Motor Synth

[at0m]

https://www.gamechangeraudio.com/motor-synth/

What the...

"produces sounds by accelerating and decelerating eight electromotors"

"two ways of producing its core sound [...] magnetic pickups are placed on each of its eight electromotors [... and attached] reflective optical disks [with] graphical representation of [waveshapes] read by infrared sensors"

[garyb]

isn't that some pretty old tech? it seems like something similar has been attempted before...

seems like a fancy organ...

[Peter Drake]

Optigan. Same girl, different dress.

[garyb]

that's the one.
the magnetic pickups are a hammond tone wheel, though.


it might be cool...