TW #74 — Motherboard Sampling (Spieg)

author Spieg (Radical Rhythms)
date 1996-10-18
article 2. Motherboard sampling
created 2026-08-30 · updated 2026-08-30

A found-sound trick: an onboard SB16 Vibra picks up the computer's own electrical noise; with the input gain cranked, keystrokes, mouse movement and program loads each produce distinct noises ("the mouse would always sound like a little race car from an old Intellivision game"), which Spieg sampled and "jammed" into a track.

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A footnote for chip-samples / instrument-design: noise sources are everywhere.

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chip-samples.

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