Artist and musician Graham Dunning, who previously used a heavily modified turntable to create a mechanical techno song, placed ball bearings on a spinning turntable. This, in turn, triggered a MIDI drum machine to play a constant stream of 16th-note triplets.
The ball-bearings activate switches which play a TR-8 drum machine via MIDI.
This experiment is part of Dunning’s PhD thesis called “Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage”, which looks at how electronic music can be created using unusual instrument systems
As a project Mechanical Techno uniquely bridges several fields of research: experimental turntable practice, electronic dance music, sound art, and new musical instrument design. The research project shows a new body of work developed across these areas. A portfolio comprises documentation of a live performance, studio recordings, musical instrument designs, and new collaborations.
More of Dunning’s Work
Turntable Plays Mechanical Techno Song
via The Awesomer
