ABOUT BOOMBOX
1. Semester / Technisches Grundlagenprojekt
Within the scope of a semester project, we should develop an autonomous rhythm instrument, which, guided by a clock, outputs sounds and together with other instruments forms an autonomous orchestra.
Instrument description
Our instrument, the BoomBox, consists of a drumstick, which is mounted on an inclined plane, and a cubic sound body. The drumstick beats the top of the sound body and thus generates sound.The drumstick consists of an elastic tube which is necessary to better transfer the power of the striking arm to the body.
powered by arduino with motorshield
Implementation
Our drive, which generates the impact, is made by a disc mounted on the motor shaft which increases the radius of the circular movement. This circular movement is then converted by a connecting rod into a linear movement.
unpainted build
Box design
In the picture left you can see the unpainted Boombox without the logo on the front wall. To give it an individual look, we decided to paint the BoomBox black. We lasered out our self-designed logo from the front wall of the sound body. This not only visually enhances the instrument, but also serves a practical purpose. Through the holes, the sound can escape better from the body, which contributes to an improvement in the acoustics. We were inspired by a Cajón which uses the same method for sound optimization.
Supervisor: Prof. Michael Schuster
Partners:Dominik Fink, Jannick Lenz, Paul Raschke
Key Skills: Concept Ideation, Hardware Prototyping,
Arduino Programming