Circuit Bending Super Edit (Tinkerbell Wand to Expressive Instrument) | Simon Hutchinson

This video is a re-edit of my series introducing circuit-bending old toys (cutting the three-video series down into a more reasonably paced single video). Circuit-bending is the creative customization of consumer electronics with the goal of inventing new unique devices for sound-making, visuals, or other expressive goals. In this series, now edited into a single video, I take you through my process with some toys from the start, including explorations, experiments, and, importantly, failures. I continue work through transforming this Tinkerbell wand, testing out different resistors and switches to see what I might add to increase its glitchy expressive range. I'm a composer and sound-designer, not an electrical engineer, so my goal is to find fun sounds that I can use in creative ways (rather than any kind of serious circuit design). More circuit-bending and handmade electronic music here:    • Circuit Bending / Experiments | Simon Hutc...   0:00 Intro 0:22 Selecting toys to bend 0:52 Testing with new batteries 1:52 Opening up the Tinkerbell wand 4:42 Opening up the whack-a-mole 7:20 Poking around with test leads 10:40 Recap, equipment 11:11 Examining the components 12:20 Speeding up the clock 14:17 Slowing down the clock 15:19 Varying the clock 18:58 Switches 22:17 The "glitch switch" 24:40 Considering packaging (instrument morphology) 25:19 Tools & equipment 26:15 Updates/Plan 28:32 Installing the "Glitch Switch" 30:48 Installing the Toggle 31:47 Changing the LED 32:47 Installing the Potentiometer 34:17 Adding RCA audio out 35:18 Putting it back together 36:08 Esoteric Etude 38:31 Closing Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonHut... Official Website - http://simonhutchinson.com/ bandcamp (lots of free music!): https://simonhutchinson.bandcamp.com/... Sign up for my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hVs7bT Buy my old gear on Reverb (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/48iMpdH Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/simonhutchinson My recording gear (affiliate links): Aston Microphones Origin -Reverb: https://tidd.ly/4aiVSnj dbx 286s Channel Strip -Reverb: https://tidd.ly/4as22Bm -Perfect Circtuit: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/... I provide affiliate links for some products that I use and enjoy. If you end up buying something through these external links, I may earn a small commission (while the price for you remains the same). #circuitbending #circuitbent #diymusic