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Circuit bent Speak And write
« on: October 21, 2010, 12:57:17 AM »



Ive put up some demo's and A Bend points map on me web site
Speak and write web page
http://www.magicmess.co.uk/cb/speak-write.php
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2010, 12:49:24 AM »
This is really nice.
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2010, 09:02:58 PM »
Cheers dude it goes really low in pitch much better growl than sp&spells
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2010, 09:15:44 PM »
Somehow they sound a lot more organic and less dirty than Speak & spell machines, in my experience
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2010, 03:07:20 AM »
very cool !! youre site is  neat .  i definitly have to get my hands on a '' speak & sometin' '' soon .

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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2010, 12:22:06 PM »
For anyone else attempting to bend a Speak & Write. Its very easy to accidently cut through one of the traces for the keyboard membrane by drilling blindly in the area at the top where it says Speak&Write etc. I know from first hand experience  >:(

Where matt has the pitch knob is pretty safe but i'd be a little wary of where the 'dist' button is. That was probably very lucky that some of the buttons weren't disabled.
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2010, 08:07:34 PM »
yep ! i was very very lucky i was about 2mm away from the circuit trace  ::)
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2011, 10:30:52 PM »
I picked up a Maths Marvel at a car boot sale ages ago. I've only just got around to try n' open her up. I'm through the billion clasps but can't get much further. I'm sure there's a screw somewhere under the membrane. Is there a technique to removing the membrane without knackering it. It seems to be glued down with unicorn hooves and orphan tears.

Any help would be muchly appreciated :)
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2011, 11:05:00 PM »
I have a vague feeling that the maths marvel has a screw thats sealed under plastic somewhere, or that could have been a completely different machine. I do remember having an absolute nightmare trying to get into the thing and then finding nothing of any interest inside and giving it away.
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2011, 09:30:48 AM »
Quote from: Circuitbenders on January 17, 2011, 11:05:00 PM
...I do remember having an absolute nightmare trying to get into the thing and then finding nothing of any interest inside and giving it away.

Thanks for that glimpse into the future. If I ever get inside, I'll let you know if the prophecy foretold comes to fruition :)
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2011, 12:35:40 PM »
Thinking about it, theres definitely a hidden screw somewhere that's been sealed over with plastic. Try knocking the casing with a screwdriver as if you were looking for a secret passageway or something. I guess at some point it'll sound different.
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Re: Circuit bent Speak And write
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2011, 08:02:07 PM »
Yep, there was a screw alright. It was right underneath one of the buttons. I've had a brief poke around and can say that you, Crusty Paul, have a Nostradamus-like quality. Not a lot going on in there at all. It's not overly dis-similar to a speak & music. I'll give it an hour of my time and if nothing jumps out at me, it's getting flushed.
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