AMAZING! As a programmer, with some interest but very little understanding of hardware side, most of the technical stuff flew right over my head. Well, pretty much everything, besides simple stuff like the "tape emulator"; btw, why not simply make it a _"cartridge emulator",_ a board that is basically a cartridge, but connected via cable in the cartridge port? That way you could just power on and it would "autoload instantly" (quotes because it's not really loading, it just overlays it's ROM over part of the RAM; and that's just how I understand it, but simplified). Or is there a specific reason with going to _"tape emulator"_ way? Don't take that as criticism, it's not like your design even just on that part has nothing specifically wrong - it's just the only bit where I understand, or at least believe so, enough to comment and make a suggestion - and I'm honestly interested what you think of it? Is the tape method better, simpler to implement or for some other reason preferred? Maybe there's a reason why you chose not to go the cartridge way, or maybe you just didn't think about such solution? Please, do tell :) As for the rest, this is one of those things that sounds insanely impossible, until you see a youtube video of it! Btw, someone also made an electric guitar out of C-64, so that the sound is coming completely from C-64 SID chip... He had to make some limitations due to the 3+1 channels available, so I think it was that you could only press on 3 strings at once, but still amazing... I wish I had bookmarked that video, but it's somewhere here in KZread.

@lftkryo

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was the most convenient option. Communication with the tape drive is quite slow and uses few signals, so it was easy to throw something together from parts I had at home. On the cartridge port, you need to wire up some 20 signals, and you have to react and deliver the correct data in a fraction of a microsecond. It can be done, of course, but it would have been a much bigger effort.

@robsku1

10 ай бұрын

@@lftkryo Well, that explains it and in the hindsight it's easy to say I should have realized it -but aren't there readily available solutions for creating one? I suppose you didn't want readily available solutions, because you wanted to create the whole thing from scratch wholly by yourself - from those parts you found at home, am I right? Otherwise you could have just created something like a cartridge without having to implement the whole mechanism yourself - or if not a cartridge, then SD-card floppy drive device :) Anyway, thanks for your reply - like I said, I'm not very good when it comes to hardware knowledge, and your reply, short as it was, taught me some new knowledge, so thank you for it! P.S. Subscribed - I was thinking of subscribing, but after you wrote back it was a seal deal (misspelling intentional ;p )

@lftkryo

10 ай бұрын

You're right, there's one more piece of the puzzle: All standard cartridges are sticking out a bit from the back of the C64. But on the Commodordion there's no room because of the bellows. So it would have been necessary to design a custom, smaller cartridge.

@lftkryo

10 ай бұрын

Hi again! I had been toying with this idea before, but your comment got me thinking again. And now I figured out a way to make an autostart cartridge on a stripboard, using only one side of the expansion port connector. Here's a writeup: www.linusakesson.net/hardware/autostart/index.php

this feels like something that people from the 80s would’ve thought was how instruments could’ve looked like in the future

@kojak8403

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and this is how it was supposed to be. Something went horribly wrong in the quantum split, when instead we got to modern insane state of the world of the 20s.

@chrismillar7593

Жыл бұрын

I mean technically it is the future and this instrument does look like this.

@6581punk

Жыл бұрын

Like this? kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYWhmq-xl6atp9Y.html

@theinterruptor

Жыл бұрын

People from the 50s maybe. The 80s had things like the Synclavier, the Fairlight CMI, FM synthesis and Polysynths that are not much different from what is used today. What has changed is that music can be composed and recorded inside computers or even smart phones without any actual instruments involved.

@rorysimpson8716

Жыл бұрын

as somebody who existed in the 80's and thought that, can confirm

This guy deserves an award. I’m not sure what for but we need to create one for him.

@Polymath580

Жыл бұрын

agreed!

@JolaChris

Жыл бұрын

Let's make him the Commodordion Master!!! He's a true genius!!!

@Yesquire0

Жыл бұрын

A Nobel Pieces Prize!

