On Wax/Off Wax - Building an Edison Wax Cylinder Recorder Kit

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  • @sammygirlie345
    @sammygirlie345 7 років тому +228

    sony missed a trick here the sony waxman

    • @Vegeta8300
      @Vegeta8300 6 років тому +6

      sam737373 It would need some skip protection, for when you are driving or running...

  • @frasergreig
    @frasergreig 7 років тому +11

    The fact that you got anything out of that was simply superb... when I heard the playback I had a big grin on my face... Edison himself would have heard something similar once upon a time and would have hot the roof with excitement. Thank you techmoan.... thank you.

  • @mikepapafoxtrot9898
    @mikepapafoxtrot9898 7 років тому +726

    There is a new phrase I am going to start using "I am down to my last candle". Awsome.

    • @codygranrud6212
      @codygranrud6212 7 років тому +35

      MikePapaFoxtrot, certainly works as a statement on despair.

    • @PsyDei
      @PsyDei 7 років тому +5

      Pretty sure it was "a thing" back then.

    • @kronos_rides_about_a_bit6125
      @kronos_rides_about_a_bit6125 7 років тому +11

      Haha. Finally an alternative punchline to the two nuns in the bath joke.

    • @ShokaLion
      @ShokaLion 7 років тому +16

      I wonder if putting the candles in the fridge first might harden them enough to take a finer recording. I've always imagined wax to be a bit on the soft side.

    • @ProdigalPorcupine
      @ProdigalPorcupine 7 років тому +12

      You could send an audio love letter on a scented candle.

  • @harringtonprescott
    @harringtonprescott 5 років тому +16

    When I was in Japan around 2004 I saw a similar device in a music store. Instead of cutting on wax, it cut grooves on CDs. Kinda neat! Haven't seen one since though.

  • @tomostinato2918
    @tomostinato2918 7 років тому +288

    I'd love to know what the neighbours made of all the shouting! "I'M TALKING TO YOU THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF A WAX CANDLE!" Hilarious!

    • @alexpowers3697
      @alexpowers3697 7 років тому +8

      19th Century Spiritualism perhaps?

    • @JaseyStudios
      @JaseyStudios 7 років тому +1

      +Alex Powers EDGY

    • @Zerbey
      @Zerbey 5 років тому +7

      "The weird guy next door is at it again"; "That's nice dear"

  • @kevwang0712
    @kevwang0712 7 років тому +35

    These kits are available here in Taiwan, both the original Japanese versions and translated into Chinese, although it seems that the Chinese versions never keep up with the more interesting Japanese ones. If you're ever interested in one for a future video but can't find it in the UK please let me know, I could hop on down to the bookstore and try to hunt one down for a donation

  • @gradyj3827
    @gradyj3827 7 років тому +98

    I have one of these as well, and like yourself I didn't have much success. I never did get the candles that came with it to play, but I did try some large childrens Crayons and it played just well enough to understand. The colder the Crayons were, the better they sounded.

    • @KC9UDX
      @KC9UDX 7 років тому +4

      Grady Cochran The first thing that came to mind watching this was "hot glue stick.". No idea if they would work though.

    • @Pynaegan
      @Pynaegan 7 років тому +10

      I too thought about refrigerating the candles.

    • @gunfighterzero
      @gunfighterzero 7 років тому +2

      Pynaegan that was my first thought too. maybe even freezing

    • @timwebb21
      @timwebb21 7 років тому +8

      so what this could be is the ideal Christmas or birthday present for someone you know who is based at a polar or antarctic research station and has some spare time on the hands ....

    • @rager1969
      @rager1969 7 років тому +5

      Yeah, my first thought was maybe the "candles" were too old and either need to be tempered via heat or cold or just use something else. Crayons sound interesting - but maybe too soft (even if cold) and easily chipped. Did you try actual candles?

  • @ClayRoe
    @ClayRoe 7 років тому +56

    I own one of the Gakken Plastic Cup Kits you spoke of.
    I assure you, the results aren't much different than yours.

