Here’s an demo of the GCe2 (Gestural Controller – Exploration 2) in use with an application called GestureSynth. Tilting to the left and right lowers and raises the pitch, respectively. Tilting back applies a chorus effect, and squeezing the expression pads on the side creates a flange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Uj44uP4ko 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… Read More Current TV Looks At Circuit Bending
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=48438CAC0E45FD4B The Yamaha CS-05 is a single oscillator monophonic synthesizer, released in 1979, that has been described as “an unremarkable synth”: It was a one oscillator job with a single ADSR envelope that controlled both the filter and the final amplifier. A simple LFO was provided for modulation and it also had a noise generator… Read More Yamaha CS5 Analog Monophonic Synthesizer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5eZP_ql3p4 This video demos using Percussa AudioCubes with FL Studio.
5Volt has published a design for a simple light to sound converter: The circuit is very simple and is based and pretty well known building blocks. The whole device can be built on a small piece of perfboard and the output can feed a pair of head phones or a small speaker. PC speakers could replace… Read More Simple Circuit Synthesizes Sound From Light
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=23B7A3C5F002713F The Dave Smith Instruments Mopho is a $399 compact monophonic analog synthesizer, with a voice architecture identical to a single voice of the Prophet ’08, but with a couple of unique twists.
This video documents a test of sequencing a kid toy keyboard. Explains Mike Tron: This is an ongoing project that I hope to end up with 15 to 20 circuit bent kids toys, that will eventually become a circuit bent orchestra that will all be controlled with Ableton Live. The keyboard in the video only… Read More Sequencing Kids Toys
This is a demo of a Lemur-based Tenori-On Clone. Not sure about the market for this – but you gotta love the blinky lights.
Auld Lang Zyne played by Thomas Grillo on the Wavefront Travel Case Theremin. Note Grillo’s New Year’s resolutions!
This steampunk noisemaker, the Beam Ready, is an homage to Reed Ghazala, the pioneer of circuit-bending: Thanks to Reed Ghazala, who sent me some really killer cold war era military surplus lamps. The big one says BEAM READY, and the smaller one has the atomic symbol, hence the name. via SonofCastille
