Junkyard Jam Band by Nelson, David Erik -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page About the Author Brief Contents Contents in Detail Acknowledgments Introduction

What’s in This Book? A Note on Safety Further Reading Support and Contact License

Part I: Quick Projects and Tinkering

Project 1: The Slinkiphone

Preparation Building the Slinkiphone Finding Amplifiers Playing the Slinkiphone Echoes and Amplifiers Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Project 2: The Plasti-Pickup

Preparation Building the Plasti-Pickup Protect Your Lungs and Brain! Playing the Plasti-Pickup Doubling the Vocals Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Project 3: The Elephant Trumpet

Preparation Building the Elephant Trumpet Playing the Elephant Trumpet Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Tube Length Mutes

Resources

Project 4: The CPVC Slide Whistle

Preparation Buying CPVC Building the CPVC Slide Whistle

Build the Mouthpiece

Cut the Windway Install the Fipple Block

Add the Piston and Slide Finishing Touches

Playing the Slide Whistle Pipes and Pitches Tips, Tricks, and Mods Resources

Project 5: The Scratchbox

Behold the Magnetic Musicassette! Preparation Building the Scratchbox Building a Tape Deck Amp Playing the Scratchbox Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Project 6: The Droid Voicebox

Preparation On the LM386 Building the Droid Voicebox Connections in Circuit Diagrams Playing the Droid Voicebox Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Tweak the Body Contacts Resistor Math: Series vs. Parallel Use a Different PCB

Project 7: Circuit Bending for Beginners

Preparation Three Basic Circuit Bends

Modify the Output Explore Resistor Bends Add a Power Reset

Package Your Project Playing Your Circuit-Bent Instruments Tips, Tricks, and Mods Resources

Project 8: Junkshop Percussion

Meet Vince: Professional Washboardist Listening to Music Exploring Surfaces and Sounds

Boom Ting and Ring Click Sounds Shake and Rattle Sticks Your Hands as Percussion Instruments Multisurface Improvised Instruments Washboard Playing Tips

Exploring Techniques

Practice Rudiments with Your Hands Free Your Fingers and Feet

Part II: Weekend Projects

Project 9: The Playing-Card Pickup

Preparation Building the Playing-Card Pickup Guitar Pickups Demystified The Facts on Wax Playing the Playing-Card Pickup Tips, Tricks, and Mods Resources

Project 10: The Robo-Tiki Steel-Stringed Ukulele

Preparation Building the Robo-Tiki Steel-Stringed Ukulele

Build the Pickup Build the Neck Build the Body Add Pegs and Strings Tune and Test Tuning by Ear

Playing the Robo-Tiki Steel-Stringed Ukulele Evolution of the Ukulele Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Swap Out the Cigar Box Straight Acoustic or All Electric

Resources

Project 11: The Twang & Roar Kalimba

Preparation Buying Music Wire Building the Basic Twang & Roar Kalimba

Prepare Your Tines and Bridge Drill the Holes Install the Saddle Blocks and Bridge Install the Tines

Time to Go Electric!

Build the Electronics Test the Electronics Install the Electronics

Tuning the Twang & Roar Kalimba Playing the Twang & Roar Kalimba Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Troubleshooting Acoustic Mods Electronic Mods Expand Your Scale Jamming in C Major

Resources

Project 12: The Mud-n-Sizzle Preamp

Preparation Building the Mud-n-Sizzle Preamp

Prepare the Hardware Build the Circuit Bridging Connections the Easy Way Complete the Circuit Install the Circuit in Its Enclosure On Enclosures Test and Install the PCB

Using the Mud-n-Sizzle Preamp Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Boost the Fuzz with a Darlington Pair Experiment with Resistors Build the Preamp into an Instrument

Project 13: The Universal LFO

Preparation Building the Universal LFO

Prepare the Hardware Build the Circuit Install the Hardware Troubleshooting and Packaging

Using the Universal LFO

Integrate the LFO Create a Tremolo Combine the LFO with the Mud-n-Sizzle Preamp

Tips, Tricks, and Mods Building on Another Generic PCB

Project 14: The Twin-T Phaser/Wah

Preparation Building the Twin-T Phaser/Wah

Prepare the Hardware Build the Circuit

Preamp Circuit Twin-T Filter

Install the Hardware Test the Twin-T Circuit Add the Phaser/Wah Final Testing and Enclosure

