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

[Martin]

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