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Just thought it'd be a good idea to clean up some of the cutoff component legs littering the workbench...
Like an instant Jackson Pollock!
Like an instant Jackson Pollock!
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Just thought it'd be a good idea to clean up some of the cutoff component legs littering the workbench...
Like an instant Jackson Pollock!
Like an instant Jackson Pollock!
Nice job paypal. Thats certainly secure...
February 11, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Nice job paypal. Thats certainly secure...
hold my beer...
February 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
hold my beer...
Dammit! We've run out of stupid stickers...AGAIN!
Might just have to get some more of these made, to fill in until we can come up with something new.
#eurorack
Might just have to get some more of these made, to fill in until we can come up with something new.
#eurorack
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Dammit! We've run out of stupid stickers...AGAIN!
Might just have to get some more of these made, to fill in until we can come up with something new.
#eurorack
Might just have to get some more of these made, to fill in until we can come up with something new.
#eurorack
Well is it or isn't it?
February 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Well is it or isn't it?
One of our Chip Riser™ boards on a Kawai R50. The chip riser is installed between the PCB and the socketed ROM, allowing you to access the ROM pins on breakout pads without routing a big bundle of wiring from under the board, or dangerously soldering directly to the chip pins on the component side.
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
One of our Chip Riser™ boards on a Kawai R50. The chip riser is installed between the PCB and the socketed ROM, allowing you to access the ROM pins on breakout pads without routing a big bundle of wiring from under the board, or dangerously soldering directly to the chip pins on the component side.
Assistant #2 would like to draw your attention to several of these items.
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Assistant #2 would like to draw your attention to several of these items.
Some of these guys are so inbred they're related to themselves...
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Some of these guys are so inbred they're related to themselves...
...apart from the absolute kludge you inevitably end up having to do to replace and upgrade them.
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
...apart from the absolute kludge you inevitably end up having to do to replace and upgrade them.
1976 dual cap from a Bentley Rhythm Ace FR8L, vs the modern replacement...
Given the 24v power rails it probably should be been quite a bit bigger, but i'm guessing anything rated at 35v wouldn't of fitted in the case!
Given the 24v power rails it probably should be been quite a bit bigger, but i'm guessing anything rated at 35v wouldn't of fitted in the case!
February 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
1976 dual cap from a Bentley Rhythm Ace FR8L, vs the modern replacement...
Given the 24v power rails it probably should be been quite a bit bigger, but i'm guessing anything rated at 35v wouldn't of fitted in the case!
Given the 24v power rails it probably should be been quite a bit bigger, but i'm guessing anything rated at 35v wouldn't of fitted in the case!
Ah yes, the Italians keeping up their decades old tradition of shonky audio products. See Crumar and Siel for more details. 😉
January 28, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Ah yes, the Italians keeping up their decades old tradition of shonky audio products. See Crumar and Siel for more details. 😉
This is the keyboard from an iRig Keys37 PRO midi controller, and that PRO is doing a LOT of heavy lifting!
They aren't even separate keys. Each octave of white and black keys are injection molded in one piece called a keyboard tree, with flexible plastic as hinges. This is how crappy toys are made!
They aren't even separate keys. Each octave of white and black keys are injection molded in one piece called a keyboard tree, with flexible plastic as hinges. This is how crappy toys are made!
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This is the keyboard from an iRig Keys37 PRO midi controller, and that PRO is doing a LOT of heavy lifting!
They aren't even separate keys. Each octave of white and black keys are injection molded in one piece called a keyboard tree, with flexible plastic as hinges. This is how crappy toys are made!
They aren't even separate keys. Each octave of white and black keys are injection molded in one piece called a keyboard tree, with flexible plastic as hinges. This is how crappy toys are made!
our banality correspondent writes... 😉
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
our banality correspondent writes... 😉
Once you've built the same pedal by hand over 100 times the only remaining interesting bit is the increasingly daft colour schemes. I can't imagine how dull it must be to have a corporate identity...
Matt textured acid yellow Hate Echo. Get it here!
circuitbenders.etsy.com/listing/1173...
Matt textured acid yellow Hate Echo. Get it here!
circuitbenders.etsy.com/listing/1173...
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Once you've built the same pedal by hand over 100 times the only remaining interesting bit is the increasingly daft colour schemes. I can't imagine how dull it must be to have a corporate identity...
Matt textured acid yellow Hate Echo. Get it here!
circuitbenders.etsy.com/listing/1173...
Matt textured acid yellow Hate Echo. Get it here!
circuitbenders.etsy.com/listing/1173...
Wiser words have never been spoken, apart from these ones obviously...
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Wiser words have never been spoken, apart from these ones obviously...
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.
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'.
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.
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...
Theres loads of vague "Simple MIDI & USB Host Interface for Plug-and-Play Connectivity With Synths, DAWs, and other MIDI-Compatible Devices" etc, but not one single simple paragraph anywhere to explain what it actually does! Either i'm losing my mind or this is the entire manual, which says nothing.
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Theres loads of vague "Simple MIDI & USB Host Interface for Plug-and-Play Connectivity With Synths, DAWs, and other MIDI-Compatible Devices" etc, but not one single simple paragraph anywhere to explain what it actually does! Either i'm losing my mind or this is the entire manual, which says nothing.
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.
ahh, this is the kind of thing we're dealing with. A 'family value pack' with 'Fantastic Music Software Included' keyboard. 😉
January 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
ahh, this is the kind of thing we're dealing with. A 'family value pack' with 'Fantastic Music Software Included' keyboard. 😉