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

Thu Apr 9 16:36:42 UTC 2020

Folks,

What a fabulously elaborate way to play a Cyber Bass!

Cyber Bass Marble Drops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvL83-iy-EQ

There's some impressive musical engineering coming together there...

Enjoy!
Martin

> Further collaborative efforts sum up to some stupendously precise sounds:
> 
> Playing Tight Music? - Marble Machine X #115
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIoY3C2z9o4
> 
> 
> Crazy fun stuff to bring marble music into reality!
> 
> There's quite a fusion there of computers, controllers, machining,
> mechanics, whirring wheels and flying balls and fun sounds!
> 
> 
> Enjoy,
> Martin
> 
> 
> On 26/10/2019 00:23, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> #####
>> 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...
>> #####
>>
>>
>> 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