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BeatBearing

BaZmO* · 2009-01-26 19:07:43

I was watching the news earlier and they mentioned this on it. Basically it's a manual rhythm sequencer where Ball Bearings are used to trigger drum sounds. Visual feedback is provided from a CRT display underneath to indicate the current time and the state of each beat. It was invented by some phd student up north as a…

26-01-2009 08:07PM

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I was watching the news earlier and they mentioned this on it.

Basically it's a manual rhythm sequencer where Ball Bearings are used to trigger drum sounds. Visual feedback is provided from a CRT display underneath to indicate the current time and the state of each beat.

It was invented by some phd student up north as a college project. He hasn't re-invented the wheel or anything, but it'd make a nice toy to mess about with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wreP8FMupyM

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