Well-groomed arty-types came in , alone , in couples , with lattes in hand , all there to admire the shiny wares or bring in their dead laptop for repair . Brooklyn 's annual Bent Festival is a gathering of music hackers . Hackers use broken electronic gadgets to make music by `` circuit bending '' or'playing with the sound waves in order to create new sounds and effects that are not possible using standard equipment. "
Brooklyn 's annual Bent Festival is a gathering of music hackers . Hackers use broken electronic gadgets to make music by `` circuit bending '' or'playing with the sound waves in order to create new sounds and effects that are not possible using standard equipment. "