Patching around on my circuit bent Alesis HR-16. It’s a glitch monster and a relatively easy machine to bend. I will link to an instructional article soon at www.scottbrown.co.nz Audio is direct from the HR-16 into my Zoom H4n. Circuit bent instruments can fluctuate in volume quickly so lower the volume on this video.

I recently bent this Alesis SR-16 by adding a 16 point patch bay. This machine sounds a lot better circuit bent than it does off the shelf! You can find some great glitchy sounds inside this bad boy and the patch bay gives you near endless combinations. The audio is direct from the SR-16 to…

I picked up this slightly damaged RX-15 on eBay for 20 bucks with the intent of circuit bending it. Unfortunately there are not a lot of hidden gems in this machine so I only managed to find a few bends that aren’t particularly impressive. I was able to repair the machine and get it working…

Here is a demo of my Circuit Bent Yamaha RX8. I added a patch bay with 16 patch points that wreak varying degrees of chaos across it’s circuits. The result is a glitchy industrial dream with a huge array of patching possibilities. The audio is direct from the RX8 to a Zoom H4n – it…

DIY Spring Instrument connected to a Strymon Timeline and a TC Electronic T2 reverb. This is a great little box for sound design at the start of an effects chain.