@joeschmo5171

Жыл бұрын

Give this man the macho badass award. He takes it for 2022.

@szilveszterdomotor

Жыл бұрын

Call it n00ble prize!!!

If this man did not exist, the rest of the world wouldn't even be able to imagine him. And that's about the highest compliment I can think of.

He will forever be known as the most popular, if not necessarily the best, Commodordion player in an incredibly specific subset of music

@alexandrashvydun8726

Жыл бұрын

is he not the only commodordion player?

@ba-a-a

Жыл бұрын

@@alexandrashvydun8726 that's_the_joke.rom

@mrbox2477

Жыл бұрын

r/whoooosh

@mrbox2477

Жыл бұрын

Nice Weid Al reference by the way.

This is pure insanity and I absolutely love it

@U014B

Жыл бұрын

I want twelve.

@roosjen

Жыл бұрын

The perfect comment!

@solarbirdyz

Жыл бұрын

he's an absolute madman and yet he's done it, mad science is real now, time to publish :D

@softwartist

Жыл бұрын

Cant this be said pretty much about anything this very geek does?

@Tauramehtar

Жыл бұрын

Yes...same. This guy needs millions of views on this video, the world needs to see and hear this masterpiece.

This guy seems like he has an incredible mind which would allow him to solve all the world's problems, but has instead decided to devote his time to matters far more important.

@wareforcoin5780

Жыл бұрын

He did solve a problem. We didn't know it, but it was a problem that the Commodordion wasn't invented yet.

This guy has a very interesting set of skills between the programming, the engineering, and the straight up mastery of music theory I am truly amazed at his talents

@DanIsNotHome

Жыл бұрын

He is the DND character you get when you max out Intelligence and Charisma hehe

@joshemory7930

Жыл бұрын

SpenceBaileysaywhat*cough*

I feel like this deserves to be in some sort of museum. This is absolutely ingenious.

@trashcatlinol

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@robsku1

10 ай бұрын

Maybe he could put it in his will that this is to be donated to RMC, or some other retro channel whose host also has a retro computer museum :) RMC has one, right? Or did I confuse with someone other?

@prltqdf9

10 ай бұрын

1000 E-points for you for using 'ingenious' instead of 'genius'.

The most genius part of this imo is actually figuring out how to convert the airflow from the bellows into a digital signal the computer can understand in order to affect the volume. Absolutely incredible.

@CalvinWiersum

Жыл бұрын

The trick with the microphone allowing an analogue control on the volume is so impressive.

I never imagined my love for ragtime, accordions and vintage computing would come together so succinctly. Well done!

@SchizoMelody

Жыл бұрын

KZread algorithm definitely worked in this case

@jsabri6324

Жыл бұрын

@@SchizoMelody Me too. I can play the accordion, Odd Tinkering is one of my favorite youtube channels, and here we are...

@JonesCrimson

Жыл бұрын

@@SchizoMelody My dude with the vid isn't just playing this instrument, he's playing the algorithm like a fiddle.

@jeffsovich1925

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget electronic music!!

As an accordion player, a Commodore Amiga owner, and a fan of Scott Joplin, I must say this is fantastic.

I'm so grateful that you added the disclaimer to clarify that "no good disks were harmed in the making of this video" Because the minute the project came on screen I was like DON'T CHOPPY THAT FLOPPY

@ralphreinert

Жыл бұрын

So these were the naughty disks?

The keys on a keyboard actually do kind of resemble the bass button layout on an accordion, so it's perfect! I am beyond entranced by this.

@LayneBenofsky

Жыл бұрын

Even better -- button accordions have the voice notes arrayed in a staggered grid for the right hand too, so if you're proficient enough at them already (as this guy clearly is), it's probably *somewhat* straightforward to adjust to a typing keyboard. All in all...Amazing.

@floridaflamingogirl3119

Жыл бұрын

@@LayneBenofsky exactly, the staggered shape came to mind! Most accordions don’t just have a rectangular grid of buttons.

