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Circuit Bend a Toysmith Megaphone Voice Changer
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
The Revenger!
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
Rockin’ Robot aka Mr. Mike
Taking a break from the “massive project” to bend an old Mr. Mike some dude sent over.. here are the first couple of bends I’ve found.. I also found a master pitch control.. will post more when I get it finished. UPDATE 10.07.11 Shipped back to his owner in Niagara Falls, NY, I’m gonna keep … Read more
Casio SA-20 for Tonal Eclipse
This is a Casio SA-20 I was recently commissioned to bend by Joe Diliberto of Tonal Eclipse Productions. When it came to me it had an RCA patch bay that I knew couldn’t possibly function and oh was I right. It has all the same bends you find on the rest of SA-XX family with … Read more
Yamaha DD-5 ready for the workbench
I scored a super clean Yamaha DD-5 this morning at one of my favorite local swap meets. Box, adapter, sticks, manual, and all. The box is a little worse for wear but it does not matter cause the previous owner used it to keep this thing pristine. I have not opened up one of these … Read more
Roland Tr-505 bend points
I made this image a few years ago when I was working on a Roland TR-505 for Igor Amokian, at the very least it should point you in the right direction if you have one of these but are hesitant to open it up. It has tons of bend points, I recommend doing a break … Read more
