Meetup
Tute Chigamba: Sun 25th Jan. 2015
This meetup, we were joined by Frederic Roksam; a sound and an acoustic engineer who has experience of working in organisations such as IRCAM and Philips Consumer Electronics. One of the participants [ Adam ], playing an African made Mbira, specifically made by the craftsman in the video below. The simplicity of the tools being…
Read MoreAuto Glock: Sun 30th Nov. 2014
People stare at a Solenoid-Powered Glockenspiel… This Sunday witnessed a significant upgrade to the design of the Frame Project, which is thoroughly detailed here [ link ]. This preliminary version is an A-type frame, and the main advantage is the vastness of space created to place much bigger objects. Frame v2.0 upgraded design – uses curtain…
Read MoreSun 26th Oct. 2014
The sound of metal on metal, and clickety-clacks of springs on rods and relays – flawlessly automated. What more could one ask for? Call for Works We’re excited to be participating in the Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire 2014, taking place on Saturday 15th November at London College of Communication. If you would like…
Read MoreSun 28th Sept. 2014
This week we didn’t have a speaker so it was a great opportunity to get some hacking done. We started by working on an automated Glockenspiel that Lucia had begun to make.Using solenoids, a relay board and an Arduino, we managed to get some sounds out of the kids Glockenspiel we had. A pretty good…
Read MoreGervais Currie: Sun 31st Aug. 2014
People entered the classroom, and while waiting, spontaneously picked up the objects we’ve laid on the table, and started playing them. Suddenly, each corner of the London Hackspace Classroom was filled with the echoing sound waves of mbira, bowls, and the percussive rhythms of the tables and metal bits. It was truly surreal, and rather…
Read MoreTom Fox: Sun 27th Jul. 2014
This Sunday was very special here at Acoustic London. We met Tom Fox from Vulpestruments, who shared with us his wonderful and rather ingenious creations. Click here to see all the videos, and hear all the sounds! Browse through our Youtube Playlist for a summary of all the instruments presented. …
Read MoreSun 29th Jun. 2014
Thanks for everyone who attended, and it is great to see some new faces. This meetup was about combining efforts from the dedicated attendees! We’re planning to have a ‘Make day’ on the 13th July because it is apparent that there is little time for this during the normal meetup times. Click here for a…
Read MoreTony Hardie-Bick: Sun 25th May 2014
Last meeting on Sun 25th marks one of our most successful meetings yet. It was overwhelming to witness such great attendance, with such a variety of people from different practices, ranging from visual artists and musicians to engineers and product designers. Below is an excerpt of the discussions that took place. Piezos are an essential…
Read MoreSun 27th Apr. 2014
Huge thanks for everyone who attended today, it was a very unique meeting. We had guest ‘Kevin’ who is working with a hand-made singing bowl, which when struck properly, can achieve up to 4 minutes of continuous resonance. In line with his project, there was a sparking interest around various coil designs, such as the…
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