Saturday, September 25, 2010

A circuit bender


This lady provides great step-by-step tutorial videos for dummies.

In short, here is the instruction that I need to follow to start circuit-bending;

1. Buy a battery-powered children's toys (I repeat, IT MUST BATTERY-POWERED. Otherwise you might get electrocuted and die.)

2. Disassemble the toy and take out the circuit part which is usually greenish board with some metal bumps.

3. Lick your index finger and rub the back of the circuit where the numerous metal bumps are, then try to locate where you can get the sweetest beat.

4. Once you decide on 2 spots, connect a generator of your choice. (10K, 50K, 100K, 500K, etc)

5. Connect it to a software (Ableton) in your computer.

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