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ladyada.net - 12/2/2008

Drawdio!

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The best way to see how Drawdio works is to watch a video... Here is one of me playing with my kit right after building it (This is a video of an earlier revision so it looks a little different)

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technabob:  drawdio music pencil lets you doodle electronic sounds

SlashGear:  Drawdio analog synth pencil: bizarre video demo

Boing Boing Gadgets:  Drawdio: an analog synthesizer on your pencil

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technabob.com - 12/2/2008

drawdio music pencil lets you doodle electronic sounds

— technabob.com — 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 ... (more) drawdio music pencil lets you doodle electronic sounds

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boingboing.net - 12/6/2008

How the Drawdio was invented

— boingboing.net — Last month I wrote about Adafuit's Drawdio kit, an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw. Later, I got an email from JJJ Silver, who invented the Drawdio, and I asked him to tell me how he came up with it. Here's what he ... (more) How the Drawdio was invented

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drawdio music pencil lets you doodle electronic sounds
technabob — ... 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. ...

Drawdio analog synth pencil: bizarre video demo
SlashGear — ... 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. ...

Drawdio: an analog synthesizer on your pencil
Boing Boing Gadgets — The Drawdio is a lovely soft-lead pencil with an analog synthesizer circuit strapped to the spine, transforming your sinuous cursive into an array of electronica burblings, slides and squawks. I love it: onomatopoeic penmanship. Drawdio [Lady Ada via Technabob]