my favourite video bending project so far

[@torysciacca6907]

Man I just love sitting and listening to the accent

[@StephenMcLeod]

My secret weapon!

[@CoopMusic247]

That is some pretty colors there. Good find and work thereafter.

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks!!

[@I.O.M.]

Nice. I am on the bay looking at old video shit all the time. Will keep an eye out.

[@StephenMcLeod]

I will fight ye for it.

[@LabRatWarfare]

A sublime display of of your circuit bend! This turned out awesome, that video enhancer now looks like an ULTIMATE tool in your video art set up, freaking WOW man!! 😮 Everything looked amazing in your demo and that track was killer too!! 🙌🐀

[@StephenMcLeod]

Hey thanks man! It's a great wee box. Better than expected.

[@Gandhi_Warhol]

Absolutely incredible. Love it!!! I need one of these in my life

[@StephenMcLeod]

You do!!

[@RobDuarte]

Thanks! The benefit of finding a dc powered device is that you can use a battery instead. I've seen devices that work with either DC or ac - they immediately change the voltage to DC inside anyway (with a rectifier). Likewise, I've seen a device that says to use an ac adapter, then it immediately changes the voltage to DC inside anyway (presumably it was easier for them to source the ac adaptors at the factory or something)

[@StephenMcLeod]

Yeah, quite right. Those 12v/15v battery connections can be pricey mind you. It's something I should probably investigate a bit more.

[@RobDuarte]

@@StephenMcLeod you can make a 15v battery by just adding up enough other voltages.. 13 AA batteries 😄

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@RobDuarte Haha I can't be trusted.

[@eagereyes]

AC isn't any more dangerous than DC, it's the voltage that counts! So 15V or 12V AC is the same as 12V DC as far as safety goes. You can still cause shorts and set it on fire if you're not careful, of course :)

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thank God!

[@dynalix]

AC is actually less dangerous comparatively, at least it will let go of you briefly. Ever pissed on an electric fence? ;)

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@dynalix Thankfully I have managed to avoid that ha

[@anMechSea]

While they can both be dangerous an AC current is more dangerous at the same voltage and amperes as a DC current the alternating nature can cause atrial fibrillation, while DC merely causes cardiac standstill, it's much easier to get a "frozen heart" to start moving again than it is to slow down one that's beating too fast the alternation can also lead to your muscles contracting rather than extending, which means you're more likely to get prolonged exposure from AC than DC you're really only going to get more severe risk at 22-40 mA AC or 80-160 mA DC, voltage doesn't really come into account when trying to judge how harmful a current could be (aside from a low enough voltage being unable to move enough current to cause harm)

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@anMechSea This is all genuinely terrifying

[@bens4295]

As an Analog Child of the 80s, your art speaks to me. Well done Mate!

[@StephenMcLeod]

Hey thanks very much!

[@pushkarbrand]

Amazing job my friend! You really squeezed the best out of this Bug Bluster 👽

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks for your words of encouragement as always!!

[@avrilcadabra]

awesome work, examples glitches and music was very good stuff

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks Avril!!

[@Mr.Tubster]

Thx for sharing! Cya geezy

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks for watching!

[@layneharris3309]

This is awesome. Great video.

[@StephenMcLeod]

Hey, thanks a lot!

[@CNTRRNDM]

😮😮😮 dude, this is bloody awesome!!!

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thank you!

[@elijahryder313]

I’d love to get my hands on some old gear to start circuit bending

[@StephenMcLeod]

You can find a whole pile of weird old shi* kicking about if you keep an eye out!

[@Magic_carpet666]

Sweet, do you have any resources to learn how to circuit bend? What kind of potentiometers to use, etc. I'm a total noob regarding this.

[@StephenMcLeod]

There's a bunch of good resources for audio, but less for video. www.circuitbenders.co.uk/tips.html is decent. So is Simon the Magpie's video on his channel about circuit bending. That's where I learned a lot of things. Also, check out this video, where I walk through my process. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d36beWqkeaqniMU There's no set potentiometer range, but for video stuff I find 500ohm - 20k is a good range

[@Magic_carpet666]

@@StephenMcLeod Cheers man will have a look at these

[@EposVox]

Very sick :)

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks 🔥

[@Arhitektorov]

🔥🔥🔥

[@StephenMcLeod]

[@DavidDeLuge]

Great work! 👍🏻

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks a lot!

[@johanjeppsson7656]

Are these type of video enhancers format specific (I.e. PAL/NTSC) or can they be used regardless of formats. There seems to be many more units available from US compared to Europe.

[@StephenMcLeod]

They are indeed. You can get region conversion boxes pretty cheaply which do the job though.

[@JeanDearCanada]

Way more fun than a Synthesizer hand video.

[@StephenMcLeod]

What's a synthesizer hand?!

[@JeanDearCanada]

@@StephenMcLeod mysterious creatures, usually found controlling a room full of Korg volcas or Uli's finest.

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@JeanDearCanada Haha, I get you now! Thanks :D

[@JeanDearCanada]

@@StephenMcLeod I mean, clearly synthesizers are best controlled by burly, bearded, Scotsmen, but not every DAWless Synth jam can be perfect.

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@JeanDearCanada True. We can't all be as brilliant as I!

[@caesarblanko1399]

this worked out fantastic! good job! you have any steps like you now which pins to avoid? you going straight raw? Got my hands on 5 vivancos, 2 got blackscreened in like 2 minutes.

[@StephenMcLeod]

Nice one. In one of my videos I explain the process I use. It's the earliest one I did. With the vivanco. But yeah, I generally just use crocodile clips and explore. I try avoid the last pins on the chips as they are often power connections which can go booom

[@danieldeelite]

We are doppelgangers.

[@StephenMcLeod]

Prove it!

[@midimarksounds]

damn cool

[@drytoasts]

Enjoying this series. Any of the particular safety tips regarding AC vs DC that you can share? (With the obvious disclaimer that you're not an expert and have zero liability for us deading ourselves or gear)

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks! I don't have too many. I tend to try avoid anything that takes in full wall voltage into the device and has an internal transformer. So DC powered devices generally I prefer as there's less chance of me hitting big voltage. :)

[@ferrifet7267]

Fuckin mint

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks!!