Thank you everyone who helped us get to this 10th instrument - we made it.
In celebration, we're going to make this one extra special.
I have just a few clues for you as things are emerging:
- It is going to be an analogue drum machine.
- It will be exploring cross-rhythms & patterns (both visual and sonic)
- It will be the 1st of our creations to explore customizing an existing instrument (the drum kit)
- It will be fantastic
If that's not exciting enough, we're also in conversation with the Oakland Museum of California, with the possibility of showcasing our work & performing with the public as part of their pioneering We/Customize exhibit in the New Year - With yours truly as an Artist in Residence.
Here is a peek at the first prototype:
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I like the click-ratatat pattern. What happens if you go real fast? What is the cognitive outcome? Jon B.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Jon.
ReplyDeleteThis is really just an initial test to see if a mechanism somewhat like this could work.
It can, but has a ways to go to get all the exploratory playing with rhythms that I want people to get out of it.
The idea here is that by using a number of different sized gears together, the difference in ratios visually shows the rhythms you're making.
I.e. if you have a gear (with beating stick) that is half the size of another (ratio 2:1), it will beat exactly twice as often. Once you've got that you can play with more interesting cross rhythms using ratios such as 3:4, etc. AND theoretically build a 'rock steady' beat, 'jazz' beat, 'dub-steb' beat, 'klezmer' beat... as well as the more likely abstract, avande-garde.
I have actually just finished my second prototype that starts to do this and also allows the users to add or move the ramps to divide up the gear in different ways... watch this space, I'll post a video over Christmas some time. Think you'll like it.
Oh and if you go real fast, it goes real fast! - still works though-
The next iteration has a motor whose speed I want to be controllable by the user.