Thank you very much for replying so fast! I do like <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Larseneurs, but I do not speak french, so I do not know how much I can use their site :(<div><br></div>
<div>You explained that very well, and now that I understand, I am very anxious to try ;)</div><div><br></div><div>If you don't mind my asking, where might I get a cheap mixing board with an input and output? Maybe somewhere on ebay or something?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks again!</div><div><br></div><div>--Nic<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Michal Seta <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mis@artengine.ca">mis@artengine.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi Nic,<br>
<br>
The base idea behind the no input mixing board is that a mixing board<br>
is never perfectly silent. It is then expected that when you plug its<br>
output to its input, the inherent noise (or hum) that is within the<br>
system will quickly start adding itself up and you will be able to<br>
build a feedback loop. Most mixers have pre-amps built in which can<br>
greatly help you build the sound faster (and they will add a little<br>
bit of noise to the signal as well). You can then use the EQ knobs to<br>
shape the resulting signal.<br>
<br>
Some mixing boards come with built-in effects so you could very easily<br>
start sculpting very intricate soundscapes but if you want to be true<br>
to Nakamura you should use a plain mixing board with only controls<br>
being volume, gain and some EQ (usually just 3 knobs on simple boards:<br>
treble, mid and bass). Note that having multiple mixing strips and<br>
ways of cross-connecting them gives you an advantage (most mixers will<br>
have auxiliary inputs and outputs which you can exploit to make cross<br>
connections between different strips).<br>
<br>
Getting a cheap mixing board will bring you quick instant<br>
gratification because those will usually have higher signal to noise<br>
ratio. You will be feeding back in no time.<br>
<br>
If such minimal meas of noise making interest you, you may also be<br>
interested in Larseneurs (<a href="http://www.larseneur.net/NewsENG.php" target="_blank">http://www.larseneur.net/NewsENG.php</a>). The<br>
idea being that you simply use a computer and let the sound pass<br>
directly from your microphone input straight to the output. Your only<br>
control is input volume. Your sounds will greatly depend on the<br>
ambient noise.<br>
<br>
Happy feedback!<br>
<br>
./MiS<br>
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On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Nic Freed <<a href="mailto:beatthefinalboss@gmail.com">beatthefinalboss@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hello :)<br>
> I have become very interested in the works of Toshimaru Nakamura recently,<br>
> with his self-named "No-Input Mixing Board", and I would like to learn more<br>
> about it. From what I understand, the output of the board is connected to<br>
> the input... but if so, where does the initial sound causing the feedback<br>
> come from? I would like to try this myself, once I understand it better, so<br>
> I was also wondering about what I would need to purchase to create something<br>
> with this method.<br>
> I am 15 years old and without a job, so maybe a cheap mixer and something to<br>
> create sound, like a function generator? I would probably try and get it for<br>
> my birthday, so it can't be too expensive :x<br>
> Thank you very much, in advance!<br>
> --Nic<br>
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