Silverfish Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi. I found a Speak & Read in a thrift store the other day and couldn't resist- I'm going to bend the hell out of it! I'm curious if anyone could direct me to information that would allow the implementation of MIDI controlled circuitbends. I know there are kits you can buy, but that's no fun. I guess I caught the DIY bug pretty bad.... *sigh* If you know how to MIDIfy something like this, let me know. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drin Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 You might start here: http://www.makezine.com/extras/32.html. It's a simple DIY circuit bending project with a Speak & Read, but it could provide some ideas as to where to start bending.-drin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiocommander Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 If you know how to MIDIfy something like this, let me know.Not exactly this, but something like this is the SpeakJet, a single chip for ~25$ that you can control with a IIC-module and a Core-module. TK has just released the plans and a first firmware! The SpeakJet can talk phonemes, words and phrases, you can control pitch and speed and it has some additional sound-fx and DTMF-tones. Documentation is minimal at this moment, but there are some of us planning to build this, so help and hints should be available.You might want to check out this thread:http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=2870.0;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfish Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Wow. How'd I miss that link, drin? Thanks. That's a great start for exactly what I want to do. As far as the speakjet goes, it's really cool to watch you high-level guys develop new stuff. I'm hoping to build some of the other synths on the site this summer, so maybe that'd be a fun project for the fall (after I learn real programming skills). Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drin Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Wow. How'd I miss that link, drin? Thanks. You're welcome. Please keep us informed of your progress! New toys are always good. :)-drin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpmacklin Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Check out:MidispeakWould be nice if it could be done with MIOS and a Core instead, but this might be a good starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogik Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 as for bending a speak&read (or any toy) and controlling this with midi;-most bends are connecting 2 points together; you can make (CMOS ic?) switches that switch with a trigger, i'm still planning to write something on thisif you make some matrixes with these switches you have some nice possibilties-use midio128 DOUT for triggering (buttons, controlled switches)cheers, marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBunsen Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 you can make (CMOS ic?) switches that switch with a trigger, i'm still planning to write something on thisif you make some matrixes with these switches you have some nice possibiltiesPlease do! When you have written something, the wiki is probably the best place for it :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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