  • @Kaisarfire
    @Kaisarfire 7 років тому +271

    Englishman shouts into strange device and a Dalek replies. Par for the course.

  • @Jaqaroo
    @Jaqaroo 7 років тому +314

    Can you use this device as a dash cam...?

    • @spikeydapikey1483
      @spikeydapikey1483 7 років тому +43

      Only in braille......

    • @AAAZ2A
      @AAAZ2A 7 років тому +2

      To record video? It's technically possible to store a video-signal on wax, but obviously the device in the video can't do that. Suppose you can use it for audio-recordings but it'd be extremely inefficient.

    • @CrashPilot1000
      @CrashPilot1000 7 років тому +8

      Probably, you just have to extend the frequency spectrum of that machine to visible light. You'll be probably better off to use the candle as intended for at least a light-effect.
      Greets from Germany.

    • @John_Ridley
      @John_Ridley 7 років тому +6

      Does it support loop recording?

    • @Dogwrangler
      @Dogwrangler 7 років тому

      John Ridley o

  • @Kiwibloke2025
    @Kiwibloke2025 7 років тому +9

    isn't progress amazing, we live in the best audio times in history, so many formats to choose from

  • @Sekei..
    @Sekei.. 7 років тому +32

    I think we reached peak-retro, unless you plan on reviewing 17th century automata next (which I'd love to see to be honest).

    • @lunsj
      @lunsj 7 років тому +6

      I could go for a video of a Gutenberg printing press :D

  • @Punisher9419
    @Punisher9419 7 років тому +16

    It's amazing it actually even works.

  • @sideshowbob1544
    @sideshowbob1544 7 років тому

    The gadgets you come up with never cease to amaze me. Especially how you always manage to find just the right size rubber replacement belts.

  • @piratapan
    @piratapan 7 років тому +5

    Techmoan-man, you are one of the best UA-camrs out there, keep it up!

  • @nephildevil
    @nephildevil 7 років тому +72

    lol that distorted barely understandable vocal sound would be great in a horror game

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 7 років тому +11

      Darkvine Record really quietly on a cassette tape then turn the volume all the way up.

  • @ekcoscott
    @ekcoscott 7 років тому +29

    I have an Edison model A home Phonograph and can highly recommend one especially if you wish to record your own cylinders. Additionally I would recommend you look out for one fitted with the 2/4 minute adapter so you can play the later 4 minute celluloid blue Amberol records.
    Original Edison Phonographs preform very well when set up right and actually out preform 78rpm records :) especially Amberol records as they are more hard wearing. If however you find some good condition wax cylinders they tend to be very clear also.
    I really most try one of the gaken sets seems fun!
    Best Regards

  • @kinger2005
    @kinger2005 7 років тому +1059

    I'm listening to an English man shout at a children's toy, at 3 in the morning

    • @donpalmera
      @donpalmera 7 років тому +47

      >at a children's toy
      Except the magazine is called "adult science" and I don't think it's about the science of sex aids.

    • @mateuszbugaj799
      @mateuszbugaj799 7 років тому +5

      At 3 in the morning? So go to bed because sleep is important and watch this video when you wake up!

    • @PaulyRenzeth
      @PaulyRenzeth 7 років тому +12

      Sleep is for the week im awake for 4 days.

    • @donpalmera
      @donpalmera 7 років тому +30

      maybe that's why you don't understand the difference between week and weak?

    • @pegtooth2006
      @pegtooth2006 7 років тому

      kinger2005 they meant sleep all week, duh
      lol

  • @BrekMartin
    @BrekMartin 7 років тому +45

    I've got the Edison standard phonograph. They are built like some industrial sewing machine.

    • @EuanTodd
      @EuanTodd 7 років тому +13

      Brek Martin because they are ​quite a few companies who manufactured these also made sewing machines.

  • @TailsFurse
    @TailsFurse 7 років тому

    That ending was amazing Techmoan. It's like... Here is the past, it looks amazing, and here is all the people who make it possible.

