This is just a special preview for my patrons. There are some mistakes I'm fixing at the moment, if you have any suggestions before I render the final version let me know!
This has taken forever to complete, there are some things I would love to improve on (audio recording quality is one) But if i keep thinking like that ill never release it!
You may have noticed I paused billing on here. I decided to do this as I feel like I haven't been able to bring enough to the table for you all.
The past year has been absolutely exhausting, almost feels like since 2020 it has just continued to get more difficult running the business side of LoFi Future, but we are pulling through! Its been difficult to neglect things like the tutorials and other aspects of this I am passionate about (like actually making my own art!) But needs must!&...
Been meaning to get this uploaded for ages! things are just crazy buzzy at the moment. LoFi Future is now a propper real tax paying business witch has added a whole new level of work but luckily I'm getting help in that area plus others from my wonderful fiancée!
Currently we are also trying to move our life and business into a more suitable place. We went all in on this venture during the pandemic as there was very little in terms of job options. Now we have well and truly outgrown t...
Here is the basic (and confirmed) DC4069 LFO schematic. It can run on as little as 3.3V up to 12V no problem. If you feed it a single rail 5V supply, you get a 0-5V peak to peak lfo voltage output, great stuff!
I based this on a nice LFO schematic from http://scott.joviansynth.com/
The one posted there didnt quite seem to do the trick for my, so here it is my version.
The 10UF timing cap ...
2021-07-31 03:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes it is possible, and I have meticulously mapped out the vias coming from the GPU that you can solder to on the 3900x (now you know what specific model to buy in preperation!)
Its still early days, and i need to pick up a PS2 that isn't in spares or repair shape. But i got enough down to know it is completely possible, I didn't capture any of the results, i just got the important homework done but trust me, GTA Vice City running on a circuit bent PS2 is not to be missed!
Here is a clearer but not quite finished map of the PS 550X GPU circuit bending points. The test points labelled with the pink dots are the GPU data lines 0 to 30.
Connecting these together will cause that polygon madness we all love! Some of these points will cause system crashes, and can be somewhat prevented with the addition of some low value resistors (10-though to 220ohm seemed to be a good working range, ymmv though!)
I find it best to take 10 or so of thes...
2021-07-31 03:07:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the area these bends can be found on the PU-22 motherboard. This is just a rough idea for now, some of these will cause the console to crash but none of them them blow any fuses on the motherboard. I am tracking these pins back to the GPU so I can label them.
These pics are for any of you that are eager to experiment! I'll be making the detailed pinouts public on my website pretty soon!
This mod can also be performed on other models of the playstation,I have most...
2021-07-05 16:17:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Onto working on the circuit bent PS1 tutorial!
I want to bring it in hope video and PDF form, as I find a video is fun to watch and get inspired about a project, but often falls short of ideal when actually doing the project itself.
Covering various models of the PlayStation here to make it easier to approach and not locked to one specific model.
Hoping to get it out in a couple of weeks, been very busy finishing off the cinepacks job, witch i will post a bit m...
Been working on this tiny LFO specifically designed for implanting into Panasonic video mixers to modulate the X/Y positioner.
It is based on this design here: http://scott.joviansynth.com/fatman/4069_lfo.html
I chose to adapt this particular circuit because:
1: It can go ridiculously slow witch is great for slowly evolving / morphing visuals.
2: The CD4069 has a very wide operat...
2021-04-06 17:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Latest tutorial is here in video form!
Check out the project page on my website for detailed info: https://www.lofifuture.com/gbs8100-diy-video-synth-project
2021-03-27 15:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Well that took a while, but I think all of the extra research was worth it!
Here is a link to the unlisted preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABzzF60aAp0
It has some mistakes in it, currently rendering the final version to be up loaded publicly tomorrow (well today, its super late!)
So excited by the potential this project has. I was originally thinking of it as the bud...
2021-03-27 03:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post
For soldering directly to VGA connectors on PCBs
2021-03-25 19:24:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Its been super hard getting into the flow of video production, but I am pretty happy with what I have made.
Will be uploading it later. For now, I'll leave you this!
Its a detailed circuit bending pinout guide for the RAM chips commonly found in consumer video gear like scalers and processors, more importantly though it is found on a readily available and currently produced VGA to composite converter.
This thing can be a realtime hardware datamosher! Its insane!
Finishing up the latest tutorial. this one is related to my feedback generator plans but with a focus on circuit bending / glitch effects .
It can be run as a feedback video synth or a glitchy RAM buffer video processor.
It is based off of a readily available VGA to RGDS / Composite converter (the GBS8100) In my example I have gone all out and soldered to every possible pin on the RAM IC, this will allow me to find the best effects on the chip so i can share some nice short cut...
I have been experimenting with post processing captures from my video gear. Here is one I really like, the upscaling to 1080p was done in OBS, no fancy settings or anything.
In photoshop I used noise reduction and field blur to smooth things out and the result is very pleasing on a 1080p screen! I have attached the high res .PNG to this post too so feel free to use it in any material (promo etc) as long as you credit LoFi Future!
I am currently re-building the website, making ...
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to all my patrons for the support this past year! Since posting my first PDF tutorial back in january I have been investing funds into a decent setup for recording demo videos! All the pledges here really helped make this happen. It's been months of buying stuff to upgrade my pc so I can actually edit on it but I'm finally good to go!
