Circuit Bent Coleco Talking Teacher

Music Technology
Circuit Bent Coleco Talking Teacher
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Here’s my take on bending the Coleco Talking Teacher toy. Four bends have been added: short glitch loop, long glitch loop, unsteady long glitch loop, and pitch adjustment. A side cart was added to make room for the controls.

This is one of the most stable talking toys I have bent. The long and short loops are repeatable, so the glitches can be played like you would a drum machine.

You can also download a collection of sounds generated by the toy. [via GetLoFi]

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