turntable sequencer: ball-bearings - 16th note triplets to MIDI drum machine @grahamdunning

Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Ball-bearing pattern using 16th note triplets. The ball-bearings activate switches which play a TR-8 drum machine via MIDI.
This is a longer version of a section from my video of technical developments as part of my recently completed PhD, "Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage."
Full technical video: youtu.be/sBhGbHVQYvI
Thesis and media: grahamdunning.com/PhD
An album recorded using these methods and devices: grahamdunning.bandcamp.com/album/quern

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