knas

Beta 2 is getting closer...

2012-01-26T12:36:00.001-08:00

Beta 2 is working to 95%, apart from a few minor bugs there's only one major function that's not operational yet.

New boards for Beta 2 of the new synth arrived!

2012-01-21T09:27:00.001-08:00

The new boards for the upcoming Knas synth just arrived, big enough for you? Beta 2 and hopefully the final version - here we go! As should be quite evident, the synth has been delayed even more, i'm hoping it will be released within 1-2 months.

Knas offers his sympathies to the Occupy Oakland

2011-10-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

Knas offers his sympathies to the Occupy Oakland movement, the recent events that has transpired on behalf of the local authorities is unacceptable and rather then deter you from future action i wish that it will strengthen your determination to continue fighting for social justice.

Make some NOISE

2011-09-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

Knas supports all of the efforts of Occupy Wall Street and affiliated actions and encourages its customers & supporters to do what you do best; MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE, except this time do it in the streets instead of your studio

The new Knas synth Beta is more or less completely working

2011-09-08T11:24:00.000-07:00

for a more detailed taste of what this thing can do, go to www.soundcloud.com/knas-1/

it has begun

2011-08-25T14:27:00.000-07:00

video for all

Paypal e-mail now defunct

2011-07-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

The old paypal e-mail for knas is now defunct and i can't receive any money or e-mails via that address. Please contact me via the address given on the website for now.

Exciting things are in the loop

2011-07-19T22:21:00.000-07:00

Knas is soon to start beta testing of a new upcoming product, i'm not quite ready to spill the beans on it yet but keep your eyes peeled 'cause this thing is a monster and by far the most ambitious project i have ever embarked on... also since i rarely have any actual news to talk about i'm just going to start promoting random shit here that i like

Moisturizer Mods!

2010-12-20T13:57:00.001-08:00

I finally put up some mods for the Ekdahl Moisturizer, been wanting to do this for a long time! Check it out at http://www.knasmusic.com/products/moisturizer/modifications.php and make sure to watch the video at the bottom of the page!

The Quad Massager is DONE

2010-12-03T12:46:00.000-08:00

There will be 10 units made to begin with, these MIGHT be done before christmas - probably but no promises. Shoot me an e-mail to order one now! Price is $450.

Bonk!

2010-11-26T09:46:00.000-08:00

Someone brought me this moisturizer, it's believed to have been run over by a forklift. Funny thing is that the machine was still 100% functional!

Quad Massager final beta?

2010-09-16T14:41:00.001-07:00

So... i think i've finally nailed all the issues in the Alpha of the Quad Massager and after some Quadrophonic space jams in my basement i think i'm ready to make what i hope to be the final Beta - hence the production unit - of the Quad Massager!

Working on new things and updates....

2010-04-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

Recently i've been taking a break from the Moisturizer production and been working on both new things as well as making a new version of the Moisturizer that's going to be faster to produce. No worries - the new version isn't supposed to sound anything different from the original. I'm also working on a new website that's hopefully a little bit more informative then the old one, right now i'm just battling CSS-problems with different browsers.

A few testimonials and videos added to the site

2010-01-25T20:21:00.000-08:00

.. if you haven't seen, at the official website

Whoops forgot

2009-12-03T10:04:00.001-08:00

..obviously, the new pricing will not affect anyone who's already payed the deposit for a Moisturizer while the old price was in action.

New economy, new Moisturizer price

2009-12-03T09:57:00.000-08:00

Regrettably, i have to raise the price of The Ekdahl Moisturizer to $US400. This is not only a survival tactic but something i've deemed necessary after slowly learning how to run a business and all the freaking expenses involved with it. It sucks, but it's life - hopefully it won't discourage you good folks who like The Ekdahl Moisturizer from spending your good money on me ('cause i sure can need it!).

Ekdahl Moisturizer Commercial

2009-11-29T11:11:00.000-08:00

Made by Miguel Sabogal, starring Nicolette Le Faye - and of course the Ekdahl Moisturizer!

The next product [censored] is in it's first prototyping stage!

2009-10-23T19:38:00.001-07:00

Spent some time this week prototyping the new Knas product! Don't wanna spill the beans on what it is just yet but i can say that this is more of an effects unit only, it's however going to be just like the Ekdahl Moisturizer in the sense that it's going to range from being "normal" and "useful" to sound completely retarded/noisy/chaotic. It's - of course - also gonna have tons of fun CV ins and outs.

Finally got more parts after some supplier delays

2009-10-23T19:36:00.000-07:00

I finally have parts to continue the Moisturizer adventure, had a slight pause of a week and a half in the building process but next week it's starting up again. Gotta say tho it was nice to chill for a second..

Way ahead of delivery schedule

2009-10-14T10:31:00.001-07:00

All orders for December are sent out with the exception of one that i'm expecting to send out this week. 3 Moisturizers of the current batch of 30 are awaiting delivery, 3 more are awaiting final assembly.

11 Moisturizers delivered of the current batch of 30,

2009-09-23T09:16:00.001-07:00

..and 6 more ready to go! I should be well down half of octobers delivery list at the end of this week.

Parts arrived for 30 more moisturizers

2009-08-24T13:47:00.000-07:00

Yay! Hopefully i'll be starting shipping next week!

