Circuit Bent YADA YADA YADA Toy Sampler

Thes little guys go for around $8 at Target. Just add inputs and outputs and you've got one of the cheapest most portable samplers ever!! Although it sounds like some real bad 8-bit sampling - this little guy is way fun!!! Sure wish I still had that monthly sfx gig...

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[coondogtheman1234]

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.

[tuttlesoundlabs]

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...

[coondogtheman1234]

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.

[tuttlesoundlabs]

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 ; )

[coondogtheman1234]

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.

[tuttlesoundlabs]

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!!!

[chupathingy99]

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

[balls188]

cool man

[coondogtheman1234]

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.

[LofiNinja]

Do you know what a dual ganged potentiometer is ? I guess not.. wanker

[coondogtheman1234]

and you need to chill ok?

[coondogtheman1234]

but i want the record speed to be tied with the play speed or is that not possible with this recorder?

[LofiNinja]

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

[coondogtheman1234]

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.

[LofiNinja]

Oh and please if you have anymore Q's please PM me instead..

[LofiNinja]

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..