Comments on: Tangible Interfaces: Beat Sequencing with Beer Bottle Caps

By: D-Touch – Bateria eletrônica com nozes (Windows e Mac) « www.ilankriger.net

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:14:53 +0000

[...] eletrônicas tangíveis e lanchinhos, você já deve ter visto projetos com chicletes e skittles, tampas de garrafa de cerveja, garrafas de cerveja e agora [...]

By: Create Digital Music » d-touch, Free Tangible Interfaces, and a Walnut Drum Machine

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:28:30 +0000

[...] something about virtual drum machines and snacks. We’ve seen bubblegum and Skittles, beer bottle caps, soda bottles, and now walnuts. Don’t stop now: someone has to do Cheetos, even if it means [...]

By: mimou

mimou — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:51:56 +0000

and a translation (quick one) from the BeatMachine site:

BeatMachine Amateur is a musical step sequencer. It allows you to simply create music, using bottle caps (beer bottle caps of course)

It works in a quite simple way. The table has a glass top instead of a standard one. On that there is a piece of paper divided into tracks. Every track consists of several equal areas. Web cam placed under the table sends the picture to a software, which analyses in which areas the shadows of the caps are. If there is a shadow – there is a sound. You can assign different sound to every track.

To play with the device you just have to prepare a table (link) and run our software (link). We will be happy if you share with us your version of the machine and a screenshot of the software.(marcinw87 [ at ] gmail.com)

Here’s a little show off of our beatmachine:
[movie]

We didn’t create this to pass any kind of exam, nor to advertise anything. Just for fun and as a challenge. We didn’t also expect, that so many people are going to like it. The only payment we got for this project is our satisfaction. And we thank You for that! :)

By: mimou

mimou — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:32:51 +0000

I’m from Poland and I’ve just realised, that i have your book. Nice one :)

By: Guy

Guy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:28:26 +0000

If we’re on this tangible sequencer bent, can i get in some shameless publicity for the Go based sequencer i created a few months back.

http://hackaday.com/2008/12/04/the-go-sequencer/

it’s fallen down on my list of ongoing projects but eventually it’ll be something….i hope

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:43:18 +0000

YADMS (yet another drum machine sequencer)

By: spark

spark — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:35:01 +0000

something I’d actually want to use

By: Jaime Munarriz

Jaime Munarriz — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:23:03 +0000

What Book?

By: Kyle McDonald

Kyle McDonald — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:30:11 +0000

My favorite part is definitely the cute little “LECH” icons in the software. I hope the LECH people pick up on this and sponsor the project :)

Speaking of I Eat Beats, I updated it a few months ago as a more generic control surface, but haven’t had much time to play with it since then. http://vimeo.com/3273927

By: M-.-n

M-.-n — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:04:28 +0000

very funny.

how do you switch patterns ? :)