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Color Frequency Video Turntable At NextFest 2006
The Color Frequency Video Turntable is the creation of Japanese musician and artist Miyako Dub Squall. This unusual creation, which allows a musician to literally draw music, is being presented at the NextFest 2006 technology exhibition in the Javits Center in NYC.
(Color Frequency Video Turntable by Miyako Dub Squall)
The musician/artist draws with different colors on a standard LP record-sized blank piece of paper. The sensors in the arm of the turntable can distinguish between five different colors (black, red, yellow, blue and green). As the turntable spins the 'platter' the music plays.
(Color Frequency Video Turntable record player arm detail)
It is also possible to use transparent records, and overlay them, creating entirely new music from separate play sheets.
Miyako says that her inspiration came from the tanteburisuto - turntables used by DJs in clubs. The Color Frequency Video Turntable is both beautiful to look at in use, and enjoyable to listen to.
If unusual music or instruments interests you, take a look at these:
- Miuro Autonomous Music Robot
Imagine an iPod that follows you around, and comes when you call. - XPod Activity And Emotion Aware Mobile Music Player
This experimental device tries to guess what you would feel like listening to. - Juke Bot Robot - Kuka Kicks It
This cool item was at NextFest in 2005; it's a robotic DJ.
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