![]() ![]() We also removed the internal speaker and used a transformer instead to isolate the output signal. This Eurorack recreation includes a 9v battery, swappable through the frontpanel this allows to isolate the current flowing through the user's fingers from the Eurorack frame PSU, protecting the user from undesired electrical shocks. ![]() It is still in use today, and is considered a classic example of the potential of electronic music to create unique and innovative sounds. In the decades since its invention, the Cracklebox has continued to be an important and influential instrument in the world of electronic music. Nowadays many people refer to the The Cracklebox as the archetype of 'glitch' or 'circuit bending'. In the 1970s about 4000 Crackleboxes were built and sold by STEIM in Amsterdam. The Cracklebox was probably the first commercialy available portable selfpowered alternative 'keyboard' analog electronic instrument with inbuilt loudspeaker. When a player touched one of the pads, the circuit would be completed, producing a crackling sound. It allowed musicians to manipulate and control electronic circuits in real-time, creating a wide range of unique and experimental sounds. Waiswisz used a circuit from a toy piano as the basis for the instrument, and then added a series of touch-sensitive pads that were connected to the circuit. It was one of the first electronic musical instruments to use circuit bending techniques in the creation of electronic music. The Cracklebox was a small, handheld device designed as a way to explore new sonic territories. This limited edition of 75 units is a tribute to the pioneering work of Dutch musician and instrument maker Michel Waiswisz (1949 - 2008), who first invented the Cracklebox with Geert Hamelberg in the late 1960s. Introducing a limited edition re-release of this iconic electronic instrument in a modular format. ![]()
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