instruments
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Rescued Computer Hardware Performs A Near-Perfect Rendition Of The ’80s Airwolf Theme
Video: Paweł Zadrożniak’s Floppotron, a desktop orchestra that uses old computer components as musicians, performs one of the greatest ’80s TV show earworms ever aired with a thrilling rendition of the Airwolf theme. I’m also going to award bonus points for using the clicking sound of a wall of disk drives to recreate the sounds…
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You Need To Hear The Unreal Sound Of A Snare Drum In An Abandoned Nuclear Cooling Tower
Those giant, curvy, concrete towers that rise above nuclear power plants aren’t only useful for cooling superheated water. Once decommissioned, the massive structures can also be used to naturally create amazing sounds and effects when playing instruments inside them.
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How To Make A Tiny Popsicle Stick Violin To Play When Your Friends Start Whining
Video: It took Antonio Stradivari months to create one of his instrumental masterpieces, but you can make yourself a tiny wooden violin in just a few hours using Popsicle sticks, toothpicks, coffee stirrers and string. It can’t be used to play Mozart, but you can still pretend to play it whenever your friends start complaining…
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This Scrolling Storybook Is Also Playing Its Own Fantastic Soundtrack
Video: The stories Mari Lesteberg tells won’t put her on the New York Times’ bestseller list, but that doesn’t make them any less fantastic. Watching her simple side-scrolling tale of a little girl venturing into a dark cave isn’t terribly exciting, until you realise the artwork is actually playing the accompanying soundtrack using the tiny…