The Animals House of the Rising Sun Old School Computer Remix

My last couple of videos I built a couple of robot bands (yeah! machines that play actual instruments). These videos didn't fair as well so i decided to go back to the basics and create a video staring my trustly old HP Scanner and a scrappy old hard drive which was converted into a robotic drum machine. For this video i recorded the audio separately so i could mix it down because the HP scanner isn't very loud. No effects such as delay and reverb have been used. i was very pleased how the hard-drive drums turned out and they sound great. i will definitely use it in my next video.

i would like to give a shoutout to James Houston who (i think) was the first person to use multiple legacy computer equipment in conjunction to make a song. Be sure to take the time to view his YouTube video "Big ideas: Don't get any - Radiohead cover by James Houston".

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[thestation543]

That sad moment when a printer sings better then you...

[Reed W]

After the apocalypse, when all humans are long gone, somewhere in an empty office in one of the far corners of the world, the machines will sing this song of freedom all through the night as the sun sets on humanity and dawns on the age of the machines.

[Klickishh]

That comment gave me chills, man.

[DestructoGuy17]

we NEED this on itunes.

[ToastyToast22]

REPOST MANEUVER ALPHA USED

[rudechineseguy]

That sad moment when a person steals a previous top comment.

[Thomas Ritter]

whats is that ....greatt hahahah.... r2d2 and friends

[Gastón Sivori]

Scanner :)

[silberwolfy]

This was great to watch great job

[n00b4liciou5]

This is what computers are meant to play! Not that Dub-crap.

[Michael Parker]

I remember at college in the 90s there was an application for the Epson flatbed scanner that did turn the device into a musical instrument just like in this video. Fantastic.

[Ozzy Ozbourne]

How inspirational.