tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923056045247258862024-03-04T23:24:15.319-08:00AudiobombingMagnetic Cassette Tape GraffitiKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16915976293418324309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492305604524725886.post-35525234927257831362007-02-02T09:41:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:45:50.022-08:00Siebel Center Test RunOnce the group reconvened in Siebel Center with both the modified tape player and the tape full of clips, we went apart putting two and two together and tested the player.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikeSZXoNOWzJD8CvLPrY0kf3dHhyJ_02_3H8p_iVY-TOC3FAhtoxPUUao26rsVpFJZ8qgyG2VKfl5KHVsN6zHslWhrCLvVrp_dmj-5sqJIxVeFRHKCgyh-SxQuseKhLDHh-trDUaOj4E/s1600-h/DSCN3851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikeSZXoNOWzJD8CvLPrY0kf3dHhyJ_02_3H8p_iVY-TOC3FAhtoxPUUao26rsVpFJZ8qgyG2VKfl5KHVsN6zHslWhrCLvVrp_dmj-5sqJIxVeFRHKCgyh-SxQuseKhLDHh-trDUaOj4E/s400/DSCN3851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026997412493879842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h7xzKBwfTUk"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h7xzKBwfTUk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Seeing it work by hand rolling the tape, we cracked open the casing and taped it up along one of the whiteboards and started testing it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNkJ6QmwjReEJT9DPuQeBMUZ5XmhshrN0xJTPjdu189voLWJEdrWhu5L9xJD2mss2QCB5ahNs2hyLma9zV0Zz3IonJtBvnCeyWxUlSxTe9jd13yDoYY0iqwDKzhDSX3aMJCF9T5vW1qM/s1600-h/DSCN3865.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pXC1j47wZdgQ5aV0ZVvDxkTAmMG0jQ_rvSx5aOgUgtyECabLWWey-c6dMzq7aELtgnrcLNN6md3Rsl6636Xnr4-454fS66K_vy0yeb-BuaEVQ1A9zOJVvJiSrHgBSLF3KkibJEvgniE/s400/DSCN3820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026991150431562242" border="0" /></a>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16915976293418324309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492305604524725886.post-75813931424086784552007-02-02T02:12:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:45:51.522-08:00Prototypes and BrainstormingStarting this project the only resources we had consisted of a tape recorder, two tapes, and a few ideas. After sitting down and brainstorming for a while we decided we wanted to do something involving placing pieces of prerecorded tape in locations other than a tape inside a tape player.<br /> One of these ideas involved creating an audio tour of an area, filled with information people wouldn't commonly know, such as ecological impact. Another idea was to post displaced sounds, such as the sound of a forest placed in a city, or the sounds of a busy street corner inside a library.<br /> We finally settled on sticking with a graffiti theme, in both application and sound, tagging buildings much like graffiti artists, and utilizing subversive messages, much like many graffiti artists.<br /> Another aspect that we latched onto was the idea of hip hop culture, and the prevalence of the mixtape, along with its association with graffiti culture, and its often subversive messages.