Manufacturer's description
Goldfinger is a low-profile passive matrix mixer. The interface has six bidirectional jacks and a touch map, which is a grid of finger-sized regions containing all the possible combinations of signals. Comes pre-assembled and ready to use, no soldering or construction is required.
Patch it as five inputs and one output to make a mixer, or four inputs and two outputs to make a stereo mixer. One input and five outputs makes a signal distributor. Six inputs or outputs won’t do much, but any other combination should work.
Expect a bit of noise, maybe distortion, definitely bleed. With high gain and feedback, it works as an antenna. It’s certainly not hifi, just passing electricity through skin. Audio signals work well. Pulses work well. CV signals can also work but don’t seem to travel through the finger so easily.
Move slowly, move fast. Push gently, push hard. Wiggle. Listen. Try moving between two fingers in different positions. Two people can work independently, the signal passes between them when they touch each other.
The resistance in your skin is what makes it a mixer. Very dry or calloused fingers are less conductive. Wet fingers can leave behind water that makes connections – dry the panel to break those connections.
Every panel seems to have unique imperfections in the surface gold, which is real pure gold, but only one hundred atoms thick. Enjoy Goldfinger and please share what you make with it!
How much is my shipping?
Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK, 'next working day' shipping is free if the order value is over £150, and £5 otherwise. We can also ship on a 'next working day before 12pm' service, which costs £6 for orders over £150 and £7.50 for orders under £150.
Do you ship to my country?
Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.
Shipping methods
We use a combination of DPD and Royal Mail for the UK, and for international orders it's either DPD, DHL, FedEx, UPS or Royal Mail depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.
Dispatch times
For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 16:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.
For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes the couriers may come to collect a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.
Saturday/Sunday delivery
If you're in the UK and you order before 16:00 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday or Sunday delivery with DPD. This is FREE for order values over £350, £5 for order values between £75 and £250, and £7 for order values under £75. (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). Please note that any orders placed after 16:00 on a Friday will ship on the Monday.
International shipping times
Most orders are delivered within 3 to 5 working days if sent on a courier service. Royal Mail services can take a lot longer and are often less secure.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.
Product Overview
Manufacturer's description
Goldfinger is a low-profile passive matrix mixer. The interface has six bidirectional jacks and a touch map, which is a grid of finger-sized regions containing all the possible combinations of signals. Comes pre-assembled and ready to use, no soldering or construction is required.
Patch it as five inputs and one output to make a mixer, or four inputs and two outputs to make a stereo mixer. One input and five outputs makes a signal distributor. Six inputs or outputs won’t do much, but any other combination should work.
Expect a bit of noise, maybe distortion, definitely bleed. With high gain and feedback, it works as an antenna. It’s certainly not hifi, just passing electricity through skin. Audio signals work well. Pulses work well. CV signals can also work but don’t seem to travel through the finger so easily.
Move slowly, move fast. Push gently, push hard. Wiggle. Listen. Try moving between two fingers in different positions. Two people can work independently, the signal passes between them when they touch each other.
The resistance in your skin is what makes it a mixer. Very dry or calloused fingers are less conductive. Wet fingers can leave behind water that makes connections – dry the panel to break those connections.
Every panel seems to have unique imperfections in the surface gold, which is real pure gold, but only one hundred atoms thick. Enjoy Goldfinger and please share what you make with it!
Technical Specs
Shipping Details
How much is my shipping?
Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK, 'next working day' shipping is free if the order value is over £150, and £5 otherwise. We can also ship on a 'next working day before 12pm' service, which costs £6 for orders over £150 and £7.50 for orders under £150.
Do you ship to my country?
Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.
Shipping methods
We use a combination of DPD and Royal Mail for the UK, and for international orders it's either DPD, DHL, FedEx, UPS or Royal Mail depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.
Dispatch times
For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 16:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.
For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes the couriers may come to collect a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.
Saturday/Sunday delivery
If you're in the UK and you order before 16:00 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday or Sunday delivery with DPD. This is FREE for order values over £350, £5 for order values between £75 and £250, and £7 for order values under £75. (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). Please note that any orders placed after 16:00 on a Friday will ship on the Monday.
International shipping times
Most orders are delivered within 3 to 5 working days if sent on a courier service. Royal Mail services can take a lot longer and are often less secure.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.
