Toxic on stepper motors

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  • čas přidán 27. 02. 2021
  • Tried making the motors bi-directional, I'm not sure if it's as visually satisfying but let me know.
    When I messed around with this project last year I didn't expect it to blow up 10 months later but here we are. This channel was always just me uploading random games and projects as you can tell from my previous videos. If you have suggestions or ideas for new songs I'd love to hear them but don't expect consistent uploads :)
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Komentáře • 583

  • @ipadize
    @ipadize Před 3 lety +78

    "what music do you listen to?"
    "Metal"
    "cool, which type of metal?"
    "Stepper. Stepper Metal."

  • @injusticevideos9459
    @injusticevideos9459 Před 3 lety +193

    Blue, Red, and Green motors: Dancing gently with the music
    Yellow motor: s p e e d

    • @MrVidau
      @MrVidau Před 3 lety +6

      We all have that one friend.

    • @hekkn
      @hekkn Před 2 lety +3

      @@MrVidau I am that one friend.

    • @dingo-gorditas
      @dingo-gorditas Před 7 měsíci +3

      more like s p e e n

  • @omarhaggag1422
    @omarhaggag1422 Před 3 lety +1111

    Tearing apart Daft Punk just wasn’t enough for this guy huh?

  • @DLicious
    @DLicious Před 3 lety +626

    Cat cameo is best cameo

    • @FirebaII0
      @FirebaII0 Před 3 lety +2

      What do you mean cat cameo

    • @DLicious
      @DLicious Před 3 lety +14

      @@FirebaII0A cameo of a feline variety

    • @N8-Feds
      @N8-Feds Před 3 lety +1

      Ah makes sense

    • @Slugbunny
      @Slugbunny Před 3 lety

      Completely missed it on the first watch haha 😹

    • @fabiof6255
      @fabiof6255 Před 3 lety +9

      I think you meant cameow.

  • @commiellama
    @commiellama Před 3 lety +238

    1:47 FELINE DETECTED

  • @MrRaphi117
    @MrRaphi117 Před 3 lety +1121

    POV: Your alarm clock has become sentient

    • @N8-Feds
      @N8-Feds Před 3 lety +7

      Thats what it is lol

    • @NPCSN
      @NPCSN Před 3 lety +5

      Nailed it. 😂

    • @ckinggaming5bucketmadness766
      @ckinggaming5bucketmadness766 Před 3 lety +5

      My internal alarm clock hates me,I seem to now wake up 2 hours after i sleep,then I sleep again and I sleep fine,I think.

    • @markusgeimer3099
      @markusgeimer3099 Před 3 měsíci

      "Cause it knows that you're 'Toxic'"

  • @nicklausbonesho8850
    @nicklausbonesho8850 Před 3 lety +442

    With the way that steppers naturally sound matching some elements so well I would say that trying out "Reconstructing Science" (Portal 2 ost) would be absolutely phenomenal.

  • @Xploshi
    @Xploshi Před 3 lety +419

    That bassline is so satisfying to listen to and watch

    • @2Cryptical
      @2Cryptical Před 3 lety +7

      I’m surprised somebody understands how cool the bass is
      Very neato

    • @topcat1399
      @topcat1399 Před 3 lety +10

      Yeah that was thicc af

    • @lincoln5447
      @lincoln5447 Před 3 lety +3

      Xploshi what are ya doin here? Get back to making your cursed animations!

    • @AutoBodyEverything
      @AutoBodyEverything Před 3 lety

      agree

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus Před 3 lety +1101

    It's cool how you were able to fake more polyphony by doing multiple takes and layering them, it gives a nice effect

    • @NStripleseven
      @NStripleseven Před 3 lety +100

      Is that what that is? Was wondering why they were transparent

    • @spaceyman398
      @spaceyman398  Před 3 lety +398

      Yup, I needed 8 tracks for this song and don’t have 8 motors. Some of my songs have even more tracks, but I think it’s more appealing if they have fewer

    • @moconnell663
      @moconnell663 Před 3 lety +55

      @@NStripleseven I'm watching this on my phone in glorious potato vision. I was beginning to wonder if co-axial steppers were a thing.

