Francisco Zamorano

METRONOME

Metronome. Physical Computing from Francisco Zamorano on Vimeo.

Metronome is a DIY metronome built using an Arduino board, LED’s and quite a bunch of wire.

I wanted to recreate the old-school metronome using physical computing elements, this allowed to add extra features that the classic metronome lacks; for instance, it features the ability to select different meters for the beat: 1/2,3/4, 4/4 and 5/4. I came to the idea because I’m used to record music on Ableton Live, which features a meter selector, and I though it would be handy to have a physical object when playing an instrument and not sitting in front of the computer.

The LED’s serve as visual feedback for the beat and tempo can be set by turning the built-in knob.

I was inspired by the trapezoidal shape of the classic metronome, but wanted it to look like something coming out of old sci-fi movies. The object is entirely hand-crafted, even the LED’s inside the tube were hand-wired one by one.