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User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-07T15:15:47Z

BlancaRodriguez:

= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' =
=== Recycled Object ===
The first step consisted of going to an electronic recycling center. We rummaged and looked through what appeared to be unused, disposed objects considered trash. The object of choice was a hair dryer, with its own cap to distribute air.

What needed to be done next was checking if the electronic components worked, by dissecting the hair dryer.

After lots of trying and in the end, using force to pry it open, we discover its components —a fan, a simple DC motor, and a heating system that surrounded everything. We didn't need any heat so we discarded the latter.
[[File:Fan 1.jpg|left|thumb|231x231px]]

[[File:Fan 2.jpg|left|thumb|254x254px]]

=== Tinkering and Construction ===
The building process of the instrument was achieved by trying and tinkering, without any clear vision of what the result could be.

The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case.

[[File:Instrument .jpg|left|thumb|230x230px]]
[[File:Instrument.jpg|left|thumb|234x234px]]

[[File:Instrument open.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px]]

Then came the tinkering and programming part.

Attached to the board were: a stepper (to change polarity), a potentiometer, and the microcontroller of course. The stepper would change the direction of the fan and the potentiometer would control the current that went into the motor, changing the frequency at which it moved.

At first, I tried to make some kind of bagpipe, but the 9V motor wasn't strong enough to make it inflate/deflate properly.

[[File:Bag on instrument.jpg|left|thumb|271x271px]]
[[File:Board.jpg|left|thumb|272x272px]]

[[File:Board and instrument.jpg|left|thumb|276x276px]]

As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was:

[[File:Arduino Code.png|left|thumb|620x620px]]

The different types of noise/beeps can be heard in this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KrcsgGlKRj5VD3IedCf_0zpxEQgq_Bop?usp=drive_link

=== Final Instrument ===
The result was a rotating fan that turned in both directions, which made different noises. By changing the speed, the frequency changed as the friction did, altering the noise as well. The sound could also be changed by changing the time loop, making the beeps longer or shorter, making it resemble a synthesizer.

The final instrument was completed with a piezo microphone to amplify the subtle noise.

[[File:Instrument in concert.jpg|left|thumb|264x264px]]
[[File:Piezo microphone .jpg|left|thumb|266x266px]]

GMU:Tired Machines Orchestra

2023-12-07T15:12:52Z

BlancaRodriguez:

[[:Category:Fachmodul|Werk/Fachmodul]]

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]]

''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 2 [[SWS]]

''Dates:'' October 20-22, November 3-5

''Times:'' Friday 9:30 - 17:00, Saturday / Sunday 13:00 - 17:00

''Venue:'' DIY Electronics Lab, Bauhausstr. 15, basement

''First meeting:'' October 20, 9.30 (excursion)

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eGINgA--p8&ab_channel=KTL011

Description:

Tired machines, exhausted, worn out and carelessly discarded on the garbage dumps of our consumer paradises find their way into a new, cultivated afterlife. They play the first violins, flutes and basses of a post-apocalyptic ensemble, the Tired Machines Orchestra.

This course is for anyone who feels sorry for technical devices on the margins of society; for hardware hackers, tinkerers, musicians, DIY electronic enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to become one. Plunder your basements and bring your unloved or broken cassette players, kitchen appliances, printers, hair dryers or fans, disassemble them and turn them into soundful musical instruments.

This is a hands-on course. We will explore fundamentals of DIY-electronics, sensing, and microcontroller programming; look at upcycling, destruction, transformation, and recovery processes; and examine sustainable strategies in media art. As part of the seminar, we will go on a field trip to a local electronics recycling company. There we will learn about the process of disposing and recycling e-waste and go on the hunt for materials to experiment with.

Tired Machines Orchestra is a block module that will take place over two weekends (October 20-22, November 3-5). Prototypes are to be developed independently in between our meetings. Requirements: Punctuality, regular attendance and a fascination for electronics, sound experiments and tinkering. Open to all disciplines, no prior knowledge necessary.

The finale of the course will be a collective concert.

Participants:
*[[AMELIA EICKHOFF]]
*[[User:BlancaRodriguez|Blanca Rodriguez]]
*YOUR NAME
*...

