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- Page 1 Quick Start Guide © 2018 Playtime Engineering, LLC...
- Page 2 This toy should be periodically examined for potential hazardous. Parts are to be repaired or replaced. © Playtime Engineering, LLC. All rights reserved. The Blipblox, packaging, manual and logo are the intellectual properties of Playtime Engineering, LLC. Playtime Engineering, LLC, 1459 18th St., #357, San Francisco, California, USA 94107...
- Page 3 Providing access to advanced synthesis tools to young children will provide the fundamentals to produce electronic music. We hope the simplified design of the Blipblox will encourage more children, even those who are very young, to embark on a lifetime of music enjoyment.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED............................. 1 GUIDE TO BUTTONS, KNOBS & LEVERS .....................4 HOW IT WORKS ............................5 SIGNAL FLOW BASICS ..........................7 SIGNAL FLOW & SYNTHESIS SCHEMATIC.................... 8 SPECIAL SETTINGS & MODES ......................... 9 WARRANTY - Purchases made in USA ....................10 WARRANTY - Purchases made outside of USA ................11... -
Page 6: Getting Started
If the top left LED flashes yellow your batteries are running low. Replace them soon. If the top left LED flashes red, your batteries are too low for the Blipblox to function. - Page 7 As an alternative, or if your batteries are low, you can use the USB-DC adapter. Plug the round side of the adapter in the back of the Blipblox where you see “DC 5V 60mA” and the USB side into a USB adapter.
- Page 8 Press the red button on the back of the unit to turn on. Note: If no buttons are pushed, or no MIDI data is received for 30 minutes, the Blipblox will automatically shut down to save power. Use the power switch to turn the Blipblox off then on again to restart.
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Page 9: Guide To Buttons, Knobs & Levers
GUIDE TO BUTTONS, KNOBS & LEVERS... -
Page 10: How It Works
HOW IT WORKS... - Page 11 TEMPO SEQUENCER LEVER changes the speed of the music AMPLIFIER ENVELOPE RELEASE KNOB fades the sound VOLUME KNOB makes the sound louder or quieter FILTER LEVER makes the sound smoother SEQUENCER BUTTON selects the melody SOUND FREAK BUTTON adds something a bit freaky KICK DRUM BUTTON plays a kick beat OSCILLATOR CONTROL 1 BUTTON selects oscillator control #1 OSCILLATOR BUTTON selects the sound wave...
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Page 12: Signal Flow Basics
SIGNAL FLOW BASICS Now that you know synthesizer basics and what each of the buttons and knobs on the Blipblox are for, you might be wondering about what those colorful arrows mean. They represent what is called the signal flow, which powers the “Blipblox Synthesis Engine.”... -
Page 13: Signal Flow & Synthesis Schematic
SIGNAL FLOW & SYNTHESIS SCHEMATIC MIDI AMP ENV VOLUME RELEASE FILTER TEMPO FILTER SEQUENCE OSC MOD1 OSC MOD2 MOD SEL LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 MOD ENV MOD ENV MOD ENV OSCILLATOR LFO2 LFO1 MOD ENV MOD1 MOD2 ATTACK... -
Page 14: Special Settings & Modes
LED Brightness, LED Light Show, Maximum Volume & Auto-Off Settings. We take our tag line “Synthesis for — All” seriously. We want the Blipblox to be accessible to all so we’ve developed a few features especially for users with sensitivities to light or parents looking to set a maximum volume. -
Page 15: Warranty - Purchases Made In Usa
Playtime Engineering dealer and continuing for the following period after that date for one (1) Year. Playtime Engineering warrants factory-refurbished merchandise to be free of material and operational defects for a period of ninety (90) days from the original date of retail sale. -
Page 16: Warranty - Purchases Made Outside Of Usa
This Limited Warranty allocates risk of product failure between purchaser and Playtime Engineering, and Playtime Engineering’s product pricing reflects this allocation of risk and the limitations of liability contained in this Limited Warranty. The agents, employees, distributors, and dealers of Playtime Engineering are not authorized to make modifications to this Limited Warranty, or make additional warranties binding on Playtime Engineering.
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