Circuit-bending: build your own alien instruments

Reed Ghazala9780764588877, 0764588877

* Fans will get bent out of shape if they miss the first book to cover circuit-bending-“bending,” for short-the method by which an electronic toy or a device such as a keyboard is short-circuited and modified to create an entirely different sound * Written by the inventor of the technology, this book covers the tools of the trade, shows how to build a bending workshop, and reveals secrets that will have readers of all levels making sweet music in no time * Readers learn basic bends, body contacts, and other bending skills, as well as ways to create bent instruments from a variety of popular toys and electronic devices * Features some of the author’s own unique creations”

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents at a Glance……Page 20
Bending the Headspace of Electronic Design……Page 38
Circuit-Bending’s New Instrumentarium……Page 48
Considering a New Music……Page 56
Tools of the Trade……Page 66
Your Electronic Parts Supply……Page 82
The Well-Behaved Workspace……Page 110
Soldering Your Way to Nirvana……Page 120
Designing Your Personal Alien Orchestra……Page 138
Building the Bent Instrument……Page 166
Bending Beyond the Basics……Page 184
Finishing Techniques……Page 210
The Instrumentarium: An Overview……Page 234
Project 1: Original Pushbutton Speak & Spell Incantor……Page 242
Project 2: Common Speak & Spell Incantor……Page 252
Project 3: Speak & Read Incantor……Page 260
Project 4: Speak & Math Incantor……Page 266
Project 5: The Casio SA-2 Aleatron……Page 274
Project 6: The Casio SA-5 Aleatron……Page 280
Project 7:The Realistic Concertmate 380 Aleatron……Page 286
Project 8: The Casio SK-60 Aleatron……Page 292
Project 9: Casio MT-140 Aleatron……Page 300
Project 10: Casio SK-1 Aleatron……Page 306
Project 11: Mall Madness……Page 312
Project 12: The Inverter……Page 318
Project 13: Electronic Rap Pad……Page 324
Project 14: Bent Book Strip……Page 330
Project 15: Cool Keys Bent Music Stick……Page 338
Project 17: The Harmonic Window……Page 350
Project 18: Hyper Sax……Page 360
Closing Words……Page 370
One Dozen of the Best Generic Bends……Page 374
Benders’ Resources……Page 388
Common Electronic Components and Their Schematic Symbols……Page 398
Index……Page 412