i really like the sound quality of tape recording, so i knew for my final instrument i wanted to do something with tapes. i always carry around a tape recorder and “document” sounds/conversations. i never really listen to them; i just always thought i’d use them for a sound sample in something that i make in the future. also, this semester i’ve been fascinated with musique concrete, so that was sort of an inspiration. i made a few tape loops, and was really looking forward to making a somewhat ambient composition, inspired by brian eno. i wanted to create a diy sample player, and make sound samples, and have the ability to control when the sounds come in and come out of the composition. i looked at this website: http://www.mysterycircuits.com/melloman/melloman.html but everything seemed very confusing to me because i never really did anything with circuits before. then i found this video, i emailed those guys and they were nice enough to send me a pdf of their project, yay. then i went and bought a lot of walkmen and make little switches which basically just controlled the battery. simple simple, then DV and i recorded sound samples, we made a sample using the synthesizer, and then i also used the sound of crumpling paper, scratching, etc. then, i distorted the sound by touching the playhead. i was actually really pleased with the end result. i’ll post some sound samples later because i don’t have them with me!