circuit bent zoom 505 lofi multi fx synth pedal

via this auction
"circuit bent zoom 505 'digital artifact' by spunkytoofers

-14 circuit bends on switches.
-1 continous sample rate/bitcrush knob
-2 body contacts for bit rate body contact control
-1 resonance knob with on/off soft button switching
-1 lfo rate knob- pulls up to activate lfo modulation
-1 lfo depth knob
-1 new stock vintage soft glow red led with brushed aluminum housing for lfo activity indication
-rehousing on sloped enclosure with side handlebar hardware which gives a flat clearance above the circuit board
-circuit board mounted on binding posts with all editing and tactile functions easier to access then before
-retains all original functionality
-runs on powersupply (included for north american buyers only) or battery with 9 volt battery clip mod (battery not included)
-pdf manual and bend diagram forwarded to winner

I choose to remove the original zoom housing since the original housing seemed harsh on the onboard click buttons which controls the zoom pedals editing, patch settings, and on/off. the buttons are still easily accessible by hand and blends itself well to the hands on tweak friendly interface.

the zoom features several effects available which have great results when circuit bent. some effects are insanely harsh and i prefer to turn these effects off or tweaking effect parameters by programming the zoom. the zoom has quite a few number of patch storage spaces so you can save your custom bent lofi creations. i can not stress this enough!!!!!!it is absolutely imperative that the potential buyer is willing to spend time to setup and learn how to edit the zoom. it is not that hard to edit and a manual will be provided for you to learn the basic interface and edit capabilities of the multi effects onboard the zoom."


YouTube via spunkytoofers

"spunkytoofers digital artifact lofi synth pedal. circuit bent zoom 505.

two part demo. first demonstration is a casio vl tone being processed by the 505. a patch was edited and stored on the zoom and demonstrates how the bends effect the patch as a whole. the 2nd demo shows another custom fx patch which in turn further processed by the spunkytoofers rabbit hole delay. both fx units in the demo add some foot controllers to play. both are a very formidable lofi processing and synth combination.

the zoom pedal when circuit bent sounds best with filters,modulation and delays as well as some amp simulators. some of the effects in the multi algorithm get extremely harsh and does not play nice with the bends, therefore it is absolutely necessary to edit custom patches with those that play with the bends nicely. circuit bends mostly involve timbre, lofi bit crushing, but also creates nice chaotic resonant filtering, lofi synth textures, random melodies, and all kinds of digital artifacts. i'm still playing around setting up the zoom to see what plays best together but it makes for a wild but controllable lofi synth pedal. better look: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4..."