Thursday, December 21, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
Wizards of Articulation

Well It's the festive season again and I have left everything to the last minute as usual. I have so much to do with so little time.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Beck Stole My Harmonica MP3

Saturday, December 02, 2006
Electronic Anarchists

A few years ago I picked up a cheap Yamaha RX21 drum machine. It's from the early 1980s and sounds very dated, I don't think even Kraftwerk would bother with one. I decided to circuit bend it by adding a potentiometer and a few switches to the sound chip and it sounds fantastic now. It's totally changed the sound and it is very usable now. The photos below show the added switches and pot.
Artists like Beck have used modified Speak & Spells and circuit bent Casio keyboards live on stage. It is a great way to create brand new sounds. I will post some samples of circuit bent sounds soon.