Cool-looking "Buddha Machine"
Submitted by Merlin on February 11, 2007 - 3:38pm.
I’ve been hearing about the $25 Buddha Machine for a while (I recall Leo mentioning it once) and was tempted enough to go ahead and order my own today over on Forced Exposure (probably not least because of the amazing exploded drawing they use as a logo).
From the FAQ (which comes from a Pop Matters review):
The Buddha Machine is a little plastic box that plays music.
Specifically, FM3 constructed nine drones, varying from two seconds to 42 seconds, which repeat endlessly in the listener’s ear until the “track” is switched to the next drone (or the two AA batteries run out).
Sean notes that the manufacturers will also let you download uncompressed versions of the 9 included drones for free, so you could presumably emulate some of the functionality on your iPod. Friendly.
Anybody out there got one of these? How you enjoying it?
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Interesting. I could see...
Interesting. I could see having multiple ones could be interesting. Get yourself a dc adapter and plug a few of these around the house in hidden places. So you end up having “soundscapes” as walk around your house. I listened to the loops you can download and a lot of them would indeed make good background music. Hopefully the actual machine doesn’t have the slight pause like media player classic’s auto repeat does :)