Lovely video! Design suggestions 1 - use a horn on the hole in the resonator box. If the box is elliptical, you could have the Kalimba at one focus and the hole for the horn at the other. It's possible to tune the dimensions of the box to the root note of the Kalimba. 2 - isolate the box holding the resonator from the box holding the servos. Rubber washers between them and rubber feet for each box. 3 - cover the servos as much as possible - leave a gap into the box they're mounted on, and print a simple maze inside, or line it with the foam to make a baffle I have a programming suggestion to help integrate the servo noise. If there is enough time, ie. the plucker arrives but would have to wait more than one beat to play the note, instead use the servo as a percussive note and move position on a beat division. Different speeds and lengths of movement will be perceptibly different acoustic sounds, so a whole host of ghost notes and percussion may be possible. Or, I have to ask, would slowing the position servo down make it quieter - arriving just in time? Lovely post next hope you return to it.
Wonderful work!! I'm in love with how this turned out. I'm impressed with how clean your electronics layout and wiring looks, even though it's not on display in the end product!
This is my favorite video I've seen in a while. I love this kind of unnecessary awesomeness. Very well executed and fun to watch. I hit the subscribe button before you even finished putting together the final version.
I love how you shared your thought process. Great engineering, very enjoyable video, occasionally funny as well. 6:28 "The problem is: This table is very heavy. So, I won't go for this solution" LOL
I think the servo noise might actually be an upside if it's tuned more, many instruments have some sort of noise artefact from how they function and i find that it can be quite enjoyable. Key harps are a great example of it, they can have a very obvious clacking sound from the keys being pressed.
Very nice, interesting, and creative project! In my honest opinion, I would keep the servo noises as sometimes, in conjunction with the notes played, the servo noise sounds like its part of the song
can totally add a midi interpreter in software and push it from a PC running Hairless MIDI to the Arduino Nano's serial port. you'd have to minimize the midi files for the limited range and speed. Hairless is a MIDI-Serial bridge that will show up in your DAW and you can use it like any other "normal" MIDI output.
some sort of feature to record you own songs would be awesome :D maybe like moove the serve to a key and push a button or somhing like that 🤔🤔 but i guess it would be dificuoldto add the timing 🤔
Great video! Very interesting project! Might I ask how you secured the electronics to the 3D printed enclosure? Did you at hot glue or is it simply being held up together because of a tight fit?
Needs to be able to play more than one note, kalimbas are made for chords of two notes at once. I'd have gone for a music box style rotating mechanism with retractable pins, which would be able to play any combination of notes at ant time, and would fix the noisy stepper motor issue.
I would try to make separate "finger" for each note... Less noises and can play way faster. But in general - great video and nice project to make
Lovely video!
Design suggestions
1 - use a horn on the hole in the resonator box. If the box is elliptical, you could have the Kalimba at one focus and the hole for the horn at the other. It's possible to tune the dimensions of the box to the root note of the Kalimba.
2 - isolate the box holding the resonator from the box holding the servos. Rubber washers between them and rubber feet for each box.
3 - cover the servos as much as possible - leave a gap into the box they're mounted on, and print a simple maze inside, or line it with the foam to make a baffle
I have a programming suggestion to help integrate the servo noise. If there is enough time, ie. the plucker arrives but would have to wait more than one beat to play the note, instead use the servo as a percussive note and move position on a beat division. Different speeds and lengths of movement will be perceptibly different acoustic sounds, so a whole host of ghost notes and percussion may be possible.
Or, I have to ask, would slowing the position servo down make it quieter - arriving just in time?
Lovely post next hope you return to it.
One pick per note would eliminate the gear train noise and lower complexity. Also, it provides a greater range as two notes can be plucked at once.
The moving head looks a bit like a bird is picking at the tines with it's beak. Very nice project.
Very impressed with your ability to stick with it!
Make a cover for the servos out of the foam and cover each servo like a hat.
Individual articulating arms to strike driven by servos tucked under to meffle their sound. The open nature contributes to the servo being so loud
Wonderful work!! I'm in love with how this turned out. I'm impressed with how clean your electronics layout and wiring looks, even though it's not on display in the end product!
This is my favorite video I've seen in a while. I love this kind of unnecessary awesomeness. Very well executed and fun to watch. I hit the subscribe button before you even finished putting together the final version.
the servo noise is way too loud for this application
You are so under-rated. How was I not already subscribed?
I love how you shared your thought process. Great engineering, very enjoyable video, occasionally funny as well.
6:28 "The problem is: This table is very heavy. So, I won't go for this solution" LOL
Very well done! Go bigger!!
I think the servo noise might actually be an upside if it's tuned more, many instruments have some sort of noise artefact from how they function and i find that it can be quite enjoyable.
Key harps are a great example of it, they can have a very obvious clacking sound from the keys being pressed.
A very original idea. Great video!
Very nice, interesting, and creative project! In my honest opinion, I would keep the servo noises as sometimes, in conjunction with the notes played, the servo noise sounds like its part of the song
can totally add a midi interpreter in software and push it from a PC running Hairless MIDI to the Arduino Nano's serial port. you'd have to minimize the midi files for the limited range and speed. Hairless is a MIDI-Serial bridge that will show up in your DAW and you can use it like any other "normal" MIDI output.
Loved the project. Based off the title I thought this be electric in the same way an electric guitar is.
this is beautiful :)
you could cut down on the noise by reusing a floppy head mechanism for the lateral movement.
How 'bout sharing your solar thing on thingiverse?
Yes, please do.
some sort of feature to record you own songs would be awesome :D maybe like moove the serve to a key and push a button or somhing like that 🤔🤔 but i guess it would be dificuoldto add the timing 🤔
Impressive!
Beautiful! Amazing! Great video too!
Make it play rap songs or funny meme songs or something lolol!
Oh brother... This was an idea I have in my "Ideas" folder for quite some time.
Beautiful video... and wonderful design process! 🎉❤
Well, at least you added what amounts to be drums to the melodies.
super !
Great video! Very interesting project! Might I ask how you secured the electronics to the 3D printed enclosure? Did you at hot glue or is it simply being held up together because of a tight fit?
Thank you! I used hot glue in the corners to secure the electronics.
Needs to be able to play more than one note, kalimbas are made for chords of two notes at once. I'd have gone for a music box style rotating mechanism with retractable pins, which would be able to play any combination of notes at ant time, and would fix the noisy stepper motor issue.
This is exactly how a music box works.
it would be cool if the noise of the horizontal servo could change the tone of the noise it makes to play along with the kalimba.
I have a 21 key and Arduino UNO. I'm sure simple modifications could be made to play mine too.
Add a ease in and ease out to servo motion it will make it more quiet
Good stuff +1
Omg why did you not make one of the songs Haggstrom!!!
biltema calipers jumpscare
your device is guaranteed to play Kalimba de luna
"Thumbs as thick as Bratwurst" 😂😂😂
13:17 🐑 servo 😂
is this mecatronics ?