What is Circuit Bending?


purchase Bent festival DVDs at absurdity.biz remember never bend something plugged into the wall you could die battery powered devices only unless u really know what your are doing bending is a great, easy and fun way to get into electronics many benders move on to learning how to create their own circuits This Short for the Circuit Bending Documentary by Derek Sajbel (absurdity.biz) features QR Ghazala, Nebula Girl, The Shinths, Daedelus, Dave Wright, Cynthia and music by Venetian Snares was compiled of footage shot during 2003 (4 years and shooting) of primarily answers to the question "What is Circuit Bending?" love it or hate it, it's here to stay and growing fast the ending font is decidedly cryptic, and requires pausing to read the links are somewhat expired, here's updated links http www.notbreathing.com, http www.fashionflesh.com, http www.cyndustries.com, http www.myspace.com the final documentary is forthcoming but in the mean time I have made DVDs of the International Bending fest BENT 2004 and ( www.youtube.com ) 2005 and 2006 order thru my website absurdity.biz or order thru http I've turned off unrestricted comments, as a majority of the youtube population has nothing better to do than leave mindless hate or crappy spam


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Circuit Bent Casio SK5 by Gannon


An amazing instrument to mangle the SK5 is great before and after bending! Here's my version especially made for Gannon rock music. Check out build pictures at gallery.me.com and more Gannon music at www.mygannon.com


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Circuit Bending


Circuit Bending Workshop with Ben Goldstone.


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casperelectronics.com Casperelectronics modified nintendo game console controlled by modular synthesizer. For more info on building your own go to casperelectronics.com


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circuit bending -the movie-


a film about the projectweek with lektrolab (emma davidson and paul b. davis) at merz akademie 2006. a work by lisa lang, stuttgart, germany 2006. read my blog! www.lilainoz.blogspot.com!!!


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Circuit Bending With Reed Ghazala


We head to the Queen City -- Cincinnati, Ohio -- to talk to the man largely considered the Father of Circuit Bending: Qubais Reed Ghazala. The thoughtful Ghazala strolls down memory lane for some of his early endeavors into the world of circuit bending while also letting us in on a few tidbits of information about himself. For starters, he makes a mean soup -- however, Sean Connery warned us not to ask soup questions in the 2000 classic Finding Forrester. See more on Gearwire.com.


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A bent Yamaha PSS-270 demo


Check out this demo of our mods & circuit bends for the Yamaha PSS-270 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DIY! The filter and Xmod: Turn the board so the print is facing you. Locate the 330k resistor at the center right edge of board above IC7 And the 100k resistor above IC6. @A- 330K resistor -@B @C- 100K - Wire @A, @B, & @C to a 100k pot. Use a SPST switch shorting pot legs A&B for the XMod. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Distortion! (this ones easier): Connect a 10k pot to both legs of the 12k resistor under IC 4. (at the 220P CAP)


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Circuit Bent Furby


This is a circuit bent furby! support my experiments by buying a t-shirt! www.thebaretree.com


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Circuit bent mechanical Furby sequencer linked to Korg SQ-10


One of a new batch of four Furby Gurdies. This model allows you to program your own rhythms by rearranging screws inserted into the four wheels. There is also a 'trigger out' socket, which has been used in the last section of the video to operate an old sequencer and synthesiser. More details here: nervoussquirrel.com/circuitbent27.html


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How to Do Circuit Bending with a Kid's Toy : Learn About a Logic Scrambler Circuit Bend


Learn about logic scramblers on a toy guitar in this free video series that will help you understand how and when to utilize this unique way of making music. Expert: Amanda Claire Bio: Amanda Claire is a leather artist currently living in Austin, Texas, where she specializes on custom pieces that blend traditional technique with modern designs. Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA


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Circuit Bent Barbie Island Princess Singing Head by freeform delusion


Switchable Mono mini jack output Green and Blue Ultra Bright LED eyes Pitch Up/Down Control Switchable Pitch Up/Down LDR Mute the voices Switch (constant low noise synth sound) Two Noise Synth switches - these noises react to Barbies voice and mouth movements, they add extra bass and noise to her voice. When Barbies voice is switched off it just leaves these sounds which are really good!


