circuit bent modular synthesizer

YouTube via spunkytoofers. follow-up to this post
"signal path: circuit bent alesis quadrasynth into moog mf-102 followed by spunkytoofers rabbit hole delay the demo starts with a dry track from the bent quadrasynth and mixes fx in manually. the sine lfo on the ring modulator is gradually mixed in depth through the demo.

spunkytoofers wavescaper: circuit bent alesis modular synthesizer is controlling overall sample rate of the synth, the mf 102, and the rabbit hole delay pedal. control modulation information is coming from the midi out of the dsi evolver merged with the thru out ffrom the alesis and ewi4000s.. dsi is sending evolving sequences to mf 102 and the rabbit hole delay while global tempo is maintained on tap tempo. the ewi is controlling the synth itself as well as sample rate on breath, while keyed pitch is tracked to the rabbit hole for more variance in delay modulation.

midi circuitry is by highlyliquid, precision oscillators by getlofi, and in this demo a circuit bent patch off the patchman s4 plus bank moviestrings2"

spunkytoofers mm1- midi modular circuit bending

YouTube via spunkytoofers — May 22, 2010 — "mm1 is a midi modular format for circuit bending by spunkytoofers. in this example the mm1 is cross bending a yamaha tg33, kawai k1m, and emu command station. the mm1 is also cross modulating the yamaha tg33 and kawai k1m using a little midi math."

teenage engineering op-1 + yamaha tg33

Published on Oct 19, 2012 by spunkytoofers

"cross modulation between teenage engineering op-1 and a circuit bent yamaha tg33.

testing out some bends on the tg33 before shipping it out. more details on the flagship circuit bent spunkytoofers yamaha tg33: http://spunkytoofers.com/hottopic/?p=1222"

akai ewi4000s modified w/ midi cpu

YouTube via spunkytoofers | December 29, 2010

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"akai ewi4000s is modified with a highlyliquid midi cpu. the cpu is set up to measure tilt into midi values and has several triggers for midi relays, sequencer controls, and triggering options for the light based theremin.

the ewi is independantly controlling 2 voices of dsi evolvers and 2 voices of a circuit bent nanosynth.

more info at: http://spunkytoofers.com/hottopic/?p=762"

circuit bent alesis hr-16 drum machine

via this auction
"circuit bent alesis hr-16 by spunkytoofers
here are the modifications:

1. 2- rotary pad select banks on vintage chicken head knobs

2. 2- trigger rate knobs

3. trigger rate indicator lights via vintage dialco led lenses (lights always on for continuity)

4. 2- trigger lock switches

5. 2 momentary red trigger buttons

6. overall sample rate (pitch) of drum sounds on knob (does not effect midi or tempo)

7. power indicator blue vintage jewel lens with bright led lighting

8. 19 bending switch array (various effects, drum mangles, bit crushers, digital aliasing, filters, etc)

9. new lithium memory battery installed with battery clip mod for easy replacement (battery should last 10-15 years)

10. ac adapter included (north american countries only, if you will be using a convertor and want me to include the adapter for shipping to your country or need more info about the kind of adapter please contact me prior to bidding. you will need a proper adapter as this is a ac power supply and has a smaller barrel type connector then most adapters.

all original functionality retained with all modifications deactivated

all buttons, sliders, menus, menu and jacks has been tested to make sure everything on the unit is fully operational. just a few menu buttons require a little more pressure to operate then the others but everything checks out and is fully operational.

pdf and bend diagram jpeg emailed to winning bidder

this interface is a design to optimize the live playability of the original user interface as well as making the most use of the onboard sequencers as well. the switch array was chosen over a patch system as patching is a bit cumbersome with a rhythmic device.seems like patching is great for set and forget patches but not rhythmic sound manipulation in real time as there are quite alot of variants that can be used at once. the switches were selected to be stable, to provide the most array of sound manipulations, and to avoid redundancy.

the triggering system can be used alone or in conjunction with the onboard pads or with use of the onboard step sequencer. the triggering offers machine gun speed control of drum rolls to a continous control of speed to several seconds via the rate knobs. this allows some interesting drum patterns to be played or recorded on the sequencer in real time as well as some strange polyrhythms to occure. if you are using midi tap tempo you can slave the sequencer and your recorded or live beat creations to tap tempo.

drum pad sounds are selected via chicken head knobs and triggered either momentary with the push of the buttons or locked with the switches. the rate knobs are always flashing so you know where the drum beat lands the moment you activate the drum sounds.

this interface is meant for control and manipulation in real time but is also designed to play chaotically both tonally and rhythmically as well.

