Current TV Looks At Circuit Bending

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

Circuit Bending Barbie

One of the stranger projects we’ve seen recently is Casper Electronics’ circuit-bent double Barbie karaoke machines. In the video, sounds are generated by the modular synth (right) and two heavily modified barbie karaoke machines which have been mounted into a single housing (top left). The synth is feeding through and being processed by one of… Read More Circuit Bending Barbie

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

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.    For more info: videos sounds user’s manual