Fun with the Wien Bridge Oscillator

To the fledgling electronics enthusiast who has just enough knowledge of electronic music theory to be dangerous, it makes sense that the simplest tone, the sine tone, should be the simplest/easiest to construct in the analog electronics domain.  Of course, this is not the case.  While geometrically simple to describe, the sine tone is not…

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Make Testing Speakers for Free**

Required Parts: 1-2 8 ohm speakers an enclosure (cardboard box, tea tin, coffee can, etc.) insulation (cotton, an old shirt, the hair you get from your pet when using the Furminator.) wire glue ( any will do, but… I cannot recommend a hot glue gun enough. see below) alligator clips (deluxe version) or just some…

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Holiday Jankotunes (Kidtunes) Sample Pack!!!

In the spirit of the holiday season, and to show all of you our fans how much you mean to us, El MuCo is giving away this free sample pack of Jankotunes magic!  Many hours of toilsome labour went into editing this massive sample pack (over 32 samples!!!) for your artistic edification and pure enjoyment.  We…

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El MuCo: PC PicturePhone Janked (plus a little Kidtunes)

On the 27th of June, in the year of our Lord (his Noodliness the Flying Spaghetti Monster) 2009, a PC Picture Phone was janked into greatness. Additional functionality was also added to the KidTunes Keyboard with some soldering and the assistance of “The MegaPot.” The creation of the PC Picture Phone JankoCircuit ™ on the…

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Capturing the gentle sounds of short circuits

After a long night soldering in the “man room,” Kane recorded some of the gentle sounds of the the Scientific Toys Kidtunes Electronic Keyboard. By running a cable straight from the speaker (and bypassing any external amplifier circuit) the sound is surprising clean…and, dare I say it, refreshing! Kidtune Magicke Addendum: A few more samplings…

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