Circuit Bent Modified Roland MC-505 all blue LEDs and NEW blue LCD

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Circuit Bent and Modified Roland MC-505 modified by GlitchScience

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"Circuit Bent and Modified Roland MC-505

modified by GlitchScience

NEW blue LCD installed
Majority of LEDs have been converted to Blue
Circuit Bent with Rotary/Toggle switch LED interface added (more info below)
All plastic shaft potentiometers have been replaced (the original pots commonly fail)
Functionally appears to be 100% working and was thoroughly, tested using all built in diagnostics described in the service manual as well as hands-on testing of functionality
Pretty good physical condition there are some nicks and scratches
also the front right corner and left bottom corner is scratched, dinged, and bent up
OS v1.07
New 10ft. power cable included

Record button has a Red LED

The beat LED between the 7 segment displays is a Blue/Red LED

Circuit bend interface has two dual Blue/Red LEDs

All other LEDs are Blue

Bend interface consists of 3 rotary switches, 2 toggle (on-off-on) switches, and 2 dual Blue/Red LEDs

Bends are stable and at worst will cause whine which stops once switched to new bend or bend is turned off via toggle switch
Bend usually work best with single patch, but can be used with multiple patches.
Many of the bends just cause chaotic 'noise' and may or may not be usable depending on the intentions of the user
All parameter changes can still be applied to bent sounds, EFX, Cutoff, Resonance, Reverb, Delay, etc.
Bent sounds controllable via MIDI

Warning: rotary switches stop at each end attempting to turn knob past stopping point could damage control interface

Do NOT try to turn past stopping point (resistance can be felt)


How to use bend interface:

Toggle switches are used to turn on bends, rotary switches then turned to change bends

Top toggle switch control

UP position connects TOP rotary switch with Bottom rotary switch blue LED will be lit,
MIDDLE position is off (disconnected)
BOTTOM postion connect TOP rotary switch with MIDDLE rotary switch, red LED will be lit
Bottom toggle switch control

UP position connects MIDDLE rotary switch with TOP rotary switch blue LED will be lit,
MIDDLE position is off (disconnected)
BOTTOM postion connect MIDDLE rotary switch with BOTTOM rotary switch, red LED will be l
A few tips regarding use of the bending interface
- turn the bends off before start up and shut down
- the bends often cause a boost effect so its a good idea to lower the volume prior to activating a bend (at least until you get a feel for it)
- as stated above bends generally work best with a single patch at a time, meaning playing multiple parts usually just creates noise unless you adjust each part individually
- the rotary switches have stopping points on both sides of the rotation, do not attempt to turn past that point
- adding EFX, Delay, Resonance, Arpeggiation, adjusting Resonance and Cutoff, etc. can really enhance the bends
- also even adjusting the Octave range can open up a new range of sounds while bends are engaged
- some patches are not affected much by the bends or just produce in my opinion unusable noise"