hey guys- was wondering what you thought of this for entry into the moogfest circuit bending comp.
are you allowed to take parts of a schematic from a circuit and recreate it or do you need to have a physical existing unit to mod?
there are so many requirements to entry, i dont want to waste my time complying with them all to be told im not using an existing device
I have not created a video like other people documenting the process, just the end result
i took the filter out of the mutron III and ditched the volume detection and replaced it with a 6 step sequenced circuit (think knight rider dash display) designed with a 555 timer.
i also modded the resonance on the mutron III filter, pushing it so it sounds sweet (read: bleeps and tweets)
the right box is the modded mutton III filter, the left box is the 6 step sequencer which affects the frequency of the filter sweep at 6 different points.
the knobs on the filter are LP/HP/BP - Filter Center Frequency - Resonance
the knobs on the sequencer are the 6 filter strength knobs and a speed knob
the back and forth swing of the sequencer gives it a natural feel unlike step sequencers that simply restart.
let me know what you think, worth entering into the moogfest circuit bending comp ?
would be cool for an Octave One kind of setup for live performance.
you said you didnât make a video, but make sure you document the build step by step or it wonât comply. I think you are already outside of the rules because it clearly states you must start with an EXISTING device. NOT building it from a schematic.
i will make a proper video, if i get told itâs ok for entry.
i am starting with an existing device, in the sense that im not starting with a new design.
no one is going to actually modify their existing Mutron III. have you seen the asking prices on ebay besides if i create the boards from scratch everyone else can make one too
iâve sent an email to the guys at moogfest. weâll see what they say.
youâre right that no on would mod a mutron iii for this⌠but thatâs the point. YOU chose the Mutron. THEY want you to do it with something cheap. Thatâs why they put the $70 limit on it. and it doesnât say existing design. it says existing device. Let us know what they say, but I think the fact that you have a question, and are trying to make your design fit are evidence that you know it doesnât really. If you have to explain, then it doesnât.
they said i needed to âutilize a pre existing physical productâ (paraphrase)
which kind of sucks.
for me âcircuit bendingâ does not necessarily mean âphysical device bendingâ. imo i bent the circuit of an existing device and created a new instrument out of it.