  • @SkeleCrafteronYT
    @SkeleCrafteronYT 7 років тому +9

    You have to be the best youtuber. I'm more excited for your new videos to come out than any others. Thanks for awesome videos. Cheers

    • @a.j8307
      @a.j8307 7 років тому

      He's definitely the best British UA-camr that reviews old pieces of audio equipment.

  • @F-Man
    @F-Man 7 років тому

    I love all of your videos, but this one is truly one of your best. It's a look at a new take of one of the oldest forms of audio recording technology - I was utterly transfixed the entire time!

  • @GauravA42
    @GauravA42 7 років тому +104

    Great video! I had an idea regarding translation. Next time you have a foreign manual, you could try the image recognition function of Google translate (available on smartphones etc). Its obviously not perfect, but can be pretty impressive and might give you enough information to figure out orders/or basic instructions for the manual, and it replaces the text in place, ie where it is on the page already, which should help.

    • @evanmoonunit
      @evanmoonunit 7 років тому +1

      GauravA42 I'm surprised he didn't I'm sure he's used it in other videos?

    • @Techmoan
      @Techmoan  7 років тому +77

      I did use it....I also took a break and had my lunch in the middle, spoke to my dad on the phone and the postman delivered a parcel. There's always *a lot* that happens off screen.

    • @misaalanshori
      @misaalanshori 7 років тому

      Techmoan did it work?

    • @evanmoonunit
      @evanmoonunit 7 років тому +6

      Techmoan I think people are saying because you didn't mention it as you hade in previous videos. Yo mean you have a life outside of what we seen on screen!?!! Gordon Bennett!! Lol
      Love the channel

    • @ridonculous8374
      @ridonculous8374 7 років тому +2

      He did it already on another video

  • @yce1234
    @yce1234 7 років тому

    What good timing for this video! I visited the Thomas Edison Nation Historic Park just a few days ago (in New Jersey). They played one of these cylinders as well as a "diamond disc" - both of which were close to 100 years old. I was amazed at how loud the player was (powered by a hand-cranked spring) and how good they sounded- even with being that old.

  • @xaenon
    @xaenon 7 років тому +15

    I was really hoping it would work better than that. But, I imagine Edison had a bit of trial and error making his contraption work, too.

  • @snerls
    @snerls 7 років тому

    Gakken kits is totally something you could make a series of, i'd love to watch that!

  • @Terraapples
    @Terraapples 7 років тому +73

    Too bad you couldn't get more sound out of it... I was hoping you were going to set it up with your hifi equipment.

    • @joeymoldano6246
      @joeymoldano6246 7 років тому +14

      Exactly, it needs some lamp amps.

    • @tsaszymborska7389
      @tsaszymborska7389 7 років тому +4

      And stereo. But for that of course you can just use two phonographs.

  • @nigelcassidy9880
    @nigelcassidy9880 6 років тому

    Hi, have just built my kit. Like you, no luck the first time but after looking at the angle of the needles and adjusting the screws recognisable results. Good enough for showing my class how the principle works and much easier with your video. Many thanks!

  • @Sleepdroidstudios
    @Sleepdroidstudios 7 років тому +30

    I'm sorry to do this to you, but now that I've finished watching all your videos and I'm going to need you to pick up the pace a little. I'm afraid you will need to start making them daily now. Again, I'm sorry about that, but I just found the other one's too enjoyable and I finished them all. Thanks, and good luck.

  • @ishcabittle
    @ishcabittle 7 років тому

    I thoroughly enjoy the lengths we go together to try out a wonderfully silly piece of tech. Well done!

  • @TheRivieraKid
    @TheRivieraKid 7 років тому +105

    "It's time to get the horn" Techmoan 2017

    • @binkcronks2365
      @binkcronks2365 7 років тому +10

      He was quoting James Joyce, to be fair.

