Uploaded the Famine 1500 Owner’s Manual and Kit Manual and added them to the Famine page and manual repository.

We’re pleased to announce the beginning of the Double-Edged Deal:

If you refer someone to f(h), and they make a purchase (of a module, desktop device, or other such gear), they get a 10% discount on their initial order, and you get the same value in credit applied to your next order. These can stack indefinitely – recommend enough people, give me a wish list, and I’ll just start shipping gear to you as soon as the price is met – but they need to tell me who referred them!

~flight

19, April 2022: Preorders are now open!

Preorder period ends May 19th midnight May 31st.

(All prices USD)

Prices:

• Famine 1500 eurorack module: $177 each.
• Famine 1500 eurorack module kit: $137 each.
• Preorders also receive a 1-6-13 busboard and 5×5 +5V passthrough adapter to help get set up.

It is time for the first wave of the Famine cohort to be unleashed unto the world!

Some goodies in celebration of the launch of Famine:

Launch-only T-shirts!

The burning eye design is for this initial release only, and will not be made again.

T-shirts are $15 each when purchased with a module, or $25 each separately.
The base shirt is Gildan 200 Ultra-Cotton.
Sizes: They haven’t been ordered yet, so tell me your size and I’ll add it to the order.

Note: The shirts will be made if we meet the minimum quantity. I’ll refund your shirt payment if we don’t meet it.

Stickers!

Stickers are $1.50 each.
One 2″ diameter sticker is included with each module, additional stickers are $1.50 each.

Ordering:

Send me your order via the f(h) contact page here. Please include:

• Name
• PayPal email
• Shipping address
• Item(s) being ordered
• If ordering t-shirt(s), please include quantity and size(s)
• Quantity of additional stickers.

Shipping is included for US orders, and discounted accordingly for international orders.

Important: If you don’t hear back from me within 24 hours, please try again with the contact page or directly to flight@ <this website url>.

Timeline!
Preorders close on May 19th, 2022. Materials will be ordered that week, construction will begin a week later.
Assembly time is 4-6 weeks, depending on volume. I’ll post updates here if something changes for unforeseen reasons.

It is time for this month’s themed composition – the Fever Dream!

These have been a lot of fun and have showed many interesting techniques and styles. I hope they also inspire and encourage others into sonic exploration. We need more sound!

There are two themes to choose from this time:

• Bad news comes in threes.
• The sound of green

Details:

Prize:

• No prizes (yet) other than having fun and learning how to wreak havoc.

Eligibility:

• Anyone who makes an entry that follows the stated rules is included (we reserve the right to exclude anything that may give us any legal or financial problems, of course, and solely by our discretion).

Rules:

Time:

• Participants will have 2 weeks to compose a noise/experimental piece based on the given theme option(s).
• Contest begins Saturday, March 19th 2022, ends Saturday, April 2nd at 11:59PM.
• The compilation video(s) will go up sometime that week, depending on how long it takes to compile.

Themes:

• Bad news comes in threes.
• The sound of green

Usage of theme:

• The theme must either appear in your piece at some point (it is up to the listener to recognize it, but your job to make it recognizable somehow) or form the structure of the entire piece.
  • Your interpretation of the theme is what matters here.
• Only one theme is required, but you may use more of the available themes if you want to.

Composition:

• There are two categories, so anyone can join in. Choose one of the following two:
  • INM as primary sound source.
    • Extra cred for INM + EXP only.
    • Those without an INM may use an IMP for extra-infernal divinity points.
  • Your choice of primary sound source, regardless of brand (If you do not have an INM or IMP).
    • Must be an analog modular sound source
      • A guitar or other electric instrument (i.e., with a pickup or transducer) is close enough.
• Max. 2 external modulation sources.
  • Except for the case of IMP-only; use as many as you can patch in.
• Max. 4 discrete patches, live patching is unlimited.
  • A patch is a completed routing setup. Stopping recording to change your routing counts as one patch.
  • Live patching is changing routing while recording.
• 1-2 effects (stereo does not count as an effect).
  • For this  contest, an effect  is something external that you send your audio through to change how it sounds. Internal filters (such as those in the INM) do not count.
  • You can use as many Plague Bearers as you can access.

• No sampling or post processing
• Minimum length of 3 minutes.

Submitting:

• I will need access to the files to post on the f(h) YouTube channel. Audio-only is fine, but please include it in a video wrapper (MP4, MKV, whatever). Mono audio is fine, but please save it as stereo to avoid one-speaker output. Keep levels at or below 0dB please.
• If audio-only, please include some still image to represent your piece in the video.
• It does not have to be professional quality, just try to get the best audio recording you can with whatever means you have – even a cell phone, just be careful with your placement and levels.
• All patches must be documented and explained. Please list all modules used and their purpose. Brief explanations are fine, just let us know what to what and why for each connection.
  • Why? So others can understand how to do it too!

