Artistically, this is a really interesting way to "convert" music into imagery. As far as I can tell, the printer will always produce the same image for this song, and should produce a unique image for every song it performs, making this a literal physical picture of music.
+TheJaredtheJaredlong Yes, although if you notice the printer head does not move in pauses - therefore, some of the information encoded in the music is lost in this "image" representatoin. If the print head moved at a constant rate, however, you would theoretically have no information loss, with the exception of other intricacies such as the volume of the sound (piano, fortes, crescendos, etc.)
@@felixu95You'd have a lot of losses well before dynamics, these are very simplified transcriptions. Chords are reduced to single notes, etc. Though keep in mind most sheets don't include super-detailed notation, so some of those losses are things we only introduce while performing which weren't there in the first place, it's just our common understanding of music. One could argue that losses always exist no matter what (unless it's a strictly defined MIDI track or an equivalent).
In 50 years we will buy tickets to concerts of dot matrix printers, floppy disks, compact disk roms and hard disk drives... A full orchestra, I tell you !
I was hoping for roller work in this one. I like how the print head moves, movement really gives it something extra and gives the feel of this machine really "playing" the music, not just sitting there whistling a tune like I have see other people do. Part of this hardware music is to bring old tech back to life, so it should be moving and living for the full effect!
This is amazing don't get me wrong, but it's not really the type of song that goes with the noise. Kind of like how "The Entertainer" sounds wierd on the violin. Still, amazing work +1 sub!
tramfahrermd Durch das ansteuern der Motoren des Druckkopfes mithilfe eines Arduiono Bordes. Durch die varriation der Geschwindigkeit der Druckernadeln, wird eine Tonhöhe generiert
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Artistically, this is a really interesting way to "convert" music into imagery. As far as I can tell, the printer will always produce the same image for this song, and should produce a unique image for every song it performs, making this a literal physical picture of music.
+TheJaredtheJaredlong Yes, although if you notice the printer head does not move in pauses - therefore, some of the information encoded in the music is lost in this "image" representatoin. If the print head moved at a constant rate, however, you would theoretically have no information loss, with the exception of other intricacies such as the volume of the sound (piano, fortes, crescendos, etc.)
+felixu95 Ah, see, I thought it *did* move constantly after the last video or two I saw.
It doesn't. When there's a silence it stops.
@@felixu95You'd have a lot of losses well before dynamics, these are very simplified transcriptions. Chords are reduced to single notes, etc.
Though keep in mind most sheets don't include super-detailed notation, so some of those losses are things we only introduce while performing which weren't there in the first place, it's just our common understanding of music. One could argue that losses always exist no matter what (unless it's a strictly defined MIDI track or an equivalent).
Sounds like an old Nokia ringtone
Ikr
imagine sending this printer file to your bosses office when dot matrix printers were still common.
fucking legendary trolling m8
Pikapetey Animations Oh my god, that would be amazing, now we just have to figure out how to do it with regular printers.
In 50 years we will buy tickets to concerts of dot matrix printers, floppy disks, compact disk roms and hard disk drives... A full orchestra, I tell you !
why 50 years? it can be done today.
I was just thinking that lol.
MrBiky I'd buy tickets right now 😁
This video basically proves my assertion that Mozart was writing the techno of his day. He invented the drop.
Salieri "Slow down! Slow down!"
+Gabriele Riva mmm, too many notes...
+VortechBand Well, there it is.
Sounds like the songs played when you are waiting to order pizza xD
this would make for a fun prank... if you knew someone who still used one of these, and could send the file it's printing to said printer...
It's not a standard printer, the are manually controlling the pins
Please do a Vivladi, you've got a good coverage in the higher notes.
I was hoping for roller work in this one. I like how the print head moves, movement really gives it something extra and gives the feel of this machine really "playing" the music, not just sitting there whistling a tune like I have see other people do. Part of this hardware music is to bring old tech back to life, so it should be moving and living for the full effect!
This never stops being cool!
Now you are the Printer Musician
Well folks, that's what Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" looks like on a dot matrix paper. I would put that in a printer museum.
5:28 Is that supposed to sound like that or is the printer almost dead? :D
its supposed to
Tremendously entertaining! Must have taken hours to code this. You do good work! I really like the polyphonic aspects of it.
Please teach mo how you do it
Bravo!
Playing music. Old printers did it better.
Awesome!
Wow he got multiple notes!
I need this printer
Can i have the MP3? :D
Just as turntables made a comeback for use in "scratching", this type of use could spur a resurgence in dot matrix printers.
Bravo. You win the internet.
For an encore you need to so Stairway to Heaven.
This is amazing don't get me wrong, but it's not really the type of song that goes with the noise. Kind of like how "The Entertainer" sounds wierd on the violin. Still, amazing work +1 sub!
You must assemble a five man... I mean matrix printer band!
lol auf jeden Fall!
genau, deutsch auf einen englischen kommentar antworten.. mmhm
maxim7w
That's Style.😎😂
Nice one... Keep It up! ;)
This was my school bell in primary school.
+Midi Desaster Just a question, did you mod the printer in any way or are you just sending the data to it
Ear rape potential
the printer work only in street line , not work up , wkat is problem??
sentient printers
EPSON company guys will be proud of listening this
wie geht das?
tramfahrermd Durch das ansteuern der Motoren des Druckkopfes mithilfe eines Arduiono Bordes. Durch die varriation der Geschwindigkeit der Druckernadeln, wird eine Tonhöhe generiert
GEIL
The magic printer
In some points it sounds like it is dying :P
Bravo
5th
It's so ear rapey
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