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The photos here are of the piece not entirely finished. The wood just needs some refinishing. I'll update the photos later.

The Time Machine is an "on the fly" remix machine. 6 patchable keys determine timing change ups and odd granular effects of either a sampled sound (from extremely tight to up to about 8 seconds) or a direct incoming signal. Time is selectable between 3 ranges to allow for more range on the timing knob. This is a digital piece with a very warm sound and very analog characteristics. A sample can be slowed to grumbles or sped up a great deal. Patches can be made directly point to point or each of the keys can have an assigned effect. The result is high and simple playability. There is also an assignable knob that allows you to dial in two effects end to end and a white noise generator that can be filtered and effected. This allows for the possibility of using the work as a standalone piece. The time machine has all standard controls - mix, feedback, level controls, sample on, delay on, 1/4" input, 1/4" output, trigger jack (to allow for sampling with a foot pedal), and a 9v battery plug.

More info to come

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There are four MP3 sound samples below. These were taken from a 38 minute recording of me playing the Inverter. You can find the inverter on the main Delay page. While these two pieces are based on similar circuitry, the two are still quite different. This particular piece in designed in a much different way - with the intention of increasing the playability and immediate processing - for example, the patchable keys. Also this piece has up to 8 minutes of sample time, whereas the Inverter had only two or three.

The original recording being altered is a cassette recording of a friend and I playing piano at the pub - so there is a bit of noise in the original recording - nothing that I thought was too much to be of use for these recordings. On one of the tracks I simply laid a beat over top - you'll know when you hear it. Some of the samples sound overloaded but this was completely a result of converting a stereo recording (2 tracks) into mono (1 track).

The MP3's are medium quality to save space - each is around 4 minutes:

Wave Front Inverter 1

Wave Front Inverter 2

Wave Front Inverter 3

Wave Front Inverter 4

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This piece included patch cables and accessories and a manual with patch sheet.