Record a silly sound and it plays every time you clap!
Now playing: the beep 🎵
🔧 Sound not working?
Tap each test button. Did you hear it?
Heard 🎵 but not 🔔? The iPad is in Silent mode (see #1 below).
Videos and Spotify still play in Silent mode, but game sounds don't.
Didn't hear either one? Check the volume and Bluetooth (#2 and #3).
Check these on the iPad
Silent mode (the usual problem!). Swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen.
If the 🔔 bell is crossed out, tap it to turn sound on. (Older iPads with a little switch on the
side: flip it so no orange shows.)
Volume. Press the volume-up button while you're on this page.
Bluetooth. Make sure the sound isn't going to headphones or a speaker in another room.
In Control Center, tap the AirPlay icon on the music box and pick iPad.
Microphone (for recording). In Safari, tap aA or the page menu next to the
web address → Website Settings → Microphone → Allow.
If the iPad uses Screen Time: Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions
→ Microphone → Allow Changes.
Headphones too quiet?Settings → Sounds → Headphone Safety → Reduce Loud Audio
(Screen Time may lock this one).
Still stuck? Reload this page, tap the screen once, and try the tests again.
🔌 How to hook it up
Plug the Makey Makey USB cable into the USB-C adapter, then plug the adapter into the iPad.
A little light on the Makey Makey turns on.
Clip one alligator clip onto SPACE (the round spot on the front).
Clip another alligator clip onto EARTH (the strip along the bottom).
Pick a way to play below 👇
Tap this page once so the iPad is listening. Then clap!
🙌 High five (2 people)
Person 1 holds the metal end of the SPACE clip.
Person 2 holds the metal end of the EARTH clip.
High five! Each high five = +1.
👏 Clap (1 person)
Wrap a piece of foil around each palm. Clip SPACE to one foil
and EARTH to the other. When the foil touches = +1.
Not counting? Make sure the clips touch bare skin or foil (not sleeves),
the Makey Makey light is on, and you tapped the page once.
Holding hands together only counts as 1 — let go and clap again!