I have started to log key areas of my research in, what will eventually become, sprawling posts on the subject. These will feature the latest findings at the top and act a some sort of replacement for my now defunct Twitter feed, where I would often post rambling threads on a topic that featured multiple video demos. Where relevant, they will also feature design files, links to parts etc…for those wishing to build on my experiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Machines perform some musical tasks with ease but others are out of reach. One could spend a lifetime trying (and failing) to perfect a motorised embouchure and air pressure control system that could play a brass instrument, or you could design something that works better within the context. This is where my exploration of latex sounders began. I had been using balloon membranes with my tuba mouthpiece for years, since first seeing Sarah Kenchington using this approach to sound her ‘trumpets’, so I knew the potential in this context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n