Bleep Labs

Handmade Music Austin #9

drbleep — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:27:41 +0000

The ninth Austin workshop is coming up this Sunday the 11th and we’ve got a great new beginner kit! And Eric’s on the cover of the Chronicle!

Eric dug up an old Forrest Mims design of an insanely simple phototheremin and made this great little guy:

We’ll be offering a very easy to build circuit board version of it for only $5.
Afterward we’ll have another Swap N’ Show. Bring your own noise creations to show off or bring your parts and junk and to trade, sell, or give away.

Handmade Music Austin #9
Sunday, July 11th at Salvage Vanguard Theater
2 pm – 7 pm
Only 30 kits will be available. First come, first serve.

Contact Dr. Bleep for more info
drbleep@bleeplabs.com

Site changes + OFFF

drbleep — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:11:33 +0000

Welcome to the new bleeplabs.com! I think you’ll find it a bit more usable.

I’ll be participating in OFFF Paris Saturday the 26th. I’ll be speaking at noon and performing around 5:30.

OK Goopy

import — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:20:47 +0000

Update : The Youtube link was killed but you can still see it at Hulu.

Ok Go used some original Thingamagoops on Leno last night.

In other news you can submit your Thignamagoop 2 pictures or creations you’ve made with Bleep Labs kits to the new Flickr Pool. The first image up is of of our newest super fan, Tyler!

Handmade Music Austin events

import — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:54:19 +0000

Two events coming up soon for Austin noisemakers:

Summer Swap Party + Show-N-Tell

Bring your home made music machines to show off to other noise nerds or just come pick through piles of toys, parts, and various electronic what-have-yous.

Sunday June 13th 2pm-7pm
Salvage Vanguard Theater
Free

Party on the Vanguard

Tuesday June 15th 6:30pm- Midnight!
Salvage Vanguard Theater
$10

Bodytronix, among other, will be making you dance while we hold a small beginner class and about a ton of other attractions vie for your attention. Also: booze.
Check out the full listing here.

Thingamagoop 2 revision 1

import — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:10:33 +0000

We’ve made a few changes to the Thingamagoop 2 that makes the kit even easier to put together!
Here are the major differences:

- The three jacks on the side have been removed and an 1/8″ CV jack has been added to the top.
- CV jack is now output only. It no longer requires an adapter but there is no input CV. You can still mod it to have an input if you’re so inclined.
- The programmer jack has been dropped. There were some communication issues with different types of Arduino programmers. You can still interface the Thingamagoop 2 with an Arduino board by soldering four wires to the pcb.
- 9V jack has been dropped and replaced with a $2 dongle that attaches to the 9v battery snap.

Bay Area Maker Faire 2010

import — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:39:57 +0000

Bleep Labs and Handmade Music will be in the maker shed this year. We’ll be making noise and putting on a few workshops so come on by!

Thingamagoop 2: RGB

import — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:03:03 +0000

Introducing a new edition of the Thingamagoop 2!

The RGB makes all the sounds of the standard Thingamagoop 2 but features a laser cut
acrylic face plate and blinking RGB LEDs.
Get your own light up noise party machine here.

Bent Festival

import — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:45:17 +0000

Unfortunatley I wasn’t able to make it to Bent this year but Eric Archer and Dann Greene of Handmade Music Austin will be teaching workshops there Saturday at 4.

Eric will also be performing a couple of other shows this week. Tonight, 4/21, Bodytronix will be making y’all dance at Littlefield and on 4/25 they will be at Silent Barn for a Bending Brunch. Check out all the details here.

Special edition coming soon

import — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:06:19 +0000

Clear, laser-cut acrylic front + blinking RGB guts. Available May 1st.
Follow Dr. Bleep on Twitter for updates.

Handmade Music Austin #6 Update

import — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:21:29 +0000

There are still seat available for the SXSW Super Show.
Come on by Salvage Vanguard at 11am to build any of the kits from the previous shows, including Eric’s new “Tune In Tokyo”, as well as see some great music!

SXSW update

import — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:58 +0000

Tomorrow, Friday the 19th, Switched On will be hosting two day shows. The first will be across the street at Victory Grill. Afterwards The Loud Objects and Bodytronics will play in store starting at around 5. I’ll be around making noise as well.

On Saturday the 20th we’ll be having the Handmade Music #6 Super show. The line up has change slightly and now includes the super incredible band, WHITE.
There are still some seats available for the workshops so sign up soon!

In other news, here’s the secret project I’ve been working on. The awards for SXSW interactive and film were special edition Thingamagoop2s! We’ll have a similar light up Thingamagoop 2 available for sale soon.

SXSW2010

import — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:34:00 +0000

This Saturday the 13th I’ll be speaking along with the Handmade Music Austin crew at the Dorkbot show in Brush Park at 6:00.
Right after that I’ll showing off my noise synths on the other side of downtown at the AMODA showcase at Club Deville at 9:00.

