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Filed under: Electronic Instruments, Sequencers, Synthesizers
Is the Tenori On too expensive for your taste?
Then check out the new Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer – a musical instrument that looks like it could be the offspring of a Yamaha Tenori On crossed with a 25-year old Casiotone.
Like the Tenori On, the Bliptronic 5000 is a matrix synth, featuring an 8 x 8 matrix of buttons that act as switches to control what notes get played.
Unlike the Tenori On, though, the Bliptronic 5000 is $49.99 and barebones – not so powerful and sexy, but you won’t feel bad hacking on it!
Product Features
- Unusual retro synthesizer is played with a grid of glowing buttons
- Create looping patterns and change them dynamically while playing
- Chain multiple units together and create more complex melodies
- One octave range. 8 notes can be played simultaneously
- 8 different old-skool synth sounding instruments to choose from
- Sounds created using FM waveform synthesis
- Set the BPM (beats per minute) from 60 to 180 in 20 BPM increments
- Built in speaker with headphone jack and line-out jack
- Front panel is constructed from brushed aluminum
- Includes, manual and 2 link cables for connecting additional Bliptronic units
- Requires 4 x AA batteries (not included)
Tags: Bliptronic 5000, Casiotone, demo video, matrix synth, Matrix synthesizer, music toys, strange musical instruments, Tenori On, Think Geek, Yamaha
10 Responses to “New Bliptronic 5000 Matrix Synthesizer Is Like A $49.99 Tenori On”
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Yes, MirlitronOne, there IS a Santa Claus!
Nice toy
How soon until somebody hacks this to output MIDI?
Aargh, this item is 'almost' incredible if they had added 1 or 2 more features. They are:
01. Octave Selector – this would have been HUGE, because then one can use this for bass lines Unfortunately now you are stuck with a single major octave. Which leads me to 2…
02. It should have been 12 chromatic notes rather than 8 of the major scale – this would give huge flexibility.
If they had added these 2 things, I think they would have sold a TON more (in fact, the octave selector is the reason that I won't be purchasing one now)
Aargh, this item is 'almost' incredible if they had added 1 or 2 more features. They are:
01. Octave Selector – this would have been HUGE, because then one can use this for bass lines Unfortunately now you are stuck with a single major octave. Which leads me to 2…
02. It should have been 12 chromatic notes rather than 8 of the major scale – this would give huge flexibility.
If they had added these 2 things, I think they would have sold a TON more (in fact, the octave selector is the reason that I won't be purchasing one now)
Agreed – but add that and MIDI and some decent sounds and pretty soon it's $400.
Agreed – but add that and MIDI and some decent sounds and pretty soon it's $400.
I couldn't agree more!
I couldn't agree more!
where can i buy one of these
and who cares about the octave n shit its just a toy