Testing the Mechanical Rhythm Machine - Marble Machine X #55
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Merry Wednesday to all!
Whahey, you're here too! :D
Manu dance video set to Marble Machine tune when? ;)
I hope one day we can see a collaboration between you two! Imagine a live performance with Wintergatan MMX music and your puppets, I bet that would be epic!
Oh hey it's you again.
barnabydixon
Yeah thanks xD
Or maybe: 'Ho ho ho. Merry Wendnesdmas to all.' 😜
Let me get this straight. You had an empty space in the base of the MMX, so you decided to create an entirely new rhythm instrument to fill it?
You are so much like Leonardo daVinci. He couldn't do a simple sketch without doodling machines in the margins.
"Over-engineered? Yes! Beautiful? Yes! . . . Overkill? Yes! Beautiful? Yes! Does it make me happy? YES!!!!!" That just about sums up your philosophy :)
I'm so glad I found your channel. Every one of your videos makes my day better!
ITA, lolmao "Oh look I have like a WHOLE shaft with nothing connected to besides the flywheel end and one thing! MAKE MOOR MUSICAL SHIT!! YAHHHH!"
Michael Cherry I agree. Uri Tuchman’s channel is very similar. ua-cam.com/video/guqFnpuJySw/v-deo.html
Beautifully over engineered masterpieces. Only he hand cuts brass gears and hand engraves almost everything he makes.
That phrase needs to be on the back of the "Drawing" t-shirt, in "bullet-point" format.
Dude you're amazing.
Destin you're going to have to do a video on the derivations of emesis due to being overly inspired. Much love!
PS. Hi :D
Wow
you should totally invite martin to thinkercon
es más que eso 😍
4:08 tells method of not damaging plywood
4:17 *immediately smacks plywood with steel hammer*
Never actually occurred to me that you'd have to re-time the rhythm machine to the rest of the marble machine if you change tempo because of gravity being constant.
When you do the moon tour, you're definitely gonna have to account for the moon's much lower gravity :P
Gravity on earth is not constant, it will vary on different places on earth as well (about 0.7%). Al though I’m not sure that it varies enough that it needs to be accounted for for the world tour.
didn't know why it was happening, but now I know. Of course the gravity is messing it up :p
In a world tour shaking during transportation probably will account more to lost synchronisation than differences in gravity.
It's about the BPM synchronosation. I didn't think things would need to be calibrated according to bpm, as everything in the machine moves to the bpm. But not the gravity. So it's something that will always be out of sync, even without transportation.
It's on sync when the rhytm of the part is within reasonable limits (seems to be 2ns here). Any variations in gravity, like the effect of the moon or a different place on earth, are so miniscule that they won't make it out of sync. You will have hard time for even measuring the effect of varying gravity as all the unwanted mechanical motion, temperature and even air pressure will make a bigger difference.
Guys, He took our feedback and we got a 30min episode!
Keep it up and we will get a 45 min one :D
Bleh
45 mins is starting to get into the range where I can't watch the video at any point in the day but need a large chunk of time available.
@@potterfanz6780 fair
lets not push it eh, and be happy with these 30 mins :D
i hope wintergatan wednesdays never stop. even after the mmx is done i would love to see the whacky engineering/music adventures martin goes on next.
X #55がどのようなmachine に仕上げられるのか楽しみです。🎶
5:07 Overengineered? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. Does it work? Yes. Can we trust it on the world tour? YES!!!
6:00 Overkilled? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. Does it make me happy? Yes. Can we trust it for the world tour? YES!!!
YES!
At 16:14 it is specified that the two rightmost disks will not shift. The entire reference system is dependent upon set screws radially set against a round shaft. No, just no. This arrangement is notorious for not maintaining the reference. The torque applied to the set screw as a function of the rotation and of the shock loads of the percussion will be taken up entirely by the point of contact on the shaft. This leads to shaft scoring, set screw deformation and a general loosening of the reference.
Torque must be transmitted by friction. Please consider a "split ring collar" for the reference disk. Torque is transmitted via the internal surfaces, instead of point contact via set screws.
