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Finally! A PlayStation 2 circuit bending tutorial video!

This is just a special preview for my patrons. There are some mistakes I'm fixing at the moment, if you have any suggestions before I render the final version let me know!

This has taken for...

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Paused billing / PS2 tutorial almost finished

You may have noticed I paused billing on here. I decided to do this as I feel like I haven't been able to bring enough to the table for you all.

The past year has been absolutely exhausting...

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An easier way to solder to the GBS8100 boards

Been meaning to get this uploaded for ages! things are just crazy buzzy at the moment. LoFi Future is now a propper real tax paying business witch has added a whole new level of work but luckily I'...

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CD4069UBE Schematic + Possible Patreon Easy EDA team?

Here is the basic (and confirmed) DC4069 LFO schematic. It can run on as little as 3.3V up to 12V no problem. If you feed it a single rail 5V supply, you get a 0-5V peak to peak lfo voltage output,...

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Also.... PlayStation 2 Circuit bending?!?!?

Yes it is possible, and I have meticulously mapped out the vias coming from the GPU that you can solder to on the 3900x (now you know what specific model to buy in preperation!)

Its still e...

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PlayStation Model SCPH-550X (PU-22 motherboard) GPU Circuit Bending Map

Here is a clearer but not quite finished map of the PS 550X GPU circuit bending points. The test points labelled with the pink dots are the GPU data lines 0 to 30.

Connecting these together w...

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PLayStation SCPH-750X [PU-22 motherboard] GPU bends

Here's the area these bends can be found on the PU-22 motherboard. This is just a rough idea for now, some of these will cause the console to crash but none of them them blow any fuses on the mothe...

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Next up!

Onto working on the circuit bent PS1 tutorial! 

I want to bring it in hope video and PDF form, as I find a video is fun to watch and get inspired about a project, but often falls short o...

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Dual triangle LFO for Panasonic WJ-AVE positioners joysticks

Been working on this tiny LFO specifically designed for implanting into Panasonic video mixers to modulate the X/Y positioner.

It is based on this design here: 2021-04-06 17:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post

GBS 8100 DIY Video Synth / Glitch Processor

Latest tutorial is here in video form! 

Check out the project page on my website for detailed info: 2021-03-27 15:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post

GBS-8100 Video Synth / Glitch Processor Tutorial

Well that took a while, but I think all of the extra research was worth it!

Here is a link to the unlisted preview: 2021-03-27 03:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Just a handy little reference

For soldering directly to VGA connectors on PCBs

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Latest vid tutorial landing tonight!

Its been super hard getting into the flow of video production, but I am pretty happy with what I have made.

Will be uploading it later. For now, I'll leave you this!

Its a detailed ci...

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New Tutorial Incoming.

Finishing up the latest tutorial. this one is related to my feedback generator plans but with a focus on circuit bending / glitch effects .

It can be run as a feedback video synth or a glitc...

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Upscaling + Filtering captures

I have been experimenting with post processing captures from my video gear. Here is one I really like, the upscaling to 1080p was done in OBS, no fancy settings or anything.

In photoshop I ...

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An end of year thank you!

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to all my patrons for the support this past year! Since posting my first PDF tutorial back in january I have been investing funds into a decent setup for reco...

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Edirol V4 Circuit Bending / Glitch Mod Guide

Its finally done! Im really excited to bring you this guide! sorry it has taken me so long to put this one together and a massive thank you to all of you for supporting me on here!

As always ...

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PlayStation 1 Circuit Bending Solder Points

Hi people! Sorry its been so quite here. Its been a challenge keeping up with everything the past six months or so leaving me little head space to focus on putting out tutorials / guides.

A ...

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I circuit bent my Edirol V4!

I captured the process in pictures to share with you all, I'll be posting the tutorial soon!

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Circuit Bent VEC2050 Custom Panel Graphics

Super happy with how this turned out! Used a toner transfer process involving a laser printer, normal printer paper and some acetone nail polish remover.

Its by no means a perfect way to do...

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Update + New tutorials in the works

Things have been quiet here lately, got an interesting update for you all though!

Working on a couple of tutorials at the moment, one being a guide to circuit bending the original PlayStatio...

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JVC 5" Colour CRT

 

I bought this lovely little 5" JVC monitor a while back. When I got it it was in really crappy condition, full of dirt (was definitely used on location in some muddy scenarios) and it ...

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PlayStation Glitch VJ/Visual Sample Pack

I put together this collection of clips I made using Music 2000 on a modified PlayStation. The PlayStation mod involves crossing data and address lines on the VRAM chip via toggle switches to corru...

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The Vect A Sketch in action

Here is a video i produced using the Vect A Sketch project. The CRT is rescanned with a b/w tube camera, sent to a video mixer for keying / effects then captured into my PC.

The audio is ac...

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The "Vect A Sketch" Oscillographics Generator Tutorial

Really pleased to release my second PDF tutorial! This time i'll be showing you how to create a simple oscillographic synthesizer that is capable of creating some really interesting patterns and sh...

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Video Art Captures + Update

Hope everyone is well and staying safe indoors. The long overdue "Vect o Skcetch" tutorial will be uploaded tomorrow. It will give you all the info you need to modify an old CRT tv and build an osc...

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The SHARP VP-ES1 Video Printer

 

Working on another tutorial, this time on a very obsolete piece of hardware, the Sharp VP-ES1 Video Printer (also known as the (GZ-P15 in the US) 

The reason I say very ...

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Standalone video feedback generator

I just finished this build, its taken a while but its finally done!

This is a standalone feedback generator based on the concept covered in my guide "Low cost video feedback generator" guide...

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Thank you to my first Patrons!

Just want to say a massive thank you to all of you who have pledged so far. The support means an awful lot and helps me to continue doing what i love doing.

I am going to be focusing on makin...

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Glitching images with hardware audio effects

In this tutorial I show you how to process images with hardware audio effects (guitar pedals, rack fx units, synth modules etc.)

The image sonification process in audacity is a pretty well kn...

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