midi implementation is well done by alesis as well as customizing pans, sound setups and patterns. this makes it good to integrate in your midi studio or as a stand alone unit."

circuit bent alesis hr 16 drum machine

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"next thing to do is send it midi tap tempo"

circuit bent alesis hr-16 dsi evolver + akai ewi4000s

"circuit bent alesis hr-16 by spunkytoofers has a circuit bending switch array, a triggering interface along with overall pitch control by a getlofi ltc1799 precision oscillator. the bent alesis hr-16 synchs with the evolver on tap tempo. on the dsi breath controls lfos based on breath and pitch ping pong modulates the other lfos along with the foot controllers to effect the sounds from it's onboard sequencer.."

dark age tone generator

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"circuit bent yamaha mu5 by spunkytoofers. for more information please visit: http://www.spunkytoofers.com"

technics wsa1

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"short one for matrix since there doesn't seem to be much on this synth online.
www.spunkytoofers.com
(under construction)"
You can find some specs on the synth here.

Update via spunkytoofers: "it does physical modelling although it's a different approach. it starts with anywhere up to 4 drivers which are samples. the drivers feed up to 4 resonators and those can be blended, triggered, x-y, modulated, etc in alot of different ways.

the yamaha vl1 actually modelled the driver waveform which took up alot of dsp power so the technics used the sample driver waveforms to cut back on the processing and offer polyphony. whereas the vl1 could only handle 2 notes at a time.

i'm told the vl1 can't be touched in the physical modelling realm for realism but it seems really random and more mathematical then musical to setup it and the editors for it are lots of text boxes. but the technics seems alot more approachable and intutive. and easier to visualize "i want to make a reed vibrate a drum head and cross resonate that in a cello body and do that rather than the vl approach.. so it makes alot of sense to me!!! i'm just getting into it but i love the synth so far.."

midi podcaster and circuit bent qsr

YouTube via spunkytoofers | December 02, 2010

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"onboard synth and midi controller based around a highlyliquid midi cpu. the pod interface handles many duties including ambience triggering, vocal processing, onboard synth control, and a pre-programmed midi controller cpu for the interface. the midi controller is controlling a programmed sound on the qsr and cycled through bends. still have alot open on the cpu for adding on later for. good support at the forums and firmware is supportted.

more info:

http://spunkytoofers.com/hottopic/?p=712
http://forum.highlyliquid.com/index.php"

wind controller with circuit bent alesis qsr

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"akai ewi4000s with circuit bent alesis qsr. manual control demonstration.

more info at http://spunkytoofers.com/ho..."

circuit bent alesis qsr rackmount synthesizer

via this auction
circuit bent alesis quadrasynth by spunkytoofers

"this is the first in the series of this release. complete circuit bent interface under open source midi control- switchable from midi control to manual control or both.

1. 4- fiveway rotary switches that circuit bend the onboard quadraverb effects processor. all four rotary switches are freely routed to a 10 point patchbay system and switchable to off, manual control, or under midi control.
2. 4- 12 way rotary switches that circuit bend the qsr's oscillators. all four rotary switches are freely routed to a 24 point patchbay system and switchable to off, manual control, or under midi.
3. overall sample rate controlled by getlofi precision oscillators for stable sample rate control under manual control or midi control..
4. overall sample rate knob for manual control over sample rate.
5. sample rate switches for sample rate control and a seperate switch to turn on/off - midi control/manual control
6. sample rate knob also transmits expression control to external jack#1 located at rear of rack
7. 3 more external jacks transmits expression values defined by midi control commands and can be linked with external gear, cv control for certain devices, and synchable to any spunkytoofers brand instruments that adds expression in (please read manual for further details)
8. midi in jack and midi thru jack added to and from the added midi circuitry. midi circuitry is by highlyliquid. midi is freely programble under sysex messages which is stored internally within the circuitry. this allows any midi controller and sequencer to control the entire bent interface. freely assignable through midi cc control, machine commands, program change and midi notation. please refer to www.highlyliquid.com for firmware manuals for both the mpa kit and the msa-r for further details on how sysex is programmed. sysex programming is easy. you only have to send it a few text characters based on the charts in the highliquid manuals. any daw sequencer or a freeware utility such as midiox will send sysex via midi. if you are unfamiliar i can setup your controls however you like until you get the hang of things on your own.
9. functional lighting provided by highly visible but diffused lighting to provide a informative display that does not cause strain on the eyes. every bend is provided functional lighting to facilite the intuitive layout of the interface.
10. clear interface allows custom bends to be activated quickly with the flexibility of stackable banana jacks without the mess of cables. this fast type of patch setup allows on the fly bend sequencing.
11. all modifications are piggybacked on a 1u rackmount enclosure to allow instrument to be travelled on tour and rackmounted in 2u rack space.
12. internal memory battery replaced with fresh lithium battery and a battery clip mod. batteries were originally ironed directly to the circuit board but the battery clip allows future replacement of battery by anyone very easily. battery should last 10-15 years
13. all mechanical parts and outputs cleaned with superior cleaners and relubricated
14. a manual in pdf or physical copy provided. a seperate bend diagram will be forwarded to buyer and will be uploaded to the site soon. power supply provided. warranty and support for this instrument provided. this auction includes an original physical copy of the manual.
15. support will be offered as well as a limited time warranty"

