Drawdio kit - v1.1

Manufactured by: Adafruit Industries

$17.50

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Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw! It's great project for beginners: An easy soldering kit with instant gratification. Essentially, its a very simple musical synthesizer that uses the conductive properties of pencil graphite to create different sounds. The result is a fun toy that lets you draw musical instruments on any piece of paper.
  • Runs on a single AAA battery for many hours (even 'nearly dead' batteries will work)
  • Use any pencil - mechanical or plain. The kit comes with a 2B pencil, the softer the lead the better
  • Ridiculously fun for all ages

    • The electronic kit comes unassembled with all electronic components, PCB, hardware and pencil. AAA battery and tools necessary for assembly are not included. Please check the kit contents list to see what is included. Assembly is very easy and takes less than an hour, even if you've never soldered before!

    There's lots more information at the Drawdio kit website Including a bunch of inspirational videos here

     

    The Drawdio kit was designed in collaboration with Jay Silver based on his original design.



Blog posts tagged with Drawdio:
Fairytale Fashion – Conductive Materials: Playing with Drawdio
Fairytale Fashion created by Diana Eng has a great new video with the Drawdio! We are going to embroider a dress with conductive thread so that it is touch sensitive. What do you imagine happening when the dress is touched and a closed circuit is made?
IEEE Spectrum: If You Build It, Santa Will Come
Drawdio is in IEEE Spectrum’s “If You Build It, Santa Will Come” – thx Erico! This is part of IEEE Spectrum’s Special Report on IEEE SPECTRUM’S 2009 Holiday Gift Guide. What better way to introduce a young person to the joys of engineering than by giving a gift that you construct together? I tested four suitable read more...
Drawdio workshop in NYC
Learn the basics of electronics and soldering by building an awesome music toy!  A workshop for kids with the manual dexterity to wield a soldering iron — approximately ages 10 and up. From ladyada’s kit description: Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw! It’s great project for beginners: An easy soldering read more...
Assembled Drawdio fun pack – v1.1 in stock!
Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw! This fun pack has all the fun without the soldering. Essentially, its a very simple musical synthesizer that uses the conductive properties of pencil graphite to create different sounds. The result is a fun toy that lets you draw musical instruments on read more...
Homemade Drawdio
This is neat, a homemade Drawdio…
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