Sphero Specdrums (2 Rings) App-Enabled Musical Rings with Play Pad Included – Create Sounds, Loops, Beats for Musicians of Any Skill Level – STEAM Educational Music Toy for Kids
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
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.
Product Features
- TAP COLORS, MAKE MUSIC: Discover music creation without spending money on expensive, singular instruments with Sphero Specdrums. Tap any surface, or the included play pad, to create sounds, loops, and beats. This app-enabled music toy is scalable for all skills levels, from curious-minded kids to seasoned musicians.
- COMPOSE ON-THE-GO: Built with sleek technology including an accelerometer, light sensor, LEDs, and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity, Specdrums rings provide an accessible, portable, and tactile way to create music, so you can compose whenever inspiration hits.
- ART MEETS TECHNOLOGY: The Specdrums MIX & Edu apps provide 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 to take your creations to the next level.
- BUILT TO LEARN & PLAY: With 2+ hours of play, Specdrums mimic the functions of digital drums, keyboards, and MIDI pads and can play an infinite number of sounds, including your own. These musical rings are made of durable silicone so they can withstand countless taps & compositions.
- INSPIRING THE CREATORS OF TOMORROW: Founded in 2010, we set out to redefine creative play experiences with the original Sphero app-enabled robot ball. Now, with our undeniably cool fleet of programmable robots and educational tools, we’re inspiring a new generation through hands-on applied learning of coding, science, music and the arts.
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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 colors around them to make that feature very useful (in addition to the sloppy input behavior). Might have been more fun to have them be responsive to some other input, such as how hard they are played, or some simple way to discern between 4 or 6 surfaces which would trigger a pentatonic pile of notes…). Was thankful for the return policy as it gave me confidence to try them out. I wish the developers good luck with any updates, as I said, itâs a good idea, just not for me.
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 creating different songs/beat mixes. It has been fun to see them trying new things and experimenting with both sounds and colors at the same time. They often pull the rings out and let their friends try it–and it’s always a hit. If you are looking for a fun toy (for you and/or the kids), I’d recommend giving the Specdrums rings a try–we’ve been extremely entertained by them!