Marble Machine Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci

Plywood is so great you guys I´m seriously

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[reden]

What I loved about MMX is the mix of wood and metal, it created such a nice visual and feel for the machine

[Bbeaucha]

Omg... The marble machine is going to be a marble machine again instead of a marble assembly line! I am excited again!

[redyau_]

You're really putting your very self out in front of us by showing your iteration. I'm so glad you do this despite quite a bit of negativity around going full circle. This needed to happen, and you might need to turn around again 360 degrees if something comes up, and that's fine. We regular folk never get to see an artist iterate and ditch ideas, so we aren't used to it. Thanks so much for persevering, that's the most inspiring thing to me about Wintergatan of all.

[dazley]

You should call it the Marble Machine 720, cus you went around the circle at least twice. 😁
Or better yet, the MMπ

[BuddyCrotty]

The marble catch at the bottom should be one of those large flat funnels they always have at children's science museums. I think it would put the circle theme front and center, plus the chaos of marbles bouncing and colliding, then circling into the middle would be really mesmorizing.

[james-sargent]

so happy to see it come full circle to a "machine" not a massive stage-filling automata. Always felt a bit uneasy about the huge idea, can't wait for build videos :)

[KurtCollier]

This is ABSOLUTELY the correct sort of choices for this project. Make the best possible version of the thing you already made a couple of times. You don't need a box to do everything. You are building a mechanical member of your band that you can play in addition to the other instruments you play for the live show. You don't need to reinvent any kind of wheels here. just refine the already cool one you did. The refinement will look and sound better, and the tour/album cycle with it will be cool.

[DrLeh]

This is huge. This is the best vision of MM3 to date, excellent work Martin!!

the Renaissance / wood style makes a lot of sense: What other music machines were there?
Organs, and they were powered also by pedals (with bellows) in medieval times. I think it's coming together well.

[nathanblank]

The new machine design looks beautiful. One suggestion I would have is to add some color on the programming wheel, so from farther away, like from the seats during a concert, it's easier to see its movement in the windows of space in between the instruments.

[Kero_Yue]

Seems like you've really started to focus more on your experience and journey with the machine. Really happy for you, and I hope you continue to find fun in the experimentation and implementation of your machine and music in the new year!

[targz_art]

The new machine design sound so much better, great work

[joaomrtins]

Tô me black paint metal, maple plywood and acrylic was just chef's kiss perfect.

[LiBrian]

I like the direction this new prototype is going. You intend on it being used with a band. This design doesn't overwhelm the band and take over most of their function - let someone in the band do the shaker when needed! I also like bringing back organic wood into the machine - so much warmer than just metal.

[davemason]

Research is never a bad thing. You may not use your shaker, but someone else may. I've enjoyed your journey of discovery.

[staticrodent]

I wasn't quite sold on the current design of the machine in the last video. I thought it looked a little too tall, and too spread out. But after seeing this CAD model, I'm sold. That looks incredible! I can't wait to see it in concert! I loved the year-in-review of the work you've done! I really think this year has brought more progress on the project in a shorter time than I have seen in all the years I've been following.

[kristofferhellstrom]

I kinda just wanna listen to you making music :P But I get that this is not your main goal for the channel.
But every time I hear you playing something on your channel it goes right to my heart. It's just lovely.

[mafucarlfam]

Gotta be honest that I was hesitant this year with the whole project, no longer watching all the videos even though I have been watching since the beginning (back when I was in high school, but now I am actually a few years into teaching high school haha!). With this video, I am really happy to see the attitude and general approach you are taking. I have no right to say I am proud of you, but I have a sense of gratitude and pride in watching you grow in your design process and personal self over the years. Thanks for everything Martin! Happy Holidays!! BTW: Moon and Star is still to this day one of my favorite songs. It really just gets me on a different emotional level. Thanks again! - Matt :)

[mikeciul]

I had a lot of mixed feelings about self-driving cars, but then I watched Not Just Bikes' video "How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it)" and I was really impressed with their argument. They used lessons from history to explain how we got where we are with car culture, and made some very convincing predictions about the consequences of prioritizing self-driving cars.

[anuthutantrum]

The never ending story, marble machine edition