  • @MrKarlGP
    @MrKarlGP 3 роки тому

    I once almost drunkenly won an eBay bid on an actual wax cylinder recorder/player... 300 squid! Built like a tank, but also intricate and requiring much maintenance...
    A beautiful piece of kit... machined gears, brass recording horn,wonderfully finished hard wood etc and a selection of blank cylinders thrown in (which by 1913 were oddly made of a curious resin "soap" hybrid)

  • @cynic5581
    @cynic5581 7 років тому +12

    The playback sounded like the only clue for a detective in a murder suspense thriller.

  • @davidtuomi8361
    @davidtuomi8361 7 років тому +2

    There was a book about the history of recording that came out a number of years ago called Perfecting Sound Forever by Greg Milner. In that book he actually interviewed a fellow who still records onto cylinders professionally. In fact he actually recorded a live act at one of the Grammy awards which apparently came out very well. In the book he describes the process and apparently the wax has to be at the correct temperature for it to be able to take an impression correctly. They heat the wax to soften it. They then record Afterwards the wax is allowed to cool before playback. The book doesn't mention the correct temperatures for playback and recording, however you might be able to figure it out with a little trial and error.

  • @SianaGearz
    @SianaGearz 7 років тому +90

    Wax made you a Dalek.

    • @VinchVolt
      @VinchVolt 7 років тому +30

      A dying Dalek, to be more accurate.

    • @lordofrims
      @lordofrims 7 років тому +7

      I thought of a Dalek too!

  • @Eexpers
    @Eexpers 7 років тому

    Omg I really love idea of taking old cutting edge technology and years later once the industry has advanced so far the materials and such are easy to come by and using it as a teaching tool / demo awesome stuff

  • @NikolaosLedZeppelin
    @NikolaosLedZeppelin 7 років тому +24

    8:46 you can hear the message from Alien movie

  • @joevining2603
    @joevining2603 7 років тому +1

    Have you tried warming the wax stick to around 90° F just before recording? It may help smooth things out and allow for deeper cutting (which should equate to higher amplitude). Just be sure to cool it down to room temp before payback.

  • @Cylume.
    @Cylume. 7 років тому +29

    Geez Techmoan. How far back are you going to go? Morse Code recorders? :p

  • @elliottsimon1957
    @elliottsimon1957 7 років тому

    This review is the best Gakken review I've seen. More please

  • @b.hagedash7973
    @b.hagedash7973 7 років тому +26

    His Master's Garbled Mumble

  • @Metal-Possum
    @Metal-Possum 7 років тому

    I've got a 1920's HVM gramophone, always a hoot to spin up a 78, especially since it's all mechanical/acoustic. The sound quality is often better and louder than you'd think, and everyone smiles when they hear it.

  • @dennissmithjr.5370
    @dennissmithjr.5370 7 років тому +4

    Thanks for sharing, half expecting you to perform "Mary had a little lamb".

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 7 років тому +1

      Dennis Smith Jr. Mary had a little lamb, performed by the UA-cam audio library

  • @peterrafeiner9461
    @peterrafeiner9461 7 років тому

    This has got to be the only channel where a review can end in total disaster and still has an overall positive and entertaining tone to it. One thing seems to be clear, there are folks who belong in the 'cup half full' section of an optimist's version of heaven, and then there is Techmoan. As long as there is some humidity on the walls of his cup he is happy!
    My only complaint... no candle related commentary from the muppets :-)

  • @id104335409
    @id104335409 7 років тому +54

    Does it have USB typeC?

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 7 років тому +6

      id104335409 Nothing does.

    • @joeymoldano6246
      @joeymoldano6246 7 років тому +8

      Nope, it is obviousely completely wireless.

    • @JacobKelly02
      @JacobKelly02 7 років тому

      My phone does

    • @cooliofoolio
      @cooliofoolio 7 років тому

      Jacob Kelly Same, which can be very frustrating at times.

