Circuit Bent Carry-A-Tune Cassette Player

POTAR X Carry-A-Tune circuit bent tape player

These are cool little handhelds, no record function but they do offer an echo mic! Not a whole lot of space inside so I concentrated my efforts on the tape speed and getting an output other than the built-in speaker. The results are pretty satisfying. The 2 knobs get you from stock sound, to pitched … Read more

Circuit Bent a PLAYSKOOL Kid Keys

Circuit Bent PLAYSKOOL Kid Keys

It has been at least 10 years since I had one of these PLAYSKOOL Kid Keys to open up and play with. The first one that I circuit bent went over pretty well, so I have been looking for another affordable one to bend ever since. SOLD From the video description: The Playskool Kid Keys … Read more

Bent // Broken 2024

POTAR Bent Broken Circuit Bending Festival video thumbnail

I am still trying to digest all the great videos from this years Bent // Broken Virtual Circuit Bending Festival. My submission is presented for you below, and HERE is a link to the entire event archive. It is worth a listen, a watch, and maybe both. For my submission I used a circuit bent … Read more

Bent // Broken 2024 is getting close

2024 circuit bending festival flyer

Really excited for this years Bent // Broken Worldwide Circuit Bending Festival organized by the amazing Echo Lightwave Unspeakable. After being an online/virtual festival since inception, this year will debut the first in-person/live event to compliment the virtual festival. Bent // Broken is really important event in the circuit bending community. It is an event … Read more

Simaha – from Bent // Broken 2023

Bent // Broken 2023 was amazing! Lots of great circuit-bent artists from all over the world, doing what they do in new and unusual ways. Big shout out to Echo Lightwave Unspeakable for hosting and curating the event. My submission can be found below. More performers can be found on YouTube.

Modified DOD FX70 Stereo Flanger

DOD stereo flanger mods

I have had this old DOD Flanger kicking around in my parts box for about 10 years. I finally got around to testing the mods on it, and WOW! It’s a killer. From added LFO tones and noise to delay-like repeats The mods are pretty simple, you replace the 3 internal trim pots with comparable-value … Read more

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