{"id":758,"date":"2014-10-20T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/grahamakingportfolio\/?p=19"},"modified":"2014-10-20T23:00:50","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T06:00:50","slug":"graham-fisher-iteration-1-the-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/making\/graham-fisher-iteration-1-the-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Fisher Iteration #1: The Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Fisher<\/p>\n<p>Iteration #1: The Idea<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are the boundaries of creating musical instruments?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3ders.org\/images\/brazilian-caxixi-instrument-kxx-3d-printed-rattling-rings-3.png\">http:\/\/www.3ders.org\/images\/brazilian-caxixi-instrument-kxx-3d-printed-rattling-rings-3.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/createdigitalmusic.com\/files\/2011\/01\/multi-pipetrumpet.jpg\">http:\/\/createdigitalmusic.com\/files\/2011\/01\/multi-pipetrumpet.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img-new.cgtrader.com\/uploads\/blog\/large_121606b7-96f1-41cf-87fe-a278d30f5405.jpg\">http:\/\/img-new.cgtrader.com\/uploads\/blog\/large_121606b7-96f1-41cf-87fe-a278d30f5405.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On a planet already loaded with too much stuff, what idea is worth turning into more stuff?\u00a0 Stuff that transcends stuff.\u00a0 Stuff that makes music, oscillating vibrations of the air and\/or itself. Stuff that dematerializes and then rematerializes meaning.\u00a0 Stuff translating a dialogue between matter and immateriality.<\/p>\n<p>My idea is to create a plethora of 3d printed instruments.\u00a0 Some initial ideas include a variety of percussion instruments: a guiro, a series of tonal \u201cwood\u201d blocks, a cixixi rattle ring, a few shakers and perhaps a \u201csteel\u201d drum.\u00a0 I will certainly have to experiment with designs to perfect the acoustic properties of each idea since for the most part these instruments were created using wood or other non-plastic materials which have quite different timbre profiles than the P.L.A we are using.<\/p>\n<p>As technology advances so does the art of the time period.\u00a0 Advances in recording techniques and manufacturing materials in the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century completely altered the popular music landscape, increased its accessibility and dramatically changed its artistic direction.\u00a0 Developments in music production in the past few decades have changed the way music is created. \u00a0DJs and producers can be inspired, write, record, mix and perform all in the same day using a computer with infinite varieties of digital instruments and orchestration, some prerecorded, some altered and even some completely imaginary.\u00a0 3d printers allow a further level of customization and manipulation of sound.\u00a0 Computers using 3d printers are able to create impossible to construct instruments through traditional means of instrument.\u00a0 The possibilities are endless: exotic timbres, acoustics built into architecture, custom instruments, at home, printable orchestras.\u00a0 This is the new evolution of our ever-changing musical tools.<\/p>\n<p>Parker, N. G. &#8220;Biomedical Materials.&#8221; Longitudinal Acoustic Properties of Poly(lactic Acid) and Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid). 9 Sept. 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of science labs across the country and the world experimenting with P.L.A (the filament we print with) and using it in surprising contexts.\u00a0 This particular study test P.L.A for use as a sound dampening material to use in construction.\u00a0 Traditional sound dampening materials are heavy and expensive but specially designed P.L.A fiber pockets could be quickly printed and used cheaply in modern construction. (This application of P.L.A is kind of the opposite purpose that I would be using it for in my experimentation but the research data is extremely valuable.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;3D Printing In Popular Culture: A New Character Is Born &#8211; Blog- CGTrader.com.&#8221; 3D Printing In Popular Culture: A New Character Is Born &#8211; Blog- CGTrader.com. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.<\/p>\n<p>3d printing is so new that much of the general public doesn\u2019t even know it exists.\u00a0 This article documents a few examples of the emergence of 3d printing into popular culture and its applications in fashion, representation in media and potential in video games.\u00a0 It could turn into a fad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;3d Printed Instruments.&#8221; Printed Instruments -. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.<\/p>\n<p>3d printed instruments are of course the subject of my inquiry and this article was what first inspired me to appreciate its potential.\u00a0 This page contains hundreds of prototypes and tested examples of theoretical and applied 3d printed musical instruments.\u00a0 Some are variations on existing instruments enabling new sounds; others are attachments and accessories, still others are imaginary instruments with the potential to create some very unique timbres.<\/p>\n<p>So what?\u00a0 How can that question even be asked?\u00a0 The implications and applications of 3d printing have not yet even begun to be explored.\u00a0 We have no idea how this device might alter our culture, our perceptions, our religions.\u00a0 This is assuredly an exciting time to be watching all this unfold and I believe that music and musicians, undeniably at the forefront of experimentation and technological innovation, is an interesting place from which to observe the progress.\u00a0 Plunging into this avenue of investigation will not only allow me to do research in a field that is at its infant stage and which requires an enthusiastic involvement that I luckily possess but will further progress my own musical development.\u00a0 I hope to exit my investigative engagement with tacit knowledge in the process of 3d printing and its acoustic properties as well as a few useful creations that I can be proud of and utilize to their full extent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Fisher Iteration #1: The Idea &nbsp; What are the boundaries of creating musical instruments? http:\/\/www.3ders.org\/images\/brazilian-caxixi-instrument-kxx-3d-printed-rattling-rings-3.png http:\/\/createdigitalmusic.com\/files\/2011\/01\/multi-pipetrumpet.jpg http:\/\/img-new.cgtrader.com\/uploads\/blog\/large_121606b7-96f1-41cf-87fe-a278d30f5405.jpg On a planet already loaded with too much stuff, what idea is worth turning into more stuff?&nbsp; Stuff that transcends stuff.&nbsp; Stuff that makes music, oscillating vibrations of the air and\/or itself. 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