Yes, the Magical Musical Thing (MMT) - that wonderful noise-making toy manufactured by Mattel in good ol' 1978, sampled at long last for your listening and looping pleasure. It might not look like much (and it might not sound like much either) but it sure is a fun and nostalgic generator of interesting sounds and childhood memories!

I still remember bits of the original TV commercial, especially the part where the younger brother is sliding the MMT back and forth across his head making quick up and down scale sounds. The older sister looks at him and says, "You're Weird!" Ah, the days of childhood innocence...

Anyway, a few comments:

• The following samples are not "professionally" recorded or edited
• I used a Shure SM-57 mic, which is at least semi-professional
• The sample length and size varies slightly from one to another
• Two of my MMT's buttons do not work (those samples are missing)

Mono Note Samples in WAV Format (16bit, 44.1khz)
Key (Note)	Longer Mono Samples (~1 to 2 seconds, ~150k to 200k)	Shorter Mono Samples (~0.1 to 0.3 seconds, ~15k to 20k)
Key 1 (F)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 2S (G#/Ab)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 3 (A)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 3S (A#/Bb)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 4 (B)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 5 (C)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 5S (C#/Db)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 6 (D)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 6S (D#/Eb)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 7 (E)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 8 (F)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 8S (F#/Gb)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 9 (G)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 9S (G#/Ab)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 10 (A)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 10S (A#/Bb)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 11 (B)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 12 (C)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 12S (C#/Db)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 13 (D)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 13S (D#/Eb)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 14 (E)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four
Key 15 (F)	One • Two • Three • Four	One • Two • Three • Four

Mono Miscellaneous Samples in WAV Format (16bit, 44.1khz) (These are the same as the Stereo Miscellaneous samples, below, but in Mono instead.)
Category	Mono Samples (~0.5 to 19.5 seconds, ~42k to 1684k)
Slide Up	One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six
Slide Down	One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six
Misc. Noodling	One • Two • Three • Four
"You're Weird!"	One • Two • Three • Four

Stereo Miscellaneous Samples in WAV Format (16bit, 44.1khz) (These are the same as the Mono Miscellaneous samples, above, but in Stereo instead.)
Category	Stereo Samples (~0.5 to 19.5 seconds, ~85k to 3368k)
Slide Up	One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six
Slide Down	One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six
Misc. Noodling	One • Two • Three • Four
"You're Weird!"	One • Two • Three • Four

Magical Musical Thing - Image Gallery

Magical Musical Thing - Other Web References

• Toys of the '80s (The "Magical Musical Thing" page) • The Music of Weird Paul (Featuring the MMT on one song) • Do The Zru (Fall 2002 issue with a reference to the MMT) • eBay Search Results (Who knows, it might be for sale!) • Yahoo! Auctions Search Results (It might be for sale here, also!)

Would you like to...

• Participate in the MMT-enhanced Song Contest?
• Host your creations for others to listen and enjoy?
• Share your MMT-based songs with other fans of vintage eletronic sounds?

If you use any of the above samples in a song or something, I would be happy to host your creation on this site for others to enjoy! No fees, no charges, no hassles, no anything; just a free, fun way to contribute to the MMT legacy! You will have full credit for your creation. I will simply host it here for other fans of the MMT to enjoy. Simply let me know what you have in mind, send me your song(s) - in mp3 or ogg format if possible - and I will gladly host the file(s) for you.