Comments on: Get An Evil Robot Synthesizer For Halloween http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/10/02/get-an-evil-robot-synthesizer-for-halloween/ Synthesizer and electronic music news, synth and music software reviews and more! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:47:58 -0500 hourly 1 By: synthhead http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/10/02/get-an-evil-robot-synthesizer-for-halloween/#comment-129412 synthhead Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:45:09 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8691#comment-129412 Kent - I'm with you. I'd go with the kit and save a few bucks. But then I built a modular synthesizer from scratch, too and have probably fried a few brain cells from all the soldering. Kent – I’m with you. I’d go with the kit and save a few bucks.

But then I built a modular synthesizer from scratch, too and have probably fried a few brain cells from all the soldering.

]]> By: 2326 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/10/02/get-an-evil-robot-synthesizer-for-halloween/#comment-129388 2326 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:02:07 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8691#comment-129388 http://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/how-to-hack-a-thingamakit here are all kinds of awesome fun things to do with the thingamakit i have 2 one built and one still in the box for moding, but have yet to try the mods they are great and provide hours of fun http://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/how-to-hack-a-thingamakit

here are all kinds of awesome fun things to do with the thingamakit i have 2 one built and one still in the box for moding, but have yet to try the mods

they are great and provide hours of fun

]]> By: kent http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/10/02/get-an-evil-robot-synthesizer-for-halloween/#comment-129387 kent Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:54:53 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8691#comment-129387 These are cute, but consider the Thingamakit instead. Sure you have to build it, but it's a very well-thought-out kit -- anyone who can solder can build it. I actually have more trouble with getting the mechanical part right -- drilling out and mounting. It's also double the modulation fun, and you can hack in a third LED-icle, using a spare schmitt trigger Dr Bleep helpfully provides pads for. Given Bleeplabs lead time on delivering kits, you probably won't get it done for Halloween, but at $55 (without case) and $65 (with case) the savings are pretty substantial. These are cute, but consider the Thingamakit instead. Sure you have to build it, but it’s a very well-thought-out kit — anyone who can solder can build it. I actually have more trouble with getting the mechanical part right — drilling out and mounting.

It’s also double the modulation fun, and you can hack in a third LED-icle, using a spare schmitt trigger Dr Bleep helpfully provides pads for.

Given Bleeplabs lead time on delivering kits, you probably won’t get it done for Halloween, but at $55 (without case) and $65 (with case) the savings are pretty substantial.

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