    • @moconnell663
      @moconnell663 Před 3 lety +18

      @All-Out Alex Samsung SM-G386T. All potato, all the time.

    • @moconnell663
      @moconnell663 Před 3 lety +7

      @All-Out Alex it is sort of a joke. Memetically, "potato-vision" refers to particularly low-resolution or generally poor quality video playback. My device is an older one (circa 2014) and depending on signal strength, video playback isn't always great.

  • @just-a-username
    @just-a-username Před 3 lety +208

    This is how GLaDOS would "sing" Still Alive if she didn't have any vocals

  • @SirSquash
    @SirSquash Před 3 lety +157

    maybe it was me growing up in the 80s with a nes, but this makes an average song so awesome. love the tones of these things! its like a really hard saw wave

    • @evrlstMUSIC
      @evrlstMUSIC Před 3 lety +4

      Its like an overdriven saw a bit

  • @rilufuzz
    @rilufuzz Před 3 lety +88

    Itching to hear what the og Tetris theme song sounds like on these lol :P

  • @CaTailz64
    @CaTailz64 Před 3 lety +5

    Me trying to sleep
    The printer “self cleaning” itself at 3am :

  • @caseyk4202
    @caseyk4202 Před 3 lety +24

    I bestow upon you the highest award i can, me eating breakfast to this

  • @JonathanKayne
    @JonathanKayne Před 3 lety +20

    It seems stepper motor videos have all of a sudden went viral. Glad to see I am not the only one getting the algorithm's blessing!

  • @kingarthurthe5th
    @kingarthurthe5th Před 3 lety +25

    Cat: "What is this?"
    Stepper Motors: "Bites za dust has already touched these stepper motors!"

  • @camelcaseco
    @camelcaseco Před 3 lety +41

    I think the bi-directional motors improved this one, more of a personality if you will. liked it!
    edit: the cat too

    • @cocomonkilla
      @cocomonkilla Před rokem +3

      I read this comment literally two seconds before the cat appeared lmao

  • @bjiggles8145
    @bjiggles8145 Před 3 lety +6

    53 people out there aren't old enough to know the joy that 8 bit sound brought us old school gamers for years of our childhood.

  • @Le_Codex
    @Le_Codex Před 3 lety +19

    The bidirectionality combined with the layering looks really nice
    Also the sound during the chorus is 👌

  • @jacksonnuss362
    @jacksonnuss362 Před 3 lety +478

    Here’s a real challenge: play a song with silent drivers

    • @d.shortwave4280
      @d.shortwave4280 Před 3 lety +5

      tmc2130!!

    • @Unmannedair
      @Unmannedair Před 3 lety +19

      You can, but then it sits sounding like 8 bit and it starts sounding more like actual speakers.

    • @user-hz8wu5ou6b
      @user-hz8wu5ou6b Před 3 lety +6

      rap god

    • @Nerradia
      @Nerradia Před 3 lety +6

      I guess you could set TMC2130 in full step mode to make noise and dynamically set coil current via SPI to have volume control. Might be fun to try !

    • @td9250
      @td9250 Před 3 lety

      *smack* *smack*

  • @BismuthOxide
    @BismuthOxide Před 3 lety +144

    This guy and the floppotron have got to do something together

    • @randomisus8711
      @randomisus8711 Před 3 lety +5

      dude that would be amazing

    • @flp322
      @flp322 Před 3 lety +3

      It's the same thing. These are the types of motors that floppy drives contain (well, they're differently shaped).

    • @sophiedowney1077
      @sophiedowney1077 Před rokem +1

      And Device Orchestra

    • @dell.dimension
      @dell.dimension Před 7 měsíci +1

      YES

    • @dell.dimension
      @dell.dimension Před 7 měsíci

      YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS@@sophiedowney1077

  • @johnhmstr
    @johnhmstr Před 3 lety +19

    hmm what's with the shadowed dups?
    later:
    oh! that's a clever way to make an 8 part stepper band.

  • @vitalepitts
    @vitalepitts Před 3 lety +8

    ok this is one of the best executed mechanical hardware based covers like this or floppotron I've ever seen, legitimately beautiful timbres.