    • @JacobKelly02
      @JacobKelly02 7 років тому

      UNKNOWNGAM3r Ikr I literally have one cable to charge

  • @arsukfjorden
    @arsukfjorden 7 років тому

    In the world of digital media where you often dont even have an idea about which format you are listening to, it is so fascinating to see sound being recorded on something as simple as a candle.

  • @nicomonkeyboy
    @nicomonkeyboy 7 років тому +60

    That's seem like a gadget that the green fella could justifiably complain about...

    • @kirbyyasha
      @kirbyyasha 7 років тому +7

      Ahhh I would have loved to hear his commentary on this!

    • @JeanRodo
      @JeanRodo 7 років тому +1

      M would probably praise it

    • @Stormy2142
      @Stormy2142 7 років тому +9

      He would swear candles sound better than CDs and digital files.

    • @drasco61084
      @drasco61084 7 років тому +8

      Edmo Suassuna They sound a lot warmer

    • @mikaelevans6994
      @mikaelevans6994 7 років тому +1

      d610 Budum Shiiiiiisst

  • @trevorstewart3904
    @trevorstewart3904 7 років тому +1

    I discovered these sorts of kits on my first trip to Japan. Great little gifts for for friends and family upon returning home.
    BTW: if you ever get another kit and get stuck with the Japanese instructions, I'd be willing to help translate ... Far from fluent, but normally can stumble through it.

  • @tod4y
    @tod4y 7 років тому +8

    Does this work under water?

    • @sexycavetroll2788
      @sexycavetroll2788 7 років тому +1

      what? clearly ya didnt watch the video yet

    • @tod4y
      @tod4y 7 років тому +4

      You clearly came to kill John Connor.

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 7 років тому +4

      Of course it works under water, just drive your thorium powered car on the plastic solar roadway to the ocean and dive on in ;)

    • @AAAZ2A
      @AAAZ2A 7 років тому +1

      No it won't. The batteries will short out, and the spindle won't move. But suppose you're making a recording by turning the spindle by hand, then it will work! But you'll run in to some major problems, for example the needle-pressure will be significantly lowered so you need to compensate for that. Also the membrane will obviously be submerged which makes it very difficult for it to move... but if you were to yell at it you could probably get something on there, like an anomaly.. it'll probably sound very alien. But it's a very interesting question, we need answers!

    • @phillipsofthedriver
      @phillipsofthedriver 7 років тому +3

      @AAAZ2A - yes it would "work" for a time underwater. Simple low voltage electric motors and their batteries can be submerged in fresh water and still function for a time. May not work at all the next day, but it will work immediately upon submersion. I had a toy battery electric tank when I was a kid, I was tired of it, and wanted to see if it would work underwater. And it did in the apartment complex's pool, until the batteries ran out, about the same amount of time they'd take if it were dry. Motor didn't work very well the next day, even though I had dried it out fairly well, so I took it apart to scavenge parts, and it wasn't too bad, the water had washed out some of the grease lubrication, but other than that it was fine. Salt water on the other hand, nope, not long at all, salt water is far more conductive so the batteries died pretty quickly. And all the steel parts will rust quickly.

  • @MaxStax1
    @MaxStax1 7 років тому

    Looking forward to more of these kit videos in the future,fun to watch.

  • @Dzonemp
    @Dzonemp 7 років тому +4

    11:30 It sounds like its time to rebuild him, make him stronger than before....... :)

    • @joinedupjon
      @joinedupjon 7 років тому +3

      Better... Stronger... Faster
      Thought I better scroll down a couple of pages to check if anyone else noticed.
      funny how you can remember a little blip of audio like that after so much time innit?

    • @Dzonemp
      @Dzonemp 7 років тому +1

      I used to record the episodes on cassette tape. So I know the audio sound effects like the back of a fembot's hand. :)

    • @shibolinemress8913
      @shibolinemress8913 5 років тому

      We have the technology.

  • @timwebb21
    @timwebb21 7 років тому

    I am staggered and amazed with what you come up with ........ fascinating and a real shame it does not give better quality playback, but what can you expect from a candle!

