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I know we make a lot of sometimes hellishly noisy kit, but if you make "white power electronics" or similar laughably tragic right wing bullshit then please feel free to just fuck off and grow up. We really don't need or want your money.
You'd think we have more important things to be doing, but tax returns don't just avoid completing themselves you know. It takes real dedication to find literally anything else to be fiddling with.
Why not open up the Kawai R100 operating system in a hex editor and add your name to the boot screen?
Why not open up the Kawai R100 operating system in a hex editor and add your name to the boot screen?
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
You'd think we have more important things to be doing, but tax returns don't just avoid completing themselves you know. It takes real dedication to find literally anything else to be fiddling with.
Why not open up the Kawai R100 operating system in a hex editor and add your name to the boot screen?
Why not open up the Kawai R100 operating system in a hex editor and add your name to the boot screen?
The Acetone FR2L, one of what we like to call 'a lovely piece of furniture' drum machines from the 70's.
An absolute nightmare to work on, not least because of ludicrous levels of hum / tones leaking from the LC tank percussion circuits, but also a very wobbly -24v positive ground power arrangement.
An absolute nightmare to work on, not least because of ludicrous levels of hum / tones leaking from the LC tank percussion circuits, but also a very wobbly -24v positive ground power arrangement.
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The Acetone FR2L, one of what we like to call 'a lovely piece of furniture' drum machines from the 70's.
An absolute nightmare to work on, not least because of ludicrous levels of hum / tones leaking from the LC tank percussion circuits, but also a very wobbly -24v positive ground power arrangement.
An absolute nightmare to work on, not least because of ludicrous levels of hum / tones leaking from the LC tank percussion circuits, but also a very wobbly -24v positive ground power arrangement.
The sound of an apocalyptic space war, courtesy of an Alesis HR16 drum machine with an absolutely fried irreplaceable ASIC gate array that controls the sample playback.
Alesis HR16 with fried ASIC
Journey with us past the pain threshold, with the sound of this Alesis HR16 with a completely fried ASIC chip. The ASIC is meant to control the sample playback...... its failing to do so! ;-)
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January 27, 2026 at 11:14 AM
The sound of an apocalyptic space war, courtesy of an Alesis HR16 drum machine with an absolutely fried irreplaceable ASIC gate array that controls the sample playback.
I'm wondering if the Germans have a word for that feeling of slightly icky discomfort and sad exhaustion you get from an eBay listing where the seller has very obviously used the AI for the description, and the reams of soulless marketing bullshit just make you never want to buy from them, ever.
January 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I'm wondering if the Germans have a word for that feeling of slightly icky discomfort and sad exhaustion you get from an eBay listing where the seller has very obviously used the AI for the description, and the reams of soulless marketing bullshit just make you never want to buy from them, ever.
PCB Poetry #69: Welcome to another exciting episode of PCB based 'name that 90's industrial track'.
January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
PCB Poetry #69: Welcome to another exciting episode of PCB based 'name that 90's industrial track'.
Just remembered years ago arguing with eBay customer service regarding the fact that you're not allowed the username circuitbenderscouk, because the couk bit might tempt people off eBay to a website. They then said with a straight face that for that same reason discoukraine wasn't allowed either. 🤔
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Just remembered years ago arguing with eBay customer service regarding the fact that you're not allowed the username circuitbenderscouk, because the couk bit might tempt people off eBay to a website. They then said with a straight face that for that same reason discoukraine wasn't allowed either. 🤔
One of our old stickers. No, we don't have any left.
January 24, 2026 at 1:56 PM
One of our old stickers. No, we don't have any left.
We invented the Theremin, composed the original Dr Who theme music, and taught Bob Moog everything he knew about audio electronics.
Any claims to the contrary are FAKE NEWS spread by militant leftists.
This is how you do reality these days isn't it? 🤔
Any claims to the contrary are FAKE NEWS spread by militant leftists.
This is how you do reality these days isn't it? 🤔
January 23, 2026 at 8:47 PM
We invented the Theremin, composed the original Dr Who theme music, and taught Bob Moog everything he knew about audio electronics.
Any claims to the contrary are FAKE NEWS spread by militant leftists.
This is how you do reality these days isn't it? 🤔
Any claims to the contrary are FAKE NEWS spread by militant leftists.
This is how you do reality these days isn't it? 🤔
Just had an order on etsy from a country named ÅLAND... no, me neither.
