This is a serious piece of music gear.
A well-designed drum machine or sampler should be as accessible to kids as it is to adults.
But which of us would let a sticky-fingered child anywhere near their preciousOctatrackor $2KOP-1?
Playtime Engineering
Likewise, a childproof instrument doesn’t have to be a piece of cheap bleepy-bloopy junk.
If it’s good enough for kids, it might also be tempting to adults.
There’s the drool, and they just love stamping on things.
Playtime Engineering
“says musician MrMidiin a comment on the Synthotopia blog.
And the grown-up specs continue.
“It’s quite well made, and a lot of thought went into the design.
I was surprised; it doesn’t sound like a toy.”
This is the kind of educational toy we like.
It’s fun, and its looks are presumably attractive to kids, but it isn’t dumb.
Get in early while you might, for just $250 when it goes on sale.
