A DC motor makes the string whirl around. A second DC motor acts as a hub, and is connected directly to an amplifier.
instrument-a-day 25: whirlarang
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Category Archives: sound sculpture
instrument-a-day 24: stroh clamp
instrument-a-day 21-23: catch-up whistlefest
21: Vi Hart’s paper recorder: vihart.com/paperinstruments
22: Milled a fipple and plug for Day 5’s General Purpose Shiny Thing to make it into a whistle.
23: Grabbed a chunk of aluminum pipe and milled a big whistle.
instrument-a-day 20: the gate
instrument-a-day 19: the clamp
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A bar clamp with fishing line stretched over it. Amplified with a contact mic.
instrument-a-day 18: teensy drone
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I took the teensy screamer (day 12) and hooked it up to a computer to get a slightly less horrible sound.
instrument-a-day 17: prospect park west
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Ambient sound of the street through the intercom.
instrument-a-day 16: softone workshop
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I taught a workshop at NYC Resistor with floppy fabric toy synthesizers. (Previous video: www.flickr.com/photos/ranjit/8370894693/)
instrument-a-day 15: ystle
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Actually two whistles in one. Warmup for Sunday’s laser whistles workshop.
Instrument-a-day 14: amplified music wire kalimba
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Music wire + guitar pickup.