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circuit bent mini keyboard


mini keyboard heavily modified to make synthesizer sounds. frequency divider triggers an envelope generator that modulates the vcf with resonance at 1/256? of the vco. the vco is divided in 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and mixed to the vcf. 1/32,1/64, 1/128 of the vco also modulates the frequency of the vco(pitch) and generates some pretty random voices. more info at www.noystoise.com thanks for watching.


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Circuit bent monotron (w/ iELECTRIBE)


Good news for circuit benders. This is the most hackable synthesizer ever.


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circuit bent mini keyboard with glitch circuit and drum machine. the keyboard plays five different voices including duck dog cat and frog. it also plays toy piano tones. each circuit has its own pitch bend. there is a switch that syncs the keyplay with the rhythm from the drum machine. the glitch reset doesnt disturb the rest of the circuit. there is a four position switch to select from three drum beats. the black keys are function switches. from left to right they control rhythm start/stop, crash/rhythm1, bass/rhythm2, snare/rhythm3, and keyboard voice select switch. it has a built in speaker and a 1/8" output jack. runs off of 2 AA batteries.


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Squidfanny - Circuit Bent KAOSS PAD 2


Circuit Bent Korg KAOSS PAD 2...... It might be 10 years old, but it's still a mind-blowing little machine! I've added a Precision Oscillator circuit to the machine which allows additional modulation in the form of a big Pitch Knob and a Light Sensor (see end of vid). Glitch is provided by a pair of RAM-SCRAMBLING Rotary Switches, which transfor Delays and 'Verbs into rich Choppy / Tonal Ring Mods and Ropbot Sounds. Oh Yea, I also added some groovy GFOL artwork under the touch pad :)


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Delux Circuit Bent Furby:Atari Joystick


Circuit bent furby with control box and Atari joystick controler. Glitch synth.


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Circuit Bent Casio SK-1


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ASMO : Circuit Bent Grillo Parlante


Circuit bent Grillo Parlante (Italian Speak and Spell). Recorded direct to DV with EQ and reverb. play loud!


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Circuit Bent VTech Alphabet Apple


This is a VTech Alphabet Apple that I circuit bent. The sound is plugged directly into my computer to amplify it, but no effects have been added. Apples are fun. This is no exception.


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ASMO : Texas Electro [ circuit bent ]


TI S&M, Grillo Parlante, S&R with CV and trigger, via MIDI


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Kids Circuit Bending


K-2 circuit bending in their after school enrichment program


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Circuit Bent Nintendo Power Glove


My first experiment using a Nintedo Power Glove as Bend Controller. It's controlling the pitch of a looping speak and spell and looping Talking Teacher. This is just a "proof of concept" kinda experiment. I've got a few cool power glove experiments brewing in my brain. Parts on order....


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Circuit Bending - Casio Rapman


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TRINITY DEVICE Tiny Touch Phone [ circuit bent ]


It is time to unleash the second coming! Device measures approximately 30cm in length and 5cm in width. Features touch points, crown of thorns, pitch pot, effect pot, incremental pitch switches, and dog/cat push buttons. Made from VTech Little Smart Tiny Touch Phone Plus. Big props to ASMO for the tiny touch phone schematic. Link below: www.youtube.com Recorded with external analog rev/delay. Concept and design by Kevin K Chen. Not for sale.


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Circuit Bent Vtech Apple


Circuit bent Vtech Alphabet Apple, using a photo resistor and potentiometer to achieve a theremin-esque sound.


