Bendinator 3

The Bendinator 3 is a 'little steps' keyboard i bought in Tesco for £6, which is a lot more than i've paid for some of the others, and as it turns out is a bit limited in what you can bend.

Basically it's just the pitch that i've found, so i've added a pitch control with switch, and body contacts with switch and fine pitch adjust.

I've also added a socket on the back to connect an external LFO box which i'm currently building, video to follow soon.

The bendinator 3 is currently being used by DJ and producer Steve Noxx, who has made a track using the keyboard, hopefully will add a link to that soon.

Bendinator 3 with LFO Video

A song made using the Bendinator 3

Steve Noxx - Look At Me (Radio Mix) SAMPLE by stevenoxx

Circuit Bending - What you might need

Hi, thought I would share some of the components and bits that I have found useful in my circuit bending so far. Most of these I have used in the picture above, apart from the motor. Not sure how I will add a motor to a project but my son found it, and I added it.

This is my main box but I also have two others with other things, like soldering irons, and some tools like Jewellers screw driver set, plyers, wire (0.2mm the thinner the better)

The body contacts are just cheap nuts and bolts from a DIY store which when connected to certain parts of a circtuit and produce good results when touched on the outside of the case. (see Bendinator 3)