  • @peczenyj
    @peczenyj 7 років тому +6

    8:48 is a DALEK VOICE! EXTERMINATE!

  • @MrGeocidal
    @MrGeocidal 7 років тому

    I had the Gakken Ex150 Electronic Block kit when I was a kid. When I saw a picture of it in this video, I felt so excited that I I placed a bid on one on ebay. Hope I win.

  • @darkwinter6028
    @darkwinter6028 7 років тому +6

    Now for extra credit, retrofit a headphone diaphragm to the record head, and transcribe a FLAC file. 😎

  • @Runicen
    @Runicen 7 років тому

    Good effort on this one. Honestly, I was almost more intrigued by Gakken's kits than I was this specific one, but it's neat to see what they were able to accomplish with a budget kit.
    And we all know that, somewhere out there, someone is using wax stick recordings to add ambiance to an indie horror film!

  • @EliTheMonKEE101
    @EliTheMonKEE101 7 років тому +3

    Never clicked so fast. Gotta go fast.

  • @FragmaKepi
    @FragmaKepi 7 років тому

    Some of these are pretty fun projects for kids. I picked up the pinhole planetarium issue for my 8 year old niece and she loved it. That one was really easy to do and I only had to physically help her through a couple steps.

  • @HoosierCallin
    @HoosierCallin 7 років тому +18

    I have a portable wax cylinder phonograph.
    Its called a wax man

  • @Atka59
    @Atka59 7 років тому +1

    "Mr. Techmoan, I need you" You find the coolest things my friend.

  • @CreatiVastARTS
    @CreatiVastARTS 7 років тому +5

    7:44 HELLO THERE!! lol

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC 7 років тому

    I think it shows the proof of concept very clearly ... great video!

  • @jcraig6431
    @jcraig6431 7 років тому +4

    Gotta groan at that pun in the title (not your fault).

  • @20EsOfficial
    @20EsOfficial 7 років тому

    Wow, I haven't watched your videos in a while but damn they have gotten even better. I mean, they were always good, but they are way better now. keep up the good work, Techmoan!

  • @Faigh_as
    @Faigh_as 7 років тому +4

    build a pinhole camera

    • @dubsy1026
      @dubsy1026 7 років тому

      James _h you literally put a small hole in a price of paper. Boring, and this channel is not about assembling ridiculous kits, it's about retro audio equipment

  • @AtomicShrimp
    @AtomicShrimp 7 років тому

    Record the sound on the candle at room temperature, then put the candle in the fridge before playing back - the wax will be harder and the playback head should not chew it up so much.

  • @Zephieish
    @Zephieish 7 років тому +7

    What a pile of wax.

  • @markaz2kk
    @markaz2kk 7 років тому +1

    great outro ending. always great to watch your shows 😊

  • @ve2vfd
    @ve2vfd 7 років тому

    I'll second the recommendation for Gakken kits. I ordered the Gakken-Flex twin lens reflex 35mm camera kit a few years ago. It was a ton of fun to assemble, and though photography with it was quite rough, it was an interesting experience.

  • @HouseNuova500
    @HouseNuova500 7 років тому

    Hello, I'm following you since a lot of time now, and I wanna say, I love you man ! (No gay thing here, just loving your way of presenting things ;)). If there's one thing I know I want to do since my childhood, it's to find all the machines used to record some sounds on them, and you're always demonstrating things that I mind "No, it's impossible to find, I cannot imagine finding one". You managed to teach me about some formats that I never heard about ! I really wanna meet you, really. If it would be possible one time in our lives, I would love it. The next time I go to Great Britain, I would love to see you, and to talk about these losts formats. Kindly, Greg.

  • @jonathanpullen7439
    @jonathanpullen7439 7 років тому

    I wonder if you could get better results by heating somewhat the record needle before cutting - I also wonder if some compressed air blowing off the freshly cut candle before playback would help. The other thing that occurs to me is that since advanced is 'forced' rather than groove-following, starting playback in the same 'phase' the recording was started in (rotation on the candle) likely would help a lot.

