A.S.M.O.

adventures in circuit bending, diy electronics and experimental music

FM3 Buddha Machine LFO mod

FM3 Buddha Machine 1 & 5 with LFO pitch modulation and loop trigger. Speed, wave shape and depth controls, illuminated power switch, 1/4 inch audio out. Pine case with translucent … Continue reading

May 9, 2016 · 1 Comment

Dirty Electronics Mute Synth Mod (blonde)

Hardwired Mute Synth mod, similar design to the first one I built back in 2011 except with a white polycarbonate panel and unstained varnished beech ply case. All the touch … Continue reading

September 15, 2013 · Leave a comment

Chrome Gristleism LFO mod

I’ve modded quite a few Gristleims in the past for various clients in the past, up until now I’d never bothered with the chrome ones. When they were originally manufactured … Continue reading

September 15, 2013 · Leave a comment

Spanish Tiny Touch

This a variation on a circuit bend I’ve done several times before, the Vtech Tiny Touch Phone, which speaks numbers & shapes and nursery rhyme melodies. This one is a Spanish … Continue reading

October 30, 2012 · Leave a comment

Evil Twin : Circuit Bent Twin Neck Guitar

Each neck has a range of sounds, top one are leads, bottom one, riffs and rhythms. The 2 necks can be pitched independently of each other and have their own volume … Continue reading

September 20, 2012 · Leave a comment

Dirty Carter : Hardwire Mod

This is my hardwire mod of the Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument, a post card sized hand held touch controlled instrument, designed by John Richards (Dirty Electronics) and Chris … Continue reading

September 14, 2012 · 1 Comment

Mute Synth Leatherette Mod for Daniel Miller

The Mute Synth is a hand held touch controlled synthesizer originally commissioned by Mute Records for the Mute Short Circuit weekend at the Roundhouse, London in May 2011. http://mute.com/mute/the-mute-synth This … Continue reading

July 18, 2012 · Leave a comment

Echo Destruktor Mk.II

The Echo Destruktor Mk.II is the echo circuit from a Barbie Karaoke Machine rewired into a feedback network with the addition of a low pass resonant filter and LFO for … Continue reading

July 18, 2012 · 2 Comments

Dirty Electronics : Athens Video Art Festival Instrument

This little beauty is the latest creation from Dirty Electronics, it was developed in a very short turnaround by John Richards, myself and Jim Frize from Sonodrome for a workshop … Continue reading

May 20, 2012 · Leave a comment

Meredith Box

The Merdedith Box is a simple electronic instrument created for a forthcoming performance by the Dirty Electronics Ensemble of a specially composed piece by leading contemporary composer Anna Meredith. It … Continue reading

May 18, 2012 · Leave a comment