Wednesday, April 14, 2010

#32

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This keyboard has two simple bends, controlled with a switch and knob. They are both pitch bends, and both pitch it down. When the switch is in the up position you get a pretty normal pitch bend, using the knob to take it down pretty low. When the switch is in the down position, the knob will take the town from pretty low, and disintegrate it into patterned clicks, and sometimes interesting "beats". It's a pretty cool instrument. It takes 4 AA batteries. It also has a 1/4" output jack.

#31

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Here is a little speak and spell clone that you see everywhere. It's ability to teach a kid to read, I question, but it is good for making noise. I installed a pretty simple pitch bend in this one. You can pitch it down with the knob, until the voices and melodies pretty much disintegrate, or pitch it up to get interesting distorted effects. It makes a pretty cool sort of drum machine, as I found out. It takes 2 AA batteries. It also has a 1/4" output jack.



#30

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This is an interesting keyboard. I could not find most of the normal bends you find in the sort's of toys, but I did find a good pitch bend (down). The interesting thing though is the loop bends I found. There are two, but potentiometer controlled, and switch activated. They will sustain the tone played indefinitely, but, this little keyboard has a two tone polyphony, thus when the one of the loop bends are enacted, you can combine two tones. This get's really cool when you turn on the vibrato, and pitch the thing down. It acts a little different when amplified, so I've included what it sounds like playing from the internal speaker as well. There wasn't much room in this, but I did the best I could. I have included pictures of what the best I could do looks like (added character). Takes 6 AA batteries.

#29

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I like this thing. It's a toddlers keyboard and animal sound maker. It had a very good pitch bend that takes the sounds, and completely destroys them. The disintegrate into peeps, and sequels, and rhythmic patterns, and drones. I'm sure you'll find it very wonderful. Usually I am opposed to removing any of the original functionality of a toy, just cause I'm a little eccentric, but there simply was no room inside this to install parts, so I removed the speaker. Along with the pitch knob, I also installed a 1/4" output jack. Takes 3 AA batteries.

#28

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This is a simple speak and spell clone. When I got it the voice was sort of jangled, and it still is. It has a pitch knob, which will pitch the thing both up and down, depend on the direction in which you turn it. I installed a 1/4" output jack for your amplifying, or recording pleasure. This thing-a-ma-jig will take 2 AA batteries, and there is no battery compartment cover.

Friday, March 5, 2010

#27

Here is my newest instrument up for auction. Let's get right down to the modifications. This one has a pitch knob, which is controlled by a toggle switch. When the switch is in one position, the knob which controls the pitch, will pitch the instrument down, when the switch is in the other position, turning the knob will pitch the instrument up. It also has another knob which distorts the tones. This is capable of some neat things, disintegrating melodies, and weird patterns. Take a look at the video, and tell me what you think. Takes 3 AA batteries.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

# 26



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This is a speak and spell clone. It's called an alphabet learning center. I opened 'er up and added in some nice bends for you. It's got one potentiometer which controls the pitch; it can be pitched up, and down, until the tones, voices, and various other sounds decay into blips, and squeals, and patterns. There is a second bend, which is potentiometer controlled, but I didn't want to lose the original sound of the toy, so I added a switch to turn it on and off. It distorts the sounds, makes the voice more robot like, perhaps. You'll love it, I'm sure. I also added in a 1/4" out put jack, for your sampling, amplifying, plugging needs. Takes 4 AA batteries.

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