'Super Concert Animal' keyboard
Circuit Bending par Ian Sherwen, Happy Robot Music - Windscale
Description :
this is a circuit bent super concert animal keyboard.
the original toy keyboard has 10 preset sounds (piano, trumpet, and 8 animal
sounds). it also has 4 drum sounds with pads, 8 preset rhythms, 16 preset
songs, volume/tempo controls, and the ability to record your playing.
I have added a high pitch control knob, and a low pitch control knob, both with
crash protection resistors fitted.
there is also a 'droneloop' button with its own threshold control (press the
button while the keyboard is playing and the audio 'locks up' making a drone or
sometimes a loop which then can be affected by the other controls. has
different effects depending on where the threshold control is set. the
'droneloop' button sometimes crashes the keyboard, turn the power off then on
again to resume playing).
I have also added a light dependent resistor with on/off switch. when
this is enabled it pitches the audio down drastically when it receives more
light. you can wave your hand in front of it, shine a torch on to it, or
just wave the keyboard around! it works on the keyboard playing as normal
and on any 'droneloops' that you have enabled.
has internal speaker and a 1/4 inch mono output (for recording or
amplification). all controls are labelled with retro dymo tape.
power from 4 aa batteries.