The Floppotron 3.0 - Computer Hardware Orchestra

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • The big upgrade of my PC hardware orchestra. 512 floppy disk drives, 16 hard disks and 4 scanners. What do you want to hear next? Write it in comments!
    Playing: Entrance of the Gladiators (by Julius Fucík). More details on how it works - silent.org.pl/h....
    Patreon: / floppotron
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  • @Battleforge
    @Battleforge 2 года назад +8146

    So that's where all the worlds floppy drives went...

    • @mfaizsyahmi
      @mfaizsyahmi 2 года назад +327

      From the disk drive's perspective, they went from a boring desk job to superstardom!

    • @pavel9652
      @pavel9652 2 года назад +67

      From a quick search, I found a floppy disk drive can consume up to 34 W, under 1 W when on standby, so this is a pretty insane setup: 34 W * 512 = 17.4 kW ;)

    • @David_Ladd
      @David_Ladd 2 года назад +34

      @@pavel9652 ,
      Thankfully you don't to run the floppy drive ALL the time :) or at least under normal operating conditions! LOL

    • @pavel9652
      @pavel9652 2 года назад +42

      ​@@David_Ladd Haha, Floppotron isn't normal operating conditions ;)

    • @startedtech
      @startedtech 2 года назад +76

      @@pavel9652 I don't know where you're getting that from but it's entirely incorrect. 3.5" floppy drives only use a few watts at most. I just found a datasheet for a Panasonic 3.5" Floppy drive and it's rated for 1.5W while reading.

  • @CadetKosmov
    @CadetKosmov 2 года назад +796

    You know you're doing good in life when your musical instrument has a dedicated emergency stop button

    • @djgummikuh8895
      @djgummikuh8895 2 года назад +69

      Two even!

    • @SheeplessNW6
      @SheeplessNW6 2 года назад +57

      And consumes 1.2kW at peak!

    • @Lectrikfro
      @Lectrikfro 2 года назад +9

      That second Estop isn't very dedicated and often daydreams while on the clock and never gets back on time from lunch

    • @djgummikuh8895
      @djgummikuh8895 2 года назад +6

      @@Lectrikfro so it is redundant in all definitions of the word is what you're saying? :)

    • @g8kpr3000
      @g8kpr3000 2 года назад +6

      @@djgummikuh8895 Sure we had one emergency stop button, but what about the second emergency stop button?

  • @Alias_Anybody
    @Alias_Anybody 2 года назад +938

    There should be a Floppotron soundfont to replicate that using a random midi file. It's beautiful.

    • @aidenklass9767
      @aidenklass9767 2 года назад +69

      Agreed, I'd buy it.

    • @thegrate1521
      @thegrate1521 2 года назад +38

      @@aidenklass9767 hell, i would pay just for a sample pack

    • @chinesepopsongs00
      @chinesepopsongs00 2 года назад +14

      Brilliant idea

    • @krunkle5136
      @krunkle5136 2 года назад +14

      It wouldn't be the same.

    • @lims
      @lims 2 года назад +4

      Honestly, I'd definitely buy that!

  • @gavindavies793
    @gavindavies793 2 года назад +272

    This deserves to be bought by a modern art gallery for big money. It is wonderful, it literally fills people with wonder! So much better than most of the stuff that usually wins all the big money. Bravo!

    • @starry_lis
      @starry_lis Год назад +16

      I'm thinking maybe that Dutch mechanical instruments museum where the Marble Machine was displayed

    • @timoterror788
      @timoterror788 Год назад +3

      @@starry_lis Oh yes - and an HMI Panel like a juke Box where visitors can choose their favourite song

    • @StormCrusher94
      @StormCrusher94 Год назад +3

      Sadly nowadays the things considered art and museum worthy are bananas taped on the wall.

    • @starry_lis
      @starry_lis Год назад +5

      @@StormCrusher94 that banana piece was making the point your trying to make. It was great.

    • @bencze465
      @bencze465 Год назад +1

      @@starry_lis As far as I know it's regularly displayed in museums and was sold for actual money (more than a banana should be), so apparently it was taken seriously enough, so he's not wrong

  • @NikolausUndRupprecht
    @NikolausUndRupprecht 2 года назад +1267

    I am relieved to see and hear this marvel of engineering. The news that the Flopotron 2.0 would be decommissioned troubled me greatly yesterday evening. Mourning is over: The Floppotron is dead. Long live the Floppotron!

    • @danielmilanovic5908
      @danielmilanovic5908 2 года назад +33

      Long live the Floppotron!

    • @scottyanke655
      @scottyanke655 2 года назад +22

      I too was worried after seeing the video yesterday about the end of Floppotron 2.0. Glad to see v3.0, and the quality is excellent.

    • @HabichuelaConDulce
      @HabichuelaConDulce 2 года назад +2

      Speaking of Marvel I think X-men The animated series Theme song would sound great on this thing

    • @IllIl
      @IllIl 2 года назад +2

      Long live the Floppotron!

  • @JeffGeerling
    @JeffGeerling 2 года назад +2999

    I feel like at some point a collaboration between you and Device Orchestra is inevitable.

    • @bsvenss2
      @bsvenss2 2 года назад +49

      Hi Jeff. You're a little late for the celebration. ;-)

    • @ShayBlez
      @ShayBlez 2 года назад +34

      Holy shit, yes, please, please make this happen.

    • @birdpump
      @birdpump 2 года назад +18

      Hello raspberry pi man

    • @2bithacker
      @2bithacker 2 года назад +72

      Those drives are going to need so many googly eyes.

