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Meaning of circuit bending | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The creative short-circuiting of electronic devices such as children's toys and small digital synthesizers in order to create new musical or visual instruments.

uncountable

Examples

“There is some circuit-bending done with devices that generate video, but not much as the price of such devices is generally too high to make circuit-bending’s random (and often destructive) results worthwhile.”
“Some music, such as electronic dance music, is completely produced electronically and new practices have developed such as live coding, circuit bending, and chipmusic.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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