Crediting:

I need to know how to credit your submission. Please provide the name(s) you wish to be credited under and any links or affiliations that you’d like to be included. This can also include links to music or information pages such as Bandcamp, Soundcloud, related websites and social networking pages.

11, March 2022: Preorders are now open!

Preorder period ends April 10th.

(All prices USD)

Prices:

• Sinner module: $124 each.
• Sinner module kit: $84 each.
• Sound of Shadows v3 module: $149 each.
• Sound of Shadows v3 module kit: $109 each.

I’m doing things differently this time. Before, I often ended up buried in building modules and not having time to develop new ones. That sucks, so I’m trying out doing yearly batches – with the possibility of semiannual depending on demand. What this means, for now, is this is the only batch for this year.

Some goodies in celebration of the launch of Sinner:

T-shirts!

T-shirts are $15 each when purchased with a module, or $25 each separately.
The base shirt is Gildan 200 Ultra-Cotton.
Sizes: They haven’t been ordered yet, so tell me your size and I’ll add it to the order.

Stickers!

Stickers are $1.50 each.
The oval sticker is 3″ x 1.875″, the round is 2″ diameter.

Ordering:

Send me your order via the f(h) contact page here. Please include:

• Name
• PayPal email
• Shipping address
• Item(s) being ordered
• If ordering t-shirt(s), please include quantity and size(s)
• For stickers, quantity and shape – oval or round

Shipping is included for US orders, and discounted accordingly for international orders.

Timeline!
Preorders close on April 10th, 2022. Materials will be ordered that week, construction will begin a week later.
Assembly time is 4-6 weeks, depending on volume. I’ll post updates here if something changes for unforeseen reasons.

Orders and preorders are accepted through our contact page.

Stock items:

All products are built when ordered unless otherwise specified or I happen to have built some extra and have them on hand. Most items can be ready to ship in 6-10 days, depending on current schedule. Eurorack Infernal Noise Machine requires 1-2 weeks, Desktop INM ~6 months (only built in summer). If you want one, let me know and I’ll get it ready for you!

• Famine:
  • Famine 1500 eurorack module (FAM-1500-E) – $177
  • Famine 1500 eurorack Kit (FAM-1500-K) – $137
  • Famine “Hunger” T-Shirt – $25
  • Famine 2″ Sticker – $2
• IMP:
  • IMP eurorack module (IMP-E) – $219
• Infernal Noise Machine:
  • Desktop Infernal Noise Machine (INM-D) – preorder, 3 available.
    • INM-D Blood Box – $2,066.00
    • INM-D Minimal Case – $1,916.00
  • Eurorack Infernal Noise Machine + EXP LFO expander bundle (INM-E) – $749, 3 available.
• Plague Bearer:
  • Plague Bearer eurorack module (PB-1E) – $119
  • Plague Bearer eurorack module Kit (PB-K) – $91
• Sinner:
  • Sinner module eurorack module (SIN-E) – $124
  • Sinner module eurorack Kit (SIN-K) – $89
• Sound of Shadows:
  • Sound of Shadows v3 eurorack module (SoS-V3-E) –$149
  • Sound of Shadows v3 eurorack Kit (SoS-V3-K) – $109
  • Sound of Shadows eurorack Module, v2 (SoS-E) – $199, 4 available.
  • Sound of Shadows eurorack module, v2 Kit (SoS-K) – $149, 2 in stock.
• Accessories:
  • 1-6-13 Power Bus Board – $20
  • 5×5 linear +5V passthrough power module – $10

To order: Send me a message via the contact page with:

• Item(s) you are ordering
• Your shipping location
• Your preferred PayPal email address
• For orders outside the USA, tell me if you would like priority shipping with tracking or regular parcel post. There’s usually a $30+ dollar difference between them, but I recommend priority with tracking for larger orders due to the current condition of the shipping industry.

and I will send you a PayPal invoice for your order.

Thank you, everyone, for all the support! Your participation helped us through some tough times, thank you so much. The last day of the sale is Monday, the 28th so, if you haven’t yet, grab a deal while you can! The sale still applies to both in-stock and “available” items.

A lot of new devices are coming soon, so stay tuned.

~flight

We are very pleased to announce that we now have a distributor in Australia again. INM-E, Plague Bearer, Sound of Shadows, and IMP modules – as well as some kits – are now in stock at Found Sound! https://foundsound.com.au/