Dr Bleep is trickling out more info on the new Thingamagoop 2 synth robot.

The video above demonstrates using a Thingamagoop 2 to control a Moog Prodigy.

Dr Bleep says:

The Thingamagoop has a stereo 1/8? jack on the side to facilitate control voltage in and out. You can make your own cable very simply or order a nice, shielded one from us. It’s simply a stereo 1/8? to two, mono female 1/4? jacks. Here’s Dr. Bleep and his band, The Hearts and the Minds, using the Thingamagoop 2 to control a Moog Prodigy.

Note that the CV input is not 1volt/Octave but you can use it to make some ridiculous sound!

Arduino Support

The Thingamagoop 2 uses Arduino to control the analog VCO as well as the LEDacle. You don’t need an Arduino board to use the Thingamagoop 2; you only need on if you want to reprogram it.

The Thingamagoop 2 circuit incorporates an AVR chip that has been programed without the Arduino bootloader. This allows the device to start up immediately but you’ll have to switch out the chip for one with the bootloader if you want to reprogram it.

The programmer cable is a stereo 1/8? cable with a ferrite noise suppressor and 3 pins on the other end that go into the Arduino headers. Not only can you directly program the Thingamgoop 2, you can communicate with it.

“Who will be the first to get processing to use the photocell as a variable!? Or build a MIDI i/o!?” asks Dr Bleep.

Last week, Bleep Labs introduced the Thingamagoop 2 with a teaser at their site.

Now they’ve put together this video showing the Thingamagoop 2 in squelchy action.

The Thingamagoop 2 is a DIY kit that sells for $100.

Here’s what’s new in the Thingamagoop 2:

• 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.
• Kit now comes with a pre-drilled enclosure.
• Still assembled in Austin, Texas by Dr. Bleep and friends.

via drbleep:

Analog + Arduino noise madness. More info at bleeplabs.com

New with the Thingamagoop 2:

• Arduino + Analog
• CV i/o
• Much more….

No pricing or release date have been announced.

Image: Supertoys

via the Synthtopia Flickr Group

4ms Pedals, Eric archer, and Dr. Bleep are proud to announce Handmade Music Austin!

Starting October 15th at Salvage Vanguard Theater in collaboration with CoFG, we will be offering monthly workshops in they style of Handmade Music.

We’ll have free soldering, bending and DIY noise classes, as well as workshops to build our forthcoming Andromeda Space Rocker kits. Early sign-ups for classes will start soon so stay tuned!

Sunday Synth Jam: A little experimental noise improvisation from rezzn8r:

built a thingamakit the other day, so thought I’d try it out with the moogerfoogers.

nothing serious, just havin’ fun!

The thingamakit works much better in the dark, but it sounds ok with sunlight, too!

Thingaperformance 1.0 – A short performance using a Thingamagoop through a Moog MoogerFooger analog delay pedal.

via br0therl0c0

This is an overview of the synthgasm that is the Big City Music booth at NAMM. 

You can see shots of the new Metasonix eurorack modules and the new KV-100 Assblaster. You can also see the new Signal Arts Tetra Maps sequencer, the new Sherman Rodec Restyler, all of the Jomox Products, a giant Analogue Systems modular, pieces from Diabolical Devices and Folktek, as well as Cwejman, King Capitol Punishment, Bleep Labs L.L. Electronics Rozzbox, Schippman, Malekko, Vermona and more.

Thingamagoop starts in a film for Film Dash by Pete Ashton, Rachael Marchant and Danny Smith. Made in 48 hours from construction of the camera through to the final edit.

It lives! It lives!

“Noise performers extraordinaire”, The Loud Objects and Dr. Bleep have teamed up to create the first being of pure noise!

The Bit Blob is a digital noise maker that’s controlled by connecting its contacts together, allowing you to bend your way through unlimited sonic madness. You can also connect LEDs, audio outputs, or other Bit Blobs between control pins.

Only 30 will be made for this holiday season.

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Last week, we featured a lo-fi 3D animation of cartoon characters on a turntable. This video features a Bleep Labs Thingamagoop synth monster taking a turntable ride, too.

via apc

Bleep Labs has reintroduced the ThingamaWEEN – an anthropmorphic robot synthesizer, styled for Halloween. 

Four options are available:

• Bella Lubleepy – vampire
• The Ghost of Robot TB1X – robo-ghost
• Jack-O-Lumen – jack-o-lantern
• The Modern Prometh-O-Lux – monster

The Furby Youth Choir, live at Bleeplabs.

Threadless has announced a new contest, and the winner will get a Thingamagoop synth.

Here’s the story:

Our doorbell here at Threadless broke, so the tech awesome dudes hacked together a magnificent replacement for it out of this super mega awesome noise making synthesizer robot!

Our friends at Bleep Labs sent us a Thingamagoop, and he’s doing a good job, but he needs a new name! So post your name idea in this blog, and while everyone is here tomorrow, we’ll vote and select a winner!

Here’s the best part.. the winner will get their very own Thingamagoop, courtesy of Bleep Labs!

HackaDay has a nice tutorial that looks at hacking the Thingamakit anthropomorphic synthesizer.

Hacks include adding a waveshaper knob, a sine wave switch and an audio input. If you’re thinking about getting a Thingamakit – this is a must read before you dive in. Kits are $55, or $65 with the enclosure.

Surachai’s video capturing the creating of a ThingamaKIT synth monster.

Bleep Labs has introduced the Thingamakit – a DIY project that lets you build your own anthropomorphic noise maker.

According to Bleep Labs, the Thingamakit features “all the sounds of Thingamagoop plus
triangle wave LEDacle with shape and speed control. Second photocell patchable to modulator and photocell rate. Square and Triangle wave output.

The satisfaction for making an noise monster with your own soldering iron!

Comes with:

• detailed instructions
• fully labeled components
• simply layed out circuit board with minimal hand wiring.
• 2 ready to blink LEDacles
• control panel and face stickers

Bleep Labs is also doing a fun marketing twist, creating a Thingamakit Flickr group.