The Casio PT100 In Circuit Bending 101: Getting More Out Of Your Synth

August 21, 2007
In this week's Circuit Bending 101, there are more ways to get sound out of a synth than just the keys

Circuit Bending 101 continues with this demonstration using a Casio PT100. Dan Demchuk works with Allison Lake to get unique sounds and bends from Allison's PT100.

To get more out of your synth, Dan and Allison go over maximizing space, exploring the synthesizer's possibilities, and installing switches. Stay tuned for more circuit bending tips and tricks at Gearwire.com.


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By: ahnee
this sucks monkey balls!.......... seriously! props to gearwire in general though, too bad the synth section isnt updated regularly
Thu, 2007-08-23 10:12

synth plans

By: bholland
There's a lot underway here right now to expand that, and we're waiting for a bunch of synths to come into the studio. There should be some good in depth stuff coming soon.
Thu, 2007-08-23 10:37

circuit bending workshops

By: djdemchuk
I'm no professional tech-head, I'm a DIY Circuit Bender. At Circuit Bending Workshops I offer people a chance to learn the bending basics free of charge and use that information to go where they may. The majority of workshop attendees have never done any electronics work in their lives. If you'd like more information on attending one yourself, visit going.com/circuitbend .
Thu, 2007-08-23 17:52

Ooof.

By: leftsaidphred
This whole series stinks. I know you've heard this before, but-yes-I have done better. Some advice you give is sillY--nooo it's lame.
Sun, 2007-09-02 21:21

I'm sorry but this video

By: Anonymous Coward
I'm sorry but this video seres is completely uninformative. The guy seems like a dumbass and says nothing a 5 year old couldn't guess about the topic. Chances are, if you vaguely know what circuit bending is then you've probably imagined that you take apart the device add switches etc. (which is pretty much all these lame videos mention, all while you have to listen to this nasal-voiced idiot who can't put a hat on straight let alone tell you anything helpful.)
Tue, 2007-11-20 23:12

Keep up the good work

By: Anonymous Coward

I'm new to this, have just found a Casiotone on ebay and want to get started. These videos are great.
Unlike most muso forums where everyone's an expert (see previous posts...) your videos don't make that assumption.
Keep it up, I'm avidly watching.

Tue, 2007-12-04 09:10

bending

By: DJ B.M. Turdling

This is a good soid introduction to circuit bending. Not too much technical BS to ruin the fun for nubies.

Wed, 2008-02-27 23:24

thank you

By: bholland

yes,

I keep meaning to do some serious bending on here, but haven't gotten around to it. However, we are sending a correspondent to Bent fest, so there will be more soon. I might show off my homemade circuit-bent vocoder that only cost me 75 cents to make.

Thu, 2008-02-28 11:15

hott.

By: less_cunning

allison lake is a club banger.

Fri, 2008-09-05 03:13

Ah the PT100 - my very first

By: McMayhem

Ah the PT100 - my very first bending project. If you need more room take the speaker out entirely and install a 1/4 inch jack. Pretty good bends on the PT, mostly distortions, but i did manage to find a frequency glitch that i wired to a linear pot to use as a pitch bender. Working on my CZ-101 right now. Good Luck

Sun, 2009-04-26 03:56

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