or temperament, as long as the order of notes is ascending. Easy to change in 2 minutes.

I like to see this synthesizer as a musical instrument in a very traditional sense. Knifonium is not just a ”make a weird noise” or ”look it has tubes” or ”I have thus proved that I am crazy” -piece of assorted ancient parts although I do approve those points of view too.

It is my dream, it is my tour de force, it is an object that brings together many aspects of my professional past in (early) music, instrument making and as tube equipment manufacturer.

Knifonium is a very carefully designed synth for many purposes, small and light enough to take to gigs despite of the amount of electronics and traditional craftsmanship and adequately sized controllers. Built to the highest instrument making standards Knifonium is a joy to operate and gaze at.

Cool ding!

IMPORTANT!
Now that the first batch is almost ready, (I know, it should have been already, but still not quite yet) :
I have decided that the second batch is 6 instruments, and will be ready (hopefully) in October 2014. Only the very best woods and materials will be used and if refinements to the first batch appear, they will be realized.
Price goes up. Sorry. And congratulations for first batch customers. There was way too much work and expenses for 9000 euros price.

Second batch price is 12000 euros per unit. (ex VAT of course)
As far as I have understood there are now 2 persons on the list already,and I do not think that selling this second batch takes very long, so act soon if you need a Knifonium.
-Jonte and Janne

Nu enkel nog de lotto winnen...

 

[j.baars]

ik heb dit ding vorig jaar al voorbij zien komen, erg netje gebouwd ook.

alleen z´n website doet nog steeds niets.....

 

[stevaux]

voor 50 euri extra krijg je een stukje zwarte erbij tape om de naam af te plakken, oogt en klinkt verder heerlijk.

 

[demian]

Aardig gek dit idd. Mooie sound.

 

[tragmadat]

hoeveul ? Zeg sorry heur ?

 

[flyweight]

jeetje wat een mooie sound zeg. I am in love