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Bliptronic 5000- plus need help with my thingamagoop
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:00 pm
by hbombgraphics
Thinking of getting my son (turning 6) A noisemaker for his birthday.
He likes sitting on the floor with my noise board and turning on pedals, usually he sits there with a guitar with a floyd and just kills the whammy bar while tweaking pedals and playing with the feedback loop
http://www.amazon.com/ThinkGeek-Bliptro ... 319&sr=1-2This thing looked like a good option for a noisemaker he could play with and use with minimal learning curve.
Any thoughts?? Any better options??
I have an old Casio CZ1 synth but it is huge and hard for a kid his age to use.
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:08 pm
by theavondon
Do that and you're the best dad.
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:46 pm
by smallsnd/bigsnd
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:16 pm
by hbombgraphics
thanks for the tip, that thing looks awesome
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:38 pm
by snipelfritz
My dad is so cool
He is the coolest dad in dad school
He does not break any dad rules
He would pick you up if I asked him too
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:53 am
by Ilikewater
http://www.amazon.com/ThinkGeek-Stylophone-Retro-Pocket-Synth/dp/B001JJN3FK/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1322031127&sr=1-1not so much a noisemaker, but something that can be plugged into pedals with the right cable 1/8 to 1/4. I have an old one that is really fun.
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:36 pm
by behndy
i have no suggestions, but your kid sounds awesome and you sound like an awesome dad.
good shit homie.
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:37 pm
by hbombgraphics
Thanks for the helpful hints,
My son is the best, he is really into science for his age which is pretty cool.
Last year I got to take a board into his preschool, I think I am bringing a bunch of gear to kindergarten this year as well.
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:36 pm
by hbombgraphics
smallsnd/bigsnd wrote:http://bleeplabs.com/rgb/
this is fun too!
Ended up getting one of these as an ILF Purchase which is awesome!!!!
Working on soldering it together now,
most of my soldering has been point to point, first few components on the board looks like I had my iron up a little hot.
Didn't seem to do any damage or anything just not pretty.
Curious, what type of temperature do you guys use for PC board stuff?I can set it anywhere just looking for insight
also I am using 60/40 if that helps.
Got all the top board mounted stuff done last night most of the bottom board
Starting with wired stuff tonight
Walked away because I was getting a bit tired and didn't want to make mistakes.
also as a bonus: I think this is the first time I have ever used anything other than plain text on here!
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:39 pm
by kbit
If I ever have kids, I want to be the kind of dad you are

Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:15 pm
by smallsnd/bigsnd
i work at 750 degrees. everone has a personal preference of course, though i think the "standard" is closer to 600-650?
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:25 pm
by hbombgraphics
smallsnd/bigsnd wrote:i work at 750 degrees. everone has a personal preference of course, though i think the "standard" is closer to 600-650?
Good to know: Upgraded from a crappy radioshack to an actual soldering station so I can control things now,
I started at 800 (WAY TO HOT)
by the end I brought it down to a comfortable 700
Thanks everyone for the kind words: don't always feel like a good parent, but I have noticed the people who think they are awesome at parenting usually suck and the people who acknowledge they have no clue are generally adequate.
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:20 pm
by Muse FTW
smallsnd/bigsnd wrote:http://bleeplabs.com/rgb/
this is fun too!
I have one of these but not the RGB see through model.
Fun stuff when the battery isn't dead.
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:29 pm
by hbombgraphics
so definately need to keep an adapter handy.
I got the red one that looks like a monster
for a kid who likes robots and noise equally it should be perfect
Re: Bliptronic 5000
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:11 pm
by WeHuntKings
theavondon wrote:Do that and you're the best dad.