This entire depends on the drag the activation fingers put on the system during each 'hit'. If it's a very light drag, the set screws will work just fine and not deform or loosen up. If, however, he makes a mistake and doesn't put limiters on his 'volume' levers and induces to hard of a hit, then yes, the set screws will take on too much force and will start to deform/loosen up. He has to be very careful with how much drag he introduces with impingement of those striking fingers.
When he was showing off the set screws, I figured he would just bore a keyway into the shaft to maintain reference. :edit: {6:18} you can see a keyway already bored
didn't expect to find a genius, but here it is.
In this case, holes drilled for the set screws would be an easy option. The shaft is plenty big for what little torque it needs to transmit. I would be much more worried about the flat belt shifting timing (it basically stretches on the tension side, and relaxes on the other, resulting in loss of sync), but I guess with the very little torque transmitted vs. the pretension, it's fine.
Yes you are right in that point :-) Only there is a keyway groove milled into the shaft already. I dont know if Martin uses a proper key in this first assembly or just one of the screws in the groove, but it is fortunately not only a point contact holding the disks :-)
30 MINUTES?!? It is indeed a good wednesday my dudes!!!
Agreed!
This needs a like from the man himself!
@@krasbestendig doubt that will happen lol
I'm just an older lady from Australia who loves rhythm. I came across the Marble Machine video ages ago and subscribed. I'm still fascinated by everything you do and achieve! I'm in over my head with the science but I understand the big picture and admire your incredible resilience and knowledge. God given talent is meant to be used! 👍🏼😜😍
There’s kind of an irony to this marble machine. In the age where you could immediately produce music he decides to go on a massive process to produce just one machine to play music, somehow it sounds better? Like you can whip up a new edm song that could be more musically interesting than this machine is capable of, but it doesn’t have the emotional impact of this machine, you can almost hear the time and effort like a home cooked dinner.
jack long more 'musically sophisticated', maybe, but 'interesting' is always in the ear of the beholder.
how about a Hasume Miku Marble Machine Cross Over ?
but could the world cope with an anime Martin....
Time to stop my life for 30 minutes I guess...
Who am I kidding I've been anxiously waiting for a new assembly video for two weeks!
you are a mad scientist! also, during both MM builds, how many sheets of plywood have you been through? please include the one you used for the big red arrow. :)
Engineer not scientist
This leads me to the question how many screws he used in the Project 😏
And the big Wintergatan letters
Hey tony, u going to make this rythem machine part once wintergatan had the plans? Hint hint
He did make some parts, and it's a video on his channel you can watch now.
i feel like in one of these videos he's goin to invent perpetual motion :) i can see it now part 157 -"i did something by accident"
He thought he did, but then he remembered that he believes in physics.
If it weren't for those pesky laws of physics, maybe...
Lmao
Oops, accidentally proved Newton wrong! Its one of those days huh
I just love how you've imprinted on the Marble Machine. Like when you ask it to stop, and apologize when you throw the wrench onto it too hard. We can really see the care you are putting into it.
That feeling when this beast start playing music. Almost tears, like a baby walking for the first time. Beautiful.
You are so right. We are so blessed to be able to watch over the shoulder of a genius.
I know, when it started making sounds, a rhythm, it caused a warm feeling to wash over me, a satisfied, contented, accomplished, winning feeling. "It works, it actually works, it's not perfect, but there is a taste of what is to come, an it tastes... exquisite."
@@julianemery718 exactly !
Now I consider wednesday my favorite day of the week
28:49 the marble machine is too strong! Don’t let it fall into the wrong hands! :D
If it is 'too strong' now, then what will it be when complete? An immortal, eternal engine of everlasting music! One of the mechanical wonders of the world.
Blir så fantastiskt inspirerad av din kanal Martin! Vilken utveckling du gjort från att snickra instrument i ett skjul med såg, hammare och spik detta. Snacka om att göra sig själv till en ingenjör, på egen hand.
