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k is for kits

episode 105:15

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0:00[unclear opening audio]

0:39Hello?

0:40Adabot?

0:41Is that you?

0:45What's going on over here?

0:48Oh, we're just having band practice.

0:52Wow.

0:53Wow, that was intense.

0:56Thanks.

0:57I love my new keyboard.

0:59Huh.

1:00And Ruby, what are you playing?

1:03Is that a box of rocks?

1:05Rhythm section.

1:10Gus, is that you inside that clarinet?

1:13I'm gonna be like Benny Goodman.

1:17Hans, what are you playing?

1:20Why, I sing tenor, of course.

1:22Wow, okay.

1:27Mho, what are you playing? I play defensive tackle.

1:33Very impressive, everyone.

1:35But I think if you want to take your band to the next level, you might want to

1:38upgrade your

1:39instruments with a couple of kits. Kits? What's a kit? An electronics kit.

1:45Oh, what's that? A kit

1:48is a bunch of different parts that you can put together to make your very own

1:51electronics like this little synthesizer kit once we put this together Gus won't

1:57have to crawl up inside of an old clarinet to make some music awesome

2:02another reason building kits is so great is in addition to building something

2:06cool you've also picked up a new skill you've got to have the skills to pay the

2:11bills yeah skills are good for paying bills but they're also good for other

2:16things like solving problems or building cool stuff like this necklace or this

2:21watch. So let's get started.

2:53Okay, this synth kit is done and it's ready to play.

2:59Cool!

2:59Thanks!

3:00And for you, Adabot, how about guitar?

3:03Excellent!

3:28Okay, Adabot, your new electric guitar is all finished.

3:32Wow, thanks.

3:33Okay, everyone, so how'd you like your new instruments?

3:36Let's find out.

3:38All right, hit it.