"This model is an amazingly useful and versatile studio piece on it's own, never mind it being a professionally circuit bent version by SPUNKYTOOFERS, like this specimen. Aside from being an amazing synthesizer, it also functions as a great vocoder."
YouTube Uploaded by spunkytoofers on Dec 28, 2008
"these are rare keyboards. this one was sent in on commision. casio va-10 is a keyboard and a multi-effects processor which can effect sounds onboard or from external ins. an ambitious keyboard for the consumer market that didn't make it far for production.
this keyboard had alot of bends that were unstable so i just went for a simpler approach to effect the effects processor.. the kinds of control you can apply to the effects proccessor range from feedback depth, unique ring modulations, continously variable bit depth reduction, clocking the pitch shifters like a whammy, psychadelic panning effects, strange sounding chorus sounds, modulating pitch for sampling and delay playbacks, etc etc.. some of the multi effects onboard controls aren't very useful but when bent some in particular are very effective.
on this keyboard besides various ways to control the effects i've added an onboard sample looper that is sent from a seperate output from the main outputs on the keyboard.
in this demonstration the self oscillation from the delay feedback from the effects is used as it's own as an instrument.. there are various ways to EQ the delay feedback, vary it's modulation and depth, and it can be pitched just like an analog delay feedback..
that plug is a power cord 9V negative tip. the sound you hear is coming from the speakers on the instrument in this demonstration
it's a really great piece of casio gear.. when bent it probally is one of the more unique effects processors out there.. good luck if you ever find one.. this one has to be sent off unfortunately.."
"akai ewi and ewi3000m analog synth improvised freely into circuit bent delay pedal.
the moon cycle delay pedal is a new design by spunkytoofers for hands free control of a circuit bent boss ps 2 delay pedal.
the boss ps-2 is a dual board pitch shifter/delay pedal. the unit is demonstrated in the one of the delay settings. with the moon cycle stomp switch you can capture 2 second loops, or faster loops to stutter, all the way into self oscillation with help from the foot pedal. in the delay setting you can create some tonal variation as well as adding some synthesizer variants to the delay loop. stomps can be selected to have pattern slicers, circuit bends, and rhythmic sound variation.
the pitch shifter modes creates a synthesizer tone in which the synthesizer can be circuit bent in sound as well as sustained by the moon cycle switch. this allows the user to duet with the synthesizer generated by the pedal as well as isolated the synthesizer to have a fully pitch controllable circuit bent synthesizer."
YouTube via spunkytoofers "spunkytoofers scribbler electro harmonix tube zipper jomox t resonator
another video with this instrumentation. the scribbler is used to drive the tube zippers self oscillated tube driven sound following the envelope from the scribbler. the scribbler has two different bass responses and they both break up rhythmically and sonically in two different controllable but evolving rhythmic glitches or pitch soundscapes selectable by a switch . jomox compliments the interplay between the scribbler and the tube zipper playing together. the jomox is used as a first filter routed into a tube zipper forming a feedback path in the jomox. the jomox can be cross modulated between both filters available internally with a delay line available in each filter."
"The moon cycle delay pedal is a new design by Spunkytoofers for hands free control of a circuit bent boss ps 2 delay pedal.
the boss ps-2 is a dual board pitch shifter/delay pedal. the unit is demonstrated in the one of the delay settings. with the moon cycle stomp switch you can capture 2 second loops, or faster loops to stutter, all the way into self oscillation with help from the foot pedal. in the delay setting you can create some tonal variation as well as adding some synthesizer variants to the delay loop. stomps can be selected to have pattern slicers, circuit bends, and rhythmic sound variation.
the pitch shifter modes creates a synthesizer tone in which the synthesizer can be circuit bent in sound as well as sustained by the moon cycle switch. this allows the user to duet with the synthesizer generated by the pedal as well as isolated the synthesizer to have a fully pitch controllable circuit bent synthesizer.
YouTube via spunkytoofers — May 06, 2010 — "yamaha pss790's sequencer information being circuit bent in conjunction with bends effecting that data as well. yamaha mu5 is synched via midi and played multi-timbrally with some channels muted.
