Josh Mason
Selected Works ︎︎︎
Selected Works ︎︎︎
Everything Is Connected To Everything Else.
The purpose of the PCE project is/was an endevor to build tools (focusing primarily on utilities I wish I had, in the space I needed or wanted them in) for use in recording and performance. It was also to act as an educational/informational platform for things I am working to create, understand, and control.
Much of this is approached from the angle of it being functional sculpture, and less so market-ready audio equipment. While am not an engineer per se, I am coming to understand that those tendencies are in my blood, and I suppose I have the engineers in my family to thank for that (or maybe I just enjoy the way burning flux smells, for better or worse).
At the very least, these devices are presented something akin to “studies” (in the B. Thom Stevenson sense of the word.)
The purpose of the PCE project is/was an endevor to build tools (focusing primarily on utilities I wish I had, in the space I needed or wanted them in) for use in recording and performance. It was also to act as an educational/informational platform for things I am working to create, understand, and control.
Much of this is approached from the angle of it being functional sculpture, and less so market-ready audio equipment. While am not an engineer per se, I am coming to understand that those tendencies are in my blood, and I suppose I have the engineers in my family to thank for that (or maybe I just enjoy the way burning flux smells, for better or worse).
At the very least, these devices are presented something akin to “studies” (in the B. Thom Stevenson sense of the word.)
Named after signs found in coastal regions warning beach goers about the level of aquatic risk, Hazard Flags is a quad gate module that features 4 levels of “hazard” (sonic quality) ranging from low to “stinging marine life”
VCA, VC X-Fade, Filtered Gate, “Trash” Amplifier
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Size 10HP
Depth 44mm (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +18/-16mA (quiescent)
VCA, VC X-Fade, Filtered Gate, “Trash” Amplifier
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Size 10HP
Depth 44mm (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +18/-16mA (quiescent)
A simple voltage recall utility module. 4 stages of manually addressed voltages (jumper selectable between 0-5 or 0-10v per stage), gate output (5v) that goes and stays high whenever its stage is active, global trigger output (10v) goes high whenever any button is pressed and respects press duration.
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Size 10HP
Depth 24mm (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +4/-8mA (quiescent)
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Size 10HP
Depth 24mm (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +4/-8mA (quiescent)
Now I Am You is a dual probabilistic bi-directional (ab/y) switch. A single clock input flips both switches randomly, and each switch is/can be weighted against the other, so at extreme ends of the potentiometer throw, only one switch will flip. When external cv is applied, it overrides the manual control and the probability follows the polarity of the incoming control signal. Loosely inspired by a consumable item from Elden Ring.
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Size 8HP
Depth 44mm (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +60/-55mA (quiescent)
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Size 8HP
Depth 44mm (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +60/-55mA (quiescent)
Fans & Stoves is named after a Northeast Florida antique shop that is/was run by some nice old ladies that had multiple seller’s stalls packed to the gills with all manner of bric-a-brac and sundries…which is basically what this is, a collection of all analog tools for when you wish you had “just one more xyz” in your case:
Attenuator, Symmetrical Slew Limiter, Bi-Directional Half-Wave Splitter/Mixer, Noise Generator, Sample & Hold, VCA, DC Offset Generator, Fixed Threshold Comparator
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Size 8HP
Depth 44m (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +31/-20mA (quiescent)
Attenuator, Symmetrical Slew Limiter, Bi-Directional Half-Wave Splitter/Mixer, Noise Generator, Sample & Hold, VCA, DC Offset Generator, Fixed Threshold Comparator
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Size 8HP
Depth 44m (with power header)
Construction FR4, Analog SMD
Power +31/-20mA (quiescent)
