Tonight the Crafting Sound Lab bustled with experimental thinking and making!
During our first meeting, we had a lot of fun noodling around with electronics and materials. Rachel and Gabe made headway on a simple circuit to power the chime.
Maya and I discovered that the most prominent and interest sounds came from a combination of surface transducers, contact mics and Abby's favorite DIY paper, made from Abaca fiber. We combined the materials with Rachel's amp.
Rough Chimes!
Together we hoped to make three wind chime prototypes with varying appearance and makeup. We ran into some trouble when the circuit from last week made less sound and eventually made no sounds at all. Rachel figured out that the resistor was likely burnt out.
Rachel decided to make a new circuit and there was another short circuiting incident! A resistor was plugged into the wrong location. After Rachel adjusted the resistor, the circuit began to make beautiful sounds!
Maya continued to extract and test materials for our wind chimes. Good progress! More fun moving forward!
"Today we learned that sometimes technology decides not to cooperate! That is why we love it so much!" - Abby Aresty
Together, Maya, Rachel and Kat explored new materials, and designs for the Better Breather's club Electronic Wind Chime. The device seeks to support individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or those who would simply like to observe their breathing:
RecapDuring our first meeting, we had a lot of fun noodling around with electronics and materials. Rachel and Gabe made headway on a simple circuit to power the chime.
Maya and I discovered that the most prominent and interest sounds came from a combination of surface transducers, contact mics and Abby's favorite DIY paper, made from Abaca fiber. We combined the materials with Rachel's amp.
Rough Chimes!
Together we hoped to make three wind chime prototypes with varying appearance and makeup. We ran into some trouble when the circuit from last week made less sound and eventually made no sounds at all. Rachel figured out that the resistor was likely burnt out.
Rachel decided to make a new circuit and there was another short circuiting incident! A resistor was plugged into the wrong location. After Rachel adjusted the resistor, the circuit began to make beautiful sounds!
Maya continued to extract and test materials for our wind chimes. Good progress! More fun moving forward!
"Today we learned that sometimes technology decides not to cooperate! That is why we love it so much!" - Abby Aresty
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