<br /><br /> Once the basic idea was laid out, we picked a few audio clips we wanted to record and then all went off to come together with a more complete project.<br />Kyle worked on researching the technical aspects of tape recording and playback, and modifying the tape recorder to fit our purposes.<br />Mike and Kang both recorded the actual audio clips. They also both did some testing in the Experimental Music Studio, which Kang was able to get us access to.<br />Mike also did all the graphics you see on this site.<br /><br />That's all for this phase of the project, all the related pictures are below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6B5OBGehD4v9cKd7fKoDXRO3KtwBGGaiF5i5DPP7SdQcz4tvjb8hziQohFjyciI6IFVGCHAW0eoBScWJUqticnHbehMAhtZ27NLIwMN7iKZPu72YvaHpvVjkED41vQgh1E1MeepH0_U/s1600-h/DSCN3804.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6B5OBGehD4v9cKd7fKoDXRO3KtwBGGaiF5i5DPP7SdQcz4tvjb8hziQohFjyciI6IFVGCHAW0eoBScWJUqticnHbehMAhtZ27NLIwMN7iKZPu72YvaHpvVjkED41vQgh1E1MeepH0_U/s400/DSCN3804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026900019815475618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zzpAf2_4bN3955AmxGuPONVZOMoBYMebadv2klQ19ObpWow7NfZJN7qhgTsKDrTGPxnx5rCK6fVdgjrSBYq2TR0ENpSKab9d_g0DjmS4zfNrxbmikXLYsueMFda5F33BuPdNZD-xiao/s1600-h/DSCN3805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zzpAf2_4bN3955AmxGuPONVZOMoBYMebadv2klQ19ObpWow7NfZJN7qhgTsKDrTGPxnx5rCK6fVdgjrSBYq2TR0ENpSKab9d_g0DjmS4zfNrxbmikXLYsueMFda5F33BuPdNZD-xiao/s400/DSCN3805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026901067787495858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-aSFV2NRmrFm7nQZVFEYmQMkdjVtwNWzIEkRS5EEMcri2WC8u83QnqefaVWiKv3qoYrerhb7KEd1ZdW6E-A-W84knEGcLn_UXPrDtlkvcJoEMDwCUFz8BAQb_uyylYREPRWb6WBq_Gw/s1600-h/DSCN3806.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-aSFV2NRmrFm7nQZVFEYmQMkdjVtwNWzIEkRS5EEMcri2WC8u83QnqefaVWiKv3qoYrerhb7KEd1ZdW6E-A-W84knEGcLn_UXPrDtlkvcJoEMDwCUFz8BAQb_uyylYREPRWb6WBq_Gw/s400/DSCN3806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026901557413767618" border="0" /></a>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16915976293418324309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492305604524725886.post-19722977501369423082007-02-01T22:17:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:45:53.483-08:00Tape Player ModificationWe start with an ordinary tape player. This specific one happens to be an RCA Battery Operated Cassette Recorder, model number RP3503A.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi93xgCMFtBN9G9kGpF1OXgva_hluL3zvCM9UvZbKVv14KJehOHlNA_ntn0EbChmrARDiDxvSa3DywUv2XPc8gRMEx6481ywqrh-gVzV1NIjQ58zdrWk_t1N8xTsNVazD6zm1KA9n0ViI/s1600-h/IMG_2145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi93xgCMFtBN9G9kGpF1OXgva_hluL3zvCM9UvZbKVv14KJehOHlNA_ntn0EbChmrARDiDxvSa3DywUv2XPc8gRMEx6481ywqrh-gVzV1NIjQ58zdrWk_t1N8xTsNVazD6zm1KA9n0ViI/s400/IMG_2145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026818497041229986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next, move on to taking out the exterior case screws holding it