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CRT Flux Phaser Telefunken FuBK Test Card Processing

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Description

Telefunken FuBK Test Card processed on the CRT Flux Phaser. The CRT Flux Phaser, released in 2022, is a hardware hacking and custom software project that enables electromagnetic exploration of cathode ray tube monitors in highly controllable ways. CRTs are safely modified with 4 hand-wound electromagnets that receive amplified audio waveforms digitally synthesized to be 25% out of phase with one another. These audio waveforms are oriented around harmonics of 60Hz (the refresh rate of CRT monitors) to generate particularly captivating visual manipulations. Inspired by Nam June Paik's Wobbulator, the CRT Flux Phaser can subvert any CRT monitor into a powerful synesthetic video synthesizer. The project was developed as part of my ongoing examination of the cathode ray tube as an open system and critical alternative to restrictive contemporary consumer electronics that favor proprietary production tools, restrictive interfaces, and data-mining surveilling algorithms over user control and freedom. It was developed under the Chicago Dirty New Media philosophy and is inspired by the international glitch, analog video, new media, and media archaeology art, theory, and preservation communities. It uses Kyle Evans' DIY electromagnet tutorial made for Cracked Ray Tube. jameshconnolly.com/crtfluxphaser

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crtfluxphaser

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analogvideo

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glitch