where to start

[lucas]

i bought the theremin speak and spell thing it going to be cool but i would love to understand slightly more on how the whole process starts and capabilitys of all these products cus i have aload of older keyboards and well kids toys but i would like to know where are the limits cus i see there is a custom page and my mind is on fire with what i could do so can you inform me on some of the process also because i want to be able to talk to my mates and tell them how its done so i look good
thanks a bunch
lucas

[Matt Hitcham]

Hey Lucas,

Check out my brief guide, you can download it at www.warpedcircuits.com/guide.doc

That should get you started. This toys can destroy the world of music and you can rip so many samples from them. Basically you want to aim for anything that is battery powered, max 9 volts, that makes interesting sounds, preferably complex sounds, and preferably older so they have big fat rom chips rather then little tiny ic's which you can't mess around with.

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If you want to start circuit bending, see if you can find a Casio SA-2. There's only one bend on there but it's a pretty good example of the kind of effects you'll get from circuit bending.

[thesemenincident]

I found a "Kid Tunes" keyboard in a thrift stor with one bend but i could play it just aplying pressure with my fingers while playing... The wires came off and my soldering iron sucks tho... so its out of comission right now... Im new to circuit bending so i havent ever put switches on anything.... But the kidtunes keyboard is cool just as it is... unscrew it and move your fingers on the circuit and it make high pitched squeals and stuff. The more pressure the higher it goes.