My first circuit bent toy!

I read a few tutorials about circuit bending toys yesterday, and thought I would give it a try.

This is my first bend, I added one button to a broken radio controlled "beetle" that adds an interesting looping sound to it.

In the video I first play a few of the normal sounds this toy create, the bend first comes in when I push the little button. If I keep two buttons pressed it loops and plays a nice, weird sound, and it is also possible to make some other interesting rythms.

I also desoldered an audio jack from an old cd-rom drive, and connnected it to the tiny speaker, so now I can connect it to an amplifier or a stereo headset if I wanted to.

I've always thought circuit bending was really hard to get into, but all you need to find intersting sounds/effects is you thumb and some spit. Just poke around until something says "beeeerrrrppppiiiiiii" and then you solder something to those spot on the circuit-board.

This is the second time I have ever touched a soldering iron, so this is defenitly not a hard "hobby" to get into. Lots of fun for grown up (and) kids. :=)

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[inventiveinsanity]

awesome!

I'm headin' out tomorrow to get me some tools to jump into this hobby. I'm absolutely fascinated by the endless possibilites ^_^ Also, it appeals to a complete retard like me.

[mskogly]

Hehe, that's nice! Circuitbending is a nice gateway drug when it comes to electronics, it's so easy and immediate, just open it up, lick your finger, and off you go. From there you can learn and play in all kinds of new and cool ways. Love it! Find a good thriftstore and go nuts!

[mskogly]

Thanks! I figured out (after my 2 year old ripped off the button) that a body contact gives me alot more variation in the sound, so I've been pondering creating two thin antennas using guitar strings perhaps than can be touched with both hands to connect the circuit. Fiddled a little with just touching the wires with my fingers, and there is alot of stuff going on in there.

[MarMiteost]

nice work

[AMOKIAN]

cool, exciting when you get your own sounds huh?

Yeah..

I remember my 1st.