If you are a tech or know of one that should be on the list, email me - it's matrixsynth at gmail.com.
Only submit those you can recommend or know are recommended by others.
FL EPR Pro Audio Electronics - via Subtronik: "Been to them a few times to service my K2000 and never was dissatisfied." SDMachines - "Since 2005 I've been customizing and modifying and repairing 80's, pre-80s drum machines, synthesizers having limited syncing capabilities from their original manufacturers..."
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vansickle audio - 573.823.4379 - via spunkytoofers: "vansickle is just a little guy in the midwest but he's a really cool dude that will talk shop, does lots of cool custom work and cabinetry, and will be able to work on just about any vintage synth.. he's had some interesting vintage pieces come through his shop that he's sucessfully repaired.. he's a little bit of an anomoly for the middle of missouri which is also middle of nowhere in terms of synthesizers."
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SECRET SERVICE - 541-2292 - via spunkytoofers: "i think secret service changed their name due to problems with the name but i have used various equipment that people have sent in to them to get repaired including old wurlys, the old conn electric band, amplifiers, etc."
GERMANY Tubbetec SynthesizerServiceDepartment in German - via Till Kopper: "I can recommend SynthesizerServiceDepartment in Germany close to the home town of Waldorf synths. The name behind this company is Achim Lenzgen. He used to be one of the few technicians here in Germany able to fix a PPG wave in the late eighties. I had to contact him often and we shipped individual boards of my PPG waves back ad forth several time. Before he started his own business, he was the tech behind the Synthesizer Studio Bonn which used to be THE synth shop in Germany for many years." Studio Repair (Niko Riehm) from near Frankfurt/Main (btw: extremely interesting his picture archive) SND (Sebastian Niessen) in Munich Xtended in Berlin (that is, where jomox split off) http://www.ampology.de in Hannover (the website is in german only). via Florian http://www.sequencer.de/synth/index.php/Synthesizer_Repair - list of techs on sequencer.de
YouTube via spunkytoofers "closer look at the interface. open source bent midi interface. bends sent evolving information from dsi evolver. internal sequence is synched via tap tempo. all sounds by qsr no processing.
"Dual ardcore running Darwin Gross' bouncing ball sketch along with Fac's fm oscillator with both sketches under pressure and position control. Hexinverter Jupiter Storm is being sequenced by Random Looping Seqencer.
VCAs and Sequencer are being triggered by slewed bouncing ball with the physics of the sketch under pressure control.
Arduino running under the 20objects ardcore circuit:
http://www20objects.com
http://www.spunkytoofers.com"
via this auction "circuit bent by spunky toofers. here are the modifications 1. 11 switches- controls freeze/holds, pitch related effects, bizarre filters, odd synthesis, self composing random melodies, rhythmic drum varations and much more. use alone or in combination. 2. 5 switches located on the far right which cuts out all 4 voices the instrument can play at once and the drum sound kill switch 3. one reset button 4. one vintage pilot glass lens with a bright white led underneath 5. master pitch switch enable indicated in black (with this switch you can activate a extremely stable precision oscillator circuit which replaces the original clock signal for extremely stable pitch control) 6. one overall pitch knob (approximately 3 plus octave pitch range with knob) 7. lfo rate knob (lfo activated by pulling up on this knob. activates a lfo to modulate sounds from subtle to extreme) 8. lfo depth knob 9. lfo indicator light- indicates depth and rate activity. vintage new stock soft glow dialco red LED 10. light theremin switch 11. light theremin photo cell (light sensitive wafer that responds to light, shadow, and movements from hand, body, etc) 12. 2 chrome dome body contacts (super expressive control of pitch via body contact 13. 16 point patch bay to make various connections in the patch bay via rca cables for experimenting new bends 14. 1/8" trs input for expression pedal or spunkytoofers mm1 midi module. 15. master power switch on/off indicated in red 16. intuitive and through interface with as much spacing as possible for all controls 17. manual and bend diagram emailed to winning bidder
finished in white/black paint job with plenty of clear coat to seal
a few things i'd like to address that have been asked previously. regardless of who bent your instrument every bend on an sk-1 will most likely respond differently in different settings.. for example you will get different results in sample mode then in a preset.. and from one preset to another.. i have bent the instrument to be as stable as possible in all modes of the instruments.