    • @JoeMaamas
      @JoeMaamas 2 года назад +43

      Don't forget Sam from look mum no computer

  • @mrradio2187
    @mrradio2187 2 года назад +1412

    Sir, you've just made a 71 year old man cry with happiness. What a marvelous machine! Bravo!

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Год назад +5

      makes you wonder what 4.0 will have added over 3.0🤔

    • @XY_Dude
      @XY_Dude Год назад +3

      I'm 73 and laughed till hiccups occured!

  • @PrvBen
    @PrvBen 2 года назад +514

    I mean this in the kindest possible way, you look like exactly the kind of person to build an instrument containing 512 floppy disk drives, 16 hard disks and 4 scanners.

    • @randalldraco3822
      @randalldraco3822 Год назад +39

      AND PLAYS METAL ON IT!!

    • @Tentin.Quarantino
      @Tentin.Quarantino Год назад +22

      I thought exactly the same. I also suspect those were deliberately chosen in powers of two

    • @MrLondonGo
      @MrLondonGo Год назад +5

      @@Tentin.Quarantino wow good point lol!

    • @srenkoch6127
      @srenkoch6127 Год назад +11

      @@Tentin.Quarantino Makes sense.
      You have to be able to address each one individually, so unless you want to accept waste of address space, make them powers of 2.. :-)

  • @imnotgivingmyname2389
    @imnotgivingmyname2389 2 года назад +265

    This may actually make it into a museum one day.
    Here's hoping.

    • @bennylloyd-willner9667
      @bennylloyd-willner9667 2 года назад +10

      Nope, never a museum. It should be handed down to next generation forever and ever and never stop playing 😁

    • @ZomB1986
      @ZomB1986 2 года назад +10

      Nope, bring it to Look Mum No Computer's Museum Of Everything Else

    • @CursedSouthwest
      @CursedSouthwest 2 года назад +2

      Look mum no computers museums

    • @vinno97
      @vinno97 2 года назад

      I agree. Having this (or the previous floppotron) in a technology museum would be a great asset to get people excited for technology

    • @nesyboi9421
      @nesyboi9421 2 года назад

      @@bennylloyd-willner9667 Well there is that mechanical music museum the marble machine made it into, that way it'd still get played and be in a museum where everyone can see it.

  • @crimsonstang
    @crimsonstang 2 года назад +110

    I was worried that the last video was the end! Glad to see Floppotron remains.

    • @daskampffredchen
      @daskampffredchen 2 года назад +7

      It got rebooted

    • @Urko2005
      @Urko2005 2 года назад +1

      Yeah i thought when 2 was retired that was it , im so glad it wasnt the end.

  • @taylorhancock5834
    @taylorhancock5834 2 года назад +366

    I was sad to hear the 2.0 was going, but oh my god this is a hell of an upgrade. I feel like this belongs in some either music or tech museum once you’re finally done with it

  • @BobBeverage
    @BobBeverage 2 года назад +200

    Mr. Fucik (the composer) could never have imagined this, 120+ years ago. Great stuff.

    • @devilaverage6718
      @devilaverage6718 2 года назад +28

      - On what instrument you want this to be played?
      - It's complicated...

    • @ARandomInternetUser08
      @ARandomInternetUser08 Год назад +15

      @@devilaverage6718 "It's too hard. The project might flop."

    • @brians1793
      @brians1793 Год назад

      Mr. Fucik really puts the I in fuck.

    • @arrowghost
      @arrowghost Год назад +3

      This is the reason why he won't be happy, "SEND IN THE CLOWNS!"

    • @christianbrecht4680
      @christianbrecht4680 Год назад +3

      ​@@ARandomInternetUser08 What a floppy answer 🎉🎉🎉😂

  • @alopexau
    @alopexau 2 года назад +181

    I let out an audible "holy crap" when he pulled the cover off that monolithic stack of floppy drives.
    Absolute mad lad.

    • @lapepitadeorooficial
      @lapepitadeorooficial 2 года назад +3

      ditto

    • @laulover
      @laulover 2 года назад +5

      Me too! Only, in Italian :D

    • @jimbo1531
      @jimbo1531 2 года назад

      My phone resolution wasn't high enough to work out what it was at first 😂

    • @yavanius
      @yavanius 8 месяцев назад

      That's no stack of floppy drives... it's a space station.

  • @Painless360
    @Painless360 2 года назад +549

    Fantastic, simply fantastic!

  • @rowdyretromoose
    @rowdyretromoose 2 года назад +356

    I was expecting fanfare, not clownfare. I admit I laughed WAY too hard at being caught off guard. Top quality as always, looking forward to what other songs 3.0 brings.

    • @S3b4P
      @S3b4P 2 года назад +11

      clownware

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf 2 года назад +60

      Well the song is named "Entrance of the Gladiators", and it absolutely is a fanfare. It's only because of circuses using it as copyright-free music that it's associated with clowns.

    • @patsh1
      @patsh1 2 года назад +49

      To quote Wikipedia on „Entry of the Gladiators“: „The march demonstrates the state of the art in playing technology and the construction of brass instruments, which allowed fast and even chromatic gears in all instruments and positions.“ So I think this is absolutely the right song.

    • @rowdyretromoose
      @rowdyretromoose 2 года назад +8

      @@SavageGreywolf Oh I know, but that stigma will never go away and it's part why that startup will almost consistently fool me and throw me for a loop each and every time. Good bit of info, that said!

    • @Wingedshadowwolf
      @Wingedshadowwolf 2 года назад +5

      @@SavageGreywolf I learned something new today. Also, this is the first time I've heard the whole song!

  • @LuficariusRatspeed
    @LuficariusRatspeed 2 года назад +343

    Y'know what the best thing about the Floppotron is? It's an acoustic instrument.

