MATRIXSYNTH

Ben,s sound box thingymagig

YouTube Published on Aug 11, 2012 by Ben Francis

"This is a short vid, of a project, i have been working on. It still needs some tweaking, as you can see the top is not secured. Its basically a box, with a shelf, with holes drilled in, then copper poles, intertwined underneath. I then made a simple circuit, with a mic and amp, and jack output, this then can be plugged into the mixer, I added alittle reverb, But well happy. will post pics of finished project soon."

via Ben Francis on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
"This is my take on the folktek luminist garden, It needs a little tweaking, like the lid securing, any way sounds great!"

And another one of Ben's creations in the works:

Bens DIY SYNTH modulator and sequencer, with a patchbay-Unfinished

Published on Aug 11, 2012 by Ben Francis

"I have been working on lots of inventions lately, this being one, Its my first fully working unit, It needs a nice flashy housing, to sit in. Its very flexible"

Circuit Bent Yamaha PortaSound PSS-130

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Audio demo below.

"Custom Circuit Bent Yamaha PortaSound PSS-130. Used to create the PortaSynth sample instrument by Icebreaker Audio.

Similar to the PSS-30, but with larger keys. More information is available here.

Bends & customizations include:

Audio Feedback Knob
Wave Distortion Knob
Diode Switch
1/4" Mono Jack Output

All original sounds work as normal when the bends are off.

Takes 4 C size batteries (included) or a 9-12V adaptor (not included)"

Icebreaker Audio · PortaSynth Audio Demos

Circuit Bent Yamaha HandySound HS-200

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Audio demos below.
"A Custom Circuit-Bent Yamaha HandySound HS-200. A small, portable keyboard from the early 80s. This bent instrument was used to create the PortaSynth sample instrument by Icebreaker Audio.

More information on the original can be found here

Bends include 3 knobs:
Audio feedback
Filter Cutoff
Glitchy Thing

As well as a speaker on/off switch and a mono jack output, so you can use a DI signal and the built-in speaker at the same time. In order to fit in the new electronics, the original speaker was replaced with a smaller one. Other than the speaker, all original parts function as normal. Takes 5 AA size batteries, or a 9-12V DC power in (not included)
Selling to US, Canada and Europe."

HandySynth Demos by Icebreaker Audio