the pitch and lfo is fine tuned. if a pitch is allowed to go too high it will glitch and will otherwise interrupt a good sound, loop, or bent function of the instrument. where this glitch occurs is different between sk-1's..the range therfore of the pitch control will sweep approximately up to 3 octaves down and approximately an octave or so above normal pitch of the note.
the right side of the instrument is the functional side of the instrument featuring mixing, reset and power indication... the casio is capable of 4 notes/sounds at a time along with drums.. the switches on this side allow you to mix on the fly or isolate certain sounds. this is especially useful when the instrument is locked in a particular bent function or loop and doesn't respond to key information. this way you can isolate a particular sound in the lock or loop and sample that particular sound or have only that sound running.
the patch bay is setup to be as stable as possible. these are not ins or outs to other devices.. they are meant to be patched within the patchbay only and will allow you to create new bends on your own.. since it's experimental it's not as stable for live use but great for studio work. with a little planning the patch bay can also be used in live use with good stability.. they will offer new bends not available on switches along with variations to bends that are located on the switches. for example if there is a filter on a switch it is most likely you will get a variation of the filter on the patch bay.. a vocoder like sound can shift in harmonics with a little experimentation on the patch bay.
and the sk-1 will function as normal provided that all bends are not activated.. it is highly recommended that you understand how the instrument works and experiment with bends in all modes to make the best and widest use of your instrument. there are plenty of good resources on the web with manuals to download.
outputs to external amplifying, mixing or recording devices via 1/8" on back"
"the above audio is a dsi evolver and dark age tone generator being played simultaneously by an akai ewi4000s wind controller. it's played in real time and recorded direct with no processing. solo mu5 sounds only at 2:45 and on.
mu5 is in excellent cosmetic and functional condition. looks as if it was used very little if at all. i've tested every function and it's 100 percent. these are very rare devices and will only be offering this one on sale on ebay and one is kept for myself, because it's that good. if you want this, this will be your only opportunity to buy this as i can't guarantee i'll come across these again or on any regular basis. because of it's rarity i've reconfigured the bends several times after completing the device. it was really important to readdress the bends to give it the best this device has to offer due to it's rarity and excellent capabilities. needless to say i'm very pleased with the results and i haven't been able to put the device down!!! the item comes with a warranty for as long as i'm in buisness and able!
features: -smallest hardware midi tone module ever. features: onboard playable interface with over 10 chromatic octaves. 16 channel multi-timbral support over midi including fast midi resolution timing, flexible channel setups, panning, and more!
-onboard playing allows you to use this as a 10 octave midi controller (transits fixed velocity, recieves variable velocity) as well as dual level of control onboard and midi at the same time either for stacked polyphony or multi-timbral madness.
-21 bends on switches. provides all kinds of aliasing, bit crushing effects, stutter, glitch fx, cutups and loops, odd synthesis. the configuration allows maximum flexibility and will provide the user with a vast depth of sound creation possibilities. all bends are 100 percent stable.
-switch provides original clock frequency or sample rate control of 3 octaves on any given note or chord played. injected clock provided by ultra stable getlofi 1799 oscillator. oscillator tuned for maximum stability.
-extention box bolted directly to mu5 chasis -switch rows are indexed so it facilitates bending interface -vintage glass lens with brite white light led lighting -rubber feet added to balance and provide skid free control on flat surfaces. -outputs audio on stereo 1/8" jack -midi in/out -pdf manual and bend diagram emailed to winner -items comes with fast priority mail or ups shipping with full insurance and tracking
the smallest and most flexible multi-timbral circuit bent hardware module ever made. this crams a deep bent interface that will keep you busy with a wealth of new sounds and 100 percent stability. as much was crammed onboard and kept to a minimal size keeping in mind the portable aesthetic of these devices.as stated before i've readdressed the bends several times and have not slacked in this department. all bends have been readdressed for maximum stability, flexibility and best configuration."
