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posted by janrinok on Tuesday July 07 2015, @04:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the They-still-sound-like-nails-on-a-chalkboard dept.

3D-printed flutes hit new notes | Researchers have found a way to 3D print instruments that produce notes unattainable through traditional instruments.

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/world-of-tech/3d-printed-flutes-hit-new-notes-1298519?src=rss&attr=all

Hand-crafted instruments are all well and good, but the precision of 3D printing is starting to unlock new sounds.

Leading a team of researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia, Dr Terumi Narushima took the existing mathematical models used to determine how various notes are produced by wind instruments, and created a 3D model of a flute that – due to its customised diameter, length, and hole placement – produced unique microtonal notes smaller than a semitone.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Fishscene on Tuesday July 07 2015, @06:01PM

    by Fishscene (4361) on Tuesday July 07 2015, @06:01PM (#206181)

    This is all fine and dandy until you watch the video and you find out "Terumi Narushima" is female. :)

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by GlennC on Tuesday July 07 2015, @06:13PM

    by GlennC (3656) on Tuesday July 07 2015, @06:13PM (#206183)

    I fail to see the problem....

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    • (Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Tuesday July 07 2015, @06:38PM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 07 2015, @06:38PM (#206190) Journal

      I fail to see the problem....

      My daddy left home when I was three
      And he didn't leave much to ma and me
      Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
      Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
      But the meanest thing that he ever did
      Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue."

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 08 2015, @03:08AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 08 2015, @03:08AM (#206322) Journal

    This is all fine and dandy until you watch the video and you find out "Terumi Narushima" is female. :)

    I watched it and all I got to find out is that he's no poofter [youtube.com]

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