BENJOLIN - DIY Crazy melodic noise making synth machine thingy

BENJOLIN a DIY melodic noise making synth machine thingie. designed by rob hordijk.
A zine about building your own panels and cabinets is available on my patreon! :- / lookmumnocomputer Also a sample pack from this video will be available in a couple of days!
Search it up and you can find a PCB. or even a pre made module! there are a few variants but they are all the same in principle.
Check at the end where the benjolins are talking to the special stage systems MING MECCA. which is truly a crazy trigger source/game/visual module.
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THANKS POTASMIC FOR THE TALKING COMPUTRON his page is here :- / potasmic
Its really a snazzy machine. with pre patching inside of it, every part effects another part! its all intertwined. making it a really interesting and un predictable thing to use! which can make some nice patterns and stuff!
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[@TheScreamingFrog916]

I love how you DIY your panels in larger sizes with big knobs, so you can easily see what you are grabbing and get into it. Eurorack has it's place, compact, portable, you can fit a lot of modules in, but I prefer the larger size panels with clearly legible labels, and knobs that are not to close to each other.

[@JohnathanVanProoyen]

"You could build these really easily, and you could make stupid noises. What more could you want?" That's exactly what I was thinking, I'm sold

[@Doctormix]

"It's not Frank Sinatra but WHATEVER" 😂😂😂 I love u so much dude!!!!

[@ThePotFather]

Best channel

[@kaitlyn__L]

Having just watched Hainbach’s wee video about another Benjolin, I had to check out this older one of yours! I love how both of you use it in ways which are so identifiable as your respective styles!

[@sysexstudio]

I built one of these in a DIY workshop at Knobcon this year. It's awesome.

[@caf144]

one of best genius fab chanels ever creates

[@danteminardi9364]

I imagine this guy's house looks like something out of a cyberpunk world

[@Hallkardia]

I can't believe you haven't got more subscribers! Keep on, so amazing work!

[@MilezAwxy]

I don't know but this is the best channel in KZbin and you're cool af.

[@lentayotaysh]

I used to have that talking childrens computer as a kid! I WISH that I knew what you know now then - Gward that would have been BRILLIANT!!!

[@hubaswift7640]

These sound so flippin' cool! I never really pay too much attention to euro stuff but now I really want to DIY an MU version. That bubbly sound at 3:46 sounds crazy! I'm starting to really like the idea of controllable probability randomness. I don't know why I'm so excited right now... Definitely looking into this. could be fun as a portable battery powered stand alone box.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

i think it was originally a battery powered design, from what i know it was designed for being built in workshops. this was the original. called the blippoo box hordijk-synths.info/synth/2015/03/25/blippoo.html the benjolin is basically that, no idea the history of why the benjolin is called the benjolin or whatever. someone! please elaborate.

[@hubaswift7640]

Just picked up a pcb. These pcbs same difficult to get apart from group buys for some reason. I seem to have gotten the second last one! On a side note, how does the whole synth tv thing going on work? I got a old green monochrome monitor similar to that with an rca video input kicking around that I'd like to put to use.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

check out special stage systems ming mecca!

[@gkillmaster]

I love that thing so much! This is fantastic and so glad I am alive in the world at the same time as you!

[@gkillmaster]

if your studio gets too crowded, I'll give it a spacious and loving home!

[@jeremypicard6245]

total duration of the video 5.55 min, what a surprise!!! Still super work

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

coincidenceeeeeeeeee :O

[@bveracka]

"It's not Frank Sinatra." You're the best Sam! 🤣 The character of the sound kinda reminds me of the Buchla Easel.

[@raxmouse]

awesome stuff dude, love that dedication., kudos!!

[@d42kn355]

Crazy to hear such an older version of Viva Forever

[@fraukapitaen7]

Cooool, at around 4:05 it sounded like my car! Seriously, seems to be fun \m/

[@jameshamaker9321]

Epic sound track, for the build sequince. I was watching a Matthias video earlier, the sounds one of their anger management items made, sounded like the sounds, coming from this, benjolin. The lights on the thing Matthias was punching, in his video reminded me, of the oscillating mega drone, in one of the videos, on this channel. I wonder, what would happen, if some built a beat generator, with big enough buttons, to be played, by physically hitting them with drum sticks or boxing gloves?

[@melefono4273]

Holy cow that thing would make for a sick dubstep bass drop!

[@linushyper300]

Look mum, I subbed

[@stanton343]

Hey dude! Great vid, love all of your stuff. Mind posting the URL of where you found the pcb for the benjolin? Having trouble finding it and I really want to build one.

[@spaceman9240]

"It's not Frank Sinatra but WHATEVER"... That's why I like it! :)

[@Spk-Ksr]

fuckin greatest synth of the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RISCGames]

Holy fuck that's wicked!

[@kramer26]

The noise from 3:46 is mental!

[@AxelWerner]

Not quiet Sinatra. But pretty close! ;)

[@Pterrordon12]

Time to get one

[@simondanielssonmusic]

This is Death Grips 2.0 on a circuit board

[@benm8503]

if you listen to this with headphones it recreates what it would sound like to be a calculator

[@luigidaniellmusic]

O M G , jejeje ( BESTIAL ) pure talent

[@eter1001]

I need one !

[@valoisa]

"It's not Frank Sinatra but you know....whatever!" ❤

[@roos3013]

Hahahaha that’s so cool I can’t believe it!!!! :))))))

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Sythesizer from hell, I like it!

