Bubblegum Sequencer: music never sounded so sweet

Hot on the heels of one of our favorite music creations of all time comes the Bubblegum Sequencer, which would've certainly claimed top honors (if only momentarily) had it arrived just weeks ago. This homegrown music maker lacks the elegance seen in the BeatBearing project, but gets your body bouncin' all the same. The hole-filled board sits atop a computer-connected webcam, which feeds in signals when a particular opening is plugged with a gumball. From there, the Java-based software translates the data and pumps out whatever beats you can dream of. Ready to take a listen? Check out the video waiting after the jump.

[Via The POKE with No Name, thanks Kevin]

[Bobs @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:51AM]

Id be tempted to eat the gumballs, or whatever they are. they are colored at that perfect tasty color that makes kids gobble them up like freakin candy.

[Chuckles McGee @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:06AM]

It just might blow you away

[Taylor @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:55AM]

Neat cowbell reference.

[rubu @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:36AM]

Seems a Abaco

[Alexander @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:32PM]

If the gumballs are based on color, then why do they put them one color per line?

I know it looks visually cool, but what if I want to put more than 4 colors of gumballs/marbles? I don't want to have hundreds of holes when just adding more colors would work.

[jon @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:15PM]

it would be cooler if each row was a sample (since that would be the easiest way to use it without losing track of whats what) and the colors were velocity of the hit instead. that would make it way more versatile

[DarkFader @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:59PM]

next time, use a light source next to the camera

[baeksan @ Jan 22nd 2008 3:22PM]

I've made a step sequencer like this using 10mm LEDS and magnets. Maybe I should post it online with a video and then engadget would love me.