Key Of Grey

Photo courtesy of Bleep Labs

January 6th, 2009 – The Thingamagoop/Thingamakit are some of my favorite synths out there. Not only are they inexpensive, but they make some pretty cool sounds and were fun. Now Bleep Labs has released version two of the Thingamagoop and there are a whole bunch of upgrades:

• Analog VCO controlled by analog or digital signal from Arduino. (A separate Arduino board is not required)
• Sample and hold, Arpeggios, noise, and bit crush effects with open source code so you can program your own sounds!
• All the analog sounds of the original Thingamagoop.
• Controllable LEDacle – Ramp and random waveforms with rate control.
• New modulators – Square wave amplitude modulator and triangle wave pulse width modulator.
• Tough, stomp box type body with silk screened graphics in 3 different styles.
• Easy to access battery – No more screws!
• Much fuller and louder speaker.
• CV in and out.
• Arduino Programmer jack. Easily hook an Ardunio board up to the Thingamagoop 2.

Pretty damn sweet! With the enclosure and all the pieces you need, the Thingamagoop 2 sells for $100. If you want them to build it for you, it costs $160. With the added CV options, the Thingamagoop is a lot more controllable which gives it real potential in your producing arsenal.

Thingamagoop 2