  • @viveksoley
    @viveksoley 7 років тому

    great....it was so exciting when I could hear the voice back from the recording. Edison must have gone through a very emotional moment when he could hear back his own voice through a machine. very nice video.
    just one more clarification needed. Does the machine engrave the vibration on wax candle horizontally or vertically? If it does it horizontally then there must be some delicate lever mechanism to convert the vibrations to change the orientation..

  • @alexandersedov125
    @alexandersedov125 6 років тому

    love your work, great stuff, the level of detail you go into, technical, historical, anecdotal, is very interesting and very much appreciated... you have a very good calm and informative style of delivery, I was sure.you are an engineer but you say you are not...? also.your selection of rare historical kit for review on occasion is extremely interesting, for its.own sake,. and also from the point of view of 20th century mass market.applied technology progress... in.short very much enjoy watching your work, well done, please keep it up...!

  • @D4RKFiB3R
    @D4RKFiB3R 7 років тому

    Nicely done on the new outro. Massive improvment.

  • @CJT80
    @CJT80 7 років тому

    Another great TechMoan video, and i am still loving the new outro!

  • @TylerMiller87
    @TylerMiller87 7 років тому

    I would subscribe to an English Gakken catalogue in an instant. Somebody needs to get on that.

  • @cjhoyle
    @cjhoyle 7 років тому

    Not sure if you tried this since you didn't mention it, but the Google Translate mobile app is very handy for translating instructions from other languages. You can take a photo of any page and it uses OCR and translates it to English words.
    Of course the translations aren't perfect but it's still a really neat app!

    • @Techmoan
      @Techmoan  7 років тому

      I use Google translate - you can see me using it in this video ua-cam.com/video/fCWLaAwr3sM/v-deo.htmlm43s With any video there are hours of things that occur that were either not shot or were edited out because they didn't add anything of interest to the end video.
      On this occasion - a translation app was only used once to confirm the meaning of a paragraph in the instructions as the rest was easily understandable due to the pictograms.

  • @HansMilling
    @HansMilling 7 років тому

    I have the original green Gakken EX with all the green bricks full of electronics where you can make lots of cool stuff. It had some of the expansion kits, but not all. It's in the original box. I have no idea if it still works. You can lent it for review if you like?

  • @cri24x36
    @cri24x36 7 років тому

    Ah ah ah !!! exactly what i expected from a audio recording on a candle!!! Sounds like the movie "mission to mars"

  • @ReallyRareRecords
    @ReallyRareRecords 7 років тому +1

    You might try heating the candle before/during recording to make it softer, by using a heat lamp or something above the machine. Cylinder recordists typically do that, and it helps. Mapleson, who famously recorded some fragments of Metropolitan Opera performances in the early 1900s (the earliest such "live" recordings) would heat the wax cylinders in an oven at a low temperature before recording.

  • @kareno8634
    @kareno8634 7 років тому

    The Motor says it all. Soundproof that monster. Can the Speed be Adjusted?

  • @vourkosdude
    @vourkosdude 7 років тому +1

    My guess is that you might have better results if you also played with the temperature of the candles. Maybe stick them to the freezer for the playback after recording them in room temp? (just a thought)

  • @wilhelmsenholderlin8025
    @wilhelmsenholderlin8025 7 років тому

    Techmoan is updating! Best day in this week.

  • @1978SOOTY
    @1978SOOTY 7 років тому

    That was still cool and proves the concept. I would have had fun experimenting with different types of wax as well. Great vid.

  • @martinlund4510
    @martinlund4510 4 роки тому

    It's probably already been mentioned, but the term "Mook" is a japanese portmanteau of "Magazine" and "Book" - which is very fitting for that type of specialized publication. Thanks for a great video also 😊

  • @2112starman54
    @2112starman54 7 років тому

    Man, Japan comes up with crazy stuff.

