Double Musical Tesla Coils @ University of Illinois

As part of the Engineering OpenHouse 2008 Steve Ward has developed tesla coils with high levels of control allowing audio modulation of their lightning-like display. Interfacing the Continuum Fingerboard (with MIDI) with this technology will generate a musically expressive and highly energetic, multi-voiced performance as as never been heard or seen before.

*The sound is generated from the tesla coil itself.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Tesla
• coil
• amazing
• engineering
• openhouse
• 2008
• University
• Illinois
• electronics
• Steve
• Ward
• music
• continuum
• fingerboard

[HorizonDelta]

Video is good ! More Tesla tech and science in videos "Wonderful electric system" by HorizonDelta ;-)

[vollsuff77]

At the left side, there is the female coil, at the right side is the male coil. He came late from the pub, but in the end, they had a nice night... ;)

[marksmartus]

Credits: Steve Ward and Jeff Larson: Tesla coil construction, MIDI interface; Lippold Haken: Continuum Fingerboard invention, design, construction and programming; Mike Novak: Drums on backing track; Mark Smart: Composer, live lead coil performance from Continuum, bass coil sequencing, guitar/keys on backing track

[HoratioDUKEz]

I missed it, thanks for posting, at least I got a video!

[pythagoruz]

That was pretty sweet last night, thanks for posting.