@ricksanchez1079

Жыл бұрын

Hey Weird Al? You know that new old sound you've been looking for? Well. Listen to this!

@floridaflamingogirl3119

Жыл бұрын

@@ricksanchez1079 Al is the only other being who is worthy of holding this accordion. It’s like a Thor’s Hammer situation.

Beyond the ridiculously creative use and implementation of every part, I love that you leave in the faint sounds of the key hits. Amazing project.

@Avi2Nyan

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I love how that's also recorded :)

@MuffinSeeker

Жыл бұрын

Kinda reminds me of the hurdy gurdy and how the key noise is part of the instrument's charm

@nonono4160

Жыл бұрын

Not so faint imo :))

@comradegarrett1202

Жыл бұрын

A lot of piano performances also deliberately leave in the mechanical sounds of the instrument. It's part of the charm of a live performance.

@SoldrfMfortune

Жыл бұрын

Even accordions don't sound right without the clank of button presses

This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. As an accordionist, and a Commodore fan, it tickled every fancy I can imagine.

@cbrunnkvist

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear that, @Heroin Mom

Crazy. Fun fact is 'Maple Leaf Rag' was actually one of the first digital songs I ever heard, as I think it came as a midi file on my first computer

Ok, this is ridiculously cool on SO many levels. 1. It's not just the C64 chassis taped together...they are working computers! 2. The program features are awesome (real accordions can't loop without a pedal...lol) 3. "The Performance": No better music to play than ANYTHING from Scott Joplin! The Maple Leaf Rag is one of my favorites (other than the ones no one's heard of...lol). I love the fact you played the ENTIRE song! In fact, I believe Magic Johnson vs Larry Bird video game played Maple Leaf Rag on the intro screen, if I remember correctly. This is by far the most genius thing I've seen with retro-computing in a very long time! I feel like creating about 100 more KZread accounts so I can bump the Likes count up.

@janemiettinen5176

Жыл бұрын

It was Julius Irving vs Larry Bird, told my husband. He doesnt have a clue what I asked to bring from the store two hours ago, but his memory in these very important life or death matters is always impeccable..

@maxonmendel5757

Жыл бұрын

@@janemiettinen5176 a man like that truly deserves the world

@narfharder

Жыл бұрын

Virtual Pool for DOS had a few MIDI Joplin tunes (Magnetic, Entertainer, Reflection, etc). Sounds like the last bit of Maple here kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6R-pKp6krGvYdo.html

I'm sorry but I gotta ask - will we get more musical performances? I hate to see this handsome instrument go to waste. It's epic and I want more

@Russtopia

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if Weird Al would fancy trying a tune or two on this.

@mothratemporalradio517

Жыл бұрын

Don't be sorry! I slightly demand ongoing performance :v How could i not? What a ridiculously amazing prototype!

@mothratemporalradio517

Жыл бұрын

@@Russtopia there's many musicians I'm thinking of too! from the original members of Kraftwerk, Juan Atkins to Richard D James at one end to Hainbach and Electronicos Fantasticos on the other. I think anyone who enjoys experimental prototypes and original ways of producing music will absolutely love this. Also, if you do love this, the last two are on KZread (hope i spelled EF correctly, on phone, terribly preoccupied attention). Hainbach is German and a genuinely warm person who likes extracting different types of sounds from a wide range of machines, including quite arcane vintage ones. EF extract sounds from barcoders and do things like play pedestal fans. For anyone who hadn't stumbled across them, and enjoys innovative means of producing sounds and music, you might get some relief there while hanging out for further tunes on this beauty!

@capuchinosofia4771

Жыл бұрын

Same id love to hear more!

The fact that bellows are actually functional instead of being just for the looks makes this even more impressive!

@robsku1

10 ай бұрын

I would have been nonplussed if they didn't, but as they do I consider this totally out of this reality :D

@CiaraOSullivan1990

6 ай бұрын

It's very cleverly implemented too. Using a microphone is such a simple idea but it works brilliantly.

this is genuinely one of the coolest instruments i've seen and never knew i wanted. you could build an entire youtube channel around just playing this thing and it would be HUGE. you're already amazing with it.