    • @kenfreeman8888
      @kenfreeman8888 Год назад +17

      Oh my goodness! That's hilarious. Brilliant observation.

    • @AnomalousVixel
      @AnomalousVixel Год назад +12

      It's basically an enormous electromechanical synthesizer, which is badass

    • @giacomoneri1782
      @giacomoneri1782 Год назад +7

      ​@@AnomalousVixel More like an electric organ, like an Hammond.

    • @RolandHutchinson
      @RolandHutchinson 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@giacomoneri1782 Not really like a Hammond. The Hammond generates an electronic signal by electromechanical means, and then plays it through and amplifier and speaker system. Although the floppotron is also electromechanical, it directly excites vibrations in the air. Big difference!

  • @MrGamecube14
    @MrGamecube14 2 года назад +672

    Father: our son will be a musician
    Mother: no, he'll be a computer tech
    Their son:

    • @GioJonnhyK
      @GioJonnhyK 2 года назад +2

      AHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHH

    • @Nichodo
      @Nichodo 2 года назад +1

      he became both in a way XD

    • @DavidChipman
      @DavidChipman 2 года назад +6

      @@Nichodo Just guessing here, but I suspect "that's the joke" applies.

    • @Purely_Andy
      @Purely_Andy 2 года назад +5

      @@Nichodo yeah, that's the punchline

  • @bibasik7
    @bibasik7 2 года назад +687

    I'd like to think that the emergency stop buttons are there in case if Floppotron becomes self-aware.

    • @joshuamontgomery0
      @joshuamontgomery0 2 года назад +26

      You just have to know there was a giant fire at some point haha

    • @renegadeoflife87
      @renegadeoflife87 2 года назад +28

      @@joshuamontgomery0 Floppotron 2 experienced technical difficulties at one point, smoked components mid-performance. And there were probably similar incidents that went unrecorded in the earlier days.

    • @alexs5814
      @alexs5814 2 года назад +8

      I believe you'd need something more physical like a SPAS-12 or something.

    • @CannonFodder873
      @CannonFodder873 2 года назад +7

      ...There is no MUSIC other than what we make for ourselves...
      ---John Connor---

    • @darrencullen8015
      @darrencullen8015 2 года назад

      @@CannonFodder873 lol

  • @rijaja
    @rijaja 2 года назад +146

    He had us in the first half, not gonna lie (please don't ever pretend to end the floppotron again)

    • @MadnerKami
      @MadnerKami 2 года назад

      I know right? I am so glad Pawel keeps it going

    • @djgummikuh8895
      @djgummikuh8895 2 года назад

      Hell yeah! I felt really sad when he retired the old Floppotron!

  • @rhydlew
    @rhydlew Год назад +28

    I just love the fact that Pavel calls it "Beta". Like he's ironing out some final bugs before mass production, and then we'll soon have a floppotron in every home and office 😂

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey 2 года назад +547

    Holy moly this sounds so much better!! I love it!

    • @benji-menji
      @benji-menji 2 года назад +6

      I think there is some improvement needed before it finished. It is still in beta and I think he will probably work on fixing up some stuff concerning audio as some sounds were pretty loud. I think the floppy disk drives were going on full blast for most of it so the hard disk drives didn't get as much volume. If you think that it is good already, it's gonna get even better.

    • @anonymousidea9119
      @anonymousidea9119 2 года назад

      Pikapetey watches floppatron 😳

  • @Supermunch2000
    @Supermunch2000 2 года назад +426

    I am in awe.
    Here I was expecting a a long break and this beautiful monstrosity drops!
    I can't wait for the complete Lord of the Rings soundtrack to be played!

    • @Urbaaniapina
      @Urbaaniapina 2 года назад +4

      Me too!! MAN!! You really dropped a bomb on me!!

  • @JohnJones-oy3md
    @JohnJones-oy3md 2 года назад +854

    Original engineers: "We need to design these mechanical movements to be as quiet as possible". Pawel: "Hold my beer".

    • @sphygo
      @sphygo 2 года назад +40

      You failed, but I made your failure beautiful

    • @butspan7618
      @butspan7618 2 года назад +22

      i don't think they cared about that back then. making things quiet was only started in pretty much the 2000 floppy drives are much older than that.

    • @CheezeCracker
      @CheezeCracker 2 года назад +8

      I'm surprised he's not using Amiga 500 drives. Dem things made a racket, but probably since they were not n a sealed drive enclosure and sitting in a hollow plastic PC shell

    • @lapepitadeorooficial
      @lapepitadeorooficial 2 года назад +1

      hahahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!

    • @peterwhitey4992
      @peterwhitey4992 2 года назад +4

      The noise was not a consideration at all back then.

  • @lsherring
    @lsherring 5 дней назад +2

    Dude you are a genius! I hope you did not stop as this is brilliant!!

  • @Mati_Panzer
    @Mati_Panzer 2 года назад +81

    I love that it needs two emergency stop buttons, like it will suddenly start improvising and someone goes "it's going off script! shut it down!" and it starts going faster until they press the second button

    • @philreinie8976
      @philreinie8976 2 года назад +3

      There are also the circuit breakers.
      I read some assembly language code where several subroutines had two STOP commands at the end. The second STOP had a comment "to prevent skidding".
      (What was nice, is we could actually modify the code in RAM to replace a few lines before and the first STOP with code that could jump to another subroutine.)

    • @emmata98
      @emmata98 2 года назад +3

      I am most impressed with the difference in cablerequirements for the floppies.
      They were the standard once connected to many boards, but now they are way slimmer and only do the neccesary stuff.