Apparently its an autonomous region of Finland that counts as its own country, which is fine, except nobody appears to have informed Royal Mail or any other shipping company of this and they've never heard of it...
Apparently its an autonomous region of Finland that counts as its own country, which is fine, except nobody appears to have informed Royal Mail or any other shipping company of this and they've never heard of it...
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Just had an order on etsy from a country named ÅLAND... no, me neither.
Apparently its an autonomous region of Finland that counts as its own country, which is fine, except nobody appears to have informed Royal Mail or any other shipping company of this and they've never heard of it...
Apparently its an autonomous region of Finland that counts as its own country, which is fine, except nobody appears to have informed Royal Mail or any other shipping company of this and they've never heard of it...
Shit! Why did nobody mention this before?!
From the Casio SK1 manual...
From the Casio SK1 manual...
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Shit! Why did nobody mention this before?!
From the Casio SK1 manual...
From the Casio SK1 manual...
It turns out the contact form on our website hasn't been working properly for the past 3 or 4 weeks and emails have been saying they've been sent, but actually just vanishing.
Its fixed now so we haven't replied then you might want to try again. Sorry about that, we had no idea.
Its fixed now so we haven't replied then you might want to try again. Sorry about that, we had no idea.
January 22, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It turns out the contact form on our website hasn't been working properly for the past 3 or 4 weeks and emails have been saying they've been sent, but actually just vanishing.
Its fixed now so we haven't replied then you might want to try again. Sorry about that, we had no idea.
Its fixed now so we haven't replied then you might want to try again. Sorry about that, we had no idea.
The main thing that one of your posts somehow escaping onto the 'Discover' feed tells you is that a hell of a lot of American Democrat profiles, who absolutely definitely aren't bots or some kind of weird follow back circle jerk, really love a bit of random noise. 😉
January 21, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The main thing that one of your posts somehow escaping onto the 'Discover' feed tells you is that a hell of a lot of American Democrat profiles, who absolutely definitely aren't bots or some kind of weird follow back circle jerk, really love a bit of random noise. 😉
Lovely stuff from @invictushifi.bsky.social and his new circuitbenders modded Yamaha R100, with the kind of flukey serendipitous ending that makes you suddenly feel a need to point a finger at someone and say... "nice".
Just invented what I'm calling 'GlunkStep' with this newly arrived little messed up FX monster from @circuitbenders.co.uk
#studio #noise
#studio #noise
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Lovely stuff from @invictushifi.bsky.social and his new circuitbenders modded Yamaha R100, with the kind of flukey serendipitous ending that makes you suddenly feel a need to point a finger at someone and say... "nice".
Yamaha R100 Reverb Processor modifications are available as a standard mod set on the site!
Whats your excuse for not getting them done... other than not owning a R100, or wanting to own a R100, or not being remotely interested in the stupid sounds they make? Other than all that, whats your excuse?🤔
Whats your excuse for not getting them done... other than not owning a R100, or wanting to own a R100, or not being remotely interested in the stupid sounds they make? Other than all that, whats your excuse?🤔
circuitbenders.co.uk - Yamaha RE1000 Modifications
Custom built electronic audio insanity machines
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January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Yamaha R100 Reverb Processor modifications are available as a standard mod set on the site!
Whats your excuse for not getting them done... other than not owning a R100, or wanting to own a R100, or not being remotely interested in the stupid sounds they make? Other than all that, whats your excuse?🤔
Whats your excuse for not getting them done... other than not owning a R100, or wanting to own a R100, or not being remotely interested in the stupid sounds they make? Other than all that, whats your excuse?🤔
Sitting here repeatedly refreshing our email waiting for the Yodel "We've delivered your parcel" email, because I know they're going to somehow just dump it outside the wrong building, and the second they do I need to get out there and track it down.
Its 2026 and this is how deliveries work.
Its 2026 and this is how deliveries work.
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Sitting here repeatedly refreshing our email waiting for the Yodel "We've delivered your parcel" email, because I know they're going to somehow just dump it outside the wrong building, and the second they do I need to get out there and track it down.
Its 2026 and this is how deliveries work.
Its 2026 and this is how deliveries work.
Looking at this Behringer GO midi host thing and literally nowhere on the official Behringer page, on any website sales page or even in the actual feckin' manual does it explicitly state what it actually does and how it functions! I found out eventually, but only via reading reviews that explain it.
