http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png http://gizmodo.com/tag/thingamakit http://gizmodo.com/tag/thingamakit Thingamakits have been every synth nerd's DIY light-controlled, analog noise friend. This abomination grew extra LED and photo-sensor tentacles that produce different tones and pitches, depending on the amount and type of light received. [Make]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5245845&view=rss&microfeed=true Weird... but I kinda want to hear more. That's roughly how I'd describe the sound output of the Thingamakit, a strange "noise monster" DIY synthesizer. I like the fact that it uses some sort of optical feedback: adjusting those tentacles affects how the sounds are generated, which then gets fed back to the LEDs in the tentacles. So it's a pleasingly tactile gizmo, and if you're really a strange-noise-machine-ophile, you'll also appreciate that you can buy it as a kit from maker Bleep Labs. [Bleep Labs via Hackaday]

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