Circuit Bending

JVC KB-300

This large keyboard with full-size keys ist one of the (in total) 7 keyboards from the JVC KB series. It really sounds hi-class and has an analog drum section.

The auto accompaniment is programmed in an alltogether rather "old fashioned" way, sounding a lot like solo entertainer organs. The machine still has its charm, anyway, and is furnished with separate controls for the individual components. Big brothers KB-700 and KB-800 also have solo sections, several bass and arpeggio variations and a greater quantity of beat patterns.

I modified my KB-300 as follows, up to now:

• Mute switch for all individual drum sounds
• 2 chaos switches for "spheric loops"

Sound example