[Nottingham] Pipe Dreams - virtually real?... (Marble Machine X)

[Martin]

Folks,

The marvellous Marble Machine X development continues with some true
'open source' styled collaborative development, all in the search for
near perfection... Delivery dates be damned!!!


Enjoy:

Vibraphone Marble Drops - Marble Machine X 99
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wr3Rqxjy4

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Welcome to Episode 99 of Building Marble Machine X! This time I spent a
lot of days making the marble drops for the vibraphone. A huge project
and it worked out, but there is a plot twist...
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Remind you of the way that new projects progress?

It's all an exploration!

Cheers,
Martin


On 23/08/2019 15:15, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> An insight into the Marble Machine X development:
> 
> 
> 38 Is a Magic Number - Marble Machine X #89
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuruLb5YcPE
> 
> 
> And that's 3 days of determined long hours geeking for just one small
> section!
> 
> Spectacular geekie stuff.
> 
> Good for a Hackspace challenge? ;-)
> 
> 
> Enjoy,
> Martin
> 
> 
> 
> On 26/06/2019 16:51, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> The next development is:
>>
>>
>> Marble Machine X Plays Drums!
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isosWOzmbe0
>>
>>
>> That's a good first demo and includes some fun merchandising ;-)
>>
>> All good eco-geekie stuff!! Human powered and plants trees! :-)
>>
>> Enjoy :-)
>>
>>
>> A Hackspace or Minecraft Babbage machine anyone? ;-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martin
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18/06/2019 17:06, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> For the next amazing instalment:
>>>
>>>
>>> Marble Loop Completed - Marble Machine X #85
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4tpRFoLXbw
>>>
>>> 'Only' one drum being used for the demo but you get to see the idea and
>>> the incredible construction...
>>>
>>>
>>> Beautifully, that has the same sort of ball capture as imagined in the
>>> original Pipe Dream:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCIpKAIFyo
>>>
>>>
>>> What next, a Marble Machine Computer?... ;-)
>>>
>>> Simulate that on Minecraft??
>>>
>>>
>>> All good fantastic fun stuff!
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>>> Martin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30/04/2019 13:49, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
>>>> Folks,
>>>>
>>>> Time moves on and Behold! We have a WIP for:
>>>>
>>>> *Marble Machine X*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Marble Conveyer Belt Completed! - Marble Machine X #78
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AEvQAg6TE0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can Wintergatan be likened to be the ultimate musical marble machine
>>>> hacker?!
>>>>
>>>> Good fun and impressive stuff :-)
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if the Colossus could be reprogrammed to play music? ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy,
>>>> Martin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> WIP: Work-In-Progress
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 08/03/2016 00:00, Martin wrote:
>>>>> The original YouTube posting is now at over 10 MILLION hits in just a
>>>>> matter of days. Indeed tremendous stuff!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Just as tremendous is for how it was built and developed over 14 months
>>>>> in a very cold garage:
>>>>>
>>>>> How It Works - Part 1 (Wintergatan Marble Machine)
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uog48viZUbM
>>>>>
>>>>> How It Works - Part 2 (Wintergatan Marble Machine)
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Guq7vZb_E
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Truly tremendous stuff!
>>>>>
>>>>> Can it be done in Minecraft? :-P
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And whatever did happen to the Animusic people? Hope they haven't got
>>>>> themselves too strung up on trying to go beyond the impossible...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> All beautifully and musically creative :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Enjoy,
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Martin
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 04/03/16 13:11, Martin wrote:
>>>>>> OK, so I got one detail wrong...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Marble Machine is Finished! 2000 marbles, 3000 parts
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0nj6wrjyA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is all without a laser cutter!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just one minor design fault... The final machine is too big and heavy to
>>>>>> get out of the workshop!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The end result is programmed by a belt of lego and inspiration.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tremendous musical creative fun :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enjoy,
>>>>>> Martin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 03/03/16 14:29, Martin wrote:
>>>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Too good an unreal fabulous work not to mention...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Many years ago, we had the then tech-breaking unreality of:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Animusic: "Pipe Dream"
>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCIpKAIFyo
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Still good. Note the highly elaborate triple bounces for twanging two
>>>>>>> strings and drum for a single shot.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And now for real, utilising what looks like the hybrid tech of the old
>>>>>>> world Jacquard loom and modern world laser cutter, combined with
>>>>>>> acoustic instruments, audio electronics for pickups, YouTube, and flying
>>>>>>> marbles, we have this fabulous reality:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tremendous stuff!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Enjoy,
>>>>>>> Martin