Discover electronics in a fun and innovative wayby turning your sound toys into a unique and one of a kind sound instrument. Circuit bending is the creative customization of the circuits within electronic devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children’s toys and small digital synthesizers to create new musical or visual instruments and sound generators. The beauty about circuit bending is that you don’t have to know much about electronics. Circuit bending is about discovering new things and exploring your toys. It is very safe as the toys are all battery operated.
Emphasizing spontaneity and randomness, the techniques of circuit bending have been commonly associated with noise music, though many more conventional contemporary musicians and musical groups have been known to experiment with “bent” instruments. Circuit bending usually involves dismantling the machine and adding components such as switches and potentiometers that alter the circuit.
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