Artists / Links:
*Ei Wada / Open Reel Ensemble [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJudRvR3FBk&ab_channel=IbakenGee]
*Electronicos Fantasticos [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0VYsiMtrNE&ab_channel=ELECTRONICOSFANTASTICOS%21]
*The Floppotron [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCCXRerqaJI&ab_channel=Pawe%C5%82Zadro%C5%BCniak]
*Darsha Hewitt [https://darsha.org/works/]
*Zimoun [https://www.zimoun.net/]
*Look Mum No Computer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o&t=267s&ab_channel=LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]
*Tarek Atoui [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTYKt8_Txc0&ab_channel=PalazzoGrassi-PuntadellaDogana]
*Angelika Hoeger [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLmlxWHbfXM&t=6s&ab_channel=dikajora]
*Anna Schimkat [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pyx5m9aONE&ab_channel=SELBSTGEBAUTEMUSIK]
*John Cage [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXOIkT1-QWY&ab_channel=NaveforEva]
*Gil Delindro [http://www.delindro.com/sound-performance.html]
*Thessia Machado [https://vimeo.com/88451951]
*Samson Young [http://www.teamgal.com/artists/samson_young/exhibitions/324/pastoral_music]
*Christian Faubel [https://christian.faubel.derstrudel.org/almost-like-music/]
*Electric Waste Orchestra [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEctBUhq6Uce-q0gmiQjn0MTcW6iiKwll]
*''.... ---> please extend this list''

Schedule:

October 20, 9:30 – 17:00
:- excursion to e-waste recycling facility
:- examples, positions, artists
:- tear down session
October 21, 13:00 – 17:00
:- DIY electronics basics
:- open tinkering session
October 22, 13:00 – 17:00
:- Arduino basics / motor controllers
:- open tinkering session
:- preview of prototypes
:
October 22 – November 3
:- self-guided work on prototypes
:
November 3, 9:30 – 17:00
:- updates of prototype status
:- open tinkering session
November 4, 13:00 – 17:00
:- open tinkering session
November 5, 13:00 – 17:00
:- finalization
:- concert

Topics:

Technology:
*Basics of electronics and hardware hacking
*Getting started with Arduino
*Getting familiar with motor drivers, relays and MOSFETs
Art & Thinking:
*Contemporary (media) art positions that relate to the subject matter
*Media Art & Sustainability, e-waste, hardware hacking

Literature:
*Make: Getting Started with Arduino, EAN 9781449363314
*Arduino Cookbook, O’REILLY, German/English, ISBN Print: 978-3-86899-353-0
*Arduino Tutorials 1: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/HomePage
*Arduino Tutorials 2: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYfK0tzHZTpNFrc_NDKfTA
*Jennifer Gabrys: Digital Rubbish, A Natural History of Electronics, https://monoskop.org/images/b/ba/Gabrys_Jennifer_Digital_Rubbish_A_Natural_History_of_Electronics.pdf

Materials
*please bring your laptop / computer
*please bring your Arduino hardware and electronics (if available)
*bring a disused / unloved device to experiment with and keep your eyes open on the streets ;)

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge of electronics/programming is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes
*self-guided work between our meetings
*document exercises on the wiki
*take part in the Tired Machines Orchestra

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-07T15:05:54Z

BlancaRodriguez:

= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' =
=== Recycled Object ===
The first step consisted of going to an electronic recycling center. We rummaged and looked through what appeared to be unused, disposed objects considered trash. The object of choice was a hair dryer, with its own cap to distribute air.

What needed to be done next was checking if the electronic components worked, by dissecting the hair dryer.

After lots of trying and in the end, using force to pry it open, we discover its components —a fan, a simple DC motor, and a heating system that surrounded everything. We didn't need any heat so we discarded the latter.
[[File:Fan 1.jpg|left|thumb|231x231px]]

[[File:Fan 2.jpg|left|thumb|254x254px]]

=== Tinkering and Construction ===
The building process of the instrument was achieved by trying and tinkering, without any clear vision of what the result could be.

The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case.

[[File:Instrument .jpg|left|thumb|230x230px]]
[[File:Instrument.jpg|left|thumb|234x234px]]

[[File:Instrument open.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px]]

Then came the tinkering and programming part.

Attached to the board were: a stepper (to change polarity), a (?), and the microcontroller of course. The stepper would change the direction of the fan and the (?) would control the current that went into the motor, changing the frequency at which it moved.

At first, I tried to make some kind of bagpipe, but the 9V motor wasn't strong enough to make it inflate/deflate properly.

[[File:Bag on instrument.jpg|left|thumb|271x271px]]
[[File:Board.jpg|left|thumb|272x272px]]

[[File:Board and instrument.jpg|left|thumb|276x276px]]

As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was:

[[File:Arduino Code.png|left|thumb|620x620px]]

The different types of noise/beeps can be heard in this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KrcsgGlKRj5VD3IedCf_0zpxEQgq_Bop?usp=drive_link

=== Final Instrument ===
The result was a rotating fan that turned in both directions, which made different noises. By changing the speed, the frequency changed as the friction did, altering the noise as well. The sound could also be changed by changing the time loop, making the beeps longer or shorter, making it resemble a synthesizer.

