I managed to score one of these a while back and bent it according to the common 23 points/EraSer of circuitbend.it's jpg that's floating around the net. This is my first attempt at bending, and recently have started to get into some other basic electronics, putting together Atari Punk Consoles and soon to start work on a Baby 8 style sequencer. Anyways, I initially wired up all the points using mostly scrap wire and without a real plan; running the wire straight from the chips over to the right (when right side up) side of the case to a 25 pin d-sub, connected to my breakout box.
Bends work well, however, I noticed some interference/hum on longer samples like the cymbal crash and ride, even when the breakout box isn't hooked up. Thinking the hum might've been from running the wires over all the other chips, I spent about 3 hours one night rewiring the entire thing, running them down towards the keypads, then over to the side and back up, avoiding the main board as much as possible. After I'd gotten done, it's almost as if it's a little worse now that the wires are a little bit longer. Do most people go for shielded wire when bending, is the RX17 that notorious for this type of interference that others have found, or might it be something else entirely? It wasn't a problem before I started bending it...