  • @David_Phantom
    @David_Phantom Před 3 lety +130

    Sort of sounds like Toxic being played on an Accordion and/or bagpipes. I don't have a problem with that, but it makes me wonder what a song meant for accordions or bagpipes would sound like on this?

    • @FirebaII0
      @FirebaII0 Před 3 lety +4

      True I like you

    • @N8-Feds
      @N8-Feds Před 3 lety +2

      And thats how i met your mother

    • @alylu-to-esutej
      @alylu-to-esutej Před 3 lety +3

      Kinda sounds like a pipe organ too.
      Now I'm just imagining a pipe organ with different sizes of stepper motors
      Big stepper motor

    • @rstewart2702
      @rstewart2702 Před 7 měsíci

      Reminds me of an harpsichord, too…

  • @CVCTokimeki
    @CVCTokimeki Před 3 lety +6

    I think the tone of these motors is absolutely perfect for the Merry go round from roller coaster tycoon 1 and 2.

  • @trentbrisket1159
    @trentbrisket1159 Před 3 lety +4

    WHAT! This is so amazing. I'm still trying to find out how this works but I can't wait for one of my favorite rappers to find this person. This is the new stuff, for sure

  • @momaaleksov1282
    @momaaleksov1282 Před 3 lety +3

    I've just come across your videos and love every single one of them.
    To answer the question, I think having the motors bidirectional makes the video that more satisfying!

  • @nachode8007
    @nachode8007 Před 3 lety +46

    For the love of all things good please do Still Alive from Portal (the end credits song)

  • @raeeeee0
    @raeeeee0 Před 3 lety +1

    this is like advanced redstone but IRL, a bunch of components being used for something that isn't their original purpose, but works anyways. i love it!

    • @galengraal846
      @galengraal846 Před 3 lety +1

      BREAKING NEWS: ELECTRONICS ARE LIKE REDSTONE???

  • @reignpagaran740
    @reignpagaran740 Před 3 lety +8

    Was wondering why there was an overlay of some not moving until I realized you used two recordings of the four motors to get eight voices! Awesome.

  • @maruko7321
    @maruko7321 Před 3 lety +16

    the return of the king

  • @liam9235
    @liam9235 Před 3 lety +7

    I love yellow. he just s p i n

  • @digital_gibbs
    @digital_gibbs Před 3 lety

    Loved the back and forth with the motors! I was just watching the other four to join in anticipation.

  • @tonythetiger583
    @tonythetiger583 Před 3 lety +1

    I appreciate how hard the yellow one is working.

  • @TR19
    @TR19 Před 3 lety +1

    I just synced this up to the music video and the timing was superb. Subbed.

  • @Creeper_Bomber10
    @Creeper_Bomber10 Před 20 dny

    this is actually more visually pleasing than the normal motors

  • @Killer_Space_2726-GCP
    @Killer_Space_2726-GCP Před 3 lety +1

    Toxic is one of my go-to karaoke songs, and this is reminding me of the better days. You know. When we could do karaoke.

  • @DownundaThunda
    @DownundaThunda Před 3 lety +16

    Someone came in while I was watching this, and they asked "Why are you watching clocks going crazy?"

  • @Slugbunny
    @Slugbunny Před 3 lety +1

    The visuals were interesting! I didn't get it at first, but when the active part started, it was a lot of fun to watch.

  • @TheJollyGingerGiant
    @TheJollyGingerGiant Před 3 lety

    This right here is some damn high quality content. Love it 1000%

  • @christiansample6009
    @christiansample6009 Před 3 lety

    Dude I hope this channel blows up. I love this!

  • @edithduarte734
    @edithduarte734 Před 3 lety +10

    I wonder what's wrong to the people that have dislike to this masterpiece

  • @Hero101010
    @Hero101010 Před 3 lety +7

    You have been picked by the algorithm. Enjoy your well deserved recognition!

  • @user-cn6kc7jq4i
    @user-cn6kc7jq4i Před 3 lety

    the bass is unironically awesome. pretty cool sound

  • @347573
    @347573 Před 3 lety

    Wow, this is next gen electronic music!! At the beginning I was thinking that it would be better to have all of the 8 channels live but also the superimposing effect is very very nice... compliment!!!

