Thingamagoop 2 sports Arduino/CV compatibility & more

November 11th, 2009 |

Bleep Labs announced the sequel to their Thingamagoop synth/noisemaker and it looks to be one heckuva major upgrade. The Thingamagoop 2 features -

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.

The Arduino integration alone is quite awesome, and along with control voltage input/output this should be a really versatile platform for cooking up some unique sounds. Kits and preassembled versions are currently available for pre-order over at Bleep Labs

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