Most Saturdays from noon-3pm you can find me at Lizard’s Liquid Lounge, 3058 W. Irving Park Rd. in Chicago.  That’s the meeting point for an open, informal group of folks who like to tinker with music and electronics, called the eSymposium, which is the brainchild of Patrick McCarthy of Roth Mobot.
Lately, we’ve been setting up [...]

I’ve had this idea every time I pass Mr. Samuel Chambers on the street – his message is so negative and it gets to me every time.  I’m not sure how effective this would be, but it would make a point and I’d be doing something about it.  I try to ignore him, but with [...]

So, I’m taking a brief break from hardware development to finish up some music that’s been in production for the past few years.  I’m assembling these finished tracks into an album, which should be released by Psymbolic Sound if all goes according to plan.  As a taste of what’s in store, here’s a track that’s [...]

I’ve got the SN76477-based drum machine up and running, and it sounds pretty sweet:

SN76477-based drum machine prototype from Michael Una on Vimeo.
I need to work on the switching logic for the different sounds, and add in a flip-flop to increase my steps from 8 to 16. But it’s very close to being done, in [...]

Here’s a few short videos highlighting devices I’ll have for sale at the Experimental Garage Sale tomorrow:

Yoshimi battles the pink guitar from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Canadian keyboard from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Lofi looping device from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Cigar box 3-osc synth from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Another device I’ll have for sale at the Experimental Garage Sale.
This one has a newly-installed sequencer, a 3-knob glitch matrix, trigger inputs for attaching to a real drum kit, and MIDI out.  It’s pretty sweet.

Yamaha DD-5, circuit bent (with MIDI) from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Over the next few days I’m going to post a series of videos showcasing some of the devices I’ll have for sale at the Experimental Garage Sale.
First up is the Talking Cash Register, which can be purchased in unadulterated form at Uncle Fun.

Talking cash register from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Dr. Rek has finished assembling his documentary masterpiece and hot damn! It looks pretty.
A little preview is available online, including the section containing my interview and performance with Memory Selector:

Memory Selector – Bent 2008 mpls from Derek Sajbel on Vimeo.
I highly recommend ordering the DVD for anyone who’s interested in circuit bending- the interviews coupled [...]

Beep-it, the optical theremin synthesizer designed and built by yours truly, is now for sale at Etsy.

A short video documenting the various sounds one can obtain from this wondrous device can be seen here:
Beep-it from Michael Una on Vimeo.
If you’re interested in building your own, here’s the diagram. It’s adapted from a design by [...]

Here’s a little bit of audio from my SYNC fest preparations this week:

All loops recorded live.