  • @kelseym.2991
    @kelseym.2991 Před 3 lety

    the kind of content I live for. subscribed.

  • @cavegamer0193
    @cavegamer0193 Před 3 lety

    It is creative people like you that make youtube such a great place💖

  • @stevenvanes2928
    @stevenvanes2928 Před 3 lety

    This is the weirdest thing that I've seen on CZcams this week. I just love it.

  • @ghouldusk6992
    @ghouldusk6992 Před 3 lety +1

    This is awesome. You just made a new form of music. I love it

  • @CommentBanana
    @CommentBanana Před 3 lety +34

    this is really cool, did you write a script to convert midi or some other file format or did you just program the entire song by hand?

    • @spaceyman398
      @spaceyman398  Před 3 lety +53

      Thanks! They're controlled by an Arduino which takes MIDI commands in real time. Each motor corresponds to a channel in the MIDI file.

    • @msacco
      @msacco Před 3 lety +6

      @@spaceyman398 That's so freaking awesome.

    • @realhumanbeing1714
      @realhumanbeing1714 Před 3 lety +3

      @@spaceyman398 just out of curiosity, which model of arduino are you using? I'm wondering if I could do that with the one I have.

    • @spaceyman398
      @spaceyman398  Před 3 lety +9

      @@realhumanbeing1714 This is an Arduino Uno, but it should work decently with any of the larger ones

  • @kilrahvp
    @kilrahvp Před 3 lety

    The pitch bends and bass come out awesome

  • @puppypup1604
    @puppypup1604 Před 3 lety

    This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

  • @truthsmiles
    @truthsmiles Před 3 lety

    I really love how you reverse the direction when you can now. Much more information available when viewing - we can see which motors are making which sounds more easily :)

  • @onemorepupperyoutubeeditio4017
    @onemorepupperyoutubeeditio4017 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The green motor goes seriously hard

  • @burnttoast0482
    @burnttoast0482 Před 3 lety +1

    its rare to see a great channel like this that's still posting. please keep going!

  • @seb612schuth
    @seb612schuth Před 3 lety

    That blue motor was having lots of fun!

  • @supahstarclod
    @supahstarclod Před 3 lety +1

    this is genuinely amazing

  • @MrDanaje9
    @MrDanaje9 Před 3 lety +3

    Oh my god if you look at them as if they were ducks it gets really trippy

  • @briggsbughouses6291
    @briggsbughouses6291 Před rokem +2

    Cat at 1:48 and that bass line on the green stepper!

  • @quickfeather
    @quickfeather Před 2 lety

    holy crap that chorus drop is awesome

  • @silverseregios4484
    @silverseregios4484 Před 3 lety +1

    I actually really like the bi-directional motion! It makes it more interesting to me.

  • @KieranAG
    @KieranAG Před 3 lety

    That is so clever that! Fantastic!

  • @pixelplayer9984
    @pixelplayer9984 Před 3 lety +1

    I don’t know why but the yellow stepper motor every time it spins like that it just makes me laugh

  • @sammikinsderp
    @sammikinsderp Před 3 lety

    Didn't think I'd stay and watch the whole thing, but it was pretty dope.

  • @haydenamaro
    @haydenamaro Před 3 lety

    This is awesome - keep up the good work.

  • @yourguidefortheday928
    @yourguidefortheday928 Před 3 lety

    This dude managed to create macroscopic superpositioning and used it to add 4 more musical parts to his composition. Wild
    Seriously though very cool workaround, and good video

  • @Aestolia
    @Aestolia Před 3 lety

    Better late to the party than never! very awesome, the bidirectional really does add something to it.

  • @SomewhatSummarized
    @SomewhatSummarized Před 3 lety

    Idk how I got here but I’m enjoying this

  • @ThatBoyFur
    @ThatBoyFur Před 3 lety

    Alright. This was the best music so far heared on them i give you that sub dude like youre fricking epic.

  • @LenayLovesMe
    @LenayLovesMe Před 3 lety

    Your videos are amazing!

