Re: TI-H: big music project


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Re: TI-H: big music project




If you could do that... then you are WORTH going to MIT... in fact, I'll pay
your way if you did that.  With all the scholarships you'd get, I wouldn't
be paying very much...

On Wed, 09 Sep 1998 13:47:12 -0400, John Malluck wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> David Norelid wrote:
> 
> > I am working on a project that i need your help on. i am making a
> > machine/robot that will play brass musical instruments.
> 
> The task you've picked is nearly impossible. If you play a brass
instrument
> then you already know this but anyway. In order to play a brass instrument
you
> need to make a buzz with your lips. Not only that, you have to change the
> pitch of the buzz depending on the note. From c to g uses one lip set and
from
> g to the next c uses another. Pipe length doesn't dictate all of the
notes. It
> would probably be easier to rig up a woodwind instrument over brass. A
flute
> for instance would be really easy.
>                         -Malluck
> 





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