"Demoing a Demo copy of Madrona Labs Aalto. Also trying out the mpe beta- multidimensional polyphonic expression protocol, both of which Roger Linn Design Linnstrument and Madrona Labs Aalto adhere to. The watermark noise swells goes along with not being able to save the patch on the demo software. Just a few simple tweaks to a basic setup default patch in Aalto."
YouTube via spunkytoofers "a three part demonstration. circuit bent sk-5 demonstrating lfo, clock replacement, various sound on sound layering and looping, subtle to drastic tonal modulations, sound decimation, various sound mangling, sampling, drastic drum filtering via body contacts and filter knob, and various bends demonstrated..
only 3 parts of the sk-5 are demonstrated. the drum section and filtering, sampling, and the organ sound.. many more sounds available.
the interface was designed to be as concise as possible, fun and intuitive to play with the most amount of tonal shaping features that could be loaded onboard. available for sale or commision."
YouTube via punkytoofers "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. breath control lfos based on breath and pitch which ping pong modulates other lfos along with the foot controllers."
YouTube via spunkytoofers "circuit bent yamaha pss 470 - spunkytoofer's shaman drum.
a better look: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/4... glitch remodulation matrix with volatile and sympathetic bends grouped seperately, variable self composition controls, variable density controls, pitch over 5 octaves control, input jack for sustain, and onboard controls for sustain.
i avoided the subtle and tried to demo the more drastic sides of the bends. starting with an intial beat and accompainment and mutating it as far as possible. there's alot more capable from this synth but just doing a short run through after assembleage."
YouTube via spunkytoofers "circuit bent yamaha mu5 multi-timbral portable midi tone generator. midi implementation is basic but has very flexible multi-timbral setups for any midi controller or external sequencer.
in this demo the ewi can control two independant midi channels at once. mu5 assigned 2 tones per midi channel and it's internally panned in stereo. the signal is fed into the dsi's stereo filters which is summed back into mono. i'm able to place more emphasis on each midi channel by midi panning of the stereo filters with a pedal controller. this creates a rich malleable sound with just the mu5 alone.
besides the evolver's filters and amps being controlled with breath, i'm doing just a little touch of live looping and no other processing is used."
YouTube via spunkytoofers "kits available via www.getlofi.com a single sample being looped on the keyboard is mangled and shaped in various ways via bends, ltc1799, and lfo."
"complete akai ewi3000 wind controller system with all the extras and then some
the 3000m analog synth module is a 4 oscillator analog monster. the synthesizer responds via direct analog with the controller for smooth response. something you will never feel with midi or any other non analog breath controller. there is alot of options with the synthesizer such as detuning, oscillator synch, filter options, lfos to modulate things. the editing is done on the module itself and is easy to get around if are familiar with subtractive synthesis and study the block diagrams that are in the included manuals. for those not wishing to do their own editing, the module is loaded with patchman's bank of the finest sounds done by a professional. patchman is the man when it comes to wind controller related things. the banks on this one super responsive and range from moog basses, oberheim brasses, analog reeds and strings... amazing!
the analog module also has midi in/out. an external in for routing into the modules internal filter and amplifiers. this external in is a great solution for older or newer synths that don't implement midi breath. there's alot of options onboard the module itself with plenty of knobs to fine tune to anyone's playing style.
the module itself was modified in many ways. first is nyle steiner's deglitch chip that was not available commercially installed into the unit. the deglitch chip adds a response to the fingerings for extra smooth playability. next is the battery clip modification. the battery is a fresh battery installed with a battery clip so that the owner can easily replace the lithium battery in the future without any hassle.
