Modular recorder concept gets down with homegrown sounds

Now here's an instrument you wouldn't have minded practicing as a tot. Alle Meine Klänge's AMK is a modular recorder (you know, those plastic flute wannabes) that pack an array of individual blocks which can hold any sound you like. Simply transfer homegrown beats / notes / tunes / etc. over to each block, connect 'em up and you've got yourself a instrument of cacophonic delight. 'Tis a shame it's still a concept -- Fisher-Price, you seeing this?

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[swordsmaiden Posted Jul 4th 2008 12:38AM]

I say just give the child a real instrument, or take 'em to instrument classes... It's more fun than pretend instruments any day.

[Jrad Posted Jul 4th 2008 12:40AM]

Anything Engadget suggests that I blow, I tend to do the opposite... Just an instinct [Not talking about the phone]

None-the-less, its a great idea

[Jrad Posted Jul 4th 2008 1:52AM]

By the way, cacophonic delight? Is that "Cac" pronounced with a 'a' sounding like 'aw'? Because no buddy likes Cawk-cophonic delights here at Engadget, assuming the majority here are males

[Apologies for the double post, but thoughts always come up after I post]

[Mindfield Posted Jul 4th 2008 1:06AM]

So, it's basically just like a real recorder. Except electronic. With loadable sounds. And extensible. And without the flute-type noise. Or the finger holes. Or the mouthpiece.

Actually, it's nothing like a real recorder, is it?

[JonObea Posted Jul 4th 2008 1:27AM]

i fail to see the resemblance also.

[yokken Posted Jul 4th 2008 1:08AM]

do want.

[weirdo557 Posted Jul 4th 2008 1:22AM]

moar

[Rob PRO Posted Jul 4th 2008 1:33AM]

Great idea.....but......4 year olds are gonna make this the most annoying toy ever due to loading it full of clips that dont flow together at all.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 4th 2008 3:55AM]

Needs to be green, red, yellow, and blue....throw an orange in there as well.

[Prasand J Posted Jul 4th 2008 10:03PM]

I expected to see "coming soon to the wii" somewhere in the post, or "rockband controller." But the "Fisher-Price" satiated. Thanks.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2008 9:54AM]

This looks like something that would be fun to bend, then paint black.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 6th 2008 9:42AM]

What a bunch of curmudgeons. To the person who says give them "a real instrument," I say sure, give them a real car, a real playmate instead of dolls, a real house and so forth. They're just toys for godssake! What a bunch of Henny-Pennies... the Empire is falling, the Empire is falling! All over a silly toy. Why not give them a wooden stick, some rocks, feed them some gruel and turn them out onto the streets of Dickens' London? Lighten UP. It's a new age; roll with it.