Circuit bent experiment

YouTube Published on Apr 28, 2012 by bassling

"Quick demo of a circuit bent La Dictee Magique and the amazing expansion of a Boss Pitchshifter by spunkytoofers called a rabbit hold delay."

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circuit bent vocoder casio rapman

YouTube via spunkytoofers. be sure to watch the second video below.
"spunkytoofers freakbox. in this video the rapman has a vocoder input which is processing the casio vl tone's rhythms. the effect input gets processed but is also possible to modulate internal feedback patterns within the circuit bent vocoder filters.
each knob controls a different filter each one seemingly overiding each other until there is only internal feedback played. it's does require tweaking to get the most out of it since all the controls are interactive and definately a hot signal if you want it.
also added controls that glitches the rapman's digital logic. it is a random glitch chance button with body contacts that produce random results. very often strange loops and glitchscapes occur. ever so more rarely it results in self compostions. for a demonstration of the rapman self composing along with playing around with the vocoder feedback played live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVbUxj..."

atmospheric conditions

"short film with circuit bent music with casio rapman."

circuit bent kawai k1m vector synth

YouTube via spunkytoofers — April 14, 2010 — "all sounds recorded direct and played live. k1m is controlled under midi keyboard and all bends are selectable for manual or midi control. in this demo the bends are under midi matrix modulation via spunkytoofers midi matrix module..

more details to follow at: www.spunktoofers.com"

circuit bent steinerphonacon: akai ewi and moon cycle delay pedal

video upload by spunkytoofers

"ewi3000m to a circuit bent delay pedal to a electro harmonix 2880 looper. moon cycle delay pedal is a new design by spunkytoofers that allows hands free control of a circuit bent delay device complete with assignable bend stomp switches and foot expression control along with lots of delay cycle locks and variations including sample and hold and synth tones. total moon cycle foot control free style"

memory full

Published on Dec 13, 2012 by spunkytoofers

"deep modulations double andore harvestman, intellijel mutamix, synthesis technology morphing terrarium e350 to makenoise dpo and wmd microhardon filter"

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wind controller, synthesizers, and voice fx

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"http://www.spunkytoofers.com for more information on the circuit bent synthesizers involved.

akai ewi4000s, circuit bent alesis qsr, circuit bent yamaha mu5, dave smith evolver, tc electronic fireworx with voice."

akai ewi4000s and circuit bent yamaha mu5

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"spunkytoofers dark age tone generator.
for more info: http://www.spunktoofers.com"

modular voice pitchfactor

Published on May 28, 2013 spunkytoofers·63 videos

"voice/pitchfactor integrated with the modular. sending a cv mix to a VCA of various modulation signals: double andore (influenced by octatrack lfos), pdo, EH cv pedal."

Creepy voices on a modular.

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WMD Synchrodyne Expand Snips by spunkytoofers

Published on Jan 4, 2014 spunkytoofers·71 videos

spunkytoofers cvu1 and hexinverter jupiter storm

Published on Oct 4, 2013 spunkytoofers·67 videos

"I've been working on a series of discrete modular systems/cases using a 4ms mini power supply system. Passing the rails via din-5 cables and any of the boxes able to be the main psu as a starter.

Originally was going to put the Jupiter Storm with a few other modules but was pretty surprised by the vast range of sounds with just a few cv sources.

The control interface box I was planning on making before was able to tightly integrate with the Jupiter Storm so I made the control box just a little bit different to acommadate the JS. The control box's main focus is track and hold voltages since I find that a very key feature to my modular experiments in general.

The box uses a selectable cv matrix interface via rotary controls with track/sample hold, pressure controls, touch rotary, external cv select in, IR sensor, LDRs, and a din-5 port for external controllers (the first made being an accelerometer on body strap-or any other one I decide to make later) The track/sample hold can use the colored buttons as triggers or use external triggers via colored switches at bottom. Built in attenuation."