[@Thijzekneiz]

You are amazing. Wish we were neighbours mann

[@n0tett]

So how different is this from the blippoo box? Unless i'm mistaken it appears like same unknowingly created the blippoo box unless its far older than I'm thinking.

[@SaleneDark]

What is going on with that TV at the end? Trippy shit, man!

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

ming mecca! talking to the benjolins. its available eurorack, but also open source, becaue jordan bartee is a nice guy! so i built one :)

[@tonalaxis]

Where r the cheap benjolins?

[@Lalaland.001]

github.com/kweiwen/benjolin super cheap either you print them yourself or get them printed. the BOM is there as well good luck...

[@garywallace1938]

Where did you get the PCB? I'm in the UK too and really want to build one.

[@dafuchsa9775]

Where do I find a Benjolin PCB ? I am searching all around the Internet but I just can´t find one ... if someone would send me a link to a PCB I could order in Western Europe, I would be really happy.

[@MsHashy420]

I remember the s club 7 tv show. Wasn't half bad lol

[@GlitchyfrogMusic]

I am constantly asking myself, if the Loudness or the smell of weed will disturb my nightbours first xD

[@jean-deanhentrich916]

3:30 you can hear an tractor(May outside?)

[@comesect]

I love you .

[@HenritheHorse]

Noice!

[@DarkvanGalaxy]

nice

[@paulmorris1834]

you should build benjolins with furbies

[@okoiful]

zats crazy! :)

[@pamelamerritt2168]

a perfect 20 u are u got it all

[@sammiecortese8439]

i've searched all over and it seems nobody is selling pcbs or kits for this anymore :/

[@InkyDaCaT]

Hey crazy dude...you need to go bit commercial😕 cuz im shit at soldering😂😂😂😂keep you're crazy fuby brain LOVE IT...OMG..IM SO GLAD HURRAY FOR OUT BOX CRAZY NICE COOL DUDES.AND DUDESS😜

[@hexxxo]

it sounds like an autechre track

[@saederkrupp]

is this thing clockable from external source?

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

yep. i just plonked it together, but it would just be a case of making a cut between the osc 2 and the rungler circuit and then popping a switch and jack or a switched jack there!

[@saederkrupp]

so this would mean that you can loop it to a 16th pulse clock?

[@skriptico]

Hi there, where did you find the pcbs for the benjolin? if anyone can help me to find some, please message me up. any version is ok, euro, not euro, no problems.... please help :'(

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

pigo & pogo malescy hello! I got it on a pcb run at pusherman. However I think the pcb files are available! Find them. Upload them to jlc pcb I recon they would only cost 10 pounds to make a couple of pcb’s it’s a lot cheaper than you think!

[@LAskeHosting]

mkay :D ^_^

[@robgnarlyartwork]

I have one of those talking computrons. They're an absolute blast to bend. It's super easy too. There's some videos on my Instagram @robgnarlyofficial

[@andysimmons4845]

Please link benjolin PCB. Trying to build one but can’t find PCB. Also don’t have 400 for module.

[@gggfx4144]

Who heard the scream at 00:10 lol!?

[@RoachCityRecords]

Can we come over and play

[@gronnip]

how simply can you make one of these.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

i didnt realise it was so tough i cant find any available pcb's around. hmmmzzz maybe email mr hordijk? or the guy i got the PCB's off (his addy is on my instagram in the description to this video on the instagram )

[@ryanpalma5947]

Where can I get a kit these dayz?

[@threeinitiates8260]

Where did u get the pcb?

[@TheDaddyVanilla]

Hey, what’s the song 1:00 in?

[@siliconbrush]

Bastl King size

[@xanoMusik]

where can i buy a benjolin pcb?

[@buckstarchaser2376]

You made me look up "S Club 7"... I am so disappointed right now.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

Critically acclaimed

[@Phisynth]

with that much panel space you could have added some nice mods as well like the individual bits out from the rungler etc...see : kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5m5qGVjiLGXeK8

[@geraintpierce1056]

where do you put all this stuff lol

[@AteuCu]

that *

[@caf144]

look mum this is not synthesizer

[@bryankovacs]

HEY BRO..what you are doing is awesome..creativity is the savior of our future.I started a band called POSSUM DIXON - well known in the 90' s..( drummer )..on KZbin I have a band called The Phosphenes - many walkers calling themselves The Phosphenes..but I own Thephosohenes.com.. Only listen too The Phosphenes - Bryan Kovacs - or brills111.. or Micro cryptic music..which my extremely experimental music..I think you would appreciate it..its way out there..but its titled in The Phosphenes..too drowned the bastards using illegally my Phosphenes band name..The Phosphenes is heavy rock project..anyway, I REALLY THINK WHAT YOUR DOING IS THE COOLEST..JUST AWESOME..I ALSO AM A INVENTOR ..I WOULD LOVE TO PRODUCE SOME MUSIC WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.. MUCH RESPECT.. I WOULD GET A WEBSITE AND START PUTTING YOUR WORK THERE..KZbin'S FUTURE IS NOT GOING TO BE GOOD..ITS MY PREDICTION THAT THE PERSONAL WEB SITE IS GOING TO MAKE A GIANT COME BACK..ANYWAY.. THANK YOU

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

your modular looks like shit :-) Absolutely Love it ! 10/10 Cheers

[@muffin-kx2mf]

do I leave it at 666 likes or nah