The Mechanic Drum Ensemble is the percussion section of the machine.
A video of the drums playing:
The instruments
- A small drum.
- A tambourine drum: a drum with tambourine jingles.
- A cabasa, for metallic, scraping sounds.
- A frog guiro, for a wooden sound.
- A synth kick. A light bulb in the middle of the bass speakers blinks on every kick.
The mechanics
- Actuators and solenoids play each instrument, with precise timing and in interlocking patterns.
- Lights in or on the instruments flash in time with the hits.