The final instrument was completed with a piezo microphone to amplify the subtle noise.

[[File:Instrument in concert.jpg|left|thumb|264x264px]]
[[File:Piezo microphone .jpg|left|thumb|266x266px]]

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-07T15:05:16Z

BlancaRodriguez: /* Final Instrument */

= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' =
experience? outcome overall

=== Recycled Object ===
The first step consisted of going to an electronic recycling center. We rummaged and looked through what appeared to be unused, disposed objects considered trash. The object of choice was a hair dryer, with its own cap to distribute air.

What needed to be done next was checking if the electronic components worked, by dissecting the hair dryer.

After lots of trying and in the end, using force to pry it open, we discover its components —a fan, a simple DC motor, and a heating system that surrounded everything. We didn't need any heat so we discarded the latter.
[[File:Fan 1.jpg|left|thumb|231x231px]]

[[File:Fan 2.jpg|left|thumb|254x254px]]

=== Tinkering and Construction ===
The building process of the instrument was achieved by trying and tinkering, without any clear vision of what the result could be.

The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case.

[[File:Instrument .jpg|left|thumb|230x230px]]
[[File:Instrument.jpg|left|thumb|234x234px]]

[[File:Instrument open.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px]]

Then came the tinkering and programming part.

Attached to the board were: a stepper (to change polarity), a (?), and the microcontroller of course. The stepper would change the direction of the fan and the (?) would control the current that went into the motor, changing the frequency at which it moved.

At first, I tried to make some kind of bagpipe, but the 9V motor wasn't strong enough to make it inflate/deflate properly.
[[File:Bag on instrument.jpg|left|thumb|271x271px]]
[[File:Board.jpg|left|thumb|272x272px]]

[[File:Board and instrument.jpg|left|thumb|276x276px]]

As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was:
[[File:Arduino Code.png|left|thumb|620x620px]]

The different types of noise/beeps can be heard in this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KrcsgGlKRj5VD3IedCf_0zpxEQgq_Bop?usp=drive_link

=== Final Instrument ===
The result was a rotating fan that turned in both directions, which made different noises. By changing the speed, the frequency changed as the friction did, altering the noise as well. The sound could also be changed by changing the time loop, making the beeps longer or shorter, making it resemble a synthesizer.

The final instrument was completed with a piezo microphone to amplify the subtle noise.

[[File:Instrument in concert.jpg|left|thumb|264x264px]]
[[File:Piezo microphone .jpg|left|thumb|266x266px]]

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-07T15:05:02Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Instrument in concert.jpg

2023-12-07T15:01:16Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Piezo microphone .jpg

2023-12-07T14:57:17Z

BlancaRodriguez:

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-06T15:54:59Z

BlancaRodriguez: /* Tinkering and Construction */

= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' =
experience? outcome overall

=== Recycled Object ===
The first step consisted of going to an electronic recycling center. We rummaged and looked through what appeared to be unused, disposed objects considered trash. The object of choice was a hair dryer, with its own cap to distribute air.

What needed to be done next was checking if the electronic components worked, by dissecting the hair dryer.

After lots of trying and in the end, using force to pry it open, we discover its components —a fan, a simple DC motor, and a heating system that surrounded everything. We didn't need any heat so we discarded the latter.
[[File:Fan 1.jpg|left|thumb|231x231px]]

[[File:Fan 2.jpg|left|thumb|254x254px]]

=== Tinkering and Construction ===
The building process of the instrument was achieved by trying and tinkering, without any clear vision of what the result could be.

The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case.

[[File:Instrument .jpg|left|thumb|230x230px]]
[[File:Instrument.jpg|left|thumb|234x234px]]

[[File:Instrument open.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px]]

Then came the tinkering and programming part.

Attached to the board were: a stepper (to change polarity), a (?), and the microcontroller of course. The stepper would change the direction of the fan and the (?) would control the current that went into the motor, changing the frequency at which it moved.

At first, I tried to make some kind of bagpipe, but the 9V motor wasn't strong enough to make it inflate/deflate properly.
[[File:Bag on instrument.jpg|left|thumb|271x271px]]
[[File:Board.jpg|left|thumb|272x272px]]

[[File:Board and instrument.jpg|left|thumb|276x276px]]

As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was:
[[File:Arduino Code.png|left|thumb|620x620px]]

=== Final Instrument ===
The result was a rotating fan that turned in both directions, which made different noises. By changing the speed, the frequency changed as the friction did, altering the noise as well. The sound could also be changed by changing the time loop, making the beeps longer or shorter, making it resemble a synthesizer.