The Ekdahl Moisturizer featured at Trash_Audio Synth Meet 3

2009-08-24T13:45:00.000-07:00

http://trashaudio.blogspot.com/2009/08/trashaudio-synth-meet-3-victory.html

http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2009/08/trash-audio-meetup-chicago-aug-16-2009.html

Moisturizer demo & performance in Chicago this weekend

2009-08-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

I got a message from Robert Kleckner in Chicago, he's going to do a Moisturizer demo in his studio this weekend. If you're interested in attending, contact robert at

All Moisturizers have been sold, going on vacation

2009-07-24T15:58:00.000-07:00

..back in 3 weeks!

3 days of 11.5 hour per day finally bears fruit

2009-07-17T16:37:00.000-07:00

Got the first page in Baltimore's The City Paper

2009-07-15T07:15:00.001-07:00

Check out the article

10 tanks epoxied

2009-07-14T16:25:00.000-07:00

10 tanks epoxied, 2 more ordered. I really wish i had a quicker and better looking way of protecting the connections, but this will have to do for now...

Failure

2009-07-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

During the process of making the new enclosures, i managed to screw it up and several of the new chassis got visual flaws. This is what happened:

About the spring reverb

2009-07-11T07:10:00.000-07:00

Added to the site:

The spring reverb tank is fastened to the unit using self-adhesive velcro. This came about because I and Martin were discussing how to protect the springs while in transport and we realized that if it was detachable that'd be the best way. The tank is connected to the rest of the unit using RCA connectors, the reason for this is because that has been the standard for connecting reverb tanks since the 60's (i think). In *theory* you could connect any reverb tank to the ins/outs but I take *no* responsibility if you manage to blow your Moisturizer up (shouldn't be able to happen but gotta cover my ass). One of the neat thing with the velcro is that you choose which side to have your cables on; the front or the rear, if choose rear, the pickup of the springs is on the left side, if you choose front, the pickup of the springs are on the right side. This solved Martin's and my little argument about how it for him was very important of having the cables on the back, and for me very important to have the pickup on the right.

12 Panels printed and 4 circuit boards done

2009-07-11T06:53:00.000-07:00

12 Panels printed, another 1-2 hours and they should be drilled out. Also 4 more circuitboards are done, 4 more are well on their way - hoping to ship of at least 8 moisturizers (if not 12) next week.

Saved

2009-07-03T07:29:00.001-07:00

Well, local company did a save and is sending some knobs overnight - excellence...

ARGHHh

2009-07-01T12:35:00.001-07:00

Well tragedy is at hand, 300 knobs bought and none fit even tho the last order of the same parts did.. hopefully i'll resolve this before i get delayed *again* with the orders due this week. Sorry folks, i guess i've still got things to learn (like never to trust anyone ever).

June 30th - Updating the reverb control

2009-07-01T04:18:00.001-07:00

Found out that with some minor component change, the reverb amount - while controlled with an expression pedal only - gets more controllable, don't really know how i could have missed that in my testing. Looks like the following boards from this batch are gonna be called Rev 3.1

June 29th - Moisturizer batch 3 finally getting together

2009-07-01T04:16:00.000-07:00

Sent out the first two Moisturizers from batch no. 3 in the mail today, if all goes well there'll be 6 more coming this week - damn, this is now going faster then i anticipated!

June 16th (or something) - Moisturizer batch no. 2 sold out

2009-07-01T04:06:00.000-07:00

Phew, after a lot of struggling and some component delays i'm finally done with batch no 2, now i can start working on the next 20 PCBs that are hanging around... at this point i really don't have that much time for my repair business anymore, just gonna spend my time moisturizing..

May 31st 2009 - Placing of PCB order

2009-07-01T04:05:00.001-07:00

Well, i had this order planned for long so i placed another order for 5, feels kinda futile considering the vast amount of orders i got due to Matrixsynth's feature - whatdoido??

May 30th 2009 - All hell breaks loose

2009-07-01T04:03:00.001-07:00

Wow, after selling the first 4 moisturizers, one of my customers contacted Matrix Synth and now all hell's been breaking loose, orders are popping in as unsuspectedly as hail on a sunny summer day.. best hail ever

May 17th-ish 2009

2009-07-01T04:02:00.001-07:00

The first Moisturizer has gone to its buyer, keeping one for myself, and 3 more to go - should be done in a few days...

April 22nd 2009

2009-07-01T03:54:00.002-07:00

Yay! Rev.1 of the Moisturizer PCBs are in the making! 5 of them it will be...

April 2009 again

2009-07-01T03:54:00.001-07:00

This thing is becoming good enough that i've gotten an investment so that i can buy *new*, fancy parts to play with

April 2009 continues...

2009-07-01T03:51:00.001-07:00

The Moisturizer is reaching its final state, now with cross-faders on both the wet/dry mix of the reverb and the VCF, now we're talking!

April 2009 - Moisturizer update

2009-07-01T03:47:00.001-07:00

The addition of the possibility of using expression-pedals on the CV input jacks makes this thing more versatile

February 2009 continues

2009-07-01T03:42:00.000-07:00

The Moisturizer gets the addition of a the VCF LP/HP/BP cross-fader, one more CV input to add to the list

Sometime in the dark past, januari 2009 - The birth of The Ekdahl Moisturizer

2009-07-01T03:32:00.000-07:00

The first Moisturizer is built onto a perfboard, mostly with found / used components.. it looks shitty, but man it sounds cool... No CVs or cross-faders except for cutoff. This stuff takes a loooong time as it's done in bits and pieces whenever i have a free moment, no time to dedicate to this stuff...