Circuit bending

The process of circuit bending involves experimenting with inexpensive second-hand electronics that produce sounds, such as toys, keyboards, drum machines, and electronic learning products. == Innovators==

Serge Tcherepnin, designer of the Serge modular synthesizers, discussed his early experiments in the 1950s with the transistor radio, in which he found circuit points that responded sonically to touch, and wired them to "body contacts" on the plastic chassis. This experience inspired him to begin building circuit bent instruments intentionally. Ghazala coined the term "circuit bending" for the practice in 1992. Starting in 1984, Swiss duo Voice Crack began creating music by manipulating common electronic devices in a practice they termed "cracked everyday electronics." == Notable users==

• Broadcast • Peter Gabriel • Modified Toy Orchestra • Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) • Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) • Voice Crack • Paul Meany (Mutemath, Twenty One Pilots) == See also ==