Safety Gear: Glasses and Shoes
Circuit Bending: Making Music By Rewiring Toys and Devices
Lesson Info
Safety Gear: Glasses and Shoes
Class Description
In this class, we'll talk about what Circuit Bending is, and how it works. We will get physical and actually bend an old keyboard, going through the process step-by-step. In the end, we will have a cool new keyboard capable of brand new sounds. We'll even make a track with it.
In this class we will hit the road, going to some thrift shops to look for bendable instruments. We'll do some time-lapse videos of taking things apart (complete with Benny Hill), and we will melt down some Spongebob Squarepants. Join this supremely weird class to see how it all unfolds.
Lessons
1Introduction2What is Circuit Bending?
3What is Bendable?
4Tools You Will Need
5Tips on Finding Toys and Bendable Things: Lets Go Shopping!
6Safety: Batteries Only!
7Safety Gear: Glasses and Shoes
8Opening Up Your Device
9Make a Jumper
10Making First Connections
11Circuit Mapping and Notation
12Types of Knobs and Switches
13Soldering Tips
14Connecting Wires to the Board
15Mounting Switches
16Connecting Switches
17Switch Details
18Closing it Up
19Some Music Made From My New Bent Keyboard
20Thanks and Bye!