Tuning the flat belts in C#? Well at least it's not tuning it in Visual Basic
Haha! Seeing as it's a bendy wrappy roundy thing wouldn't Python be most apt?
why not tune it in C++ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well i think it should be tuned in flash, because "fashy" is cool, which is a requirement in the mmx "it must look cool"
SeppahBaws, i guess if you want to tune the belt in C++, the tensioning system has to deal with dangling pointers^^
He said he was tuning to C#, but the first time, he tuned it to A, and the second time he tuned it to A#.
It's not Wednesday untill Wintergatan uploads a video.
This episode had it all. CAD, woodworking, assembling, prototyping, problem solving, audio analyzing, and it all worked out super well. Getting very stoked Martin!
Wowwww!!! Absolutely amazing. First of all bravo on the new concept. Second of all THANKS for the longer video format! I was laughing out loud to your jokes and at the edge of my seat with wonder and intrigue for the entire video. Third of all loved alllll of the music as usual!
These videos just keep getting better and I look forwards to them every week!
Bravo!
With so many comments of praise, you will probably never see this one, Martin. And so I send to you this comment as just one more into the ether on your behalf. Your beautiful insanity makes me so happy that I can’t even say how. Please, don’t ever stop. And to the rest of the world (who also won’t see this), please take a look at this fellow and what he’s doing. Just think what would happen if we all were as calmly and smilingly persistent in achieving our dreams for something better for the world whatever that dream happens to be. Please, don’t ever stop! It’s past time for me to do the same. :)
hi, J Warrwn, i dont think "it's past time for you to do the same", it's never too late, remember? :) good luck.
You really should release a "Wintergatan wednesdays (my dudes) improv" album. Some of the tracks are really good!
23:00 - The adjustment disc looks so happy to be part of the MMX. :)
Martin, great video this week! I love the highlight circles, slow motions, and narrations. It really allows us insight into your creative process. Your explanations of the different components, adjustments, and how it all works together is great for those of us that are not so musically or mechanically inclined. Thank you, can't wait for next Wednesday!!!
10:27 Martin we're supposed to be procrastinating watching you, not procrastinating watching you procrastinate 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
but man is it fun to procrastinate watching Martin procrastinating
Loving the progress Martin. You could use a governor mechanism to help you indicate the BPM at which the machine is playing. It could mover a swaying dial or pointer which you could calibrate to the machine to get accurate mechanical BPM indication :)
@Tom Gidden Great idea!!!
@Tom Gidden even better!
Was thinking the same thing, glad I ctrl+f'd for "governor", you're totally correct. I wonder if he has the ability to engineer the mechanical complexity in.
I have no idea what a governor mechanism is, but a big analogue dial would probably look amazing, so i like this idea! :)
I had idea with tachometer, but some governor mechanism would be even better, although much more complicated to assembly and calibrate
Love how you made it all so adjustable!! When you got that all synced up I had a big grin on my face. Just like when a DJ is starting to mix a tune!! Well done
Martin, your tenacity is inspiring, not to mention technical savvy. Really enjoying my periodic peeks into yours and your teams creation!! Lots to learn...
I'm in Panama City, Florida. This is the first video I've watched since the signal has been restored to my phone.
Nice
Oof. Hoping that signal is all you lost down there. I heard that Michael was a freight train.
My man! I lived on Hwy 22a back in 2000. It's been a long and winding trip since then. Good to hear things are getting back to order down there.
Is there going to be a brake on the flywheel in the finished machine? Maybe with a foot pedal? I think it would be good for safety and also if you want to do quick downward tempo changes.
I second that. Also didn't expect to see you here, which gives me an idea, how about a video on AI and music ?
An emergency stop bar would be good
That would be a good idea for sure. I was also thinking about how he may not want to get a larger flywheel just yet. All the added weight of the programming wheel plates and the pins, will add a lot a inertia to the system when all is done.
A break that's too strong could damage the machine from inertia. Also love your channel.
there was one on the first one so i imagine there will be one on the second.
