GEMA is a delay pedal effect synthesis that emits like an earthquake, by Senyawa x Squaresolid

From Yogyakarta comes an unparalleled strong and wonderful delay effect in Indonesia. It stompbox with earthquake setting. And it’s a special collaboration – between Jogja sound and chaos engineer Andreas Siagian aka Squaresolde, instrument builder and musician Walker Suryadi of Sinyawa.

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Now, collaborations between artists and sound engineers come and go, but this collaboration is very special. Wukir has a voracious appetite for creating gadgets, reusing things he’ll claim straight from the streets. There isn’t really a line between the way he deals with machine technology, modifications, hacking, and invention. And he inspires these ideas with anyone nearby, which I saw a few years ago when he improvised at the MusicMakers Hacklab here in Berlin. It’s perfect for all of me – a constant flow of ideas about instruments and how to play them, and throw them out.

Enter Andreas, squaresolid, who comes from an engineering background and was a prolific inventor of machines. He has also been a champion in innovation and learning about electronics and noise both in Yogya and across the vast and increasingly interconnected and noiseless Southeast Asia region. And – well, spurred on by some unique ideas from Wukir for a different kind of stompbox, they seem to have made a hell of a device for limited playback.

Senawa are also ubiquitous with their left-handed approach to both sound and culture, with a busy calendar in Berlin – only this week in Berlin, they have multiple appearances. What differs from them is that they inspire other artists in a unique way, as is the case with their decentralized music project. So it’s great to see a device that can be deployed as well.

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On its surface, GEMA is a delay pedal, delay time of 55 ms – 600 ms, with notes. So what makes it different:

It’s a very dark sound feedback that you can turn into self-oscillation – and there’s a momentary self-oscillation one mode glitch: With π on, “it will produce a chaotic repetition of the audio input along with the sound of a loud hissing white noise.” Single “earthquake” mode: with off, produces “earthquake roar – like rattling”

And that’s it really – but since each key position has an unusual acoustic character, it’s basically never normal. Even the switch isn’t a real bypass – there’s still a bit of a tail. I misunderstood when I first looked at it, in fact, I was thinking there was some sort of vanilla setting and weird setting. It’s never vanilla.

Also, what makes this invention – according to Kerr’s approach – is also the way it works. Yes, it is very simple in its design. But with this bypass – which is not – bypass, switch and instantaneous self-oscillation, this is really meant to be played as an instrument or even imagined as a synth/sound source.

For those of us who are not Indonesian speakers, the concepts are also included in the posters. “GEMA” stands for Echo, and “GEMPA” means earthquake – the two modes. (Germany’s response to “GEMA” will be different but may also include some devilish rumbling sounds, so I think it’s still appropriate.)

Full Specifications:

High input impedance, low output impedance, aluminum housing material, raw design, no plating finish, laser marking engraving, noise/fault mode, size 115mm x 65mm x 55mm, delay time up to 600ms, central negative transducer 9 Volts, circuits use 9V and 5V regulated power, LED polarity protection in UV, signal indicator

Dials: – OooO: It is a delay tweak. Controls the amount of pedal delay time. The minimum delay time is 55ms and the maximum delay time is 600ms. – ODD: is a request for feedback. Controls the amount of pedal repeat delay. If the dial is at the maximum setting, it will auto-oscillate which is useful in GEMPA mode. – oOO: It is Mix Disk. Controls the volume of the delay sound mixed with the input sound. At the minimum settings, all GEMA sounds are completely off except for the input sound. – On/Off Switch: Changing the off switch from on still produces a tail to pass. This is not a true bypass pedal because Wukir tends to shift with/without delay. Internally, the circuit has stored the input and output for high input impedance and low output impedance. – On: LED indicator is light, the input sound will be GEMA. It’s not exactly a unit gain, as Wukir’s DIY needs a bit of a boost before it can be cured. – OFF: LED indicator is off. Input = stored output.

$150 plus shipping, depending on where you live. Complete product information and order details in both English and Indonesian:

And here’s more on Alkisah Network, the decentralized music community – really decentralized, and not in an overly technical way (hey, who threw those tomatoes?):

https://www.ctm-festival.de/festival-2022/programme/features/alkisah-network

And listen to see some of our friends explain the cyst, Live on Friday:

And there are more solid square items too, some of which are also available for pre-order:

Plus, if you’re in Japan, there’s an open call for the Tool Builder Lab with Andreas plus Junichi Kanebako and Yoshihito Nakanishi – deadline Friday.

Tags: andreas siagian, artists, demo, hardware, indonesia, java, limited playback, noise, previews, synthesizer, squisolid, stombox, synths, care suriyadi, yogyakarta

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