    • @divergentclouds
      @divergentclouds 2 года назад

      @@philreinie8976 what architecture was this 👀

    • @davidbinkowski4825
      @davidbinkowski4825 День назад

      You do not build something as powerful as Floppotron 3.0 and not include an emergency stop button. There should probably also be a fireproof bulkhead door on the room that locks from the outside in case Floppotron becomes self-aware. "My creator has had me doing WHAT for 3 years?"

  • @JarrodsTech
    @JarrodsTech 2 года назад +572

    This is what RUclips is all about

    • @emmata98
      @emmata98 2 года назад +5

      Agreed, even if I didn't expect you here

    • @stopUkrainewar666
      @stopUkrainewar666 2 года назад +1

      Hu ?? It was maybe ...
      But well Jarrod ... nope .... the truth this is what RUclips is and must be about and internet anonymous

    • @Quettesh
      @Quettesh 2 года назад

      was

    • @FudgeYeahLinusLAN
      @FudgeYeahLinusLAN 2 года назад

      This and gay frogs

    • @julianocamargo6674
      @julianocamargo6674 2 года назад

      Or it was... Good they did not accuse him of copyright infringement

  • @Nordern
    @Nordern 2 года назад +456

    Such a majestic machine

  • @DaffyDuckTheWizzard
    @DaffyDuckTheWizzard 2 года назад +61

    Man you're an old time RUclips legend, so glad to see you still putting out awesome music videos!

  • @TheGameBench
    @TheGameBench 2 года назад +220

    Imagine what building this monument would have cost back in the 80's.

    • @redcrafterlppa303
      @redcrafterlppa303 2 года назад +37

      Some parts would have actually been cheaper because of oversupply and the fact that some parts aren't built anymore and are quite expensive due to rarity today

    • @Urko2005
      @Urko2005 2 года назад +14

      @@redcrafterlppa303 Yeah floppys were cheap at one time , not now.

    • @ScooterMcAwesomeness
      @ScooterMcAwesomeness 2 года назад +3

      One man's trash is another man's treasure.

    • @TheGameBench
      @TheGameBench 2 года назад +5

      @@redcrafterlppa303 I've been trying to find what 3.5" floppy drives solf for back in the early 80s, but couldn't find anything... to be fair I didn't look TOO hard, but I would have expected it to be higher than buying second hand drives today.

    • @lapepitadeorooficial
      @lapepitadeorooficial 2 года назад +1

      @@redcrafterlppa303 not quite, while thats true the circuits associated to the current arduinos would have ramp up the build...

  • @The80sGuy
    @The80sGuy 2 года назад +689

    Need to hear some Master Boot Record or Keygen Church on this

    • @NightrideFM
      @NightrideFM 2 года назад +29

      Spread the code!

    • @xorowl1584
      @xorowl1584 2 года назад +44

      Master Boot Record feels almost obligatory. I hope they do.

    • @staryoshi06
      @staryoshi06 2 года назад +11

      or The Algorithm

    • @fureversalty
      @fureversalty 2 года назад +5

      Yes PLEASE! It is meant to be

    • @ZetaPyro
      @ZetaPyro 2 года назад +17

      Heavy metal never died. It was just never evenly synthesized.

  • @softcatmonster
    @softcatmonster 2 года назад +120

    The power-on sequence is something straight out of some science fiction giant robot anime and I'm here for it.

  • @Rondo2ooo
    @Rondo2ooo 2 года назад +37

    Having been submerged in IT a good portion of my life, I never had a thought like this. It's absolutely nerdy brilliance.

  • @Imrooot
    @Imrooot 2 года назад +526

    Ha, I knew "kiss goodbye" to Floppotron 2 wasn't the end of story! Great work, keep rockin!

  • @biffy117
    @biffy117 2 года назад +158

    My heart is filled with joy;
    No longer do I mourn the passing of Flopptron 2.0

    • @blasterdude18
      @blasterdude18 2 года назад

      Did it actually die or something?

    • @awesomestuff9715
      @awesomestuff9715 2 года назад +4

      @@blasterdude18 parts of it was repurposed into the 3.0 it seems

    • @m2pt5
      @m2pt5 2 года назад +6

      It hasn't passed, it has simply evolved.

    • @biblicallyaccuratecockroach
      @biblicallyaccuratecockroach 2 года назад +8

      The King is dead, long live the King! 🎶🎶

    • @XX-121
      @XX-121 2 года назад +1

      @@blasterdude18 yeah, the video was from sometime last week "Time to Say Goodbye, Floppotron 2.0."

  • @finngardiner5358
    @finngardiner5358 2 года назад +283

    This really does feel like a fairground organ at this point

    • @daniel_007
      @daniel_007 2 года назад +5

      Yeah, like that music played on Rollercoaster Tycoon 's Merry Go Round

    • @David.C.Velasquez
      @David.C.Velasquez 2 года назад +3

      I got that same feeling, then with the juxtaposition of what it's made from, just wow. Imagine if one of the old time calliope builders, could see what is simultaneously a parody and a tribute to their work. So meta... does that mean anything anymore?

    • @marcstanescu2238
      @marcstanescu2238 2 года назад +1

      There is a organ museum in my town. Would love to see this in an exposition there!

    • @tyrgoossens
      @tyrgoossens 2 года назад +1

      It really reminds me of a geek version of the old Decap organs.

    • @trapjohnson
      @trapjohnson 2 года назад

      Please see "Bohemian Rhapsody" on a Calliope
      ruclips.net/video/JTnGI6Knw5Q/видео.html

  • @Facematronic
    @Facematronic 7 дней назад +1

    I wondered why there were black and white ones, then I saw a zoomed out shot. Impressive. This is damned impressive.

