A black box arrivesin the mail. It#39;s a Cupcade, from Adafruit and you#39;ve been anxiously waiting for it. You rush to your workbench, switch on your soldering iron, and take out your kit. But there#39;s something missing.
It#39;s not a component. Or a tool. Or a broken link in one of ourtutorials. There#39;s no soundtrack.
No problem, you stroll over to the record player at the far side of the room. The case you#39;re looking for is on display, sitting on a shelf next to family portraits and 3D-printed gizmos.You take the case down, pull out the bright pink150 gram12 vinyldisc, and place it on the player. Slowly, thewhir of a spinning record joins yourHakko#39;s low humas you flip your stereorsquo;s switch. A fuzz fills the room. Thetone builds to nearclimax as you raise the needle and place it on the record#39;s first ridge.
Anticipation yields. Ethereal beats fill the air. ldquo;It is not soldering,rdquo; you think, ldquo;without Bartlebeats.rdquo;
FrequencybyBartlebeatsis the soundtrack to your soldering. It#39;s the first vinyl record from Adafruit that collects the music that drives ourYouTube channel like a V8 engine on a Mustang. All of it#39;s collectedinto one unique, limited edition, old schoolpackage. The record itself is a lovely pink and has acase with cover art designedby artist Bruce Yan. It#39;s aperfect way to rep your DIY pride and Adafruit spirit.
But that#39;s really just a bonus to the music you#39;re getting. We#39;re providing a free digital download through the Bartlebeats bandcamp page. It#39;s all music you#39;ve heard just by watching our videosbut you#39;ve never been able to own it until now.
Below isthe tracklist and here#39;s our YouTube page where allthe songs are featuredjust incase you can#39;t wait for the record and want to relive past DIY adventures. And remember that we can#39;t guarantee that Bartlebeats will make you a better maker - but we can guarantee it#39;ll make your project even more epic and fun.
Side A
- Idea3
- Carpeter
- Neat Please
- Smart Forever
- Mad Bugs Test
- Daisy
- Part 6
Side B
- University
- Discovered
- Shooter
- 2011 Lookalike
- 6_6_12
- Small Selective
- Tall Bird
- Clay Guys
Bartlebeats is the multi-talented Tom White - our very own Director of Receiving and Office Manager - who is frac12; of the rock bandFrogandalso a bassist in the band Little Anchor. Album art by Bruce Yan. Produced by Ladyada, pt amp; the Adafruit team.