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Circuit bend v2.1a, Sputnik was a kids toy i picked up at the local flee market for $9AUD. Consisting of 6 sound buttons, with two mode switches that moved between music or samples and high and low volume.
This toy had a nice circuit to play with, with an interesting board and quite a solid outer shell. I ended up putting in 4 small switches and an amp jack, with some unusual results from the bends.
Bend 1 slowed down the samples a little, but when the volume switch was turned on high the sound was sped up.
Bend 2 sped the sample up and when the volume switch was turned on the sample sped up even more.
Bend 3 created a nice screaming feedback that gave different sounds depending on the buttons pressed ( pressing two or three buttons simultaneously gave different sounds again in various pitches) . The volume switch gave this strange gating feedback.
Bend 4 resulted in a sort of strange gating effect that was quite musical and interesting, the volume switch gave it a quicker gate.
Once finished i sprayed the outer case with gray and orange spray paint that gives it this strange rusty gray colour. Its pretty ruff but i got some nice strange sounds out of it :)