This was such a great episode! I love the longer format ones. Was a little skeptical about the sound of the rythm machine at first; now I'm just excited! This sounds so cool already and was a great idea overall!
Cant't begin to tell you how much this series has given me over the years and how much inspiration and courage me and others get from it. Your impact is probably much greater than you can imagine. Thank you for all that you do!
Also, I've just been to the Speelklok Museum and the Utrecht clock tower to see the things you showed me myself. It was just fantastic! The Phonoliszt Violina is just as amazing as I'd imagined it to be. The clock tower office where the music is manually played is now surrounded by a wooden scaffold where renovations are going to take place over the next 5 years. Her view of the city is obstructed for now but the tower will be renovated a great deal to live on :)
Utrecht is a great place to visit in general. It's beautiful and has a peaceful, cozy atmosphere all around. I encourage all of you people to visit ^^
Every video gets me even more psyched for it's completion! Can't wait to see it in action!
Martin, for an alternative to a click, with less impact to your music, why not take a cue from a record turntable? You know, the strange markings on the edge that turn into dots under the red light when spun at the right speed?
You would have to do some fancy calculated 3D printing of different length stripes onto a wheel attached to the shaft, and have a calibrated strobe light (tradition says it should be red), and then when you spin the wheel at the right speed, the stripes turn into dots. This gives you a visual cue that you’re running the wheel at the right speed without requiring a click track or anything noisy that would interfere with the music.
OOOhhh. like the timing belt on a car.
Yep
Great idea! Provided you can design an analog implementation that doesn't require electricity or lights. Interesting thought
E Benner it would require a light and a small timing circuit. But the MMX will have power, as it needs it to drive the contact microphones, bass, and mixer, so not really an issue. If you don’t want to use power, then run it manually, but then you don’t have the precise beats.
some form of rotoscope?
He wears a NASA shirt...
_...nice_
Is he reaching to the stars or something?
@@Jako1987 He does want to travel to the moon.
I think he has a good chance to win that ticket in SpaceX.
Its because he wants to win the ticket to the moon, while riding the SpaceX's BFR
He could beter wear a spacex shirt if he wants to make a chance😁
Watching your videos makes me so happy, I can't even describe it. I get shivers watching these contraptions come to life, play music, and become a part of the whole.
With every or your videos I watch, I am more impressed by your engineering! This video does not show the hours of coming up with the idea and making the design in the software. Just building a rhythm machine would be a feat all by itself, and it is only one part of your entire marble machine!
28:33 turn on the subtitles XD
GOOD GOD! lol
Yeah dude
XD
"We can shape the flour to make different envelopes."
chick chick BOOM!
I would suggest still using two bolts on the programming disk for stability. Depending on your tests, if you don't have to move more then 340-360 degrees for adjustability, doubtful you need to, you would only need one of those stops to hold the disk together as it wouldn't have any significant mechanical strain during operation, and two bolts on opposite sides would evenly distribute the contact with the other disk.
I suggest this mostly as a worry with warping. True you don't need a clutch plate and can rely on the friction between the plates, however it is just good form to distribute the force. Otherwise you might end up with the disk getting angled. This isn't a big concern but I feel like this could solve your tuning problem and block any future problems
Reed Oscar I had the same thought. Better to distribute forces symmetrically when possible.
Attach a metal scale so you can see exactly how much is needed to move it. The pivoting heads of a Bridgeport mill has this so you can get it lined up exactly right.
This playlist is better than any series.
I want the show to continue for at least 5 more such marble mashins!
Good luck to you dude!!!
19:08 love those improv moments to the beat. procrastination is OK as long as it sounds good :)
I almost don't want you to ever finish it, seeing you build it is great
i dont think such a project is ever really finished. There are always Additions, or Changes or Maintinence to do after its oficially "finished" ;)
@Daniel Whitney
Why do you think he goes through the trouble of planning and recording/editing every step in such a delightful way?
So it'll be enjoyable to watch, it's kind of the point, ^^.
He would've finished the machine already if he had chosen to forgo potential income from this YT channel and focused solely on getting things done.
