Sphero Specdrums are app-enabled music rings that make the world your instrument by turning colors into sounds. Connect to the Specdrums MIX or Edu app and tap on anything – your clothes, drawings, or the included playing pad – to create and mix sounds, beats, and loops that all play through your mobile device. Jam
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Added on: February 19, 2020 - More: Comments & Reviews
Sphero Specdrums are app-enabled music rings that make the world your instrument by turning colors into sounds. Connect to the Specdrums MIX or Edu app and tap on anything – your clothes, drawings, or the included playing pad – to create and mix sounds, beats, and loops that all play through your mobile device. Jam on your own or with friends, anytime and anywhere. Built with sleek technology including an accelerometer, light sensor, and Bluetooth Low energy connectivity, Specdrums rings provide an accessible, portable, and tactile way to discover music creation without spending money on expensive, singular instruments. The MIX app provides curated sound packs that allow you to mix and produce entire songs with the tap of your finger. You can also connect Specdrums to any other music software that accepts Bluetooth MIDI, such as GarageBand and Ableton Live. All skill levels, from curious-minded kids to seasoned musicians, can create their own masterpieces with hundreds of instruments, loops, and sounds. Express your creativity and play music in a new, open-ended way with Specdrums.
A good idea but rather sloppy in use. I really wanted to like these as I hoped to use them with some clients who are on the Autism Spectrum and I hoped it would intrigue them to explore making music by exploring the (colorful) world around them. In use, I never really felt the feedback was working well and delays, non-triggering and generally awkward interaction made me realize my clients wouldnât engage. As for playing other colors (as opposed to the included colorful input mat), most peopleâs world doesnât have âpureâ enough…
Even cooler than I had expected them to be! This is one of the coolest tech toys/gadgets I’ve seen in a long time! I’d heard the buzz about them during the Consumer Electronics Show, so I was really excited to try them out myself. I’m not sure who has more fun using colors to create music–the kids or me! I didn’t really believe that you really could make the rings work on anything but the play pad, but we’ve tried them on just about everything in the house and it works every time. The app is really easy to use too, and my kids love…
Fun for all ages! As soon as my 12 year old daughter opened the Specdrum box, she got right to work, reading directions and charging the rings. Wasting no time once they were charged, she started making music. At first she used the colored pad that was included in our 2 ring set to create sounds but eventually moved to the fruit bowl on the kitchen counter. It wasnât until the next day that her 8 year old brother finally got his turn. He loved creating music and was so proud of the song he recorded and…