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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: 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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