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DIY Tape Loop Delay & Contact Microphone

12/14/2018

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I’ve had hours of fun experimenting with this simple Tape Loop Delay and Contact Microphone combination. How this works: the play head was carefully removed and extended from the player to the left (Sony TCM-3) and mounted inside a modified tape loop inserted inside the player (Sony TCM-939) to the right.

A contact microphone is hooked up to the TCM-939, in this video I experiment with a wind up music toy and plastic comb!

15 Comments
Dylan Houser
12/14/2018 20:03:59

Nice! This makes me wanna dig out any of my tape players and try the same thing...

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Penny
12/16/2018 00:10:34

I was just thimking that same thing..

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Michael Ridge
12/17/2018 00:25:32

If you do let me know how you get on!

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osvaldo cibils
12/15/2018 05:44:23

Muy bueno!!!

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osvaldo cibils
12/15/2018 05:50:57

... and great videos in your Youtube channel!!

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Michael Ridge
12/17/2018 00:27:29

Thank you! You've got a great YouTube channel too!

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Leslie Singer
12/15/2018 12:32:26

Michael, what a nice video for the eye, ear and mind. Thank you for sharing!

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Michael Ridge
12/17/2018 00:30:40

Leslie, thank you!

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Rafael González
12/15/2018 13:11:08

You are a master, Michael!

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Michael Ridge
12/17/2018 00:30:59

Thank you my friend!

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Rafael González
12/17/2018 02:51:06

¡Buenos días! My pleasure!

Adam J Naworal
12/18/2018 01:47:56

Frippertronics on a budget! I love it, Michael!

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Evan Cantor
12/20/2018 13:01:46

awesome video--great demonstration. I am always in awe of people who can actually de-and-re-construct electronic devices. I gave up soldering guitar cords in the 70s...

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Leslie Singer
12/23/2018 10:09:08

Evan, you also soldered your guitar cords in the ‘70’s?!? Wow— that brings back some memories— I did too! My dad’s soldering iron was kind of a beast. It’s amazing that he and I didn’t burn the house down with it.

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eduardo GOZNE
12/20/2018 15:42:34

buenisimo!! I am already disarming a tape recorder to make tests
Congratulations Michael

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    Michael Ridge

    As an artist I create works in various formats, but most often it involves sound and found objects.

    Some things I like to explore (in no particular order):
    self-referential, functionality,
    self-destruction, deterioration, unwanted, time, play, unplayable, infinity, materiality, nonsense, anti, nothing, everything, dada, rules, contrasting, ephemerality, dirt, obsolete, loop, history, collage, hidden, nostalgia, Lo-fi, DIY, analogue and collaboration.

    Since 2006 I’ve recorded and very occasionally performed Experimental Noise and other sonic adventures under the name Zebra Mu.
    Norfolk Trotter is my current HNW side-project (I also recorded under Acerbitas from 2010 – 2014).

    Quagga Curious Sounds
    is my ultra-DIY Noise/Experimental/Weird/Art music label which I’ve ran since 2008.
    I’m also one half of the Multimedia Drawing, Sonic Art and Zine collaboration Ridge & Scrase.

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