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drawdio music pencil lets you doodle electronic sounds
technabob —
Feeling musically inclined, but haven’t the time or knowledge to write sheet music? Now you can produce your own sonic creations simply by doodling on a piece of paper.
Designed by Adafruit (in collaboration with Jay Silver), Drawdio is an analog synthesizer circuit that straps to any soft-leaded pencil, and lets you crank out electronic sounds while you sketch. The kit takes advantage of the conductive properties of the graphite in the pencil lead, and produces a veritable cacophony of sounds as you put pencil to paper.
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Drawdio analog synth pencil: bizarre video demo
SlashGear —
From one strange musical contraption to another: the Drawdio is a simple electronics kit that turns a standard 2B pencil into a screeching, wailing instrument. Relying on the conductive properties of graphite, Drawdio is basically an analog synthesizer circuit strapped to a soft-leaded pencil.
Demo video of Drawdio in action after the cut
In fact, it’s not just the graphite doing the conducting but you yourself. You start by drawing a line, then put your finger on one end and, as you continue sketching, all manner of strange 50s-sci-fi bleeps and wurbles are produced.
Drawdio is supplied as a kit, ...
Make music with your doodles via a magic pencil
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... It works by strapping an analog synthesizer circuit to a soft-leaded pencil, creating electronic sounds out of the conductive properties of the graphite in the pencil. As you draw, your doodlings and scrawlings get converted to electronic sounds. It might not create the next big pop hit for you, but you'll need to actually learn music for that. Hit a jump for a video of this magic pencil in action.
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Drawdio Musical Pencil
Ubergizmo —
Who would've thought that the humble pencil could actually be equipped with technology to produce your own symphonies (OK, maybe random music) simply by doodling on a piece of paper? Designed by Adafruit, the Drawdio analog synthesizer circuit is able to strap onto any soft-leaded pencil as it is able to produce a veritable cacophony of sounds as you put pencil to paper. Guess with enough time and practice, you will be able to carry a decent tune. If you want to compose your own tune in a more professional manner, then we'd suggest you give this $19.50 Drawdio kit a miss. Should you decide to pick it up, make sure you have some basic ...
