Do you love to create music? Are you bored with the same old, same old way of making it? Welcome to the world of MaKey MaKey! A world where every day objects are much more than what they appear. Bananas are more than just a curvy fruit – they’re keys to a virtual piano. Play-dough isn’t just a tasty child’s toy – it’s the controlling force behind Pacman’s up/down/left/right. And your simple pencil drawings are a portal to Portal.
Ok so I know this sounds kind of strange. MaKey MaKey is a two-sided circuit board. On the more simple, top side, the MaKey MaKey has 6-inputs: the up/down/left/right arrow keys, as well as the space bar and mouse left click. Perfect for your simple things like video game controllers. You use alligator clips to connect the board to any number of objects. Once connected they become conductors for your controller and turn into the up/down/left/right keys.
For the more advanced users, there is the other side of the circuit board. When you flip the board over, you’ve got access to 12 more keys: W, A, S, D, F, and G on the keyboard side, and up/down/left/right mouse movement and left/right clicks on the mouse side. The bottom header has six ground (aka Earth) outputs, while the top header is an expansion/output header. There are also a few LEDs on the back to indicate whether you’re pressing a mouse or keyboard key.
This is a perfect gift for any tech nerd in your family. I guarantee they won’t have anything like it. It truly reminds me of the fun experiments I used to do in high school. Your children can play with MaKey MaKey for hours connecting all kinds of things to it. The music you can create is amazing.
Remember when I said you can use all kinds of objects to make music? Well I meant it! Check out the video below to see others using their MaKey MaKey to make beautiful music and have a blast at the same time!
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