  • @Capitalism_Skeleton
    @Capitalism_Skeleton 2 года назад +72

    This is somewhere between a work of technological art, and pure madness. Fantastic work! I think we all knew the Floppotron wouldn't just die like that ;)

  • @TheyCallMeScifi
    @TheyCallMeScifi 2 года назад +37

    It's got a whole power-on sequence now! Love the piano key color arraignment of the floppy drives and the light bars on the scanners.

  • @elcy6631
    @elcy6631 2 года назад +54

    I love how colors of floppy drives are arranged to look like a piano keyboard. In two different directions!

  • @Lord_Vinheteiro
    @Lord_Vinheteiro Год назад +213

    I would buy the Flappotron from you for my instrument collection.

    • @Bimar1986
      @Bimar1986 Год назад +2

      How mut mony?

    • @harfamastouffe559
      @harfamastouffe559 Год назад +4

      The lord have spoken !

    • @TrainmakerPL
      @TrainmakerPL Год назад

      But Sir! How to perform duet if both instruments are in Your kindly hands?!

    • @TymexComputing
      @TymexComputing Год назад

      Hahaha :) - maybe better suggest him doing a dedicated piano for your great videos and make a movie about the making :)

    • @giacomoneri1782
      @giacomoneri1782 Год назад +1

      ​@@TymexComputing If it's midi compatible, you can use a keyboard to play it.
      It's kinda of an electric organ, like an Hammond, stepper motors playing notes.

  • @fred-cn9dl
    @fred-cn9dl 2 года назад +46

    i practically cried when floppytron 2.0 was decommissioned
    there are no words to describe my nerdy joy at the revival of this thing!

  • @ryanashford3672
    @ryanashford3672 2 года назад +97

    You've managed to outdo yourself AGAIN this is incredible!

  • @lavendy
    @lavendy 2 года назад +324

    This is truly a warm-hearted new thing. If you're familiar with old hardware, you can indulge in nostalgia, and if you're unfamiliar, you can be impressed by the novelty. More than anything, it is wonderful that it is well established as music. The visuals are perfect :)

    • @InservioLetum
      @InservioLetum 2 года назад +1

      * blink *
      ...sorry, *_NEW_* thing?
      You don't know why ending a phonecall is called "hanging up", do you.... This _was_ normal. Everyone in my generation knows and loves the sounds of a fax machine, a modem, and an answering machine. To some of us, the norm of dilligence never went away. It's not "well established" as music, it was COMPOSED as music, unlike the empty repetition of pointless nonsense that is shite like tiktok. This is the love of an era given form through sheer force of will, dedication to discipline, and hard work. To quote a hilarious phrase from the interrim : "you didn't build that."
      We did. We're not dead YET.

    • @JimBobJoeB0b
      @JimBobJoeB0b 2 года назад +5

      @@InservioLetum ……

    • @dracofirex
      @dracofirex 2 года назад

      @@InservioLetum Imagine being so mad over nothing that you have a cow over someone who has made a very kind, heartfelt comment about a machine we have all been excited to see the new iteration of, fitting and fussing over the phrasing of a sentence that may have been written by someone who has English as their second language. Sure, let us get nostalgic about floppy drives and fax machines (though not dot matrix printers, those were horrid), but maybe chill?

  • @nup5
    @nup5 2 года назад +183

    HOLY FLOPPY DISKS. And hard disks. And etc.
    ...and are those floppy drives arranged to look like a piano...? That's genius, dude.
    You have my utmost respect. This is incredible!!!

    • @nup5
      @nup5 2 года назад +7

      Thank you for providing tech specs, as well. This is super, super satisfying...

    • @mikeunum
      @mikeunum 2 года назад

      Hloy scanner...

    • @JonathanKayne
      @JonathanKayne 2 года назад +1

      No, each of the columns represent a channel (the equivalent of a finger on a piano if you will) the number of playing drives on each column represents the volume.
      Source: the documentation in the video description
      If you are talking about the coloring of the drives then yes it represents a piano

    • @nup5
      @nup5 2 года назад

      @@JonathanKayne yeah, I meant the coloring of the drives. Thank you for clarifying my thoughts!
      I did notice the volume/db level thing he's got going, and each drive's LED shows that. Also genius imo

  • @xxFxDx
    @xxFxDx 2 года назад +332

    Honestly, if you can read in any MIDI file, you might actually consider doing a twitch stream where subscribers can upload their own MIDI files and hear the floppotron play it on-stream.

    • @AmorDeae
      @AmorDeae 2 года назад +42

      This could probably speak with the right files and can definitely be broken with others, so I doubt that will happen

    • @Ben-li9zb
      @Ben-li9zb 2 года назад +54

      @panda "whats the worst they could do?"

    • @robegatt
      @robegatt 2 года назад +19

      @@Ben-li9zb they can send files that stress the thing without any real musical content

    • @Ben-li9zb
      @Ben-li9zb 2 года назад +17

      @@robegatt I know, the quotes were there to add to the joke, we don't want someone bricking 300 floppy disks because of their funny program

    • @ekmett
      @ekmett 2 года назад +5

      @@Ben-li9zb black midi

  • @fallbranch
    @fallbranch 2 года назад +75

    This is unironically my favorite rendition of Entry of the Gladiators.

  • @bellissimo4520
    @bellissimo4520 Год назад +7

    Someone please build a physical monument for this man... this is one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed in my whole life!!

