Ep. 4: New Pulleys, Final Assembly and Test - Making The World's First Desktop Rotary Speaker -
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- You can think that the title of this video is a little bit pretentious, and maybe you are right but, as far as I know, it's acurate.
Before I made the decision of getting head on into the massive rabbit hole that is designing and making this abomination, I investigated a lot to see if something similar can be bought somewhere and I couldn't find anything that has all the features I want in this device: being compact and portable, nice looking, bedroom friendly and good sounding.
The closest things I found are some really DIY projects that fall into two main categories: A) Some sort of spinning bucket or cup duct taped into a boombox or B) a Leslie replica made using the same materials and design of the original, and roughly of the same size.
Don't get me wrong, some of these projects are really awesome and are full of skill and talent but I wanted to make something really different, something that breaks with all the preconcepts of a rotary speaker in terms of size, materials and design and doesn't try to be just a scaled down Leslie replica.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Previously
02:15 Testing the speed control and new pulleys
06:13 Final assembly
11:46 Audio test setup
13:17 Test 1
14:48 Test 2 (Black hole sun - Soundgarden)
16:01 Test 3 (Pink Floyd Meddley - Breathe)
17:44 Test 4 (Pink Floyd Meddley - Shine on you crazy diamond)
20:11 Test 5 (Pink Floyd Meddley - Time)
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All the background music is completely original and recorded by me. If you liked some of this tracks, please consider support my work by purchasing it in Band Camp - inspiringtracks.bandcamp.com/ - It´s only 75 cents and you're helping me A LOT to produce more tracks like this, plus you can download it to your computer in hi-res formats including mp3, flac and wav. Thanks in advance!!!
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This is the fourth episode of this series of videos. If you missed them you can watch the previous ones (and all the future episodes too) in this playlist: czcams.com/play/PLD5Ow9ciI1bmwrmvTcuGbA246d2SkCcOE.html
Este es el cuarto episodio de esta serie de videos, si te los perdiste podés ver los anteriores (y también todos lo que salgan en el futuro) en esta playlist: czcams.com/play/PLD5Ow9ciI1bmwrmvTcuGbA246d2SkCcOE.html
Congrats. Beautifull sound, dedication and play
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Well done - great project and one of the only 3D printed projects for guitar that I'd be glad to own!
Thanks! And this is the just first prototype, the next versions will look much better and also be a lot stronger than this one. Glad you liked it!
me too!
Enhorabuena y bravo! No puedo decir más. Y tampoco menos!
Muchas gracias!!!
Love this series. Very cool!
Thanks! Glad you liked it! Next week I'll start making the MKII version
Si hasta este video suena genial, no puedo esperar a cómo sonará una vez mejorado.
Felicitaciones! Y sigue adelante.
Saludos desde Chile.
P.D: Yo también quiero uno! xD
The only thing I'd add in the next version is a foot pedal jack to switch it on and of, and possibly a volume-type pedal to adjust the rate. That would allow you to keep your hands on the guitar.
Thanks for your feedback, and yes, absolutely! This is totally on the plans. I need to see the best way to implement it
Very cool. great idea and great construction. I for one am interested if you decide to produce a few to sell. Have you thought of adding a volume pedal re-purposed to control the rotation speed? so that you can control it hands-free
Thanks for your interest! The idea is to make at least a small batch to see how much demand are for it. For speed switching I'm planning to use a two button footswitch to alternate between two user adjustable speeds or stop the rotor completely. Ideally it will be compatible with regular guitar amp footswitches so you don't have to purchase another one if you have one lying around.
This is the first and somewhat crude MKI prototype, the MKII is around the corner so check the channel regularly for future updates!
@@InspiringTracks will do! thanks
I'd buy one, just saying.
Thanks a lot for letting me know! It still needs a lot more developement but it may be on the plans, we'll see...
Once you get this thing perfected you should sell the files so we can build our own and you will be able to make a ton of money that way because it's a great sound
Thanks! I'm still considering all posibilities, maybe I'll build and sell the finished product, maybe the files, maybe both. It still needs a lot of polishing so I have some time to think about it. Cheers!
Loco te pasaste!
Es una genialidad!!
Gracias! Me alegro que te haya gustado!!
Great work! On both the speaker and the guitar! I think the fast speed sounds a little too fast. But I admit I don't know the proper Leslie speeds so take that with a grain of salt. Also, how quiet is the unit itself? It needs to be virtually silent at any speed or its usability goes down pretty fast. Finally, can you tell me more about your amplifier and IR setup? Maybe I missed the details (?) Sounds great, I want one!
Thanks! The speed is fully adjustable so you can set it to taste. The MKII will incorporate the ability to preset a slow and fast speeds and switch between them. And the unit is pretty silent, at low speeds it's virtually inaudible and only can be heard if you set it high but even then I think the hum of the single coils is louder thant that. As soon as you play a note, even at low volume the noise is completely masked.
In the future I'll release more videos with pedals and amp setup ideas and use cases so you'll have a good idea of how this works.
Thanks a lot for your interest!
Must have been very satisfying when you changed the pulleys 🙂
Sound test Pink Floyd sections were so deliciously close to the vibe of my fave tracks from my teens (in the 1970s :-P ). Excellent result from all that work you put into this.
Bravo!
Absolutely, that's the exact moment I knew this thing gonna work! And glad you liked the Floyd jam, David Gilmour must have the most amazing rotary sounds of all time!
excelente trabajo!!
Gracias!!