Skip to content

Negatron Blog

Adventures in creating and destroying sounds
Negatron Blog
×
  • About Me
  • Privacy Policy
  • Repairs

Replacing a blown tweeter in a Behringer B215A Powered Speaker

December 7, 2010 By Bob47 Comments

I picked up a Behringer B215A Powered Speaker and it served me well for just under a year. I somehow blew the tweeter during a Xome performance! Imagine that! By the time I thought about

Read More
Tagged aluminum, B212A, B215A, Behringer, compression, D220Ti, driver, PA, powered, repair, Selenium, speaker, titanium, tweeter
  • PHP

CAPTCHA alternative using random photos in PHP

August 1, 2010 By BobLeave a comment

I administer a music related forum and registrations from ‘bots’ were getting a little out of hand. On the forum’s registration page, I was using a CAPTCHA scheme that I made a very long time

Read More
Tagged alternative, automated, bots, CAPTCHA, PHP, registration, spam
  • Repairs

Installing a New Battery in a Yamaha DX7

September 26, 2009 By Bob36 Comments

I recently had the chance to replace the battery in a Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer. The manual for the DX7 states that the battery should last for 3 to 5 years and it was well past

Read More
Tagged battery, dx7, repair, soldering, yamaha
  • Circuit Bending

Circuit bending a Mix Me DJ

February 20, 2009 By Bob5 Comments

The “Mix Me DJ” was another great find! It was not that difficult to bend and the results were great. I basically added a pitch control which can be toggled between being controlled by a

Read More
Tagged bend, circuit, dj, me, mix
  • Pedal Building

How neat are on-board pots?

February 14, 2009 By Bob2 Comments

I build a lot of pedals. Probably my least favorite thing to do when assembling pedals is wiring potentiometers. I found a great way to cut down wire cutting, stripping and soldering time greatly by

Read More
Tagged angle, PCB, pedal, potentiometer, right, soldering
  • Circuit Bending

Circuit Bending a Talk ‘N Learn Alphabet

February 11, 2009 By Bob1 Comment

I picked up a Talk ‘N Learn Alphabet at my local rubbish store. After opening it up and prodding around for a bit, I found 2 really good bends. I also added a 1/4 inch

Read More
Tagged circuit bend
  • Repairs

Replacing a non-operational motor on a Tascam Portastudio 424 MKII

February 10, 2009 By Bob40 Comments

I was fortunate enough to pick up a used Tascam Portastudio 424 MKII about 4 years ago on Craigslist. It worked flawlessly when I first got it. Recorded many a Xome tracks on the beast

Read More
Tagged 424, Mabuchi, MKII, Motor, portastudio, repair, tascam
  • Uncategorized

What? Another new blog?

February 9, 2009 By adminLeave a comment

Go figure… everything’s all changed-up all over again. Call me ADD? Well… I wanted to enter the blogosphere to share with other some stuff I’m in to. Actually, I started this blog just so I

Read More

Posts navigation

Archives

  • December 2010
  • August 2010
  • September 2009
  • February 2009

Recent Posts

  • Replacing a blown tweeter in a Behringer B215A Powered Speaker
  • CAPTCHA alternative using random photos in PHP
  • Installing a New Battery in a Yamaha DX7
  • Circuit bending a Mix Me DJ
  • How neat are on-board pots?

Categories

  • Circuit Bending (2)
  • Pedal Building (1)
  • PHP (1)
  • Repairs (3)
  • Uncategorized (1)

Links

  • Audible Disease
  • CirciutMod.com
  • Negatron Storybook
  • Negatron Useless Software Archive
  • NoiseFX
  • Xome
Go to Top