@neilwinters5637

Жыл бұрын

Nah, as cool as is it'd at best be a niche fad. I could see him selling a few hundred instruments though. Mind you, I'm one of the people that'd like to buy one, but I don't see significant success out of a commodordion KZread channel, but hey, I could always be wrong.

As a longtime player of odd instruments.... oboe, eigenharp, various 555 chip instruments,recorders and various wind synths this is beyond brilliant! Thank you sir.

@pauljmorton

Жыл бұрын

Oboe is an odd instrument? 😢

@xsmallxsnowxhoneyx

Жыл бұрын

If you like odd instruments and creativity, you may LOOOOOVE a musician who goes by That 1 Guy... his stuff is like the pied piper is drawing you away... I saw him once years ago, and yeah, he played his usual home-made instrument, The Magic Pipe, with theremin style capabilities mixed with a sorta stand up bass, drums, and guitar (somehow)... but he ALSO played his electric Cowboy Boot! It was slick, with a scorpion embroidered into it, and somehow, he wired it and made music with it. His stuff is OK when you hear it on a recording, but his live stuff is entrancing. He toured with Buckethead a few years back. He shows are quite an experience. "Mustaches" is a great song for a recorded, but the youtubes had a great live concert he did a few years back that began with some David Lynch video clips and some trippy visuals to accompany his show. When I saw him he wasn't doing much visual stuff yet, just lighting manipulation, but I can only imagine how amazing it would be to have the visual feel he wants us to experience too.

@profProsky

Жыл бұрын

@@pauljmorton sorry just kidding... like from the Danny Kaye song "Forced to be a hobo and learn to play the oboe.... which is clearly understood is an ill wind which no one blows good." which is to say to be really good at the oboe you really have to focus on it and not play much else. Also ask any 8 year old what's an oboe? My oboe to me feels like an old demanding girlfriend that I am still in love with......

@davidandcookie7648

Жыл бұрын

@@profProsky That was from "Anatole of Paris".. I'm shocked and overjoyed to see a wonderful Danny Kaye reference!! Brilliant!

@iiviigames

Жыл бұрын

You OWN an Eigenharp? Man, I wish we were neighbors. Every time you see it sitting there, just know there's a few of us just dying for a chance to even touch one, and then, RIFF YOUR ROCKING HEART OUT for us.

An instrument of an era, but a performance for the ages!

My first thought seeing this, amazing! Second though is I wanna see this guy perform with the Floppotron.

The commitment to build the bellows out of floppy disks though.. It elevates the theme of the build to new heights. Well played!

@CiaraOSullivan1990

6 ай бұрын

It must have taken so long to build just the bellows.

That is the most incredible combination of skill sets I have ever seen. Simply teaching yourself to play accordion on a goddamn qwerty keyboard is insane, never mind designing and building an accordion out of floppy disks. Hats off my friend, that is next level

A "like" doesn't feel enough. Hats off to you good sir. Not only did you make a crazy instrument like that, you taught yourself to play maple leaf rag on it. That's nuts, and very cool!

Finally the algorithm suggests something worth seeing

I come from a family of accordinistas and digital nerds, and I wholeheartedly approve this video!! Thank you Linus for giving us a gift second only to the Theramin... ;-) Keep on jamming those bluesy notes!

Maple Leaf Rag goes hard as it is, this is just an absurdist evolution of it Love it

Jaw dropping! The concept, the execution, how you play on it and what pieces, everything is perfect. Hats off to you!

@arekx

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering if it is a real play or just recoding and random fingers movements? If it is a real play then this is *crazy* good! Thumbs up.

@nickgoodall578

Жыл бұрын

@@arekx Me too, I kinda hope it's fake? Like, if it's real, god help us if he ever decides to use his powers for evil!

