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janrinok
on Tuesday July 07 2015, @04:28PM
from the They-still-sound-like-nails-on-a-chalkboard dept.
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.
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, Insightful) by TheLink on Tuesday July 07 2015, @07:22PM
Yeah I don't see why this is noteworthy.
You can make wind instruments that play all sorts of notes- just drill the holes accordingly. It's just that people are intentionally putting the holes in particular spots even if they can easily make them elsewhere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5aUz9cDaCY [youtube.com]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrme04RIsE8 [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by jcross on Wednesday July 08 2015, @12:33AM
"Yeah I don't see why this is noteworthy."
I see what you did there. ;)