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  1. Re:Finally by dfay · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Scientists Create World's Tiniest "Ear"

    And now we can finally hear what this sounds like!

  2. Re:Project scrapped .... by SpiralSpirit · · Score: 1 · on New Scottish Wave Energy Generator Unveiled

    http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om24550.html

  3. *not* the official web site by bossert · · Score: 4, Informative · on Consumer Electronics Make Music

    Needless to say, something as odd as circuit bending doesn't have an "official" web site. However, the person widely credited with starting and popularizing circuit bending is Reed Ghazala, and his site is http://www.anti-theory.com/. Got to give credit where credit is due, folks... More information on bending and other amazing experimental musical instruments is available at http://www.oddmusic.com.

  4. Experimental Hand-made Instruments by Anarcho-Goth · · Score: 2, Informative · on Consumer Electronics Make Music

    Also, if you like instruments that you hold in your hand, here is a gallery of all sorts of really weird instruments.

  5. In other news: Nano-guitars! by phUnBalanced · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Nanotech Pinball and Miniature Engines

    Check out this rocking piece of nanotech.

  6. Circuitbending by uqbar · · Score: 4, Interesting · on Tech Toys Become Modern Instruments
    Here is a whole slew of links to the realm of circuit bending (maybe this will distribute the load among those who want to create musical circuit hacks):

    http://www.oddmusic.com/illogic/

    http://www.anti-theory.com/

    http://www.simulated.net/bending/

    http://www.hollis.co.uk/john/bent/

    http://www.furious.com/perfect/emi/reedghazala.htm l

    http://users.ev1.net/~bantha/bending/

    http://www.pansiecola.com/space/inappropriate/bend ing/

    And even a news group on the topic: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/benders

  7. Commonly known as 'circuit bending' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Tech Toys Become Modern Instruments


    This practice has been dubbed "circuit bending" by the pioneer of this art, Reed Ghazala. His site is excellent (but not /. resistant). His case decorations are fantastic, and he offers plenty of information on how to whip out a soldering iron and do it yourself.

    The idea isn't to create your own "analog synth" - it's to take formerly crappy and cheap sound-producing toys and rewire them to produce bizarre/unexpected sounds. You do add knobs and switches for control. I have an old tiny Casio keyboard and poking one IC pin will make it go nuts and play backwards drums, random riffs, grinding noise, blips and bloops, and on and on. It's amazing, and I got it for $2 at Goodwill.

    The ridiculous prices fetched these days for modded Speak & * toys on ebay is evidence of their popularity.

    For more info go here or here.