Subvert Circuit Benders?

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Anyone here dabble with solder monsters???

just got into it about 7 months ago has completely taken over any free time lol

will post some pics and sounds later
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wish i could. made a light theremin once, that's about as technical as i can go.
i fucked about with some stuff, i did a "major morgan" to good results, also this toy that had animal noises - those kind of toys with low budget sample replay are easy to fuck about with, but they're a bit of a one-trick pony in terms of result if you know what i mean, glitchy retriggering of random sample memory..

also did an sk-60 but only did a couple of bends.

some of the stuff people do is amazing Smile
Been meaning to bend this little casio thing I've got, but never got around to it Oops
distantminds Wrote:those kind of toys with low budget sample replay are easy to fuck about with, but they're a bit of a one-trick pony in terms of result if you know what i mean

haha yeah cheap toys with only a few sounds are really just fun to make with out any repetitive production value.

here are a few things I've gotten done over the course of 7 months, as I said it has become kind of an obsession to say the least Lol

sega 555 timer tone generator
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just finished this one The Shaq-FuZZ pedal (distortion)
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bling blow turntable necklace
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A furby just because I gotta earn my stripes lol
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Made from scratch Atari Punk Console w/ photo resistor (tone generator)
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the APC's board bottom side
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Hellbox Nand/Gate synth. This is a project I'm still working on, started it after my first bend and have been distracted by learning more, but will be bad ass once it's done.
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I'll post some videos and clips for all when I get some downtime......

Homerdrool
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cube Wrote:wish i could. made a light theremin once, that's about as technical as i can go.

there are tons of resources, you should give it a go. Fry a few cheap toys and at least you'll get to hear that ONE really bad ass sound RIGHT before it's dead Lol
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My first and unsuccessful entrance into the world of DIY electronics was when I made a distortion pedal... unfortunately when engaged it tuned in to radio mersyside... pretty impressive as I was living in east manchester at the time..

would love to get into it, but with 2 kids currently no free time...
Ashtonron Wrote:unfortunately when engaged it tuned in to radio mersyside...


I recently picked up some radio waves on this keyboard toy. I added a crappy amp kit circuit, and ran the power off of a watch battery, made some bad ass noises with faint sounds of the radio waves coming in, but after setting everything into place I could not reproduce the same affect. Ended up cutting the connections and am still working on finding what in the ell caused it.

Here are some good sites that have great information as well some awesome example videos / schematics

getlofi.com
casperelectronics.com
notbreathing.com
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and don't feel discouraged ash one of my first kits is still sitting there useless until the problems are discovered... and it's frustrating to have this beauty just starting at you lifeless Lol

Nocto-Loco with just a clean guitar

Imagine running random sounds through it to resample

Cuss
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wow man looks like you've made some awesome toys!!
the shaq pedal is fuking amazingly awesome

and welcome Wave
Just re-registered the domain and got hosting today for http://www.dongsonacid.com

lol

new circuit blog and resource site coming soon hahaha

Dongs to the Sky!!
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Dustin_E Wrote:I recently picked up some radio waves on this keyboard toy. I added a crappy amp kit circuit, and ran the power off of a watch battery, made some bad ass noises with faint sounds of the radio waves coming in, but after setting everything into place I could not reproduce the same affect. Ended up cutting the connections and am still working on finding what in the ell caused it.

Here are some good sites that have great information as well some awesome example videos / schematics

getlofi.com
casperelectronics.com
notbreathing.com

ooooooooooohhh... i just ordered a dronelab pcb! cheers for that Grin

actually i have tons of questions you might be able to answer Smile i have a vision of a box i want to be build for my daughter, but wouldnt know where to begin.. basically the 'guts' of this would be some kind of longwave radio, and it could sweep through the frequency range to create mad sounds, bolt on some kind of reverb/delay - instant spooky noise box!

i wondered, when you talk about adding crappy amp kit - it is like an off the shelf circuit or do you have to build it up from schematics, likewise i wonder if i could buy an off the shelf lw radio circuit, with hackability, or would i have to build one up from scratch?



cheers!
damo
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AND IT'S LIVE!!!! more stuff to come after next week cools off with the new label launch. Posted on DOA just to see what kind of hate ensues lol.


distantminds Wrote:i wondered, when you talk about adding crappy amp kit - it is like an off the shelf circuit or do you have to build it up from schematics, likewise i wonder if i could buy an off the shelf lw radio circuit, with hackability, or would i have to build one up from scratch?

cheers!
damo

droooonelab!

can't wait to get one of those things! post how it turns out. :drools:

that box sounds like a cool idea, the barbie karaoke bends on casperelectronics can produce some weird stuff, as this video inspired me to pick one up on ebay. anxious of it's arrival.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5pJ4Ll26TI

the kit I picked up was a cheap 40db op-amp from the local shop. I was previously trying to breadboard a diode distortion schematic together and didn't realize after making it I couldn't just hook up a 9v battery to it lol. Basically the kit has a volume pot, an input, output, and power supply....when I started putting it into this toy piano's circuit, I just rigged a watch battery to it, and soldered what would be the pos. / neg. wires for the input and output jacks in various spots (keeping to pos. / neg. still).

The only way to describe the sounds it was making was the sound getting stuck in a voltage loop and ended up being a lot cooler than I expected haha.
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That sega master system thingy looks awesome. gonna try some of this myself!
When I do the post about the controller, I'll be sure to leave information for remaking one.

pretty simple, just a 555 tone generator making a square wave. i like the push button more than the switch (feels more like a controller).
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a mate of mine is into this- makes music under the name techno value. his tunes and kit list are on his myspace page http://www.myspace.com/technovalue
posted up a few videos today and yesterday.....

one video of the turntable chain, and two videos of the bent furby..

the video of the furby ran through a noise swash pedal is bad ass. some sick sounds when they are combined.
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found a casiotone mt-55 in the loft... maybe time for some experimenting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eshsvgIqF60
nice stuff man! i bought a bunch of toys with the intention of doing this a few years back but never really made the time to pursue it. started a speak & spell but that's about it. just built a synth though, and would like to get some toys hooked up to MIDI at some point Grin
Fucked around with a Casio MT40. Sounded shit. Gave up. Went back to synths that make sounds Wink
Ashtonron Wrote:found a casiotone mt-55 in the loft... maybe time for some experimenting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eshsvgIqF60

Nice FIND!! GO Ash GO! Smile

those contact points can make some nasty lo-end.


mattrick Wrote:nice stuff man! i bought a bunch of toys with the intention of doing this a few years back but never really made the time to pursue it. started a speak & spell but that's about it. just built a synth though, and would like to get some toys hooked up to MIDI at some point Grin

that hybrid looks wicked! teaming it up with one of these furby sequencers would be crazy..

The Furby Gurdy


Wilshy Wrote:Fucked around with a Casio MT40. Sounded shit. Gave up. Went back to synths that make sounds Wink


YOU QUITTER!! Lol
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Xyxthumbs I do a bit of restoration / repair / modding will check this out!
Dustin_E Wrote:Just re-registered the domain and got hosting today for http://www.dongsonacid.com

Lol Lol


edit:

Holy shit the circuit bent Furby is cooooooool.
dsp Wrote:Xyxthumbs I do a bit of restoration / repair / modding will check this out!


do you know of a good supplier for vintage style knobs for standard 1/4" pots?
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