How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

[Toner]

I got this Boss MT-2 Metal Zone for free, I already have one, so I want to jack this one up to make some crazy noises out of it.

Any suggestions? could I just take out an IC and put in one of those IC holders and just put in random chips from radio shack or something?

I don't know anything about circuitry like this, but I want to have some fun!!!

: popworm:

 

[WhoFan]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

unless you know how pedal circuits work you are done for.... i can't see a modified distortion pedal ever making wacky noises.... but you never know.... I'd suggest just leave it the way it is and get some sort of wacky new effect pedal on it's own

 

[Toner]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

It just seems like with all that crap on the circuit board, you could change something around to make f'd up. Maybe I'll buy some cheap arion pedal or something to mess with.

 

[B2D]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

If you don't know anything about effects pedals you'll probably just destroy it. When you want weird sounds you kind of have to know what you want first and if you can even get it out of the effect type you're trying to get it out of.

 

[baritone]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

I don't mod my own pedals, so here's my suggestion: send one to Keeley and the other to AnalogMan and make them fight. Oh yeah, there are a few pedal modifiers at these forums who may be able to help you out.

 

[Blue_Fingers_Jay]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

The last time I checked the Metal Zone was a noise maker

You can try circuit bending..
It'll make noises, or smoke...or both...

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

I think it's Artie who has a couple PCBs up for free. Just gotta answer a question, it's a contest, winner gets one, or both, something like that. Use could put the appropriate resistors and capacitors on it and have yourself a new pedal!!

Search "DIY pedal" or "guitar pedal making" and you can find sites with circuits that you can make.

 

[J Moose]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

You can try circuit bending..
It'll make noises, or smoke...or both...

Circuit bending?!

You mean like this?!?

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=novell

 

[Blue_Fingers_Jay]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

Circuit bending?!

You mean like this?!?

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=novell

LOL!
Man that video made my morning, thanks!

That would make noises and smoke, and not a bad stage act..
But I was thinking in the lines of this:

Circuit bending is the creative short-circuiting of low voltage, battery-powered electronic audio devices such as guitar effects, children's toys and small synthesizers to create new musical instruments and sound generators. Emphasizing spontaneity and randomness, the techniques of circuit bending have been commonly associated with noise music, though many more conventional contemporary musicians and musical groups have been known to experiment with "bent" instruments

From Wikipedia

Circuit bent drum machine

I've seen it with guitar effects too, should work for distortion too..pretty simple and random too.

 

[Artie]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

I think it's Artie who has a couple PCBs up for free. Just gotta answer a question, it's a contest, winner gets one, or both, something like that.

Wasn't me.

 

[Brewtone]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

http://experimentalistsanonymous.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=134&highlight=bypass+looper

Anything you put in the loop becomes a noice maker if you want, I built one and it works really well with dirt boxes

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

Wasn't me.

Yeah, sorry, it was 9finger!!! 9finger has a contest going in this room that ends at 10:30 tonight.

Sorry Artie...

 

[J Moose]

Re: How to turn a pedal into a noise maker?

LOL!
Man that video made my morning, thanks!

That would make noises and smoke, and not a bad stage act..
But I was thinking in the lines of this:

Yah no, I'm totally familar with circuit bending...

Somewhere around here I have a speak & spell that a friend 'bent' a few years back...

He used to create & program voices for Cookie Monster & Elmo dolls... stuff like that. heheheheh

Just going for the cheap laugh...

I recommended that they "blend" an MXR pedal!