All About That Bass – Marble Machine X Keeps Growing
martyb writes:
All About That Bass - Marble Machine X Keeps Growing:
If you play a string instrument and ever used a capo - the clamping little helper device to smack the pitch up - you may have found yourself wishing that you could use it on any arbitrary fret on each string. Sure, there are partial capos and the spider capo to select individual strings, but you're still limited to transpose along a single fret. Well, [Martin]'s Cyber Capos, a mechanical construct of four arms sliding along the neck, serve exactly that purpose, which allows him to free up his hands for other things while the marbles keep bouncing.
But you don't have to be a bass player, or any musician really, to appreciate [Martin]'s build videos. We praised his general attitude and hacker-like spirit already the first time we mentioned the Marble Machine, and just watching him getting excited about his work and the appreciation for people supporting and assisting in the project, while embracing his mistakes, is a genuine delight.
Cyber Bass - YouTube Video #1
Cyber Bass - YouTube Video #2
Previously:
(2016-03-02) Wintergatan - a Programmable Music Box With 2,000 Marbles
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