  • @OttosTheName
    @OttosTheName 7 років тому

    The Gakken (Twin Lens Reflex) Camera from the booklet also used to be sold as Gakkenflex in the US and under the Recesky brand via lomography dot com. So Gakken might have sold other product licences to other companies as well. There should be some Recesky camera's available on Ebay if you want to build one.
    If I recall correctly the camera had a fixed f11 with a 1/60 shutter time, but with a little trick you could keep the shutter open as long as you wanted and if you removed the diafragm it would be close to f8. So you had some options luckily. It also made really cool pictures with the crappy plastic lens.

  • @IAMENS1
    @IAMENS1 7 років тому

    Loved this kit and video! Would be really interested in seeing you put together and review more!

  • @widgity
    @widgity 7 років тому

    Recently got a GAKKEN nsx-39 evocaloid stylophone. great fun to play with! planning to use it (either rip the chip out of it or via USB) as a vocal synthesiser for one of my projects.

  • @funeralbillii9172
    @funeralbillii9172 6 років тому

    How Edison figured out that this would work is beyond my imagination, such a genius!! Hey, maybe the first one didn't work bc you didn't try reciting "Mary had a little lamb" which was Edison's 1st recording if I remember correctly. I used to have one of the wax cylinders titled "a negro wedding" but I never had a player for it and after a few years it broke as they were fragile after time.

  • @anders7317
    @anders7317 7 років тому

    Very interesting indeed! I bet that if you get hold of a device that is a bit more fine tuned and a little more expensive, the tech it self should be prooven a lot better. Great video and super nice effort.

  • @unfa00
    @unfa00 6 років тому

    7:44 - could I use that "hello there" as a sample in one of my electronic dance compositions? I'd happily attribute the source :)

  • @StaticReplication
    @StaticReplication 7 років тому

    Thanks for the content Techmoan, your video are always top notch and entertaining.

  • @aljr357
    @aljr357 7 років тому

    These are so neat. I had a couple of them that I got at yardsales in the late 1980s and early 90s. Sadly we had a house fire and I lost them and even worse my video games collection which would cost me over 100 000 to replace today. I have been trying to get my video games collection back for the last few years and I'm on 1/10th the way back to having all my consoles back and 1/100th the way back to getting my games back. I have 32 consoles now including handhelds and about 350 games but I'm having a hard time affording the more rare consoles and games. The old computers which I include in my collection is the really hard thing to find working.

  • @bwgti
    @bwgti 7 років тому

    More of these kits please! I enjoy watching your trouble shooting. Too bad this did not work a little better. It's a little different than you other videos. In a good way.
    Thanks for the great videos sir!!

  • @axelgomez835
    @axelgomez835 7 років тому

    could we see a difference if you change the type of wax or it will always play like this? Nice video love the channel.

  • @paulhicks9399
    @paulhicks9399 7 років тому

    Hi Mat. Excellent video as always. Any chance you can make a video about audio cassette head alignment please?
    Cheers

  • @pattyoneill91
    @pattyoneill91 7 років тому

    i would say its more so a matter of poor recording medium. perhaps you could dip the candle into another wax that would be better suited to this? this may be a good method of turning the recorded object back to a "blank medium" lol. its worth a thought, i really like this thing though, great concept and it would be a perfect gift for a child in ones family that is a bit of a thinker/tinker-er.
    Btw techmoan, im the guy who emailed you about the old reel tape player, didn't know if it was something good so i messaged you that day haha you probably have to much going on to remember such a short interaction but just wanted to say I appreciate the response as some people just wouldn't respond as soon as they learned it was no good to them. love your channel bro, good stuff! thanks man!

  • @Takeshi357
    @Takeshi357 7 років тому

    Gakken is also the manufacturer of the EX-System, the old transistor radio looking educational electronic kit some of you might remember. It's still getting reissued in Japan but seems to have vanished from the western market, outside of imports.

  • @WiggysanWiggysan
    @WiggysanWiggysan 7 років тому

    That magazine looked great. So much information.