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Cheap Keyboard Circuit Bending


Circuit bending on a cheap keyboard (15$). I've bended the amp circuit with two buttons for moderate or strong distortion. The sound IC is a black button, so I could access only to the external clock circuit. The light sensor on the right pull IC freq down (and samples too), the pot pull IC freq up (overclocking finally make IC crash with delicious noise). ADD US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com www.facebook.com


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Circuit Bent Barbie Bontempi Keyboard


For sale now! www.ebay.co.uk Crazy little keyboard from Bontempi, not for little girls any more! A surprising number of surprising sounds can jump out of this one, from fragmented glitchy synth lines, to sped up editted breakcore style drums to dark and twisted drones. Added Features: Voltage Drop Knob Distortion Knob Thinning Distortion Knob Coarse Pitch Fine Pitch Pitch Tune Disable Switch 3 Pitch Body Contacts 1/4" Jack Output bogus.noise@gmail.com myworld.ebay.co.uk www.bogus-noise.co.uk


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Furby circuit bending ファービー魔改造


Furby circuit bending. by Julie Watai juliewatai.com


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Bend Matrix circuit bending demonstration


Bend Matrix demonstrating circuit bending use. Connected to points on a kid's thrift store keyboard. Demonstrates button matrix, sequencer, and "row" effect.


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MONK ROCKER Buddha Machine [ circuit bent ]


This is my first attempt at circuit bending. Made from an authentic (not FM3) Buddhist chanting machine (as seen). Recorded with external analog rev/delay. Concept and design by Kevin K Chen. Not for sale.


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Circuit bending Toys!


I was looking for ideas and objects that I could use as cases to mount my WSGs (Weird Sound generators) in. Goodwill stores are great places to find odd (And possibly strange) things to use as cases. One item I saw, that i thought had possibilities was a lobster-shaped jello mold! but i thought it was a little too small to cram a WSG into....but maybe I'll go back and get that? Anyway...I found these fun kiddie toys that make noises. I'd like to try some more circuit-bending, and these looked like likely candidates.....Untill I got them home, and started playing with them, especially the one with the LEDs and touch screen! Once I discovered THAT part of the toy (Which i thought was just some kiddie karaoke machine) I wigged out on it for an hour. It would be a shame to destroy the touch-screen, or just rip the LEDs out of it. But maybe if I can really bend things, it could be some kind of controller for a SoundLab? Or vice-versa? Those patterns it makes with the lights could be synced up to the Oscillators or ADSR or filter circuits? Many possibilities....I just hope I don't destroy it BEFORE finding the best thing to do with it. And my hat is off like a wheel of swiss cheese to the MFOS and Electro-music folks!


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Circuit Bent noise box II


Take 1 drum box and a kiddies voice changer. This is the result!


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Circuit Bending on Make: Live ep04


Pete Edwards gives a tour of his den of modded synths, toys, and talks circuit bending with Collin Cunningham. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 3/9/11. Go to makezine.com for details, chat transcripts, and details on the next show.


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Circuit bent Casio SA-2 with 8 modifications


Reversed key colors as well. The mods are: - Glitch button - Glitch body contacts - Glitch button with variable depth knob - Feedback/distortion pot - Hidden sounds select switch - Speaker on/off switch - 1/8" output jack - Blue power indicator/pulsing LED


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ASMO : Tiny Touch Pulse Machine [ circuit bent ]


circuit bent Vtech Little Smart Tiny Touch Phone. more pictures here www.flickr.com schematics here asmo23.files.wordpress.com


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Circuit Bending Fool - Barbie Karaoke


circuitbendingfool.blogspot.com I finally took a crack at the famous Barbie Karaoke machine. I found a Tape A machine and did the IC echo bends that are posted by Pete Edwards at www.casperelectronics.com. I was so happy with the bends and echo unit that I assembled and took a test video at this point. I am still putting together a design for the next phase moding here but can see why these are sought after. For those who don't know Pete Edwards is among many innovators in Circuit Bending. Most of us simply eager imitators.


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