The Gadget Orchestra

By Miss Cellania in Gadgets, Hacks & Mods, Music, Video Clips on Apr 20, 2009 at 8:54 am

(YouTube link)
Can you get any geekier than Bohemian Rhapsody played by an orchestra of vintage gadgets? I think not. From the YouTube page:

Please note no effects or sampling was used. What you see is what you hear (does that even make sense?)
Atari 800XL was used for the lead piano/organ sound
Texas Instruments TI-99/4a as lead guitar
8 Inch Floppy Disk as Bass
3.5 inch Harddrive as the gong
HP ScanJet 3C was used for all vocals. Please note I had to record the HP scanner 4 seperate times for each voice. I tried to buy 4 HP scanners but for some reason sellers on E-Bay expect you to pay $80-$100, I got mine for $30.

I wonder if it takes requests? -via Arbroath

Tags: computer, orchestra, retro

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nickolas_warner
Apr 20th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Thats great. If only my workplace was that much fun.
Reggie R.
Apr 20th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Truly a testament to the power of Queen’s songwriting!
Even when performed by machines, it is a ballad so beautiful that one can easily be driven to tears.
Thank you so much for this post, it really brightened my day!
Ali S.
Apr 20th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
When the Robots take over this will the tune they’ll play as they slaughter us by the thousands.
seefish3
Apr 21st, 2009 at 4:17 am
That was a freakin’ riot. Thanks for a great post !
Hiller Goodspeed
Apr 21st, 2009 at 9:31 am
There’s something beautiful and oddly endearing in seeing machines play music.
Heather
Apr 21st, 2009 at 7:18 pm
#3
hahaha. that’s so true.
amazing.

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