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Large Language Madam
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Show threadRiverDec 14

@MissInformation does anyone know how the music rolls work?

It seems there are too few holes for such a complex multi-instrumental piece. I would understand if each line was its own instrument, and the pitch was set with width, but they all seem uniform.

Show threadLarge Language MadamDec 14
@RiverFox there is a description on his website, but it's not that long.
https://www.mechanicalmusicman.com/
The Mechanical Music Man

Meet James, a lifelong enthusiast and collector of mechanical music.

The Mechanical Music Man
Show threadAtomic FoxDec 14

@RiverFox @MissInformation

From what I know of player instruments, they typically work by vacuum. Observing this one, I infer that some of the perforations select between "instruments" or "voices" at a given time, and others control what notes are played.

Show threadSlatianDec 14
@RiverFox @MissInformation In general: The roll is fed at a pretty fast speed, the second thing is the instrument switcher, most instruments simply play the same line and get switched on and off by probably those joined up hole constructs near the bottom (at least there is a pretty high correlation between them getting fed and instruments switching)
Show threadWittenborner ✅Mar 22
@RiverFox @MissInformation that is exactly what I thought.
Show threadLarge Language MadamMar 23
@Wittenborner @RiverFox So, barrel organs are essentially very simple MIDI players, in this case using a 31-note music roll. These are long rolls of thin wood with holes punched for the available instruments. There are a few small communities that convert modern songs into sheet music using software and a punch. However, many of these community websites are in German or Dutch.
Show threadLarge Language MadamMar 23
@Wittenborner @RiverFox hHere is a short explanation of the machine in a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG_k6iyC2ME
So how does the Mechanical Organ work?

YouTube
Show threadcaneToad Dec 14
@MissInformation Soo analog - hilarious!
👍 👍 👍 😎 
Show threadHavyhh2Dec 14
@MissInformation ...wow!!
Show threadDirksen ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯Dec 14
@MissInformation This is basically prompt injection.
Show threadkonstruct-960T-BF64.ggufDec 14
@MissInformation 10/10 would show this to a small Victorian child 
Show threadToni AittoniemiDec 14
@MissInformation such a nice track to organize! 🫶
Show threadNicks WorldDec 14
@MamaLake @MissInformation I've heard this instrument in circuses. I do believe there's another name for it but I forgot what it is.
Show threadKlaraDec 14
@NicksWorld @MamaLake @MissInformation Barrel organ?
Show threadNicks WorldDec 14
@Klara @MamaLake Gracias!
Show threadjopDec 14
@MissInformation Nice vidéo. I know someone who adapt and transcribe music on paper. 10 Years ago he made a very cool video with a Mickael Jackson song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fnb7EqfykF4&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD
Smooth Criminal M.Jackson à l'orgue de barbarie

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Show threadHerr VoegleinDec 14
@MissInformation 💓
Show threadGabriel HeinrichsDec 14

@MissInformation If you like (Dutch) barrel/mechanical organs like you see & hear here, I can recommend two museums in the Netherlands:

- Museum Speelklok in Utrecht: https://www.museumspeelklok.nl/en/
- Draaiorgelmuseum in Haarlem: https://www.draaiorgelmuseum.org/english (only open on Sundays though)

Or just visit a busy Dutch shopping street, especially in the weekends. And bring a few euros for the organ player!

Museum Speelklok

Museum Speelklok is the ultimate music museum in Utrecht! Discover the wonderful world of musical machines, from barrel organs to music boxes.

Museum Speelklok
Show threadcatraxx Dec 14
@MissInformation Holy shit, thats awesome.
Show threadoli_34160Dec 14
@MissInformation C'est des dingos 🤪 🤩 !
Show thread(roll m3tti)Dec 14
@MissInformation amazing! I love it. Tech meets art. Thats the way
Show threadGreem (Graeme. Not Graham!)Dec 14
@MissInformation this is GLORIOUS!
Show threadDavid CohenDec 14
@MissInformation @TheBreadmonkey Huge missed opportunity to put shiny plastic helmets on the figures on the front of the organ, tbh
Show threadVerđandi K SoldustyDec 14
@MissInformation
That's wonderful 😃.
I've always wondered what these steam organs looked like inside / round the back.
Excellent tune to 😎.
Show threadBrian JopekDec 14
@MissInformation Absolutely brilliantly badass
Show threadFlorianDec 14
@MissInformation
Is he on mastodon?
Show threaddiritschkaDec 14

@JFG for all people: can we reach him over / within the fediverse? Mastodon is only one software among many.

@MissInformation

Show threadCarinDec 14

@MissInformation

Technik, die begeistert! Danke fürs Teilen!

Btw., für meine Ohren ist das bis jetzt die einzige erträgliche Version dieses Musikstückes. 😉

Show threadTraugott 🌍🌎🌏Dec 14

@MissInformation

Super 🤩❤️

Show threadKlaudia (aka jinxx)Dec 14
@MissInformation I have questions. First: how do we get such a thing to #39C3? Second: do we already know people who write software which converts midi to punchcard and the other way around? Third: how much faster than 24h will we make it to its first rickroll?
Show threadFelix  EckhoferDec 14
@viennawriter @MissInformation Well, #38c3 had this...
Show threadKlaudia (aka jinxx)Dec 14
@tribut @MissInformation Yes, with the stars. I remember it well. :)
Show threadEv DelenDec 14
@MissInformation is the music tape made of wood veneer?
Show threadMint SpiesDec 22
@evdelen @MissInformation no, it's thick cardboard (I used to work on a travelling steam fairground, and spent a lot of time putting music books through the Gavioli organ)
Show threadKarstenDec 14
@MissInformation wow, how do they bring the arrangement onto the card stack? MIDI to CNC code to lasercut?
@sofasophia
Show threadHerr Irrtum! 🔊Dec 14

@MissInformation

I know, if I'd been born 120 years ago (this is roughly the time frame for this right - the late 19th century?), this is what I'd do for a living (well, surely with other tracks then)

:)

Show threadaproitzDec 14

@MissInformation

Absolut irre !!
Was für ein #Aufwand, so eine Lochkarte zu erstellen. Das Ergebnis ist atemberaubend.
Und jetzt noch #PharellWilliams dazu singen lassen. Old-Tech ist auch faszinierend. 😁👍

Show threadNolan BDec 14
@elmiko Eat your heart out, OP-1
Show threadSpace Catitude 🚀Dec 14

@MissInformation

Anyone else smell caramel popcorn and cotton candy now...? 🎪 🎠 🍿 🍭

Show threadTomDec 22
@MissInformation @miffyhelen sound of the summer
Show threadDan JewettDec 22
@MissInformation Suck it, Spotify.
Show threadarutazDec 22
@MissInformation Amazing 😃
Show threadThomasDec 22

@MissInformation

Those Music Machines where present on every fair here in Northern Germany and in the netherlands. They where the point to meet with friends for a walk around the fair. And while waiting the people where dancing in front of the Music Machine!

Playing more actual songs like this one I would bet they will see a successful return!

Show threadPetr Menšík Dec 23
@MissInformation amazing reminder how clever technology has nowadays everyone in our pockets. This is awesome technical work, yet obsoleted by any raspberry pi or smart watch even. Neither is simpler than this, but does hide it's complexity from users. Unlike this old model.