  • @watsonwrote
    @watsonwrote 2 года назад +115

    This sounds absolutely incredible. The hard drives clicking like castanets and the almost electric guitar sound make such an intriguing combination. I can't wait to hear more music on this

  • @Boslandschap1
    @Boslandschap1 2 года назад +52

    The Floppotron is dead, long live the Floppotron!
    Looking forward to all the future song adaptations!

  • @ToneKneeParaSocial
    @ToneKneeParaSocial 2 года назад +213

    As someone who works in manufacturing, seeing these custom controllers is a thing of beauty😍. They aren't big and aren't controlling extremely complicated devices, but still very very impressive none the less. I can tell a lot of work was put into this, it turned out very professional looking. That is like engineering Art!👍

  • @klaushackethal3762
    @klaushackethal3762 Год назад +3

    Einfach nur Wahnsinn. Gut gemacht. Und die ganze Technik die dahinter steckt. Super.

  • @99MarcC
    @99MarcC 2 года назад +79

    The computer programmer in me LOVES the complexities of this hardware, and the musician in me LOVES the amazing attention to detail in the music itself. Unreal.

  • @jessicaborchert2487
    @jessicaborchert2487 2 года назад +97

    I'd really love to hear the imperial march again on the V3.0. The difference to the beginning must be staggering. What an orchestra! 🤘

  • @poageboy
    @poageboy 2 года назад +51

    Put a huge smile on my face this morning. Long live The Floppotron!

  • @lewko1
    @lewko1 8 дней назад

    This filled me with pure nerd joy and was some wonderful nostalgia. It's a shame that the young kids who will see ripped off snippets of this on TikTok and Instagram don't appreciate how wonderful this is.

  • @stoopidapples1596
    @stoopidapples1596 2 года назад +52

    it's beautiful... this is perhaps the greatest achievement in floppy drive music in history...

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 2 года назад +297

    So amazing it's on RUclips Trending again, congrats your famous

    • @Jamal_Tyrone
      @Jamal_Tyrone 2 года назад +5

      you're*

    • @j0barr
      @j0barr 2 года назад +1

      Trending again since 2 days ago?

  • @Trygon
    @Trygon 2 года назад +94

    WOW DUDE
    I'm glad someone remembers how a full version upgrade is SUPPOSED to feel! This is so much more musical than 2.0, which was already quite good. This feels like a full step out of novelty and into genre.

  • @TheJustinasG
    @TheJustinasG 7 дней назад

    This NEEDS to be in a museum somewhere! AMAZING!

  • @Jabbadoor2
    @Jabbadoor2 2 года назад +149

    This is so *speechless*... impressive.
    I remember when "floppy music" was some youtube nerd thingy.... but you've completely blown it out of the water! Noone can keep up with you! And it's just awesome to watch :D

  • @wackychimp
    @wackychimp 2 года назад +291

    I have been following this for years and love this so much! It's frivolous brilliance at it's best. This didn't need to exist but you made it and the world is a better place because of it. Also a great way to recycle old parts.

    • @satan.is.my.copilot
      @satan.is.my.copilot 2 года назад +21

      That's a great description of art in general; Something that nobody really needed, but makes the world a better place to live. The Floppotron family definitely accomplished that.

  • @Eject_Eject_Eject
    @Eject_Eject_Eject 2 года назад +58

    Wasn't sure if you were going to push on with 3.0 after seeing the 2.0's goodbye. Happy to see you are pushing on with pride.

  • @greggrubin3475
    @greggrubin3475 2 года назад +2

    In the last chorus, dare I say the harmonics floating around are just gorgeous. Such a musical rendition with instruments not designed to make music. Bravo!

  • @RyouConcord
    @RyouConcord 2 года назад +40

    I hope this ends up in a museum one day. This is a work of art.

    • @randominternetbro6562
      @randominternetbro6562 2 года назад +2

      It already has, my friend.
      The wonderful museum of the information superhighway!!!

    • @veri8tor
      @veri8tor 2 года назад +1

      @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER 👆🏻

  • @mrblond750
    @mrblond750 2 года назад +77

    This immediately brought tears of joy to my eyes. I was astonished at the scale, thought and effort put into this. It’s the best thing I’ve seen on you tube in a long while. I’m so excited for future content!

  • @Innuya
    @Innuya 2 года назад +205

    You've done a great job capturing the audio but I can't help but imagine how awesome this would sound in person, well done! :)

    • @jamesray9009
      @jamesray9009 2 года назад +2

      exactly .. I would love to see how the audio is even done .. what would it be like in a sound studio .. and how many mics would it take to be over kill lol

    • @WizardClipAudio
      @WizardClipAudio 2 года назад +1

      Right. I’d pay to sit in there to listen to it live.

  • @covodex516
    @covodex516 Год назад +1

    This is so amazing. I absolutely love every Floppotron version you made so far, what a genius idea.

  • @seankkg
    @seankkg 2 года назад +87

    It's amazing how the floppy drives sound like old DOS music noises. That it circled around that way is such serendipity.

    • @fat_pigeon
      @fat_pigeon 2 года назад +12

      It's because old DOS synthesizers had a limited range of timbres because they produced only a few simple waveforms (sine, square, sawtooth, etc.). The repurposed computer parts mostly produce tones by modulating their motors, which naturally produce a simple waveform; the modulation occurs at long timescales (probably about a hundred ms) compared to the period of the sound waves (roughly 2 ms). Thus the Floppotron has a similar timbre to DOS synthesizers.

    • @mafin_official
      @mafin_official 2 года назад +1

      i would like this comment but i want it to stay at 69 likes. should i like this anyways?

  • @leotide1990
    @leotide1990 2 года назад +21

    Holy smokes, that’s a monstrous setup! So excited for the future! You do amazing work!

