I remember that thing. It used to be called a "Yak-Bak". In 4th grade I got this retarded (seriously, not using that in a jackass way) kid to say "I'm jeff and I'm stewwwwwwwpid!" He later complained to the principal and got all electronic devices whatsoever banned all year
I love mine but i wish it could record for longer, you only get 6 seconds but maybe theres a hack around that, turtlesoundlabs is there a way to tie the record speed so it adjusts when you turn the warp wheel instead of being locked at one speed i want to be able to record longer and be able to make my voice sound funny by adjusting the warp wheel while recording.
is it possible to record longer than 6 seconds like at a lower quality so meaning if you somehow slowed down the rate of the recording so that when you play it back it sounds worse but you get more time, unless this recorder records at a single rate and the warp wheel is only usable on playback. I hope that makes sense and of n
Lower quality!!?? Have you heard these things? They are already low quality lolz... Must be 8 or 12 bit at most and prob 11 or 22khz samp. No I dont believe you can slow down the rate of recording. Pretty sure it is a single rate. Hell of a lot of fun either way. Let me know if you have any other questions...
Also it is very hard to get a perfect loop. Start and stop are not immediate per se...
actually i think its 8khz but upconverted to 44,100hz I have a tape measure recorder that sounds like that, it sounds grainy on playback doesnt it? also is there enough room inside this yada yada for an external speaker jack. i want to warp sounds and be able to copy them to my computer.
Yes, a bit grainy... But hey, for $7 I'd say it pretty much is at the peak price/performance ratio. (sarcasm)
There is no room inside the yada for anything but what is already there. That's why I mounted it atop the little RS project box. This gave me just enough room to get the 1/4" i/o's in + extra switches/sensor. BTW - be forewarned that it is not a picnic re-wiring these things. It's all microscopic surface mount crap which makes it real hard to solder unless you are micro-sized ; )
thats whe I like about 80s and 90s technology, its easy to hack and it actually works this surface mount crap is terrible and the smaller the parts the risk of failure increases b/c of whats called tin whiskers, they are little whiskers that grow out of solder and they grow till they touch another part and after that thats it your device is junk. thats why all this made in china crap is always failing. and stuff from the 50s is still working. the parts are bigger.
I agreee dude!!! Give me a casio sk-1 or anything from that era.
I actually attempted a 2nd yada thing with a couple of effects all built into a project box. The fx were crappy new danelectro $20 pedals - all SM technology too. Was a total disaster!!!
I was gonna mod mine but since i only ordered 1, i decided not to hack it up b/c i have other recorders i can hack up b/c they r early 90s tecnology with thru hole mount parts no SM crap. you can see one of my hacked recorders on my channel its the featured video on my channel.
Yes you can change the record speed by altering the stock clock speed. So you would have record and playback speed independantly of each other.. But changing the record speed will also change the delay time from when you push the record button to when the recording actually starts..
what i mean is does the warp pot change the record speed or no remember like the yak bak was rigged that way, it would regulate the speed of the recording chip but it looks like this thing is a bit more advanced as i think it records at a set speed then when u play it back then you can warp it but mine is due to arrive today in the mail and when it does ill see.
The warp control is just the pitch of the sample.. But as I said before, you can change the clock of the chip, and this is not the warp control. When you change the clock of the chip, you alter the lenght of the recording time aswell as sample quality (think bit reduction) When you press the record button, there's some nasty beeps that indicates that it is recording. These beeps will be delayed, and therefore the beginning of the sampling aswell if you slow down the clock speed..
yeah i understand that, 1 more ?. is there a way to disable that nasy beep when pressing the say button b/c its loud as hell and very annoying, and just lave the red LED on top lighting up when you hit record? and i took the purple border off the sides and replaced it with electrical tape and it looks cool. ill get a vid of it some time.
yes you can disable it.. you will need a momentary pushbutton with two switches in one. One that is NC and that is NO (Normally closed /normally open) You connect the NC to audio out, and NO as the regular record button.. That way when you press the button it will start the recording mode and at the same time mute the audio.. So you just hold it till the sound is gone.. This might make a pop sound.. Putting a small capacitor over the NC contacts should remove this..
yes i do it adjusts resistance of 2 points i guess if i hooked that to the yada i could adjust both record and playback at the same time. and dont ever call me a wanker again.
