Circuit Bent Speak & Spell
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But your comment is fucking awesome.
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xDDD It sounds like R2D2 is having a major meltdown!!!
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I'm a musician also and would you tell what resources I would need to learn and preform circuit bending? Thanks
MegaLamka 6 months ago
@MegaLamka
It's a lot easier than it looks - you just need some noise making (battery powered) toys, a soldering iron (and knowledge of how to use it - not hard), and a handful of components you can get online at places like Jameco or All Electronics, or even from your local Radio Shack. There are a ton of resources online for how to bend - it's really just about making new connections on a circuit board, and when it does something weird, you make a connection - easy as that. Good luck!
carpeteria 6 months ago
@carpeteria Could you reccomend a book to learn about audio electronics and circuits in general?
MegaLamka 6 months ago
@MegaLamka
There's a great book on circuit bending by a guy named Reed Ghazala, who is basically the father of the art form, but unfortunately, it's out of print now, and it's gotten really expensive. You can look up his name on Amazon and find it. Another great book is from a guy named Nic Collins called Handmade Electronic Music. That's still in print, I believe. Make Magazine has a good book called Make: Electronics, Learning by Discovery. Those are all good ones to check out.
carpeteria 6 months ago
Are you recording this in a large empty room with a hard floor, or are you using some kind of effect unit connected to the speak and spell? I'm hearing plenty of reverberation in the sound. I'm not a big fan of circuit bending, but each to their own.
Lachlant1984 10 months ago
@Lachlant1984
As the description states, I added some reverb in the mix.
carpeteria 6 months ago