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Bang that drum (Plogue Bidule)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | August 16, 2010

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made entirely with Plogue Bidule in one take. No samples were used. Drums are mostly FFT/iFFT based synth sounds. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

Loopseque

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"Easy key to music beats

Loopseque is an incredibly simple app for iPad. With Loopseque making music is like playing a game. Create beats, switch fast between patterns and arrange compositions. You can access your music instantly and everywhere.

Loopseque is a 32-step wheel sequencer; it has 4 channels with 9 wheels in each channel. Each wheel consists of 64 segments divided into 4 circles. Using these, you can create more music patterns than there are atoms in the Universe!

CONCEPT:
* Designed for fun and improvisation
* Attractive for both newbies and professionals
* Suitable for all ages

ABOUT:
Loopseque is created by Casual Underground, an international community that includes musicians, developers, designers, artists, journalists and producers.

Casual Underground is a creative laboratory that has been active in various multimedia fields for 10 years: creating music, movies, photography, graphics, hand-made art, ceramics, audiovisual art objects; developing and creating web sites, organizing and hosting events, supporting creative artists, performing experiments on live humans, and breeding Yorkshire terriers.

http://loopseque.com"

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Singing Candle- Weird Science Experiment- Magic Trick

YouTube via OrganicVeggieLoaf | January 30, 2008

"This video, recorded in 1997, demonstrates an early proof of concept prototype I put together for a novelty entertainment product I called the Singing Candle, or CandleSpeaker (please observe copyrights). The candle flame sings the following melodies:
1. Strolling Through the Park One Day
2. Shave and a Haircut
3. Mexican Hat Dance
4. Camptown Races
5. The Star Spangled Banner
6. Jingle Bells

This is basically fire modulated with a high voltage audio signal, similar to the techniques used to create a plasma tweeter or plasma speaker using a tesla coil or CRT flyback transformer. There is no speaker- the sound comes from the rapid air pressure disturbances in the candle flame itself, controlled by a high voltage current modulated with an audio signal and passing through the fire plasma.

The final product was going to sing with a human voice via amplitude modulated ultrasonic carrier, and not with the cheesy squarewave oscillator signal used in this video. You won't see this in stores anytime soon, however, as the project never really got off the ground.

But here I am talking to a candle flame and it's kind of funny and fascinating. Hope you think so too.

BTW, The accent in my voice is fake- I did it just for fun. You know how it is, when you're goofing off at home all alone?

Recorded at Batchelor Pad Heaven in 1997. Davis, CA.

If you enjoy piano music please see my other videos- playing the piano is my other hobby ;)

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Buchla 4

Buchla 4 from Ryan Bocook on Vimeo.

"Time Lapse Video with Buchla 200e and machinedrum music. Audio recorded with Zoom H4n hand held recorder. Video taken with Olympus E-PL1 in the back yard during a Nevada desert thunderstorm."

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