=== Concert ===
jaja

File:Board and instrument.jpg

2023-12-06T15:54:32Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Bag on instrument.jpg

2023-12-06T15:52:54Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Board.jpg

2023-12-06T15:49:35Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Tinkering .jpg

2023-12-06T15:47:19Z

BlancaRodriguez:

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-06T15:45:17Z

BlancaRodriguez:

= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' =
experience? outcome overall

=== Recycled Object ===
The first step consisted of going to an electronic recycling center. We rummaged and looked through what appeared to be unused, disposed objects considered trash. The object of choice was a hair dryer, with its own cap to distribute air.

What needed to be done next was checking if the electronic components worked, by dissecting the hair dryer.

After lots of trying and in the end, using force to pry it open, we discover its components —a fan, a simple DC motor, and a heating system that surrounded everything. We didn't need any heat so we discarded the latter.
[[File:Fan 1.jpg|left|thumb|231x231px]]

[[File:Fan 2.jpg|left|thumb|254x254px]]

=== Tinkering and Construction ===
The building process of the instrument was achieved by trying and tinkering, without any clear vision of what the result could be.

The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case.

Then came the tinkering and programming part.

Attached to the board were: a stepper (to change polarity), a (?), and the microcontroller of course. The stepper would change the direction of the fan and the (?) would control the current that went into the motor, changing the frequency at which it moved.

[[File:Instrument .jpg|left|thumb|230x230px]]
[[File:Instrument.jpg|left|thumb|234x234px]]

[[File:Instrument open.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px]]

As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was:
[[File:Arduino Code.png|left|thumb|620x620px]]

=== Final Instrument ===
The result was a rotating fan that turned in both directions, which made different noises. By changing the speed, the frequency changed as the friction did, altering the noise as well. The sound could also be changed by changing the time loop, making the beeps longer or shorter, making it resemble a synthesizer.

=== Concert ===
jaja

File:Intrument open.jpg

2023-12-06T15:44:09Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Arduino Code.png

2023-12-06T15:42:32Z

BlancaRodriguez:

code

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-06T15:33:45Z

BlancaRodriguez: /* Tinkering and Construction */

= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' =
experience? outcome overall

=== Recycled Object ===
The first step consisted of going to an electronic recycling center. We rummaged and looked through what appeared to be unused, disposed objects considered trash. The object of choice was a hair dryer, with its own cap to distribute air.

What needed to be done next was checking if the electronic components worked, by dissecting the hair dryer.

After lots of trying and in the end, using force to pry it open, we discover its components —a fan, a simple DC motor, and a heating system that surrounded everything. We didn't need any heat so we discarded the latter.
[[File:Fan 1.jpg|left|thumb|231x231px]]

[[File:Fan 2.jpg|left|thumb|254x254px]]

=== Tinkering and Construction ===
The building process of the instrument was achieved by trying and tinkering, without any clear vision of what the result could be.

The construction part consisted on soldering and securing cables, motor, and fan inside its case.

Then came the tinkering and programming part.

Attached to the board were: a stepper (to change polarity), a (?), and the microcontroller of course. The stepper would change the direction of the fan and the (?) would control the current that went into the motor, changing the frequency at which it moved.

[[File:Instrument .jpg|left|thumb|230x230px]]
[[File:Instrument.jpg|left|thumb|234x234px]]

[[File:Instrument open.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px]]

As I had no previous experience or knowledge of Arduino programming, everything was learned through workshops in class and internet/YouTube video tutorials. The code used was:

=== Final Instrument ===
The result was a rotating fan that turned in both directions, which made different noises. By changing the speed, the frequency changed as the friction did, altering the noise as well. The sound could also be changed by changing the time loop, making the beeps longer or shorter, making it resemble a synthesizer.

=== Concert ===
jaja

File:Instrument open.jpg

2023-12-06T15:18:52Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Instrument.jpg

2023-12-06T15:17:13Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Instrument .jpg

2023-12-06T15:16:23Z

BlancaRodriguez:

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-06T14:54:33Z

BlancaRodriguez:

File:Fan 2.jpg

2023-12-06T14:24:13Z

BlancaRodriguez:

fan

User:BlancaRodriguez

2023-12-04T23:28:04Z

BlancaRodriguez: Created page with "= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' = === Recycled Object === jaja thumb === Tinkering and Construction === jaja === Final Instrument === jaja === Concert === jaja"

= '''Tired Machines Orchestra''' =

=== Recycled Object ===
jaja
[[File:Fan 1.jpg|left|thumb]]

=== Tinkering and Construction ===
jaja

=== Final Instrument ===
jaja

=== Concert ===
jaja

File:Fan 1.jpg

2023-12-04T23:27:20Z

BlancaRodriguez:

Fan