But he was smart about it, he decided to take it one step at a time, so he could milk his viewers.
Why miss the opportunity of earning good money while building the machine of his dreams? Can't blame him, besides, the content he offers is still great, I'm happy to contribute by watching it.
22:56 he looks so happy!
This is one of the best design + improvisations done on this machine. Absolutely love it!
Starting the video my first thought was this dude has made Wednesday my favorite day of the week. By the end as always I was blown away by the ingenuity and passion in you. You have a very clear and concise way of talking through obstacles. Thanks again!
P.s. please make sure Austin TX makes it onto the world tour.
im going to make a costume of you for halloween and when anyone asks what i am ill just tell them "im feature creep"
Personally I'm a huge fan of it :^)
Ahahahahahaha
Excellent video as always! I'm extra stoked that the sound generating mechanism reminds me of what we used to call a "pluttersmälla"!
I LOVE THIS! Also, you looked so happy while you were doing the tests. Keep up the good work!
Whooohooooo! Martin, it will be the ultimate party having you on stage with that thing! After having followed ALL of your Videos, TODAY was the first moment I really understood the magical value of your machine! There is no comparisson to any other Instrument! Best Regards from Landsberg, close to Munich.
It actually is a time machine project, isn't it?
We are going nowhere so far in time machine
It will travel to the 80's with techno music, the kids love it.
@@dibuk123 He is making a marble machine based on the sounds of the music box - clock work wound xylophone bar based devices made in Europe during the eighteenth century, so you have to go to the eighteenth century - buy extra fuel for your time machine
Nah...if he needs a time machine he can just ask This Old Tony
Your baby finally formed it's first sentence~
This episode is amazing, what a milestone!
Omg Martin this was sooooooooooo awesome! We're finally seeing the musical genius coming to light through your stellar engineering! I watched this like 3x it was that cool.
Wow, watching this has made me realize how far you've come. Each week I watch these and am amazed at how far you've come. Can't wait for the world tour!
9:12 it sounds like old diesel engine.
I think it sounds like a steam locomotive running at speed
more like a mini steam piston engine : youtube they are everywhere
Watching you work is sublime! I think one thing that you'll find is that those ticker tabs will deform and wear out quickly. There is a reason that heavy spring suspension is a long coil of tempered steel, because repeated excessive deformation causes permanent fatigue even if the material returns to it's original position. I learned this when making a lottery wheel with a "ticker" of the same construction. It looked fine and then one day it flew off. The ticker tab on Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right is a spring loaded, rotating tab for this reason.
Perhaps he shall keep extra supplies of those
Oh good god, I think this was my favorite video so far; so satisfying both the building and the testing!
That said, you're allowed to procrastinate all you want with that Rhythm Machine, Martin!
I occasionally see these videos show up in my recommended videos, and it is kind of really fascinating. What you are building here is amazing.
Noo I wanted the little procrastination song!!
I know right!! I was so ready for it
I'm worried if you're invited to go to the moon, you'll have to redesign the MMX to work in zero gravity or 1/6th gravity.
stop applying logic to anything and appreciate the humour.
His name is literally Logician...
Not so at all. He will simply take his earth-gravitational machine with him which he will invent, design and knock out from the left over plywood off cuts...where you been man...
A zero gravity marble machine would have to spin MUCH faster because the only way to actually "drop" marbles without gravity would be to launch them with centripetal force. A machine that large spinning at such speed in a space capsule could actually end up applying gyroscopic force to the capsule itself, changing the capsules orientation and wasting precious fuel to undo that effect and maintain course.
While it would be quite interesting to see a zero gravity marble machine, it's an actively bad idea from a practicality, logistics and safety standpoint... at least until we get those heavy duty science fiction tier spaceships which such a machine would have much more difficulty affecting.
@@macroshaft5517 would a 1/6 gravity marble machine be viable?