together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoORQ3OKT08VYq5VYv233JMJsTGcykZ5IO2DoZSEH0Hf7oM-qgwjjEQxKvhTfDdu8silluugH2qRTpcEW_6kz7xEZl1HBX2TlRklszbTyRP0Lj54qTR_5pjukL6d0r2-xVpOgevUXm24/s1600-h/IMG_2147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoORQ3OKT08VYq5VYv233JMJsTGcykZ5IO2DoZSEH0Hf7oM-qgwjjEQxKvhTfDdu8silluugH2qRTpcEW_6kz7xEZl1HBX2TlRklszbTyRP0Lj54qTR_5pjukL6d0r2-xVpOgevUXm24/s400/IMG_2147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026818866408417458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16eFIBl1hf-In4T142zN9Kb0zkdUW0Ne_FRuFtrJ3sB2Cy5kUr60XhP7GstsWsV_pRvQF6_Kd87vczRGmTPcm6rZiWj_HuRcF8JKnM9LxxhssUmfNkY_yNeoDGUgu4Q2HdQ05KO7F4ko/s1600-h/IMG_2148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16eFIBl1hf-In4T142zN9Kb0zkdUW0Ne_FRuFtrJ3sB2Cy5kUr60XhP7GstsWsV_pRvQF6_Kd87vczRGmTPcm6rZiWj_HuRcF8JKnM9LxxhssUmfNkY_yNeoDGUgu4Q2HdQ05KO7F4ko/s400/IMG_2148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026819295905147074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now it's time to crack the case open. Remember to watch out for the plugs on the side.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho__MtnqUEsXDlrHpKuFT1sLv2NLymWZZZEomIzGh-o2W9PuRjWzhID5yGQJbcuZ1bHy-EG-Y_TyWZK8GoFEo9rZBCCJCNdSogxwkW4iqjlvb0L65yw_kgkdmnCCkdooIIXTwiCTi5HjM/s1600-h/IMG_2149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho__MtnqUEsXDlrHpKuFT1sLv2NLymWZZZEomIzGh-o2W9PuRjWzhID5yGQJbcuZ1bHy-EG-Y_TyWZK8GoFEo9rZBCCJCNdSogxwkW4iqjlvb0L65yw_kgkdmnCCkdooIIXTwiCTi5HjM/s400/IMG_2149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026820391121807570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm5fNsZmwsTzVEp9PbPG5IGDFAwZmz5dfFmtP9tXvGpLQz1KqAbaYBoO36M7sJ2C1OdU8JsgPAmWfzkRYpPnLaIw-y9WuI2Of6n_7OvvFdCUVdpE31swpJgFL9hWU1LvUjNw7w8_4hJA/s1600-h/IMG_2151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm5fNsZmwsTzVEp9PbPG5IGDFAwZmz5dfFmtP9tXvGpLQz1KqAbaYBoO36M7sJ2C1OdU8JsgPAmWfzkRYpPnLaIw-y9WuI2Of6n_7OvvFdCUVdpE31swpJgFL9hWU1LvUjNw7w8_4hJA/s400/IMG_2151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026820726129256674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next, pull back the tape and wires and remove the screws holding the circuit board onto the case.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJa6Gw_-Mhp_GOogOjz_LenA687jIN7KJZNo73aPi00WPE6XKr8NaWfZ9wdfD0icXI1-Xpw6wbMDufXYno_LJdiKjj4XH8hehfagTTCEqVonpGdqBpfrRo_2Zdwp3QLZOV_Cit-DA6Gk/s1600-h/IMG_2155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJa6Gw_-Mhp_GOogOjz_LenA687jIN7KJZNo73aPi00WPE6XKr8NaWfZ9wdfD0icXI1-Xpw6wbMDufXYno_LJdiKjj4XH8hehfagTTCEqVonpGdqBpfrRo_2Zdwp3QLZOV_Cit-DA6Gk/s400/IMG_2155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026823101246171378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBjhXQhmmrBz0v1q55GwnMQmCS6WAPLX5oPFpgD-Jfu-U1I82v5dlGhk-qPjS9ki-54Y1ctmVZWCBK5AiCDMDXAZhu5Zuwug6-DcOc4XmMv0SapHxKbGK6iJbaZfHAk14MnPDT5K4wEs/s1600-h/IMG_2156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBjhXQhmmrBz0v1q55GwnMQmCS6WAPLX5oPFpgD-Jfu-U1I82v5dlGhk-qPjS9ki-54Y1ctmVZWCBK5AiCDMDXAZhu5Zuwug6-DcOc4XmMv0SapHxKbGK6iJbaZfHAk14MnPDT5K4wEs/s400/IMG_2156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026823479203293442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now carefully move the wires away, and remove the rubber band from the drive motor.