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Awesome Speak ‘N’ Spell Keytar

synthhead — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:01:47 +0000

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Current TV Looks At Circuit Bending

synthhead — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:42:15 +0000

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There’s all sorts of bent goodness in this Current TV documentary on circuit bending:

Pete Edwards is a circuit bender. He uses Speak & Spells, talking baby dolls, wristwatches, keyboards to build his sound, creating a symphony of noises. 2playerproductions takes us to Pete’s workshop and shows us how he’s bending the definition of music.

You can find out more about Pete Edwards at the Casper Electronics site.

Circuit Bent Speak And Spell Demo

synthhead — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:56:48 +0000

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This video demos Brian Green’s circuit bent Speak and Spell.

Pre-Bent Speak&Spell, Speak&Math & Speak&Read

synthhead — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:53:51 +0000

Casper Electronics has announced the C1 edition Speak series – a ready-to-order collection of circuit bent instruments, based on classic Speak&Spell type children’s toys.

The C1 is available in three styles:

CS1 Speak&Spell
CM1 Speak&Math
CR1 Speak&Read

The C1’s sell for $250.

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Add MIDI to a Speak and Spell

synthhead — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:29:09 +0000

Here’s one for the benders & DIY’rs:

Highly Liquid is offering MIDISpeak Module – Version 2, a talking toy MIDI retrofit for the Speak & Spell, Speak & Read, or Speak & Math.

Features:

Adds a standard MIDI IN port to your Speak & Spell, Speak & Read, or Speak & Math. Non-English versions also supported.
Trigger thousands of sounds–words, word fragments, garbled speech, percussion and bizarre sound effects.
Easy installation. Free technical support.
Installation service available.

Kit Contents:

Custom printed circuit board
Pre-programmed microcontroller
Standard MIDI jack
All required components and mounting hardware
Hook-up wire
Component color and appearance may vary slightly.