Comments on: MIT Chameleon Guitar http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2009/03/mit-chameleon-guitar.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mit-chameleon-guitar Guitar Designs. Ergonomics. Guitar Making. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ola Strandberghttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2009/03/mit-chameleon-guitar.html#comment-17703 Ola Strandberg Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:53:46 +0000 http://www.elutherie.org/?p=2812#comment-17703 I think Amit's ideas are great. His previous project, the reAcoustic eGuitar (http://ambient.media.mit.edu/assets/z1_my_guitar_my_best_friend/Guitar2.jpg), blew me away completely when I saw it.However, I'm not 100% sure about the need for the electronics. I first looked at this instrument as the "purist's" Variax, replacing electronics engineering with lutherie.I definitely look forward to following the progress of this project. I think Amit’s ideas are great. His previous project, the reAcoustic eGuitar (http://ambient.media.mit.edu/assets/z1_my_guitar_my_best_friend/Guitar2.jpg), blew me away completely when I saw it.

However, I’m not 100% sure about the need for the electronics. I first looked at this instrument as the “purist’s” Variax, replacing electronics engineering with lutherie.

I definitely look forward to following the progress of this project.

]]> By: Rob Irizarryhttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2009/03/mit-chameleon-guitar.html#comment-17528 Rob Irizarry Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:07:57 +0000 http://www.elutherie.org/?p=2812#comment-17528 Like all bits of engineering, there are tradeoffs. I would note that the strings are anchored on the main body - not the insert - so that simplifies the issue of tuning. Still its not as simple as picking up another guitar for a sound.But given the possibilities and the fact that this is still an idea under development, it's too early to say where it will end up. Like all bits of engineering, there are tradeoffs. I would note that the strings are anchored on the main body – not the insert – so that simplifies the issue of tuning. Still its not as simple as picking up another guitar for a sound.

But given the possibilities and the fact that this is still an idea under development, it’s too early to say where it will end up.

]]> By: Thttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2009/03/mit-chameleon-guitar.html#comment-17526 T Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:20:43 +0000 http://www.elutherie.org/?p=2812#comment-17526 Tuning disaster (*cough)(Not that its not a great idea or anything) Tuning disaster (*cough)

(Not that its not a great idea or anything)

]]> By: Matshttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2009/03/mit-chameleon-guitar.html#comment-17436 Mats Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:38 +0000 http://www.elutherie.org/?p=2812#comment-17436 That's quite ingenious, if you'd ask me. Ever onward, continue to develop. But make it ergonomic as well. We all know how bulky a jumbo or dreadnought can be...:-)/mats That’s quite ingenious, if you’d ask me.
Ever onward, continue to develop.
But make it ergonomic as well. We all know how bulky a jumbo or dreadnought can be…

:-)

/mats

]]> By: Rick Toonehttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2009/03/mit-chameleon-guitar.html#comment-17407 Rick Toone Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:09:48 +0000 http://www.elutherie.org/?p=2812#comment-17407 Amit — I agree with you, I really like the fluid-filled soundboard concept. Excellent creative thinking, with potential to extend tonalities.Overall, the guiding philosophy behind this system seems to be to gather audio information from multiple data points — on a near-molecular (nano) level — then interpolate the information using computer analysis combined with synthesis to amplify the interactions. Essentially, we are listening to the audio equivalent of viewing an electron microscope image.Sound waves move four times faster through fluid, due to density differences when compared to air, and this — combined with our air-adapted hearing mechanism — influences our perception of the source. Think of whale or porpoise communication, or the pre-delayed but focused impression of sounds you hear when swimming underwater. Cetacean vocalizations cover a wide frequency spectrum, but usually as a variable sweep rather than simultaneous full-band emission.Combining nano-amplification with fluid-based sound transmission — perhaps modulated through an expression foot pedal — is exciting to contemplate. What about extending the concept by using a captive body of water (pool, for example) with multiple listening points as an effects or synthesis chamber?Doppler shifts and Q filtering would become emphasized and easily perceptible.Keep up the great work. Amit — I agree with you, I really like the fluid-filled soundboard concept. Excellent creative thinking, with potential to extend tonalities.

Overall, the guiding philosophy behind this system seems to be to gather audio information from multiple data points — on a near-molecular (nano) level — then interpolate the information using computer analysis combined with synthesis to amplify the interactions. Essentially, we are listening to the audio equivalent of viewing an electron microscope image.

Sound waves move four times faster through fluid, due to density differences when compared to air, and this — combined with our air-adapted hearing mechanism — influences our perception of the source. Think of whale or porpoise communication, or the pre-delayed but focused impression of sounds you hear when swimming underwater. Cetacean vocalizations cover a wide frequency spectrum, but usually as a variable sweep rather than simultaneous full-band emission.

Combining nano-amplification with fluid-based sound transmission — perhaps modulated through an expression foot pedal — is exciting to contemplate. What about extending the concept by using a captive body of water (pool, for example) with multiple listening points as an effects or synthesis chamber?

Doppler shifts and Q filtering would become emphasized and easily perceptible.

Keep up the great work.

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