Circuit bending??

by **Breaksfish** » 12 May 2007, 14:05

Me and rinsound have recently got right into circuit bending(mostly thro him looking it all up on the internet!!) and wondered if anyone had any helpful advice on how to do it etc

We have already started having a go but would appreciate any advice anyone can offer!!

by **salx** » 12 May 2007, 14:29

the first obvious one is speak & spell machines doing subtle mods like swapping resistors over or adding variable resistors n that. think there was summat in sound on sound or future music a few months back.

by **Silent Frog** » 12 May 2007, 16:34

Haven't tried it myself, but really want to! This website seems like the best place to start: http://www.anti-theory.com/soundart/circuitbend/ Let us know how it goes, I'm gonna see if I can do a bit over the summer. This video sort of explains it all, through the medium of wacked out hippy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Pbyg_kcEk

by **dr!ft** » 13 May 2007, 12:12

Yeh, saw rinsound/phil/my little bro's casio sa-1 bent offerings yesterday! :wackyhat:

Certainly seems like fun, and he's convinced me to have a go (more sound tools for me home studio!) so i'll be heading down to the next car-boot in town...

I've got a 3 yr old daughter who's not going to like her daddy soon when she finds all her electronic toys making crazy glitched, warbling noizes!!

Looks like were going to be bringing some noize-toys to this years Glade!!!

d.

by **whatbubbles** » 14 May 2007, 16:02

ha ha, hello phils bro!!! He brought it round our house, but unfortunately i was already on my way to work, but it sound wicked!!!! We will be going to the mamoth bootfair probably this sunday, im sure we wil find some cool stuff there as there were alot of kids toys last time!!

by **buzzingtalk** » 15 May 2007, 12:29

ive got lots and lots of kids toys that im waiting to piss about with. its one of my projects for summer

got toys that sing about farms!! and far mnoise boxes,

by **Lucian** » 15 May 2007, 13:50

If you have an eBay account check this out for parts: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Circuit-Bending-And-Electronics_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm

there is website but that isn't finished yet (better prices on website). http://www.bendables.co.uk sorry for spamming also check out the forum at http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/forum for info. The casio SA keyboards are a good first bend such as SA-1, SA-2, SA-5

by **TangentGirl** » 15 May 2007, 14:53

what is it???

Making stuff make weird noises?

by **Lucian** » 15 May 2007, 15:11

what is it???

Making stuff make weird noises?

in a nut shell yes

Done generally by short circuiting parts on the board, or be removing or subsituting components, mainly by trial and errpr

by **TangentGirl** » 15 May 2007, 15:16

oh right, cool.

by **whatbubbles** » 16 May 2007, 08:37

its really cool, cant wait to get some random tops to experiment with!! Its good because darren is teaching me stuff about electronics while we do it!!!!

by **dr!ft** » 16 May 2007, 17:47

Got myself a casio sa-1 to play with and a vtech alphabet toy that's supposed to produce some wicked twisted glitches and drones...

gonna head down to maplins tomorrow to arm myself with pots, switches, solderer, light dependant resistors (for that theremin effect

) and anything else that looks mental :wackyhat:

d.

by **Breaksfish** » 17 May 2007, 18:14

Cheers everybody!!!

Can't wait to get bending, sadly we are moving on saturday so i expect a good few weeks will be spent unpacking!!!

We already have a huge casio keyboard thats beccas and is going to be a SERIOUSLY exciting circuit bending project!!!

Luckily i already know a fair bit about electronics so it is quite exciting to see whats going on inside these toys and when you bend them!!!

Have already taken apart one toy and made lots of mad sounds by putting a wire across the contacts, makes a partcularly enjoyable high pitched noise!!

by **rinsound** » 18 May 2007, 19:48

hello everyone, becca i got to show ya the SA-1 i bent! Its great coz it produces mad random glitch/metalic sounds! Me and portman are currently bending a casio PT-10 then we are going to mount them on something ready for national noise day!! and drift/brother that kids drum machine has got to be bent! WRONG IT UP!!!!

by **Silent Frog** » 18 May 2007, 22:57

Stick a vid on YouTube, I'd like to see what you've managed. I got a kid's keyboard from the Early Learning Centre today, looks like it will make some pretty messy sounds bent. I'll give it a go sunday. Check out some of the stuff on here, especially the baby heads and Amazing Ally! http://www.casperelectronics.com/finished-pieces/

by **Jamez** » 04 Sep 2007, 05:31

I've never tried it but i've seen alot of vids on Youtube of people doing it. It looks like fun.

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