No pot - just a run-of-the-mill optical sensor that has resistance like a pot. 1 switch to loop the play, 1 switch to engage the optical sensor. The optical sensor then controls the pitch/speed and super cedes the built-in pot.
If I remember correctly there are 3 contacts that are connected to the warp dial - just like you would have with any potentiometer. Look for them. I added the optical sensor with on/off switch to 2 of those 3 contacts. Hope that helps -
I was at target earlier, and was screwing aroudn with my friends on those toys! there were three of us just doing that, they're amazing. We're probably going to do an open mic with those things.
Brilliant!
Can you teach me how to build that off of the radio shack circuit boards?
Very simple - it is just mounted atop a radio shack project box. No new circuit board. What I did was, wire up the bends I wanted and I then cut a small hole in the back of the Yada toy. I found a project box that it would sit in and I then soldered and mounted the switches in the project box and simply placed the Yada on top. Held together by one strong rubber band - DIY ! Email me if you need more advice.
I remember that thing. It used to be called a "Yak-Bak". In 4th grade I got this retarded (seriously, not using that in a jackass way) kid to say "I'm jeff and I'm stewwwwwwwpid!" He later complained to the principal and got all electronic devices whatsoever banned all year
chupathingy99 1 year ago
cool man
balls188 2 years ago
I love mine but i wish it could record for longer, you only get 6 seconds but maybe theres a hack around that, turtlesoundlabs is there a way to tie the record speed so it adjusts when you turn the warp wheel instead of being locked at one speed i want to be able to record longer and be able to make my voice sound funny by adjusting the warp wheel while recording.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
Jesus christ did you not understand anything of my 3 replys specificly to you about that question ? all the info you need is right there...ffs
LofiNinja 2 years ago
and you need to chill ok?
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
is it possible to record longer than 6 seconds like at a lower quality so meaning if you somehow slowed down the rate of the recording so that when you play it back it sounds worse but you get more time, unless this recorder records at a single rate and the warp wheel is only usable on playback. I hope that makes sense and of n
ot i can tell u more.
coondogtheman1234 3 years ago
Lower quality!!?? Have you heard these things? They are already low quality lolz... Must be 8 or 12 bit at most and prob 11 or 22khz samp. No I dont believe you can slow down the rate of recording. Pretty sure it is a single rate. Hell of a lot of fun either way. Let me know if you have any other questions...
Also it is very hard to get a perfect loop. Start and stop are not immediate per se...
tuttlesoundlabs 3 years ago
actually i think its 8khz but upconverted to 44,100hz I have a tape measure recorder that sounds like that, it sounds grainy on playback doesnt it? also is there enough room inside this yada yada for an external speaker jack. i want to warp sounds and be able to copy them to my computer.
coondogtheman1234 3 years ago
Yes, a bit grainy... But hey, for $7 I'd say it pretty much is at the peak price/performance ratio. (sarcasm)
There is no room inside the yada for anything but what is already there. That's why I mounted it atop the little RS project box. This gave me just enough room to get the 1/4" i/o's in + extra switches/sensor. BTW - be forewarned that it is not a picnic re-wiring these things. It's all microscopic surface mount crap which makes it real hard to solder unless you are micro-sized ; )
tuttlesoundlabs 3 years ago
thats whe I like about 80s and 90s technology, its easy to hack and it actually works this surface mount crap is terrible and the smaller the parts the risk of failure increases b/c of whats called tin whiskers, they are little whiskers that grow out of solder and they grow till they touch another part and after that thats it your device is junk. thats why all this made in china crap is always failing. and stuff from the 50s is still working. the parts are bigger.
coondogtheman1234 3 years ago
I agreee dude!!! Give me a casio sk-1 or anything from that era.
