Auckland Libraries‘ Kristal Gallagher talks with Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s Ruban Nielson about tinkering with gear.

“Recently I’ve started thinking about making my own pedals, mainly because some of the pedals that I want are super expensive, but also because I’m starting to chase a sound that only exists inside my head. I’ve never played around with circuit boards before and I only just found out what a schematic diagram is, so I thought I should probably talk to someone about it before I end up making a Frankenstein. This week I talk to Ruban Nielson from Unknown Mortal Orchestra a bit about tinkering and engineering sounds.”

Read her article here on All Things Musical.