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University of Iowa music machine

Posted: 2006-11-21 03:31pm
by Chiaroscuro
If you guys haven't seen this before, it's pretty amazing.
AOL webmail link removed, see below. ~Dalton

Built as a collaborative effort between the Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School of Engineering at the University of Iowa, this apparently took the team a combined 13,029 hours of set-up, alignment, calibration, and tuning before filming the video. It's currently on display in the Matthew Gerhard Alumni Hall at the University, but they intend to donate it to the Smithsonian--it would be awesome to see it in person.

Posted: 2006-11-21 03:34pm
by Soontir C'boath
One, the goddamn link!

Two, what's your screen name and password?

University of Iowa Music Machine--hoax

Posted: 2006-11-21 03:37pm
by Chiaroscuro
Shit. I apologize for posting that previous link to the video of the supposed "University of Iowa music machine." It does not, in fact, exist, and is a hoax, put together by computer animators. I just got so excited when I saw the video that I posted the link without checking it first.
I wish someone would make something like that...

Posted: 2006-11-21 07:34pm
by Jawawithagun
I guess he means this animation

Posted: 2006-11-21 07:46pm
by Einhander Sn0m4n
One: The fucking link!!

Two: It's in your AOL mail.

Three: Jawa: you and that video ROCK!

Posted: 2006-11-21 08:02pm
by Hawkwings
Seen it before. It's called Pipe Dream. It was animated by Animusic

You can tell it's fake because it's too clean :wink:

Plus, the balls don't make any extraneous sounds. Like, in that "fountain" hitting the vibes. Where do the balls go?

BTW, that's not the whole thing. here's the whole thing.

Oh, and it's rumored that they have it set up so you can put any song in assign, assign instruments, and it will do the whole thing automatically.

Posted: 2006-11-21 08:09pm
by Hawkwings
It's not meant to be a hoax... It's just a really cool animation project :)

Posted: 2006-11-21 08:19pm
by Dalton
Hoax thread merged with this one.

Posted: 2006-11-21 08:24pm
by darthbob88
Wow. The only animation I've seen that warrants a standing ovation. Very cool. :D

Posted: 2006-11-21 08:50pm
by Soontir C'boath
If it was real, they wouldn't need to waste money animating it. :P

Still lovely to hear.

Posted: 2006-11-21 09:31pm
by salm
That´s great but it pales against this:

Linadingding

<edit>or actually, after watching the full version, no it doesn´t</edit>

Posted: 2006-11-21 10:57pm
by Grandmaster Jogurt
The first part of the video gave me huge Electroplankton vibes.

Posted: 2006-11-22 01:47am
by Jaepheth
Needs more cowbell