Martin, det är helt fantastiskt att se ditt arbete och för mig är du en sann inspirationskälla. Jag är så fascinerad över din passion för musik och överlag hur din hjärna funkar för det känns som att allt du rör vid blir mästerverk. Är det någon människa jag någonsin velat träffa för att diskutera med och lära mig mer av så är det du. Så fortsätt med att vara just du! / Michael Causil
I’m so excited for you Martin. It sounds great already and it’s not even finished yet! Great job!!! That machine is a true work of art and genius. 👍🏽👍🏽
23:00 - I love that smiley face XD
Saw it too, was about to post it when I found your comment^^
What a happy machine
ninja smiley face should definitely be included in final design
Wilson got a friend :)
Send Wintergatan to SPACE!!!
Im just in awe, this is project is getting so awesome. I just sat thru whole video and clapped in the end. Love the long video too
Martin - you are SO watchable and I for one am loving the longer video. Now that you've conquered the rhythm - I look forward to you showcasing the MMX at the Speelklok Museum playing the 'Wintergatan Waltz' - complete with the lifting pistons playing the Ondophone...
Maybe the tuned the belts to c# because they didn't like java.
Zwei Blali bruh
Yay, computer science jokes!
They also didn't want rust.
hello world
Humans suck Well cargo shipment then wasn't the size it is now a days.
*ain’t got rhythm plays*
I have least knowledge in what you are doing. But every now and then I keep checking what’s new with your updates. Btw, it was nice to listen. Thumbs up!
There is no other series on UA-cam that is this crazy yet this entertaining at the same time. Hands. Down.
13:47 Wintergatan ready for some serious raving
If you added a somewhat heavy weight on a cable on the flywheel side and use the handle and momentum to wind it up into a spool the let gravity pull it back down letting that energy help power the wheel freeing you up from having to constantly turn the wheel helping with fatigue and consistency.
Not only kids love techno, this girl still does. Way to go, love your passion and sharing your joy with us!
Genius and crazy !!! Thanks for nice time watching all your videos and waiting for the final result and a good concert!!!!
I usually watch videos on speaker but when wintergatan post a video a headphones is a must !
It is Wednesday my dudes...
We thank you for your service to the mmx videos
You just made my day XD
Some day it will be my comment hah
DMadHacks hi!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Thank you for being not only entertaining and a roller coaster for an Engineer due to having to watch all those clever and (sorry) sometimes horrible decisions side by side, but ALSO educational, the pilot drilling for hammer-in threads I will definitely use!!
Genuinely the most satisfying series of videos to consume. I love the joy this is giving to so many.
I have huge admiration for you. Definitely would love to meet you to steal some of your creative energy.
You are running into an overall timing adjustment issue. You may be able to get the timing right at a specific BPM (that you will need to choose), but anything else and you will start to suffer some timing drift caused the time between a marble is triggered and when it hits. That time is independent of the rotational speed of your crank.
The time in free fall of each marble will be relatively constant for any particular note. In seconds it will be 2 * vertical height / 9.8 (in a vacuum). I am going to call this gap of time the fall time. I am going to estimate that the 'standard' marble has a 0.2 second fall time. Since your rhythm machine effectively has zero fall time (but is adjustable) we are going to try to make one marble match the rhythm machine at various BPMs.
I think (looks like that in #25) that your drum has 64 beats per revolution, so I am going to use multiples of that for my math
1) If you are playing at 128 BPM (~2 beats per second and 2 rpm or 12 degrees per second on the large drum)
You need the marbles to lead the rhythm machine by 0.2 seconds so you need to have the rhythm machine behind by 2.4 degrees
2) If you are playing at 64 BPM (~1 beat per second and 1 rpm or 6 degrees per second on the large drum)
You need the marbles to lead the rhythm machine by 0.2 seconds so you need to have the rhythm machine behind by 1.2 degrees
As you see, you need some kind of rotation speed independant delay for all of your channels to match the channel with the longest fall or a way to 'shoot' (rather than drop) the marbles at their destination to reduce their fall time as much as possible.
It looks like you may already be aware of this issue and are just planning on performing at an optimal BPM (120?) to avoid it, but you keep coming back to the timing adjustability, so I thought it was worth a mention hopefully you see this.