<br />You will have to carefully cut and pry to remove the speaker, as it is glued into place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-0ezYIS8yVXkydL7HsIdJ1DCFrDtSFmz30gkgEaVLF5Cf7YmsRvcmceaD32CFVcYSMChBN6-I0CWTcfj4nqpo8Vc5OBBC1_XQXNtxGQSnC-I1HJQivx27FjHIUEC5BRdvcSZG-5-AwY/s1600-h/IMG_2157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-0ezYIS8yVXkydL7HsIdJ1DCFrDtSFmz30gkgEaVLF5Cf7YmsRvcmceaD32CFVcYSMChBN6-I0CWTcfj4nqpo8Vc5OBBC1_XQXNtxGQSnC-I1HJQivx27FjHIUEC5BRdvcSZG-5-AwY/s400/IMG_2157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026824698974005522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The electronics are almost completely free at this point.<br />Next you need to pull away the circuitry and remove the screws from the mechanical parts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiief6cj8mJ8KP2HGrSvVgZ4kFMX8uI6O-_IpzfqpuN2znwihFfyb00wEzwZFyU_LjUeuc6b3Q0e130wZbBc14VHJcyVUnqE_9phEVHHr_r-Fm9PvHqaWx0D777S0P2g-IBeA_urFEY0_g/s1600-h/IMG_2159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiief6cj8mJ8KP2HGrSvVgZ4kFMX8uI6O-_IpzfqpuN2znwihFfyb00wEzwZFyU_LjUeuc6b3Q0e130wZbBc14VHJcyVUnqE_9phEVHHr_r-Fm9PvHqaWx0D777S0P2g-IBeA_urFEY0_g/s400/IMG_2159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026825446298315042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We now have a good look at what we're after: the play head.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdrkukE9MhT8rGVwyczTWXpJJ671ukjPG9gg4BYGj4ym7hg05wb6Ee0rYVDIeL1ew0w40aMYA2pefxtGGNm6Z-G6jh-M28ioX3IcGbhlty_qldju2EmiC_4h5v3GpAa9X316oD1hR2W0/s1600-h/IMG_2160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdrkukE9MhT8rGVwyczTWXpJJ671ukjPG9gg4BYGj4ym7hg05wb6Ee0rYVDIeL1ew0w40aMYA2pefxtGGNm6Z-G6jh-M28ioX3IcGbhlty_qldju2EmiC_4h5v3GpAa9X316oD1hR2W0/s400/IMG_2160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026825850025240882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The obvious next step is to remove the two screws holding the play head onto the rest of the mechanics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXK4USF2isErvlNoP9Ov9fQD7WXo9K5yhoQkhDUqgHLwdDcTeF-5An5uscUddIcAflb-CaLQYeBE-nefhIykLiPmPD3OBFrzwq9S8Rq5WtbT8dRvlj91KRW7H3XTU3Ly_wily0Scmmsw/s1600-h/IMG_2161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXK4USF2isErvlNoP9Ov9fQD7WXo9K5yhoQkhDUqgHLwdDcTeF-5An5uscUddIcAflb-CaLQYeBE-nefhIykLiPmPD3OBFrzwq9S8Rq5WtbT8dRvlj91KRW7H3XTU3Ly_wily0Scmmsw/s400/IMG_2161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026827503587649858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You'll notice that when you press the play button only one electrical thing happens:<br />Two contacts are pressed together to make a connection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtSVqim8yj8QqeWLCMvELm-83S2dT2AHRVFeue9t6YXeyDuLjm3UapB-BP0CHtBo7uUsxO_GnmeXVPNdnmmTIhNe5ZRYsRBdDqmFaeD-7sz40mySQfcPBYCwpnoHNYgMpY1nZkhixdUo/s1600-h/IMG_2162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtSVqim8yj8QqeWLCMvELm-83S2dT2AHRVFeue9t6YXeyDuLjm3UapB-BP0CHtBo7uUsxO_GnmeXVPNdnmmTIhNe5ZRYsRBdDqmFaeD-7sz40mySQfcPBYCwpnoHNYgMpY1nZkhixdUo/s400/IMG_2162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026832498634615122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You'll want to remove this and then feel free to get rid of the rest of the mechanics, they're of no use anymore. (You may need to pry out the microphone to allow you to completely free the electronics.