Field Supplies for Sound Exploration
POTAR
The Noise Ensemble is an extremely noisy delay that can easily be pushed over the edge into self-oscillation. Based around the PT2399 IC; it has a built-in VCO, 2 op-amps, and 2 low pass filters crammed into a 16-pin dip case! It can get very loud! Check out the datasheet. I have built more than … Read more
Here is a handy diagram for circuit bending a Toysmith Megaphone Voice Changer. There are a couple more mods you can do to this bad boy but the ones pictured are the key to getting sound in and out via jacks, as well as pitch and feedback loop. These are really versatile in the studio … Read more
FROM 2012 : This is a project I started a few months back for a friend who is looking to sequence 8 Korg Monotrons for live performance… once the Monotron Delays get delivered I will most likely follow the great advice, directions, and tips at Steve Woodward’s site, he has compiled most of what is … Read more
A couple more pics and a video of the video painter doing what it does. I probed and prodded for these results but have since found THIS, on one of the best circuit bending blogs ever, GETLOFI.com I’ll open this guy back up and see what these connections can do.
I bent this Yamaha MU-5 a few months back and never posted the pics here. The ic is surface mount and has tiny legs that make it a chore to solder to, but the results are worth all the solder stress. I love to chain this thing to my Roland Tr-505 or Alesis HR-16 and … Read more
I did a couple of quick mods on my MXR M-86 Classic Distortion Pedal. The thing is sort of flat sounding so I did a quick google search and found a couple sites with some good info on the pedal in question. The most poular mod is to remove C4, and that made the pedal … Read more
Super simple OPTO LFO for a friend who was looking to design his own enclosure based around some kind of electronic noise toy.
Circuit Bent Yamaha DD-5 with a 10 position rotary switch providing various distortions and glitch beat variations, plus 4 more buttons providing additional variations and distortions. SOLD
I made this out of stuff from my junk box/pile. The main circuit is from a Radio Shack desktop toy called “The Revenger”, complete with Laser, Machine Gun, & Bomb sound effects. I may have to record another video using the Dub Box Delay so you can hear the true LoFi reggae glory. Simple pitch … Read more