you are just destroying classic equipment, if you dont like how it sounds then sell it to someone who does like it. if you want distortion, then put it through a fuzz pedal, if you want to customize, just put a sticker on it, whatever. you should make music as your hobby, not just screwing that poor thing, i mean that drum pattern is what needs to be worked. BENDING IS OVERRATED
yeah, sounds good - more interesting phasers and stuff than some. So are these bends all on the sound rom? I've got an R100 I want to experiment with bends on.
Do you have schematics for your bend? I know the MN234001KAA 40pin Chip is the one I should be bending on the Kawai R-50, but would appreciate some advice / help.
Wow, impressive clip! My R-50 went dead a couple of years ago... :( It died gracefully with a deep sigh and some smelly white smoke seeping out from its inside. It sits in the attic collecting dust now. I don't know why I keep it, nostalgia?
It keeps me off the streets and out of trouble. Well, that and it's a pretty cheap way to get some interesting sounds out of outdated and cheap machines.
I guess. My problem is that I'm searching for a older-model drum machine that I can get a really "chunky" sound out of, but the only examples I can find are bent ones. Not to mention I don't get this entire "electronica/techno/trance" thing. I find the majority of it to be completely unlistenable.
What's the point in using electronic device for your drums if you don't enjoy electronic music? ;) It will always be a substitute for a real drummer and nothing more.
With some circuit bending the machine becomes a real instrument that can create unique and interesting sounds, it's no longer just pretending to be something it's not.
amazing. adore this video
qone1200 5 months ago
you are just destroying classic equipment, if you dont like how it sounds then sell it to someone who does like it. if you want distortion, then put it through a fuzz pedal, if you want to customize, just put a sticker on it, whatever. you should make music as your hobby, not just screwing that poor thing, i mean that drum pattern is what needs to be worked. BENDING IS OVERRATED
felipesancho 8 months ago
@felipesancho
How's he destroying it? If anything, he's enhancing it. Adding more features to old outdated hardware is hardly "destroying".
Also, not everyone has money for fuzz pedals, so it's much easier to just short the circuit to create a similar effect.
MooseHeadMoosic 2 months ago
this is a good bend, its not just a bunch of noise or something, what the hell is that guy talking about
1787dude 11 months ago
yeah, sounds good - more interesting phasers and stuff than some. So are these bends all on the sound rom? I've got an R100 I want to experiment with bends on.
pierceforrest 1 year ago
first 6 plugs....fail.
lordjacksonmusic 1 year ago
Do you have schematics for your bend? I know the MN234001KAA 40pin Chip is the one I should be bending on the Kawai R-50, but would appreciate some advice / help.
Thanks in advance
jlaroche0 1 year ago
Wow, impressive clip! My R-50 went dead a couple of years ago... :( It died gracefully with a deep sigh and some smelly white smoke seeping out from its inside. It sits in the attic collecting dust now. I don't know why I keep it, nostalgia?
Vaffanura 2 years ago
I have a R-50 myself. I bought it second hand and used it quite often for more then a decade! A very underrated machine.
sauermusicDE 3 years ago
"than" a decade
sauermusicDE 2 years ago 3
Maybe I'm just old, but what is the point exactly of "circuit bending"?
cubdukat 3 years ago
It keeps me off the streets and out of trouble. Well, that and it's a pretty cheap way to get some interesting sounds out of outdated and cheap machines.
anode8 3 years ago 7
I guess. My problem is that I'm searching for a older-model drum machine that I can get a really "chunky" sound out of, but the only examples I can find are bent ones. Not to mention I don't get this entire "electronica/techno/trance" thing. I find the majority of it to be completely unlistenable.
cubdukat 3 years ago
What's the point in using electronic device for your drums if you don't enjoy electronic music? ;) It will always be a substitute for a real drummer and nothing more.
With some circuit bending the machine becomes a real instrument that can create unique and interesting sounds, it's no longer just pretending to be something it's not.
khunag 2 years ago 4
@cubdukat If you can't hear the point in the demo, then nobody can tell you.
937emotion 1 year ago
@cubdukat If you can't hear "the point" in the demo, then nobody can tell you...regardless of your age.
937emotion 1 year ago
You sir, have rhythm!
SkateyRaiden 3 years ago
Hey Ron , you are doing straight MODS huh?
Aren't the drum machines powered by power cords?
I do not do any BENDS like that, I am strictly using battery
things only.I know it's advanced stuff with the drum machines.
Keep up the awesome work.
AMOKIAN 3 years ago
damn thats awesome
WakeUnderMoon 3 years ago