Circuit-Bending: Free the Ghost in the Machine

Reed Ghazala

ISBN 10: 0764588877 / ISBN 13: 9780764588877

Published by Wiley, 2005

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Very good clean, unmarked copy. Interior fine, binding tight. 398 pages with index. We house the world famous Red Room so give us some experimental love baby!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Circuit-Bending: Free the Ghost in the Machine
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0764588877
• ISBN 13: 9780764588877
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music

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Synopsis

• Fans will get bent out of shape if they miss the first book to cover circuit-bending-"bending," for short-the method by which an electronic toy or a device such as a keyboard is short-circuited and modified to create an entirely different sound
• Written by the inventor of the technology, this book covers the tools of the trade, shows how to build a bending workshop, and reveals secrets that will have readers of all levels making sweet music in no time
• Readers learn basic bends, body contacts, and other bending skills, as well as ways to create bent instruments from a variety of popular toys and electronic devices
• Features some of the author's own unique creations

About the Author

Reed Ghazala developed the technique of circuit-bending in 1967, following the chance encounter of a transistorized amplifier with an unidentified object in his desk drawer. He can often be found writing music, sculpting, taking photos, hunting mushrooms, building things that fly, or indulging in other creative pursuits as befits a true Renaissance man.