fm3 - buddha machine
the fm3 - buddha machine is a battery-powered, custom-made hardware loop player produced in south China. With a built-in speaker, volume control, stereo headphone output and provision for mains power, the fm3 - buddha machine is a self-contained, go-anywhere music delivery device. On-board RAM provides nine "classic" fm3 loops which will play continuously for hundreds of hours on one pair of AA batteries.
the fm3 - buddha machine will be released in a limited edition of 300 by Staalplaat Records in Berlin in 2005. A further 500 fm3 - buddha machines in various colours will be used by fm3 for live performances and sound installations.
The machine is based on similar devices found at buddhist temples throughout Asia which feature chanting monks or nuns on continuous loop. The name "buddha machine" is a direct translation of the Chinese for these devices, Chang Fo Ji. Early prototypes of the fm3 - buddha machine were hacked versions of these temple objects. Years of negotiation and discussion with a buddhist-run factory in south China led to the mass production of the fm3 - buddha machine.
The red coloured fm3 - buddha machine submitted to Prix Ars Electronica is a one-of-a-kind early production demo. Due to a mistake in production, the loops play slightly faster than intended. At the end of March 2005, the first edition of the fm3 - buddha machine will be released. It will be a black box and the loops with be the same as those submitted on the Prix Ars Electronica jury CD.
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4月9日fm3 buddha machine由STAALPLAAT正式发行
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