hydraulist asked:


Shows invention of the hydraulophone, a musical instrument based on pressurized water jets, featuring “Nessie”, a children’s hydraulophone in the form of a cute green sea monster, as well as other hydraulophones, such as the single-jet hydraulophone in which all sound is made from one screeching water valve on a single jet. The video shows various changes in the sound, depending on how the water jets are blocked.

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davidjmerrill asked:


To learn more about musical performance with invented instruments, David Merrill and Ben Vigoda co-organized an artist residency that brought MacArthur Fellow and renowned experimental music improviser John Zorn to MIT in 2004. Over the course of three days Zorn led a group of students in structured improvisations with instruments of their own design. Later the same year, they co-coordinated ‘Instruments from Beyond’, a panel discussion about the impact of new musical instruments that …

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marcosalonso asked:


More information about the Reactable instrument: www.reactable.com … reactable reac table music musical instrument modular synth synthesizer interactive tangible interface vision nime

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boingboingtv asked:


In today’s edition of Boing Boing tv, music legend David Byrne transforms an entire NYC building into a giant musical instrument, and Xeni joins him inside for a BBtv tour. Details on “Playing the Building”, which is open and free of charge to the public in New York City through August 10, 2008: www.davidbyrne.com Boing Boing tv blog post with more: tv.boingboing.net … david byrne talking heads nyc steampunk music diy electronics gadget mechanics xeni jardin bbtv boingboing …

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luderec asked:


OTTO is a new musical instrument for beat-slicing, the technique that allows to create complex and variegated rhythm sections by using just one rhythmic audio sample, cutting it into little pieces and rearranging them in time. OTTO provides a hardware solution with a strong visual feedback, to allow the musician to control the audio sample as if it was in his hands. OTTO’s website: www.lucaderosso.com … otto musical instrument beat slicing ixd interaction design arduino max venice …

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