Description

A black box arrivesin the mail. It's a Cupcade from Adafruit and you've been anxiously waiting for it. You rush to your workbench switch on your soldering iron and take out your kit. But there's something missing.

It's not a component. Or a tool. Or a broken link in one of ourtutorials. There's no soundtrack.

No problem you stroll over to the record player at the far side of the room. The case you're looking for is on display sitting on a shelf next to family portraits and 3D-printed gizmos.You take the case down pull out the bright pink150 gram12" vinyldisc and place it on the player. Slowly thewhir of a spinning record joins yourHakko's low humas you flip your stereo’s switch. A fuzz fills the room. Thetone builds to nearclimax as you raise the needle and place it on the record's first ridge.

Anticipation yields. Ethereal beats fill the air. “It is not soldering” you think “without Bartlebeats.”

FrequencybyBartlebeatsis the soundtrack to your soldering. It's the first vinyl record from Adafruit that collects the music that drives ourYouTube channel like a V8 engine on a Mustang. All of it's collectedinto one unique limited edition old schoolpackage. The record itself is a lovely pink and has acase with cover art designedby artist Bruce Yan. It's aperfect way to rep your DIY pride and Adafruit spirit.

But that's really just a bonus to the music you're getting. We're providing a free digital download through the Bartlebeats bandcamp page. It's all music you've heard just by watching our videosbut you've never been able to own it until now.

Below isthe tracklist and here's our YouTube page where allthe songs are featuredjust incase you can't wait for the record and want to relive past DIY adventures. And remember that we can't guarantee that Bartlebeats will make you a better maker - but we can guarantee it'll make your project even more epic and fun.

Side A

• Idea3
• Carpeter
• Neat Please
• Smart Forever
• Mad Bugs Test
• Daisy
• Part 6

Side B

• University
• Discovered
• Shooter
• 2011 Lookalike
• 6_6_12
• Small Selective
• Tall Bird
• Clay Guys

Bartlebeats is the multi-talented Tom White - our very own Director of Receiving and Office Manager - who is ½ of the rock bandFrogandalso a bassist in the band Little Anchor. Album art by Bruce Yan. Produced by Ladyada pt & the Adafruit team.