Author: wozlaser

1987 Aphex Aural Exciter Reversible Mod

#1987#Aphex#AuralExciter Type C #teardown and reversible mod to add aux jacks. I used the same holes that held the transformer and moved it away with doubletape, so this can go back to stock, don’t sweat it.#🎛 This is basically a warm tuned overdrive, like the Saturator in Ableton.#🎚 The original could only be rented at great price, but this later…
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June 29, 2019 0

Mackie Poweramp Fix

#mackie m1400i #poweramp repaired for a diversely downhome dude @davidreedwatson one of the coolest folks i met at @radiovegasrocks#🎛#🎚 this fella fortunately had a couple parts in the temp protection circuit that commonly fail which people reported on several message boards, so i had a lucky time.


June 25, 2019 0

adding ins n’ outs

unbalanced ins n outs added to my @tcelectronic m one – now its not just a magic cave in a box, its also a di! thanks @ozziepresents for today’s subject device


June 18, 2019 0

Live Vocal Reverb Box

#diy #delay #effects for homie @isthevatican to spit drama through on our upcoming #psychedelicmusic with stereo xlr and an effects loop/di to preamp his other effects too! It’s basically a premade ebay board for a chip commonly used in karaoke machines, crammed in a box that a Sony ActionCam was sold in.


April 30, 2019 0

Homemade Compass

really wanted a cool #compass to make us feel like we have a #TimeTravelCar . Learned a lot about setting something aside and coming back to it, because we did not know how to use a #magnetometer to hilarious folly. also a lesson in perseverance. so amazing to be able to make something with an #oled display, although admittedly not on that samsung…
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February 13, 2019 0

Talking Wiz Kid

lesser-known #speakandspell rival #1986 #vtech #TalkingWizKid lets you play it’s games without any card behind its primitive but forward-thinking ‘touch screen’ by using the Code button + 2 numbers. Code 45 for example is piano mode, 46 is a music game etc. i turned the power jack into a speaker jack and added a boss-style barrel jack. (totally reversible…
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February 7, 2019 0

All the Alesis 3630 Compressor Mods

The Mythical Burr Brown Mod + the Legendary Tape Op Mod. #DaftPunk ’s secret weapon, the #Alesis #teardown tour continues with the historic and misunderstood #3630 #compressor. Circa my grad year 2001. Nowadays people tend to shun this box as a noisy knockoff of the similar dbx unit, but it’s low prosumer price made it a staple of the…
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February 6, 2019 0

Golden Age Preamp Cap Job

today’s #teardown tour is the 2011 @goldenageprojectofficial #preq73 #mic #preamp #🎛 this fella had hum at all settings. message boards pointed to the #lm317 but i also found a broken solder joint on a cap, and replaced the big #capacitor which bulged for some people, but that #voltageregulator was the real culprit, tell your friends. turns out this part worked hard enough to require a…
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February 5, 2019 0

Boss DR-202 Backlight & Sync Pulse

#dr202 now outputs a sync pulse compatible with #pocketoperator#volca and my recent looper sync mod. new backlight beatcounter defaults to the kind of orange you expect in 1998, but slowly color drifts when stopped. but how? #digispark used to sense the voltage change when the light behind the play button blinks.


February 2, 2019 0

Tiny DI Box

#tiny #diy #dibox with real isolation transformer! for #circuitbent toys with loud n noisy speaker jacks. #furby / #speakandspell / TI85 calc sampler etc. remote knob thing courtesy @chrr1ss . same military surplus transformer used to cushion the output on the Timex synth seen previously.


February 1, 2019 0