I actually attempted a 2nd yada thing with a couple of effects all built into a project box. The fx were crappy new danelectro $20 pedals - all SM technology too. Was a total disaster!!!
tuttlesoundlabs 3 years ago
I was gonna mod mine but since i only ordered 1, i decided not to hack it up b/c i have other recorders i can hack up b/c they r early 90s tecnology with thru hole mount parts no SM crap. you can see one of my hacked recorders on my channel its the featured video on my channel.
coondogtheman1234 3 years ago
Yes you can change the record speed by altering the stock clock speed. So you would have record and playback speed independantly of each other.. But changing the record speed will also change the delay time from when you push the record button to when the recording actually starts..
LofiNinja 2 years ago
what i mean is does the warp pot change the record speed or no remember like the yak bak was rigged that way, it would regulate the speed of the recording chip but it looks like this thing is a bit more advanced as i think it records at a set speed then when u play it back then you can warp it but mine is due to arrive today in the mail and when it does ill see.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
The warp control is just the pitch of the sample.. But as I said before, you can change the clock of the chip, and this is not the warp control. When you change the clock of the chip, you alter the lenght of the recording time aswell as sample quality (think bit reduction) When you press the record button, there's some nasty beeps that indicates that it is recording. These beeps will be delayed, and therefore the beginning of the sampling aswell if you slow down the clock speed..
Hope it helps
LofiNinja 2 years ago
yeah i understand that, 1 more ?. is there a way to disable that nasy beep when pressing the say button b/c its loud as hell and very annoying, and just lave the red LED on top lighting up when you hit record? and i took the purple border off the sides and replaced it with electrical tape and it looks cool. ill get a vid of it some time.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
yes you can disable it.. you will need a momentary pushbutton with two switches in one. One that is NC and that is NO (Normally closed /normally open) You connect the NC to audio out, and NO as the regular record button.. That way when you press the button it will start the recording mode and at the same time mute the audio.. So you just hold it till the sound is gone.. This might make a pop sound.. Putting a small capacitor over the NC contacts should remove this..
LofiNinja 2 years ago
Oh and please if you have anymore Q's please PM me instead..
LofiNinja 2 years ago
but i want the record speed to be tied with the play speed or is that not possible with this recorder?
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
Do you know what a dual ganged potentiometer is ? I guess not.. wanker
LofiNinja 2 years ago
yes i do it adjusts resistance of 2 points i guess if i hooked that to the yada i could adjust both record and playback at the same time. and dont ever call me a wanker again.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
what kind of pot did you add to it. i know how to add the switch and the input output jacks but i want to do more with it
davidbball13 3 years ago
No pot - just a run-of-the-mill optical sensor that has resistance like a pot. 1 switch to loop the play, 1 switch to engage the optical sensor. The optical sensor then controls the pitch/speed and super cedes the built-in pot.
tuttlesoundlabs 3 years ago
Cool stuff! Thanks for the interesting and informative demo!
jonjb2a 3 years ago
thats awsome!
how do you find the pitch bend?
i couldnt find it
freakskater 3 years ago
If I remember correctly there are 3 contacts that are connected to the warp dial - just like you would have with any potentiometer. Look for them. I added the optical sensor with on/off switch to 2 of those 3 contacts. Hope that helps -
tuttlesoundlabs 3 years ago
cool thanks, i'm probably going to pick the parts up this week
christophergian 3 years ago
I was at target earlier, and was screwing aroudn with my friends on those toys! there were three of us just doing that, they're amazing. We're probably going to do an open mic with those things.
Brilliant!
Can you teach me how to build that off of the radio shack circuit boards?
christophergian 3 years ago
Very simple - it is just mounted atop a radio shack project box. No new circuit board. What I did was, wire up the bends I wanted and I then cut a small hole in the back of the Yada toy. I found a project box that it would sit in and I then soldered and mounted the switches in the project box and simply placed the Yada on top. Held together by one strong rubber band - DIY ! Email me if you need more advice.
tuttlesoundlabs 3 years ago