Here’s a ‘live’ music robot jam by the Toa Mata Band, Episode2.
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Toa Mata Band – Episode2
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Jack Conte’s ‘Pedals’ An Ode To Effects
Jack Conte’s song Pedals is an ode to effects. That’s pretty cool – but his hexapod robot that plays the Novation LaunchPad is even cooler.
Hexapod Built and Programmed by Matt Bunting. Animatronic Head Built and Programmed by Kevin Felstead.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the video: Continue reading
The Meganome – A DIY Arduino MIDI Controller For Controlling Music Robots
Remember Patrick Flanagan & Jazari – his band of electroacoustic music robots?
This video takes a look at his DIY MIDI controller, the Meganome.
“I like the feel of arcade buttons and look of exotic hardwoods,” notes Flanagan, “so mass-market products just weren’t right for me.” Continue reading
Part Human, Mostly Robot: Jazari Releases Debut EP
Free Music Friday: Patrick Flanagan, band leader of the mostly robot band Jazari, let us know that he’s released a new EP, The Human Element, that’s available as a free download. Flanagan leads and controls Jazari, but his ‘bandmates’ are electroacoustic music robots.
According to Flanagan, The Human Element “synthesizes three years of research into the possibilities of musical human-machine interaction.” The music on Jazari’s debut EP melds custom code, music robots, live performance and vocal effect processing via Flanagan’s iOS app, Vio.
Here’s a video preview of Jazari and its music:
“This band is an argument that there is a lot of new territory left to explore,” says Flanagan. “By building physical drum machines and writing my own software, I can recover the subtle variations of live drums while transforming their sounds into different dimensions.” Continue reading
The Toa Mata Bionicle Robot Band
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Opificio Sonico, documents the work of creating an electronic band of Bionicle toys that play tiny music instruments. Continue reading
The MR-808 Is An 808-style Mechanical Robot Drum Machine
Moritz Simon Geist created the MR-808 – described as ‘the first drum robot that reproduces the drum sounds of the 80′s. The installation is a version of the famous Roland TR-808 ? but with robots playing the drum sounds!
“I decided to go back to the roots of sound generation ? the physical sound generation ? but combine it with the electronic music structure,” explains Geist. “I couldn?t stop building my own drum robots, and ended up replacing all the electronic sounds of a whole drum computer, placed in a 3,3 x 1,7m² case.