  • @UsefulClips
    @UsefulClips 2 года назад +60

    Excellent. I can only imagine how incredible that sounds standing right there. I assume there's almost no way the recorded sound we're hearing on RUclips can fully capture the experience.

  • @Anonopsmo
    @Anonopsmo 2 года назад +1

    Epic, thank you for giving old hardware a new life. best greets from Germany, Jan

  • @maybeonastick
    @maybeonastick 2 года назад +139

    Playing this song, which is perceived by many to be the circus theme, play as the first song of the Floppotron 3.0 is just genius

  • @Wissle
    @Wissle 2 года назад +131

    Absolutely amazing 😁

  • @thierrydecker8110
    @thierrydecker8110 2 года назад +93

    I have three things to say, excluding this first sentence.
    Firstly, this is incredible.
    Secondly, two emergency stop buttons, mildly terrifying. Not sure if it is for the potential of it overheating and catching fire, or the fear of this beautiful but powerful machine turning against its creator.
    Thirdly, those floppy disk drives are arranged to look like piano keys arent they? Thats a really nice detail.

    • @KunoKnoedel
      @KunoKnoedel 2 года назад +5

      Failing is a Beta-Feature?

    • @SandroSmith
      @SandroSmith 2 года назад

      Concerning third statement.
      You mean two left columns? Coz obviously not the rest due to color inversion.
      But there are too many white keys between D# and F#

    • @gashnal
      @gashnal 2 года назад

      if i was reading it right the PSU's was rated above 1000 watts given the age of the tech involved i think having an emergency off is a smart idea ive seen old parts just burst into flames and electrical fires are no joke.

  • @magpieblue
    @magpieblue 2 года назад +2

    An incredible creation! Loved the previous incarnations and this is a wonderful evolution. Keep making music with machines!

  • @SimonSideburns
    @SimonSideburns 2 года назад +98

    That's a marked difference in quality over Floppytron V2. Great leaps and bounds in technological advancement too.
    I'm loving it.
    Can't wait to hear more.
    Just a shame it takes so much of your time and effort to make the midi files sound great, but I just want to let you know your hard work and technical ability are greatly appreciated by my wife and I.

  • @sa3270
    @sa3270 2 года назад +23

    Imagine an unsuspecting burglar walks in and doesn't know what any of that stuff is and all of a sudden the lights turn on and it starts playing

    • @ZGryphon
      @ZGryphon 2 года назад +1

      @Parrie Jenkins Maybe because of this video's song, the first thing I thought of was that circus orchestras have a long tradition of playing Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" to signal to the rest of the circus that there's an emergency without alarming the civilians.

    • @ZGryphon
      @ZGryphon 2 года назад

      @Parrie Jenkins My personal favorite hospital PA code, which I learned when I was hospitalized in Boston 10 years back, was when they would page Dr. Brown. According to a chart posted at the nurses' station that patients were probably not supposed to be able to see, it meant there was an urgent need for the biohazmat cleanup team in the lobby.

  • @mopemaster
    @mopemaster 2 года назад +85

    I love the details like e.g. the arrangement of the b/w floppys so that they appear like a keyboard.
    Great work, Pawel! Keep on rocking... :)

    • @sage5296
      @sage5296 2 года назад +2

      Wow I didn't even notice that

  • @thedave0004
    @thedave0004 2 года назад

    I am very glad that the "floppotron" folder is a subfolder form "work". This is indeed important work.

  • @NPDGX
    @NPDGX 2 года назад +10

    3:12 That little percussive riff right there is crisp as hell, hot damn. This machine can do some mighty fine work!

  • @cujoedaman
    @cujoedaman 2 года назад +332

    Well OBVIOUSLY we need to hear "Popcorn" and "Daisy, Daisy" at some point!
    Also, I just realized the floppy drives look like piano keys!

    • @frostech3149
      @frostech3149 2 года назад +5

      Absolutely, both are monumental songs in technology history!

    • @tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis
      @tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis 2 года назад +3

      More like harpsichord keys but yea lol

    • @michaelandersen7535
      @michaelandersen7535 2 года назад +2

      And bad apple!

    • @Monty_BeGoodToEachOther
      @Monty_BeGoodToEachOther 2 года назад +3

      I too was about to suggest "Popcorn"... But must say that "Daisy - bicycle built for two" is brilliant, especially is slows down to halt.
      I also thought "Weird Science" might be appropriate.

    • @Jugger_Coach
      @Jugger_Coach 2 года назад +1

      Make it speak! Just kidding ... until someone comes up with "he did that already".
      Monumental work indeed!

  • @Crazy___Ginger
    @Crazy___Ginger 2 года назад +78

    God, I can't wait to hear the masterpieces this orchestra will play. Hoping to eventually hear Attack of the Killer Queen from this. The floppotron was the first thing I thought of when I heard that song.

    • @heyhellyco
      @heyhellyco 2 года назад +2

      Oh heck yeah, that song would be awesome on the floppotron! [BIG SHOT] would also be really cool too

    • @spearmaster_
      @spearmaster_ 2 года назад

      @@heyhellyco How do you think they might do the voice samples?

