Difference between revisions of "User:Gjacuzzi"

From CCRMA Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 38: Line 38:
 
words
 
words
  
 
+
== Research + Info ==
 
'''Examples of other work'''
 
'''Examples of other work'''
 
* Victory Siren on the White Holly by Dan Das Mann (Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade): http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/movies/victory_siren_on_the_white_holly.php#more
 
* Victory Siren on the White Holly by Dan Das Mann (Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade): http://oaklandvictorysiren.com/movies/victory_siren_on_the_white_holly.php#more

Revision as of 01:18, 3 November 2014

Rough schedule

11/05 - try out new parts bought recently (motor, ball valve, power supply) - buy different valves
11/06 - fix air compressor / hoses
11/07 - assemble arduino + faders (for motors) + power supply
11/08 - build software prototype of sound design and determine what other disks to cut
11/09 - continue to fix air compressor / hoses
11/10 - work on controller interface
11/11 - make any other aesthetic/sonic judgments (strobe light?)
11/12 - get small version working (at least 1 motor, air hose, arduino, disk, and faders)
11/13 - scale up, buy anything else we need
11/14 - buy more supplies
11/15 - assemble instrument
11/16 - work on enclosure design
11/17 - build enclosure
11/18 - build enclosure
11/19 - build enclosure
11/20 - debugging, final touches
11/21 - debugging, final touches
11/22 - due date

Sketches

IMG 0935.jpg

words

IMG 0937.jpg

words

IMG 0936.jpg

words

IMG 0938.jpg

words

Research + Info

Examples of other work

(* what the hell NAMTA? http://www.namtamusic.com/siren-wi-organ-lessons)


MVP. We built a disc with evenly spaced holes attached to a rotating motor and a 9V battery. Blowing on the spinning disc does indeed produce pitch! The motor was rather noisy until we figured out a position to squeeze it (near the top) that makes it virtually silent. Then, we iterated, and attached a potentiometer (fader) to control the voltage. This successfully created a moving pitch that sounded very siren-like!


The Plan. We want to build a "siren organ" with some faders to control rotational speed of the motor(s) (frequency), other faders to control the applied air pressure (volume), and buttons to control solenoid valves to turn the sirens on/off.


Unlimited Time + Resources Vision. It's more about unlimited money than time--I think we can achieve something cool. We're ditching the bike idea, I think.


Elevator Pitch. An "organ of sirens" with the feel of a MIDI instrument. Faders control the volume and frequency of mechanical sirens, while buttons turn them on and off.


Materials Needed
* motors (6, one for each disk)
* MOSFETs (6) http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_669951_-1
* tubes/air hose (24)
* solenoid valves (24):
* 7psi model (might need more): http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_169835_-1
* air directional control valves: http://www.mcmaster.com/#air-directional-control-valves/=p6xufn
* arduino (1)
* power source (1?) http://www.12vadapters.com/adapter/power-supply/12v/10-amp-10a.html
* keys/piano/organ interface (faders + buttons + enclosure)
* disks (12)
* enclosures for the disks (6)
* horns? (6)
* also check out air (pneumatic) controls for air rifles, potato canons, pipe organs, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG6own141z0 shows how to make a homemade check valve with pvc connectors and a bouncy ball.


Next Steps. The next steps are to build a 5-fader, 4-button, 1-motor model, where 4 faders are devoted to air hoses over the individual rings of 1 disk (different pitches) and control the air pressure of each hose, and 1 fader is dedicated to the spin of the motor. The 4 faders could possibly control ball valves to partially open/close the air hoses as opposed to flow, which we do not have a good grasp of how to control (cheaply; a regulator might work). The buttons could also serve as the valve control, or could power on/off the air supply.