I plugged a little light sensor into an amplifier to hear invisible light modulation. One of my LED candles had a surprise.
instrument-a-day 10: candle with a secret!
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instrument-a-day 9: stepper arpeggiator
Tell the motion planner to move the motors through distances that are related by just intonation ratios, and then the motors’ magnetic interferences should blend in a harmonious way. In theory.
instrument-a-day 8: tiny pendulum music
a tiny homage to Steve Reich, using a tiny pair of headphones as a microphone plugged into a tiny amplifier.
Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music (1966): vimeo.com/65735964
instrument-a-day 7: ice mic
I froze a contact microphone in a cup of water, and thawed it out again.
instrument-a-day 6: cuckoo whistles
Trying out bellows made with leather, tyvek, and fake leather.
instrument-a-day 5: the worst pipe organ
A fan, a box, and some pipes from the February 8, 2009 instrument-a-day: moonmilk.com/2009/02/08/instrument-a-day-8-more-whistles/
This may or may not be the start of something bigger.
instrument-a-day 4: bowed cowbells
With a little practice, this could almost be an acceptable sound. I didn’t practice.
instrument-a-day 3: playdocarina
The secret to getting a loud clear note out of the soft squishy ocarina was making a sharp-edged lip around the blowhole. As soon as I poked a hole in it, it started to fall apart.
instrument-a-day 2: heatsink
A big heat sink on a cardboard box resonator has a surprisingly nice chime to it.
instrument-a-day 1: paper speakers
It’s February, and that means it’s Instrument-a-Day time again! Day 1: paper speakers – experimenting with simple handmade speakers.
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