Using the Twin-T Phaser/Wah Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Troubleshooting Mods Tweak Components Mount the Twin-T Inside a “Broken” Pedal Enclosure

Project 15: The Single-Chip Space Invader Synth

Preparation Building the Single-Chip Space Invader Synth

Prepare the Hardware Build the Circuit Install the Hardware Troubleshooting Enclosure

Playing the Single-Chip Space Invader Synth

Trigger Mode Theremin Mode Experimental Free Style

Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Add Speakers Work with Pedals and Effects Tone Mods Pitch Mods Control Mods Add a Keyboard

Resources

Project 16: The Bleepbox 8-Step Analog Sequencer

Preparation The Bleepbox Control Breakdown

Output Controls Modulation Controls Click-Gate Controls Step Controls: Pitch and Overdrive Mute Tempo, Power, and Pause/Reset Controls Rhythm Control

Building the Sequencer

Prepare the Hardware Build the Circuit Install the Hardware Troubleshooting the Sequencer Circuit

Building the Modified Single-Chip Space Invader Synth Connecting the Synth Testing the Sequencer and Synth Together Enclosure Playing the Bleepbox

Your First Sequence Experiment with the Click-Gate Control and Mute Cut and Loop with Pause and Reset Explore the Modulation and Per-Step Pitch Knobs Change the Rhythm

Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Strip Away Features Build a 4-Step Bleepbox Add Speakers Add More Sequence Lengths Circuit Bending

Resources

Appendix A: Electronic Components, Tools, and Skills

Guidelines for Sourcing Components Components Primer

Resistors: Fixed and Variable The Gory Details: Audio Taper vs. Linear Taper The Gory Details: Selecting the Right Photoresistor The Gory Details: Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law Capacitors Diodes, LEDs, and Transistors Integrated Circuits Wire Quarter-Inch Phone Plugs and Jacks Switches Batteries, Clips, and Holders

Tools

The Standard Soldering Kit Helpful Additions to the Standard Soldering Kit

Skills

Soldering Desoldering Using a Multimeter Advanced Trick: Using Resistance to Identify Mystery Transformers Building a Circuit General Troubleshooting

Appendix B: Extra Circuits

Super-Basic Continuity Tester Stereo Jack-Power Switch Oscillators and a Metronome

LM386 Oscillator Circuit CD4093 Oscillator Circuits

Single Square-Wave Oscillator Four Square-Wave Oscillator

555 Timer Oscillator and Metronome Circuits

Amps and Preamps

Dirt-Cheap Amp Basic Transistor-Based Preamp Two-Transistor Fuzztone

Filters, Mixers, Panners, and Splitters

Low-Pass Filter Extra-Presence Volume Control Crossfade-Style Mixers Simplest Passive Multi-Channel Mixer

Appendix C: Music Theory Crash Course

Beats, Bars, and Time Signatures Notes, Scales, Chords, and Intervals

Keeping Time Pitches and Octaves Scales and Chords Sharps and Flats The Gory Details: Intervals, Steps, Half Steps, Major, and Minor

The Circle of Fifths Applied Theory: The 12-Bar Blues The Gory Details: The Music History of Two Hound Dogs

Footnotes

Project 1: The Slinkiphone Project 2: The Plastipickup Project 3: The Elephant Trumpet Project 4: The CPVC Slide Whistle Project 5: The Scratchbox Project 6: The Droid Voicebox Project 7: Circuit Bending for Beginners Project 8: Junkshop perCussion Project 9: The Playing-Card Pickup Project 10: The Robo-Tiki Steel-Stringed Ukulele Project 11: The Twang & Roar Kalimba Project 12: The Mud-N-Sizzle Preamp Project 13: The Universal LFO Project 14: The Twin-T Phaser/Wah Project 15: The Single-Chip Space Invader Synth Project 16: The Bleepbox 8-Step Analog Sequencer Appendix A: Electronic Components, Tools, and Skills Appendix C: Music Theory Crash Course

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