I love your music and videos, I am glad you worked with This Old Tony, or otherwise I would likely not have heard of you.
In other words, using sounds not created directly or indirectly by falling marbles is asking for timing trouble. I hope it doesn't sound too destructive, because the machine is an amazing piece of engineering, but think there is another problem with the rhythm machine: It kind of undermines the idea behind a marble machine.
The machine locks off at marked points, so can be set for each song at the "main" tempo. But I wonder if this could be automatically set by a particular gear ratio, given that both rhythmic elements of the MMX are driven by the same crank. Sounds like one of the challenges that should be crowdsourced though!
I was suggesting a centrifugal governor to automate the rhythm machine's offset for different BPMs.
Gravity is fake because Earth is flat 😑 stoopid
Would you like to test that by jumping off a dam without a bungee tether? Your contention that gravity is 'fake' won't hold water if you don't survive without injury.
YES! I didn’t have to wait until this evening. I ❤️ WW! Pure genius every time.
Code Master haha, not what I was going for. Wintergatan Wednesdays, just to clarify.
Awesome Martin! I had a stupid grin on my face hearing the first music off the MMX!
Great work all!
Bryan from Vancouver
WOOT well done with that accuracy! Also I dont mind you procrastinating with some jams in these vids, its really nice and shows you are passionate about the project. Also your music is sick af so theres that.
Watching you struggle to stop the Marble Machine; Maybe you could fit a foot brake With a calliper on the flywheel. A bit like a disc brake on a car!
Maybe a less complex approach would be a pulley and a fixed belt, pull the belt tight on the pulley will brake.
Can do, but that may cause unwanted friction.
You know, thinking about it more. What about a bicycle brake? That would be even easier.
The day starts, while you are tired (as always) and then you look at your phone and it's Wednesday. Undescribable feeling :D
Outstanding work! This is fun to watch develop. All good wishes, ven.
29 minutes and I barely felt it! Wonderful videos and Marble Machine X, Thanks again sir!!!
Louis Cole and Vulfpeck huh? You predicted "It gets funkier 4"
lol, I was listening to them a lot as well recently, and so is my son.
They weren't wrong. It did get funkier!
I'd love to see Martin play with Cole and Vulf to make THE FUNKIEST™
It gets funkier V - featuring Martin.
Gimme!
You need a synchronizer that compensates for the marble delay at all speeds. Without it you won't be able to play variable speed music.
Maybe a CVT is the right choice for this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmission
whoaaa
I'm getting anxious to see this finished!! Awesome stuff martin!! I have some antique clock springs of you want them for the spring steel...best wishes!!
I haven't even finished watching the video and it's amazing. It's absolutely fascinating. Now I have to start watching all the rest.
I can’t image the horror that tuning and synching this monster will be when completed.
Wohooo, Wintergatan Wednesday!!! 😍😎😁👍
this is so cool! I'm floored by how good it sounds as just a prototype. the real thing is going to be AWESOME
Awesome work. Seeing things like this can make a person(me) feel like an idiot. The way this is designed, constructed, and then implemented with mechanical and electronic means combined just makes me feel like an idiot. The amount of thought needed to make this work is insane. All of the sounds made while also staying in time, while also remaining mostly mechanical, and also making an enjoyable piece of music. Genius levels of thought and creativity. Can't wait for X to be finished.
00:49 almost sounds like rapping.
And by levers,
I can control,
The volume,
and the envelope,
of each sound.
'n this will be,
miked,
as always,
by contact microphones.
"Empty space in da base" by Wintergatan.
xD
At 7:40 you say it's C#. I dare say it's actually A.
Indeed, I just checked it's an A.
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And I couldn’t tell those apart if one was wearing a pink fluffy hat....
I agree.
My tuner app says it's A3.
What you've built is an adjustable camshaft that one would find in high performance engine builds.
I'm blown away by the continual usage of other engineering principles from obscure sources to make music
Awesome stuff, mate. I'm so glad yourself and TOT collaborated.