  • @thomaszinser8714
    @thomaszinser8714 Před 3 lety +1

    Ah yes, a traditional ballad, perfect for mourning the destruction of earth

  • @FantasyX014
    @FantasyX014 Před 3 lety

    Glad I didn't come across your videos while working with steppers for my lab. 😂😂 great job!

  • @WHEELES
    @WHEELES Před 3 lety +2

    Я конечно не технарь, но говорю как молодой автомеханик - за такими вещами всегда весело наблюдать
    P.s. Cats - cute

  • @KarolaTea
    @KarolaTea Před 7 měsíci

    tfw you realise the second arm isn't just a photo... Wow, sounds absolutely amazing!!!!

  • @Elemessclr
    @Elemessclr Před 3 lety

    I'm addicted to this

  • @natebait
    @natebait Před 3 lety

    the bass on the green motor hits hard

  • @amelialikesfrogs5778
    @amelialikesfrogs5778 Před 3 lety

    I love when yellow does the big spin

  • @dpression5882
    @dpression5882 Před 3 lety

    you just got yourself a new subscriber

  • @arthurdiamondhands474

    that's cool you made the motors bi directional. I imagine it growing in complexity to where the motors are driving some rube goulberg machine-esque apparatus while playing a song

  • @danielesquivel8567
    @danielesquivel8567 Před 3 lety

    This is my favorite genre of music

  • @mr.abrams9885
    @mr.abrams9885 Před 3 lety

    I do not know why I'm here but I love it

  • @jesse_cantcook
    @jesse_cantcook Před 3 lety

    Red, blue, Green:
    *being normal*
    Yellow: I A M S P E E D

  • @richardgarcia9414
    @richardgarcia9414 Před 3 lety

    This sounds like a badass videogame sound track

  • @mohamedmusthaq7629
    @mohamedmusthaq7629 Před 3 lety +40

    I believe that it is two videos over exposed

    • @mobilegamersunite311
      @mobilegamersunite311 Před 3 lety

      I has to be in order to get the range of notes to play in time with only the 4 motors

    • @mrbro-mu1uw
      @mrbro-mu1uw Před 3 lety

      "Tried making the motors bi-directional, I'm not sure if it's as visually satisfying but let me know."

    • @jameswalker199
      @jameswalker199 Před 3 lety

      @@mrbro-mu1uw That just refers to the direction the motors spin, the editing effect is as if two videos were double exposed.

  • @moonmatthew
    @moonmatthew Před 3 lety +1

    Omg yes this is what I need in my life

  • @g19mx
    @g19mx Před 2 lety +2

    SOMTHING SMELLS DANK IN HERE

  • @mio_qo
    @mio_qo Před 3 lety

    the slide notes are sick

  • @Briggsy5589
    @Briggsy5589 Před 3 lety +2

    This is Alex's Fav so far

  • @SpotTiger
    @SpotTiger Před 3 lety

    Ohmygod. A blessing from the Lord!!🙌

  • @squishy_madness
    @squishy_madness Před 3 lety

    this was amazing

  • @FirebaII0
    @FirebaII0 Před 3 lety

    I’m loving this seriss

  • @cammando2363
    @cammando2363 Před 3 lety

    That was awesome!

  • @Creativemind28490
    @Creativemind28490 Před 3 lety +1

    This is exactly what I was hoping it was
    AND I L O V E I T

  • @keg8129
    @keg8129 Před 3 lety

    Why is this so cool

  • @davidjames1684
    @davidjames1684 Před 3 lety

    This is a step in the right direction.

  • @stuartford5556
    @stuartford5556 Před 3 lety

    The best thing about this... it's more in key than Brittney could ever be! ;)

  • @altermannfliegt3927
    @altermannfliegt3927 Před 4 měsíci

    Well done 👍and a nice 🐈

  • @vilhelme.683
    @vilhelme.683 Před 3 lety

    the green base line is great

  • @lizardofoz8289
    @lizardofoz8289 Před 3 lety

    this is actually fire lmao - if i could like twice i would

  • @samuelebigi1313
    @samuelebigi1313 Před 3 lety

    This is so good