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Looking at this Behringer GO midi host thing and literally nowhere on the official Behringer page, on any website sales page or even in the actual feckin' manual does it explicitly state what it actually does and how it functions! I found out eventually, but only via reading reviews that explain it.
Anyone know of a cheap 37 full sized keys midi controller without bender and modulation wheels? Doesn't matter how old.
Possibly a niche request, but many years ago i planned to turn my Powertran Transcendent 2000 synth into a desktop module and i sold the actual keyboard in a moment of madness.
Possibly a niche request, but many years ago i planned to turn my Powertran Transcendent 2000 synth into a desktop module and i sold the actual keyboard in a moment of madness.
January 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Anyone know of a cheap 37 full sized keys midi controller without bender and modulation wheels? Doesn't matter how old.
Possibly a niche request, but many years ago i planned to turn my Powertran Transcendent 2000 synth into a desktop module and i sold the actual keyboard in a moment of madness.
Possibly a niche request, but many years ago i planned to turn my Powertran Transcendent 2000 synth into a desktop module and i sold the actual keyboard in a moment of madness.
Aliexpress sellers can't stretch to the expense of a single anti-static bag to ship a load of IC's, but they can pointlessly individually bag and label every single feckin' one of 300 knobs!
January 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Aliexpress sellers can't stretch to the expense of a single anti-static bag to ship a load of IC's, but they can pointlessly individually bag and label every single feckin' one of 300 knobs!
The currency conversion rate from normal people £'s into DJ £'s must be really bad at the moment if Pioneer simply have to charge over £1000 for their new effects thing. A thing that'd mysteriously be 1/3 of the price if was sold to any customer base other than DJ's.
January 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The currency conversion rate from normal people £'s into DJ £'s must be really bad at the moment if Pioneer simply have to charge over £1000 for their new effects thing. A thing that'd mysteriously be 1/3 of the price if was sold to any customer base other than DJ's.
An absolute classic from Emergency Broadcast Network, inventors of video sampling and inexplicably also apparently the originators of Adobe After Effects.
The music is actually by Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto if the CD liner notes are to be trusted.
The music is actually by Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto if the CD liner notes are to be trusted.
EBN - Electronic Behavior Control System (HD)
YouTube video by EMERGENCY BROADCAST NETWORK (EBN)
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January 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
An absolute classic from Emergency Broadcast Network, inventors of video sampling and inexplicably also apparently the originators of Adobe After Effects.
The music is actually by Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto if the CD liner notes are to be trusted.
The music is actually by Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto if the CD liner notes are to be trusted.
We're going to keep posting this until people buy STUFF. Only you can make this stop!
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
We're going to keep posting this until people buy STUFF. Only you can make this stop!
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
Getting a bit exhausted by the 5th email this week from someone asking for help with something, but then comes the inevitable "I asked chatGPT and it said...".
That's not the same as doing research! Every single time it's been completely but very confidently wrong.
That's not the same as doing research! Every single time it's been completely but very confidently wrong.
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Getting a bit exhausted by the 5th email this week from someone asking for help with something, but then comes the inevitable "I asked chatGPT and it said...".
That's not the same as doing research! Every single time it's been completely but very confidently wrong.
That's not the same as doing research! Every single time it's been completely but very confidently wrong.
Just because its January and you've got no money after Christmas, thats no excuse! We have STUFF for sale here, including a couple of our Roland Patch boxes and Demon Seed pedals back in stock!
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Just because its January and you've got no money after Christmas, thats no excuse! We have STUFF for sale here, including a couple of our Roland Patch boxes and Demon Seed pedals back in stock!
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
www.etsy.com/shop/circuit...
Assistant #1 wondering if maybe we should do some tidying before getting started on these Demon Seed pedals...
January 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Assistant #1 wondering if maybe we should do some tidying before getting started on these Demon Seed pedals...
Imagine if mankind could somehow harness the mythical unending power reserves of the 1980's Yamaha memory backup battery. Predicted in service manuals to last 10 years at most.... 40 years later we've still never found one that actually needed replacing.
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Imagine if mankind could somehow harness the mythical unending power reserves of the 1980's Yamaha memory backup battery. Predicted in service manuals to last 10 years at most.... 40 years later we've still never found one that actually needed replacing.