Here are some of the tutorials I have planned so far, if you have anything you want to see covered, let me know in ...
2020-12-28 23:23:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Its finally done! Im really excited to bring you this guide! sorry it has taken me so long to put this one together and a massive thank you to all of you for supporting me on here!
As always this guide is exclusive to my Patreons for a short period of time before I release it to the public so I'd appreciate any feedback you have!
2020-12-08 23:07:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi people! Sorry its been so quite here. Its been a challenge keeping up with everything the past six months or so leaving me little head space to focus on putting out tutorials / guides.
A massive thank you goes out to all of you who choose to support me! With your help I have managed to finally invest in a new camera that will enable me to create quality footage for tutorials on YouTube.
I am currently editing the video for circuit bending a PlayStation (no voice over yet, ju...
I captured the process in pictures to share with you all, I'll be posting the tutorial soon!
2020-07-29 00:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Super happy with how this turned out! Used a toner transfer process involving a laser printer, normal printer paper and some acetone nail polish remover.
Its by no means a perfect way to do panel graphics, but its imperfect in all the right ways.
I have also been developing a way to do toner transfers using clear coat and grease proof paper. I'm hoping if i can make the process a little less finicky and repeatable then I can share it!
Things have been quiet here lately, got an interesting update for you all though!
Working on a couple of tutorials at the moment, one being a guide to circuit bending the original PlayStation witch is going to take a while for me to complete as it will cover a lot. And the second witch i will be releasing very soon is on how to build an audio reactive dirty mixer (or make circuit bends, knobs and stuff audio reactive) using minimal components.
The Vero layout attached is ...
I bought this lovely little 5" JVC monitor a while back. When I got it it was in really crappy condition, full of dirt (was definitely used on location in some muddy scenarios) and it had a big break in the screen bezel that really annoyed me.
The first thing I did when I got it was a complete disassembly and a deep clean of all of the parts. It went back together for a couple of months and was used for a preview monitor for my video art/VJ work until the other day when I f...
2020-04-12 16:55:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I put together this collection of clips I made using Music 2000 on a modified PlayStation. The PlayStation mod involves crossing data and address lines on the VRAM chip via toggle switches to corrupt the video data being stored. I'll have a tutorial for that very soon! For now enjoy these visuals!
They are all MP4 720p clips captured from the PS4 into my PC via an Osprey 240e capture card. All clips are approximately 30 seconds ready to be trimmed into perfect loops or edited how...
Here is a video i produced using the Vect A Sketch project. The CRT is rescanned with a b/w tube camera, sent to a video mixer for keying / effects then captured into my PC.
The audio is actually the sound of the function generators. Quite mesmerising to hear and see both at the same time!
Really pleased to release my second PDF tutorial! This time i'll be showing you how to create a simple oscillographic synthesizer that is capable of creating some really interesting patterns and shapes on a modified CRT.
The guide covers modifying a CRT monitor so it can be used as a crude X/Y monitor and creating the oscillographic synthesizer using readily available, not to mention very affordable function generator kits and amplifier modules that can be found on eBay/Amazon (ICL8038...
Hope everyone is well and staying safe indoors. The long overdue "Vect o Skcetch" tutorial will be uploaded tomorrow. It will give you all the info you need to modify an old CRT tv and build an oscillographics synthesizers with a couple of cheep function generator kits. To make up for the long wait I am also putting together a guide on circuit bending the original PlayStation. If you are capable of soldering to SMD circuits, then its a lot of fun!
Until then enjoy these video art c...
2020-03-31 23:11:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on another tutorial, this time on a very obsolete piece of hardware, the Sharp VP-ES1 Video Printer (also known as the (GZ-P15 in the US)
The reason I say very obsolete is due to the fact this printer used a proprietary ink and paper, both of witch are obviously not produced anymore. I have managed to track down a couple of Sharp VP-ES1 printers online that include the ink and paper, but the prices are very high.
I bought my VP-ES1 o...
2020-01-26 14:05:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I just finished this build, its taken a while but its finally done!
This is a standalone feedback generator based on the concept covered in my guide "Low cost video feedback generator" guide. This takes things a few steps further and houses two video converters, an LCD monitor, LED vu / audio in section and all of the controls.
Its housed in a two panel sloped ABS enclosure, I acquired this enclosure without the metal panels. So had some cut out of 5MM acrylic. Challenging to w...
Just want to say a massive thank you to all of you who have pledged so far. The support means an awful lot and helps me to continue doing what i love doing.
I am going to be focusing on making how-to guides on here. I'll be aiming to release at least one tutorial a month. They will usually focus on video art and glitch art but I will also cover some audio related stuff.
For now i'll be producing PDF step by step guides but hope to also make accompanying video content in the future.<...
In this tutorial I show you how to process images with hardware audio effects (guitar pedals, rack fx units, synth modules etc.)
The image sonification process in audacity is a pretty well known technique for glitching out still images that involves importing an image as RAW data, applying audio effects in audacity and converting that back to a visible image.
We can take this a step further by processing the audio externally through hardware, while recording the processed au...
2020-01-14 12:16:18 +0000 UTC View Post