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wmSHdWMbLXhr-WODAzK6_kXGGTTp6ch6bzmm3imYsA9-11mPk0mascCQaGERymjL75hNHNFA4W7bkjbvwj5hB_9f0DhtjrAHuMJOQQyYjToBygREqF_GVu0HHjH9g6rFfmP7EzrYVM4/s1600-h/IMG_2165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wmSHdWMbLXhr-WODAzK6_kXGGTTp6ch6bzmm3imYsA9-11mPk0mascCQaGERymjL75hNHNFA4W7bkjbvwj5hB_9f0DhtjrAHuMJOQQyYjToBygREqF_GVu0HHjH9g6rFfmP7EzrYVM4/s400/IMG_2165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026833031210559842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOKM8xCuo5rlSiNSgAWpIrff3XpaUop52pt6_rj7zSLifB0VLyydyhhpowYDoZInym5MOD-9uctXb9O2eaoA77Nmj43Fadt8oQ5Lq0Hn4as0dJyzMPuMEdR9pW7G0PGgWd7M-ObzfJhA/s1600-h/IMG_2164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOKM8xCuo5rlSiNSgAWpIrff3XpaUop52pt6_rj7zSLifB0VLyydyhhpowYDoZInym5MOD-9uctXb9O2eaoA77Nmj43Fadt8oQ5Lq0Hn4as0dJyzMPuMEdR9pW7G0PGgWd7M-ObzfJhA/s400/IMG_2164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026833383397878130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now that everything you need is free, there are only a few steps left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Sk_AIkWE0pnUqwN1W924qBkX4SHEghc4gQYRkUAO0Uh9viIrkLXG6wzDpZhJtL_VvVaWmEJDGrh_rZz27rhgA1k3syv1xNLltGziDHfWA6Py1TZtL1A0buZRI54aMcbkWP2PmOZZnpM/s1600-h/IMG_2166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Sk_AIkWE0pnUqwN1W924qBkX4SHEghc4gQYRkUAO0Uh9viIrkLXG6wzDpZhJtL_VvVaWmEJDGrh_rZz27rhgA1k3syv1xNLltGziDHfWA6Py1TZtL1A0buZRI54aMcbkWP2PmOZZnpM/s400/IMG_2166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026836084932307330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The last definite step is to clip the contacts that the play button used to depress.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7hvnfRCNiuRn8Wt5XQQlVRl6nFfPwVqC48KTyH1-2nZao5UR55OBRMoNFNLV7TBalz1xlZdpvIOkYyq2C1to8xV8LTWmLWroSiTozFgWrlu3t3ykuVh2DE29Jz6Oxh7blGgeuNGrJDQ/s1600-h/IMG_2168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7hvnfRCNiuRn8Wt5XQQlVRl6nFfPwVqC48KTyH1-2nZao5UR55OBRMoNFNLV7TBalz1xlZdpvIOkYyq2C1to8xV8LTWmLWroSiTozFgWrlu3t3ykuVh2DE29Jz6Oxh7blGgeuNGrJDQ/s400/IMG_2168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026836922450930066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once this is done, everything is up to you.<br />Feel free to route the play head wherever you'd like, use any method you choose to connect the play wires (button, switch, or simply touching them together,) and pick any casing you want to place the required parts in.<br />There are only a few things which you may want to fabricate:<br /><ul><li>A contact for the battery ends not connected to the circuit board</li><li>A hooked standoff for the play head, similar to what is on the backside of the tape inside a cassette</li><li>An easily held casing containing the play head</li></ul>Congratulations, you now have your very own audio graffiti reader.Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16915976293418324309noreply@blogger.com1