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For the Tired Machines Orchestra course, I was building two | |||
For the Tired Machines Orchestra course, I was building two instruments out of old electronics, that someone else considered to be trash. | |||
I found them at the recycling facility where we picked up the tired machines that still worked fine (most of them) | |||
The Pitchman | |||
The Pitchman was built out of an old Panasonic Walkman that still worked fine, when it fell into my hands and it still does, but now it has some extra features. | |||
According to the speed, of the spinning motor inside cassette player, you are able to change the Pitch of whatever sound is recorded on the cassette. | |||
I did some research on this and found out, that there is a small potentiometer where they set the speed at the factory to make the player spin at the right speed. | |||
I opened the player and found the potentiometer and soldered it out. Next step was. to put a different one with a bigger range on the outside of the player to make it accessible while playing. | |||
[[File:Open cassette player.png|left|thumb|open cassette player with longer wires for the potentiometer]] | |||
Revision as of 16:00, 14 February 2024
Tired Machines Orchestra
For the Tired Machines Orchestra course, I was building two instruments out of old electronics, that someone else considered to be trash.
I found them at the recycling facility where we picked up the tired machines that still worked fine (most of them)
The Pitchman
The Pitchman was built out of an old Panasonic Walkman that still worked fine, when it fell into my hands and it still does, but now it has some extra features.
According to the speed, of the spinning motor inside cassette player, you are able to change the Pitch of whatever sound is recorded on the cassette.
I did some research on this and found out, that there is a small potentiometer where they set the speed at the factory to make the player spin at the right speed.
I opened the player and found the potentiometer and soldered it out. Next step was. to put a different one with a bigger range on the outside of the player to make it accessible while playing.