the final mod on the 3000m analog synth is the cv outputs. if you are using cv out on the unit it doesn't affect the synth's performance. the cv for various functions include outputs for ground, bend, bite, breath, vibrato, pitch octave, picth fingering, and combined output. some outputs do not quite get to +5 volts but many of the main paramaters such as pitch, bend, breath, etc do go to 5 volts. a template will be provided to explain outputs and a drawn up chart of the voltage ratings from each output will be detailed. this will be great for people into modular synthesis but if you are going to mess with cv it assumes you know what voltage your inputs on your gear is capable of. for example this system will work really nice with moog gear, synths, and moogerfoogers that accept cv controllers. a breath controlled cv modular synthesizer of your own design. the possibilities are amazing and truly unique,
i also am including a cv control box with 4 heavy duty banana plugs approximately 8 feet in length. the cv control box accepts the banana plugs routed from the ewi3000m. on the other end it has TS 1/4" as well as two that can be used as trs 1/4" outputs to hook up to your other cv gear. the stomp switches will toggle on and off the cv you send from the ewi to your cv gear. there are also bright blue leds installed so you can tell what's on and off. i will also provide a file emailed to the winner to show how the cv control box works. the cv control box also runs on 9v battery and clips easily to the box.. the 9v is used for the led light indication if you need to send the 9 volts to an output for cv gate. two of the 1/4" outputs are also trs so there are ways to patch via banana cables from one banana to the other as well as having banana jacks for ground connecting and for the battery itself.
also included is a circuit bent speak and math. it accepts cv for pitch control and midi that you can send from the 3000m. the 3000m also has inputs for routing into the filter and VCA of the ewi so you could run the speak and math for expressive control of the speak and math. the midi is a kit that i purchased from highlyliquid. there is full documentation on how it is used in midi and is available on the highly liquid website. the speak and math also has loop function on a stomp switch, a photo theremin with a foot switch for foot control of pitch as well as a knob for fine tuning the threshold of the pitch. led light indicators for envelope information and on/off for both stomp switches,.. 1/4" cv ins for pitch. 1/4" switched jack for output. power on/off push switch.
included in this auction is:
-one of a kind ewi3000 like new wind controller with custom metallic white finish and deep chrome.
-custom made one of a kind dedicated case for controller by akai with keys, extra compartments and zipper pouch on outside. protective case covering for case
-certificate of authenticity by akai
-ewi3000 module with cv mods on banana jacks, nyle steiner's deglitch chip installed in unit, battery clip modification with fresh battery
-custom cv control box
-4 planet waves high quality professional banana cables 8 feet each
-4 banana jumper cables 1 feet each
-2 connecting cables for ewi to module. one still in factory packaging
-polishing cloth
-two brand new replacement rubber tip mouthpiece in addition to rubber tip installed
-ewi strap
-two yamaha recorder cream for conditioning and care of rubber gaskets
-6 foot midi cable
-2 trs 2' cables
-manual printout of both ewi3000m and ewi3000
-professional patchman music pro bank installed in unit with backup copy on cd rom
-circuit bent speak and math with midi and cv ins, specially made for this setup"
akai ewi with circuit bent speak and math cv midi synth - YouTube via spunkytoofers.
"the akai ewi 3000 uses control voltages and has an all analog signal path with it's dedicated module. in this example the ewi 3000m module sends midi to the speak and math as well as control voltages brought to the surface of the 3000m on banana jacks. the banana jacks are sent to a cv control box which is essentially a foot switch box with various logic functions and and open ended patchable interface. ewi controls overall pitch of the speak and math based on pitch fingering cv output in conjunction with octave key cv output. the midi is a retrofit kit available by highly liquid and accesses the speak and math's rom by triggering key commands. this modification gives the user a wealth of circuit bent sounds accessed by midi note triggering. the speak and math's output is sent back to the 3000m's analog amplifiers and filters via breath control on the ewi. there are various note sustain loops and a photo theremin available on the surface of the speak and math via stomp switches. the stomp switches activate leds to indicate on/off. also a big knob with a rubber boot that can be played with the feet.. this is my first run through of my speak and math cv midi synth"
