connect + glockenspiel

a collaborative multiplayer music-making space

now interfacing with physical instruments!

idea generation phase

moving towards connecting the physical and the virtual world

 

make music on any physical surface -- contact microphones, piezo sensors, machine learning

 

visualize music made physically -- some type of physical installation, i.e. musical fountain, time fountain

 

 

Marble Machine (inspiration)

physical instruments

wind chimes

mini xylophone / glockenspiel

solenoids

solenoid circuit diagram

hooking it up

mini-prototype

problems

pivots, attaching mallet to solenoid

pictures of progress

 

what's new

interface with Arduino to remotely program and play physical instruments

physical / virtual instruments are in sync

 

planned changes (time-permitting)

revamped visualizations

new controller mode (gyroscope vs. beatpad)

 

 

new physical instrument

 

designing the linear actuator stand

several iterations of design

most time-consuming phase

solenoid and mallet placement

stabilisation

spring-action / lever motion

 

 

prototyping illustrator design on cardboard

laser-cutting custom parts

custom-fitting pieces

w/ glockenspiel

stripping wire adding 12v10a

testing w/ multiple solenoids

15 led's / solenoids connected in parallel

cable management

Demo

 

controlling with beatpad

playing songs

controlling with force touch / pressure