Alert icon
We're changing our privacy policy. This stuff matters.  Learn more  Dismiss

My Circuit-Bent Casio SK-10

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
5,217
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Dec 12, 2007

I figured I'd post a demo of my bent SK-10 to add to the circuit-bending pool online. Currently I've only added 5 effective bends (which work nicely together) but I'd like to do some more in time, including bypassing the tuning screw with an external pot. All in good time.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 4 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:

Uploader Comments (DocBlasto)

  • I would do this to my sk-1 but im to fond of it as it was something i got from a relative who is now died so i wont bent it it have cross my mind a many times though i will not say it hasnt but if i break it then i cant replace it

  • Well I don't want to talk you into mutilating your beloved SK-1, but in my (limited) experience I've found that the old Casio keyboards are very sturdy. I don't know your level of skill, but as long as you're careful with your work, you're unlikely to short it out in a way that actually damages the circuitry. I've blown up many modern toys, but the SK-10 seems to just keep on working.

see all

All Comments (8)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • fucking niiiiiiiiice sounds !!!

  • *laughs* That's too much. I don't know if I could desecrate "hi-ho," by having other songs stomp on it... Of course I can!

    I was working on my SK-10 last night. I'm closer to completion, I'm impatient myself. I'll certainly post the results. That is, if it survives band practice...

    KW

  • sounds great,could you upload the diagram? ty

  • Absolutely. There is more in there, I'm sure. I'm impatient, so I'm often in a rush to put it back together and play... I haven't necessary gotten everything out of it.

    The other day, my girlfriend was playing with various buttons at once, using the demo, and finding she could get several demo songs to activate simultaneously, and out of sync with one another. I've fried a bunch of keyboards and other toys, but this old Casio is un-killable.

  • Yeah, it's a bit of a mystery to me. It appears to send the last 4 keys pressed into a loop, each individual key looping at a speed based on the frequency of the note. For instance, "C" in the middle octave loops at half the speed as "C" in the next octave up. Not sure which bend created that... I'm more of a tinkerer than a scientist. It definitely involves contacts coming off the chip.

  • Neat press-knobs! Great spacey sounds. Great job on adding the 1/4 audio... I couldn't find a suitable method other than making a 1/8" dongle for my SK-10.

    I got some similar garg-sounds out of my MT-40... I hope my SK-10 project turns out as well as this.

    KW

  • Hi, what bends have you already done?

    I'm especially interested in the delay/loop sound about halfway in.

Loading...
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more