On Sunday the 14th I’ll be at the Interactive awards for an undisclosed reason………

During the week The Loud Objects and I will be playing some random shows. Follow bleeplabs on twitter for updates.

Next Saturday is the:

Handmade Music Austin #6 Super Show

(That happens to be during SXSW).

Saturday, March 20th
Salvage Vanguard Theatre 2803 Manor Rd Austin, TX
11AM to 5PM, doors open at 10:30AM
Workshops begin at 11AM in the gallery area.

Admission to the event in general is free, all are welcome to come dig the scene and take in the entertainment anytime between 10:30 and 5.
Performances:
12:00 Florene
12:45 The Hearts & the Minds
1:30 Graffiti Monsters
2:15 The Loud Objects
3:00 Bodytronix

After the bands, we’ll jam! YEAH!
The H.M.A. Alumni Space Monster Jam with TONS of Andromeda Space Rockers networked together and rocking in sync! Everyone who has attended an H.M.A. and built a device is invited to bring their Space Rockers to jam with each other, which is what they do best!
If you have your own DIY or circuit bent instrument to use, bring it along!
Workshops:
In the workshop we’ll be offering almost all of our previous kits!
There are 32 spots available in the class, and will fill up fasts.

There will only be one workshop session for this even. Everyone will be building their different kits at the same time. Though you can’t make two kits at the show, we will have them all for sale.

Have a good SXSW!
Oh and here’s a new Thingamagoop 2 video.

Introducing the PicoPaso

import — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:05:05 +0000

Kit- $25

The PicoPaso is a stepped tone noise noise synth by Dr. Bleep.
It’s similar to the Atari Punk synth, aka Forrest Mims’ stepped tone generator, but uses two triangle wave oscillators that can be combined or used separately. A wave shaper and square wave LFO can be used to increase the aural ridiculousness.

The kit was designed for Handmade Music Austin and will be the beginner workshop for our fifth event on February 28th.There are still some seats available if you’d like to sign up for the advanced class, Wooster’s Space Baby digital delay.

Check out the FAQ and sign up for Handmade Music Austin here.

If your cant come this Sunday, you can purchase the PicoPaso here.

The Nebulophone

drbleep — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:35:09 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out to Handmade Music Austin #4!

Here is the code, schematics, and instructions for the Nebulophone. We’ll be taking orders for it here at bleeplabs.com as well as a new site soon……
Email Dr.Bleep to get on our mailing list or follow us on twitter for updates.

Shipping update and Handmade #4

drbleep — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:55:11 +0000

The full release of the Thingamagoop 2 will be at the beginning of February. At that time we can begin shipping orders within two business days! Email Dr.Bleep to get on our mailing list or follow us on twitter.

At Handmade Music Austin this Sunday we’ll be building the Nebulophone, an Arduino based synth with a Stylophone like keyboard. It has adjustable waveforms, a light controlled analog filter, LFO, and arpeggiator that can be clocked over IR.

Here’s a quick sample of some of the features.

Oh, and have a noisy new year!

Holiday update

drbleep — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:27:01 +0000

X-mas orders are full! Thanks to everyone who made the Thingamagoop 2 pre-launch a success.

You can still purchase a Thingamagoop 2 but all orders placed after November 21st will ship in mid January.
If you’d like to be notified of any changes, email drbleep@bleeplabs.com to get on the mailing list or follow the Bleep Labs twitter.

You can also purchase our fine wares in stores worldwide.

EAST + Handmade Music Austin #2

drbleep — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:02:01 +0000

Update : The Saturday exhibition is not going to happen do to scheduling problems but Dr. Bleep and Eric Archer will still be performing at the Austin Artistic Reconstruction warehouse around 3pm.
Handmade music is also going ahead as planned. Checkout the full line up here.

Update: There are ten seats available for the free beginner class and eight for the upper division. They are first come first serve so get there early!

Sunday will be the second Handmade Music Austin. The upper division class is filled but there should be some space at the beginner class. Even if there aren’t any seats available, there will be plenty of stuff there to see and noise nerds to talk to!

Noon – Gallery space opens. Bleep Labs, Eric archer, and friends interactive exhibit.
4 pm – Free beginner class
6 pm – Upper division synth class $45 at door
6:30 – Free performances :
Red X Red M
Douglas Ferguson/Steve Marsh
TelepathiK Friend

Arduino

drbleep — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:55:39 +0000

The week of updates continues!
Info on Arduino integration as well as the code and schematic are now up on the Thingamagoop 2 page.

CV

drbleep — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:36:37 +0000

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. Here’s Dr. Bleep and his band, The Hearts and the Minds, using the Thingamagoop 2 to control a Moog Prodigy (CV out of Thingamagoop 2 to the osc in of Prodigy).

Check back tomorrow for more info on Arduino integration!

Thingamagoop 2 is here

drbleep — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:41:52 +0000

Perorders for the new analog + digital noise friend start now. Only about 200 will be available at bleeplabs.com this holiday season so order soon.

Get yours here.
Check back all this week for more pics, videos and info!