@DanIsNotHome

Жыл бұрын

@@nickgoodall578 Oh it's real. The man really is super talented and creative 😊

I feel like this might be a bit difficult to do and out of reach, but I would love seeing Weird Al react to and noodle around with this with a week or so to get acquainted with it. He's a pretty darn accomplished classical accordionist (IMO) and legitimately skilled singer among other things.... ....But it would be super great to see him interact with this all! :))))

Потрясающе! И огромный респект Автору- не только деть новую жизнь старым вещам, но и так профессионально разбираться и в технике и в музыке. Браво!

@robsku1

10 ай бұрын

Samaa mieltä - näin kyllä kerran C-64 sähkökitaran, mutten koskaan olisi edes kuvitellut vielä näkeväni *kahdesta* C-64:stä tehtyä haitaria!!

@CiaraOSullivan1990

6 ай бұрын

Я согласен. Огромный респект, это правильно. Он очень опытный человек.

Two of my favorite computers, my favorite ragtime and my native instrument. How could I not love this?

@EternamDoov

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the life story mate

It feels like this invention was long overdue and so unique in its place of muscial instruments. Only guy I can think of coming up with this was you and here we are. Very heartwarming indeed, also the fact that you actually used old floppy discs as main air blower is so rat. LFT you make me keep thinking humanity is a worthwhile thing to keep going. :^ )

@Barnaclebeard

Жыл бұрын

It's perfectly obvious once you've seen it, but it takes genius to imagine it the first time.

@dianagentu7478

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts : I have faith in humanity again

@AgeofReason

Жыл бұрын

What caused you to lose faith? Politics? Your neighbors?

@metamind095

Жыл бұрын

@@dianagentu7478 Modern day people of which 70% are complete idiots focusing on benign problems, dont realize in what soon-to-beome technological prosperous age we live therefore political agendas wont address real-fast-effictive scientific progress (especially neuroscience, neurophamacology which could elevate us humans to a boundless state of cognition!) and yet people, therefore politicians, go for absolutely irrelevant topics spending billions on roads and airports instead of investing to again cutting-edge-neuroscience projects that are chronicly underfunded!

These sounds took me back to my childhood. Great tool for playing 8 bit melodies.

As a squeeze box player for many decades....long before computers I bow to you ingenuity. Many regards

This performance gets my second ever Hot Dang award for 8-bit musical excellence. For a song to qualify, its bassline must be crunchier than a turtle shell sandwich, its intentions should be bolder than cream cheese cumulonimbus clouds in a Colorado summer day sky, and the decision to re-listen must have been fully automatic. Check, check, and check. Scott Joplin's masterpiece respectfully remixed. Reverently re-imagined. Aged jubilance with a pinch of fresh exhilaration. Hot, hot dang.

@zacharyrollick6169

Жыл бұрын

What was your first? If it's something on this level, it must be amazing.

As an accordionist, I find It remarkable. Fantastic work

Not just conceiving this, then actually building it, but learning to play the bloody thing. Hats off.

This is preposterous, absurd, an heresy that shouldn't exist. I love it.

Now THAT is how an electronic instrument should be born! This is magnificent; a true work of genius and art!

To be honest I came here purely to like the video based on the thumbnail and title making me smile and then had no idea what I was in for. Just a pure joy

Watching this video once a day has become a part of my daily routine. It makes me very happy. Thank you for this 🥰

This is a so crazy good on all levels. Congratulations on "breathing" new life into a C=64 and creating a new instrument - and for mastering it!

I'm scared by the craziness of the idea and amazed by how perfect it all is. Hats down to best thing I saw this week.

The pure bliss on this man’s face

Brilliant, charming, hilarious, and delightfully insane. This is the greatest thing I’ve seen in a long time. You deserve some kind of award for this! 🏆

I absolutely love it! It looks like it could be maybe not from Cyperpunk 2077, but perhaps from Fallout 76. And it also makes sounds like a video game. I find it impressive you built something like this. Very nice playing as well!