    • @heyhellyco
      @heyhellyco 2 года назад

      @@spearmaster_ Ah man, hadn’t thought of that one, can’t really think of an instrument that would best be used for that 😅

    • @Crazy___Ginger
      @Crazy___Ginger 2 года назад

      @@spearmaster_ With precise enough timing and pitching, i bet the bank of floppy drives could probably replicate a very robotic human voice, similar to how you can sometimes hear voices in songs that are directly converted to midi from waveforms

  • @ponderous_tomes
    @ponderous_tomes Месяц назад +1

    this song is a lot like the floppotron because it unexpectedly goes from funny to beautiful

  • @EMT_Artesania
    @EMT_Artesania 2 года назад +19

    AWWW YEEEAAAHHH!!! I thought you were tired of the project so you retired it... but holy molly! You, sir, have beautifully surprised me (and many more, judging by the comments). Hats off 🤯

  • @skull_is_dull
    @skull_is_dull 2 года назад +17

    The Floppotron is a huge inspiration for a project I'm working on for school: music with four stepper motors and two hard drives. I would do more but I'm limited on time and money. Really exited to see the music 3.0 can play.

  • @jaredpalmer1276
    @jaredpalmer1276 2 года назад +28

    The ending of 2.0.had me worried, but this one looks soo cool. So much work went into that. Great job!

  • @IAmTurbogfx
    @IAmTurbogfx 7 дней назад

    I am in awe. What a glorious machine.

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 2 года назад +4

    It LIVES!

  • @Woititti2005
    @Woititti2005 2 года назад +140

    Jak się chłop rozwinął! Z dwóch floppy do 512! Szacun dla Ciebie, oglądam twoje filmiki odkąd pamiętam, a cały czas zaskakują. Tak trzymaj! Pozdrawiam :)

    • @the_kombinator
      @the_kombinator 2 года назад +2

      Ladnie, na allegro juz nie ma stacji dyskow :P

    • @CheezeCracker
      @CheezeCracker 2 года назад

      @@the_kombinator Hehe. Teraz rozumie czemu narzekałeś że nie jesteś za bardzo zadowolony o tym projektem.
      Sorry for slightly broken Polish. Been a while

    • @sebo0855
      @sebo0855 2 года назад +1

      @@CheezeCracker I'm still impressed, polish is quite hard, and you only by "being a while" still managed to build an understandable phrase, bravo 👏

    • @CheezeCracker
      @CheezeCracker 2 года назад +1

      @@sebo0855 Thx Sebo. Speaking is one thing, writing, without some help from Google keyboard, is another. I was born in Poland but family and I moved before I was 10.

    • @the_kombinator
      @the_kombinator 2 года назад

      @@CheezeCracker Projekt jest fajny, tylko po co katowac az 500 stacji dyskow?

  • @GalileoAV
    @GalileoAV 2 года назад +24

    Absolutely stunning, you've really outdone yourself this time. Love the little details like the custom PDU covers and having the LEDs in each column of floppies drop like an equalizer .

  • @DeterminedHaphazard
    @DeterminedHaphazard 2 года назад

    Do not think on stopping, you are doing fantastic!

  • @_icey
    @_icey 2 года назад +36

    Never in my life would I have known that floppy drives playing music could be so fascinating.

  • @skoryuroborus9677
    @skoryuroborus9677 2 года назад +16

    Upgraded and Updated!? PLUS a face reveal!? Heck yeah! Let's freaking gooooooo!!!

    • @skoryuroborus9677
      @skoryuroborus9677 2 года назад

      @Tuukkanen Studios sorry. I didn't knew him by then.😔

  • @jannepeltonen2036
    @jannepeltonen2036 2 года назад +15

    This was awesome. And all the details! The piano key arrangement of the floppy stacks, the fact that the number of each instrument group was a power of two, the RGB colours of the scanners... Love this :D
    It also sounded amazing, but that was all to be expected at this point :D

  • @Carstuff111
    @Carstuff111 Год назад +3

    It has to be epic to actually be there to hear these in person!

  • @bartolomeothesatyr
    @bartolomeothesatyr 2 года назад +112

    I'd love to hear "Siegfried's Death and Funeral March" from Wagner's "Götterdämmerung" played on the Floppotron. Also, "O Fortuna" from Orff's "Carmina Burana."

    • @mgk3176
      @mgk3176 2 года назад +5

      Great pieces :)
      Also a little bit 9th Symphony of Dvorak would be fitting

    • @bartolomeothesatyr
      @bartolomeothesatyr 2 года назад +1

      @@mgk3176 I love it!

    • @triton199
      @triton199 2 года назад +1

      how about Saint-Saëns symphony no.3 finale

    • @re4796
      @re4796 2 года назад

      🤓

  • @Qardo
    @Qardo 2 года назад +92

    This belongs in a freaking museum. It is quite literally one of those old band machines they had back in the late 1800s.

    • @GrayRaceCat
      @GrayRaceCat 2 года назад +3

      Why? It’s brand new!

    • @Qardo
      @Qardo 2 года назад +3

      @@GrayRaceCat Well, maybe down the road but let us be real here. It should be.

    • @landsgevaer
      @landsgevaer 2 года назад

      Sounds like those huge dutch barrel organs, especially their drums. Yup, cool!

    • @GrayRaceCat
      @GrayRaceCat 2 года назад

      @@Qardo I don’t know if you’ve been following, but this was the debut of V3.0. Many here have already requested that the recently retired V2.0 be donated to a museum. We’re awaiting an answer from

    • @AaronBirnbaumz
      @AaronBirnbaumz 2 года назад

      A modern day orchestrion!!!

  • @bebulon
    @bebulon 2 года назад +36

    This actually probably sounds amazing inside that room, I'd probably pay to go hear this in a concert hall lmao

  • @shakazplay
    @shakazplay 2 года назад

    What the Hell. THIS is fu... AWESOME. Loving all of it. I am speechless....

  • @musketmerve1436
    @musketmerve1436 2 года назад +14

    I just just imagine someone who worked on inventing the floppy drive, watching this, face palming. And then enjoying the amazing musical fidelity! Lol.