Who likes to circuit-bend?

I did a search and didn't see any topics like this.

Are there any circuit-benders here? If you don't know what that is, let me give you a wikipedia quote:

"Circuit bending is the creative short-circuiting of electronic devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children's toys and small digital synthesizers to create new musical or visual instruments and sound generators. Emphasizing spontaneity and randomness, the techniques of circuit bending have been commonly associated with noise music, though many more conventional contemporary musicians and musical groups have been known to experiment with "bent" instruments. Circuit bending usually involves dismantling the machine and adding components such as switches and potentiometers that alter the circuit."

I've made a bunch of instruments, and I was driven to make this post so I could share my most recent bent instrument, a Casio PT-100

There's also a youtube video of my demonstrating it:

Anybody else like to circuit-bend??

lol I like how you posted to wiki quote to "explain" to us what circuit bending is.

Yes, there are some benders here. I am not one personally, but expect you will get some replies from a choice few.

And read the rules.

I should probably try though, as I have a minimal amount of experience with some electronics from high school....

EDIT: Nice work on the casio!

  On 7/27/2009 at 9:33 PM, sneaksta303 said:

 

 

Yes, there are some benders here. I am not one personally, but expect you will get some replies from a choice few.

 

 

lol

But yeah, the only thing I ever circuit bent was a furby.

it always looked fun but way too technical for me

dr hat has done a bit of this i think

  On 7/27/2009 at 9:33 PM, sneaksta303 said:

 

And read the rules.

 

I don't think I broke the rules, did I?

If you're talking about the hotlinking.. It's ok when it's to my own website, right?

Haha! Looks like I'm not the only one, though I took all the fur off it and it sounded like shit.

edit - fuck -

Your furby looks like it took too many fender benders.

Sounds Pretty cool though

Ha!

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  On 7/27/2009 at 9:52 PM, Arc2 said:

Your furby looks like it took too many fender benders.

 

Sounds Pretty cool though

Not mine mate, just found it on youtube.

How the fuck do you post a video on this thing now?

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  On 7/27/2009 at 9:41 PM, Arc2 said:

  On 7/27/2009 at 9:33 PM, sneaksta303 said:

And read the rules.

 

 

 

I don't think I broke the rules, did I?

 

If you're talking about the hotlinking.. It's ok when it's to my own website, right?

you can hotlink

check out this Kawai R-50 circuit bent drum machine - got a modular style patch bay, looks wicked.

  Quote

The modifications for this machine are as follows:

 

20 way Drum Destruction patchbay: This is a minijack patchbay mounted on the front of the machine. When connections are made between the sockets using patch cables the sounds vomiting forth from the machine are transformed with ring modulation, chopping, distortion and all kinds of general wierdness. Each connection produces a different effect and multiple connections can be made at any one time for further percussion grinding options.

 

2X3 way patching multiples: Two sets of three sockets which are connected together internally. Basically each multiple allows you to connect one patchbay source to two destinations on the main patchbay further multiplying the sounds available.

 

2X Patchable Switches: these are two switches connected to two sockets each. They can be patched in line with any main patchbay connection to allow you to turn an effect on or off at the flick of a switch instead of having to repatch any cables.

a bargain at £90!

edit: fucking hell this sounds awesome! check out the mp3 demos:

Yeah that drum machine is right sweet.

I did one somewhat similar, Here's my Yamaha RX-17 Drum Machine:

With Sound samples:

Theres more of this one on my site: arcturusbtw.com

buy my sk-1 plese. Someone?

Id like to 'bend' her over

  On 7/27/2009 at 9:41 PM, chimera slot mom said:

it always looked fun but way too technical for me

 

dr hat has done a bit of this i think

It's really not that complicated.

  On 7/28/2009 at 3:51 AM, marf said:

buy my sk-1 plese. Someone?

me 3

50 pounds, lol

paid 0$ for mine, would never pay more.

I don't discuss circuit bending unless I want help with technical things like real nice extra enhancements. Still working on stuff for my 505 I want to do. (ability to do live snare rolls on it with timer sending clicks straight to trigger of snare/bd etc.)

I used to circuit bend, now I don't, I went off of that kind of thing.

circuit bending should never be some one's focus, it should be something extra to go with what they're already doing. Circuit Bending as a focus or key tool for some one's music/sound = total fail.

I know a couple of people that do some interesting circuit bent stuff, but it's just not for me, it wouldn't work with the kind of stuff I make.

  On 7/29/2009 at 7:22 PM, Glass Plate said:

paid 0$ for mine, would never pay more.

 

I don't discuss circuit bending unless I want help with technical things like real nice extra enhancements. Still working on stuff for my 505 I want to do. (ability to do live snare rolls on it with timer sending clicks straight to trigger of snare/bd etc.)

Like you steal them?

for people that do it it's more about the action and less about the result. If you want to become a circuit bender to make musical instruments you'll lose interest real quick once you realize that most of the time it sounds like a blender having a fisting orgasm.

just a question.

did you buy max?

  On 7/29/2009 at 8:42 PM, marf said:

  On 7/29/2009 at 7:22 PM, Glass Plate said:

paid 0$ for mine, would never pay more.

 

I don't discuss circuit bending unless I want help with technical things like real nice extra enhancements. Still working on stuff for my 505 I want to do. (ability to do live snare rolls on it with timer sending clicks straight to trigger of snare/bd etc.)

 

 

 

Like you steal them?

No, I got mine from a friend who didn't want it. There's lots of people out there who have them laying around their closet and basement and don't want them or know they're worth shit.

Also circuit-bending not to want to atleast see the results is in no-way true.

some cunt bought that kawai drum machine - I emailed them about buying it and they said it has been on their site for 3 months and there was no interest and suddenly they got 8 requests to buy it in the last few days....lol watmm

marketing power... anyway, they've got a similarly bent yamaha RX21 which I'm gonna get I think....got all the modular style patch bay and a similar sound, so I want it!

I'll sell you my RX-17 from the previous page.

The link on it has more info.

I won't be offended if you're not interested tho