For this you shall absolutely get the Nobel Prize 👏🏻🥇🙏🏻

@SpeckdrummHD

Жыл бұрын

"Which one?" - "All of them!"

@dokols

Жыл бұрын

"Retro nonsense" needs to be added to the prize categories for sure.

@Tubaka01

Жыл бұрын

If this doesn't bring about world peace, nothing will.

@rstuvwxy7020

Жыл бұрын

Nobel prize means absolutely nothing

@ajbp95

Жыл бұрын

Maybe a IG Nobel?

“So I created this unbelievable instrument AND I can play it flawlessly.” Nice one, dude! 👍🏻

This is the kind of video that should allow multiple likes!!

When I saw the title online, I could immediately tell who was behind the insanity. But your execution is still far beyond my imagination. Bravo good sir!

@jackknife4547

Жыл бұрын

Who was it

To have your music played on some crazy genius instrument from the future would be an honor

KZread knows full well that 8 bit remixes get my attention...and playing live music with two retro computers definitely qualifies here and also satisfies my love of live music.

This man is an absolute genius! Any man who has a taste of retrocomputing and music will love this. Thanks

You continue to be the very definition of "Mad Genius". I don't know of anyone else that could come up with such incredible ideas and also execute them so masterfully.

Fantastiskt. Helt ny nivå av nörderi. Fett gilla på den. Tack. 😊

@Swenthorian

Жыл бұрын

I love how "nerdery" is "nörderi". Also, really interesting that y'all use the French-like "nivå" (niveau).

@eldattackkrossa9886

Жыл бұрын

@@Swenthorian yes, we have a long history of the swedish upper class looking at french and being like "oh my god speaking this is gonna make us so cultured", resulting in some (imho) really goofy swedish transcriptions. our royal family also hails from some guy we found in france and invited to be king

@philen

Жыл бұрын

@@Swenthorian scandinavians has also had a history of influencing the english language about 1000-500 years ago. Many words in english originates from swedish which makes it fun to study and compare our early languages.. but in this case nörd is clearly a more modern Word borrowed into swedish just as nivå. Also other french words borrowed like paraply and trottoar.. historically we borrowed most older words from the east like modern russia, turky and middle east. (As well as the most traditional swedish foods, ethnic music and our instruments like the vevlira, mungiga, bagpipes etc.) Semi modern from french and since about the last 100 years from english. Our big language concise release new words each year - both new created swedish words like villhöver which means that someone wants something so much it feels like they need it (pasted together from the words vill (want) and behöver (need) and also alot of borrowed words. I think that the only language that consistently create new words for exactly everything is icelandic. Like: the whole europe/eurasia call a meteorologist something similar (meteorolog in swedish, метеоролог in many eastern countries. Even finns call it meteorologi) but in iceland they created veðurfræði. I think its such a cool language but unfortunately insanely hard to learn.

@Swenthorian

Жыл бұрын

​@@philen It's more that those words came from Old Norse... but fair-enough, lol. Swedish raiders usually went East; it was the Norwegians and Danes who went West. A fun fact is that pretty much all the English words that start with "sk" came from Old Norse: including "skirt" and "skipping". :D Some interesting Vikings must have come over during the Danelaw! Turkey! Interesting. Yeah, was gonna say that "villhöver" sounds like "will-haver", and it seems it is indeed cognate to that. Icelandic is a gem. L'Academie Française tries to do the same thing, but normal people mostly ignore them. Mandarin also creates most of its new words (unlike Japanese and Korean, which prefer to borrow). My mom's side of the family is almost entirely Norwegian and Swedish immigrants to the US. We still say a family prayer in Norwegian, but interestingly we write it the old way -- with aa instead of å -- because they immigrated before that spelling reform. :D

@mothratemporalradio517

Жыл бұрын

@@Swenthorian hahaha - nice observation 🤓⌨️🎼

The ragtime piano with the sound of this instrument gives me very pokemon vibes.

