aeolian machine demo

the "aeolian machine": a 20-string, homemade, robotic "harp"

spans 4 octaves of an aeolian/minor mode (some pitches excluded in lower registers). 2 bass strings, 18 guitar strings.

custom microcontroller utilizes pwm for up to 7 different motor speeds ranging from 60 to 576 rpm, controlled via max/msp.

custom machined and hand-wound guitar pickups.

in this demo, i am controlling the harp off-screen from the computer keyboard. several other control modes are possible (MIDI devices, sequences, etc.).

Designed and built January-May 2008 in fulfillment of requirements for B.A. Honors in Electronic Music & Multimedia at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• drone
• aeolian
• minor
• machine
• harp
• robot
• robotic
• musical
• instrument
• providence

[totalrod2]

Saw the pics on Flickr. I was wondering what this thing sounded like. unreal

[LangcasterPlayer]

good job! awesome