Never have I seen anything that so cheerfully straddles the line between genius and abomination.

This was absolutely delightful. The Sting-inspired titles really pushed the whole thing to the next level.

As a piano and accordion player and someone who does a bit of live looping/synthesis, I can’t tell you just how much I love this. You’re a great piano player too. Fantastic video. I love the montage with the commodordion and piano duet, just brilliant ❤

I say this unironically and with no hyperbole intended: this video represents everything that I think is good about what it means to be human.

This is exactly how a chip tune instrument should look like. Amazing work with the build and the performance!

This is so cool. And nothing is more appropriate to be played on the commodordion than Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. Extra cudos for that! You're the hero of my generation.

Speechless. Love it! Sid rocks

This made me speechless, truly one of greatest inventions in musical history

Finally, someone had the courage to ask "What if accordion, but even nerdier?"

LOL Commodordian! Brilliant! Incredible performance, too. That must have taken a good deal of practice. This would rock any TV talent show.

Just when I think I've seen the last of Linus, he returns with the most insanely excellent home brew craziness I've ever seen. 😄

I can’t help but think “that belongs in a museum” to the montage bit.

I love the visual reference to The Sting. One of my favorite movies.

This is way to cool! I'm a keyboard player, and I used to have a Commidor 64. I never dreamed I'd see something like this. Brilliant! You won the internet, with this today 🎶🎹❤ Best wishes for your continued success.

I LOVE the Sid.. Nothing else sounds quite like it and it is the sound of my Childhood.

This is the greatest instrument ever made and probably the coolest Commodore related thing to date. Purely amazing.

That's beautiful. I like the instrument. I like the retro feeling. I love the fact you reclaimed old stuff saving it from the dumpster. I like the ingenuity of your build. And your performance is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.

The universe protect this man at all cost.

This is the best thing I've seen on youtube this year by far. That was simply beautiful 🤯

A perfect mash-up of obscure interests, talent, skill and humour. Today, you won at KZread in my book.

These nerds out here making the world a better place

My group of engineering friends all love your videos and the projects that you do. You're a gem!

You homage to The Sting’s soundtrack album art has not gone unnoticed! Love it!

@cuttjackal

Жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who recognized this! =)

This is what Sci-Fi instruments could’ve been…. then again we do live in the future and this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

This is so over my head from the composition to the performance to the machine to how relaxed he is about everything

@richsackett3423

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He didn’t compose the music.

I completely love how this sounds and how it's played! Bravo!

I've never been happier than I am right now hearing this for the first time

This is genius and incredibly talented on top of it.

Speaking as an old C64 user ftom back in the day, the last 10 seconds were the icing on the cake!

Fan vad häftigt, du är ett geni.

@roygalaasen

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Haha, he deffo is!

His facial expression while he's playing is hilarious, like he's thinking "this was a bad idea". Yet it sounds absolutely amazing.

Sound Design is so good that I can hear the bass and it sounds like deep bass. From iPad an speaker.

At first I found this nerdy, then I was baffled by the creativity and ingenuity of the design. And in the end I closedy eyes and enjoyed this brilliant musical performance.

You sir are a genius 👏

This is beyond cool. Far beyond cool. I'm pretty impressed at how you handled the bellows in particular, that's a lot more elegant than I expected.

I loved the reference to the sting. While I was sitting in front of the screen with my mouth hanging wide open. It's hard to synchronize what I see with what I hear and put that together with my sense of reality. This is the most absurd and brilliant thing I saw in a very long time! Magnificient!

This is the cyberpunk future I was born to experience.

The passion and technique is amazing. Good job and music. A peaceful stop for a youtube traveler. It needs more likes.

This is frankly incredible. I can't even finish the video I keep rewinding to listen to the performance

Only a madman would come up with this. Truly, this is an amazing time to be alive.

As an early C-64 nerd and a huge fan of the SID chip and the various games and music software that produced so much great music... this is fantastic! Great creativity in all regards!