He Used a MARBLE MACHINE to Produce a FULL SONG ?!

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ORIGINAL VIDEO • Wintergatan - Marble M...

[@schawo2]

He has manufacutered even more amazing music marble machines since this first project. He is vlogging his engineering challenges.

[@RCZY_OFFICIAL]

Sadly he hasn't :P They haven't been finished. Sure he has been engineering but has not manufacutered.

[@EscherNadeau]

​@RCZY_OFFICIAL it's both

[@markandrew5968]

He did produce one that was used for some shows I believe, and has since been working on improvements to that design.

[@ShadowMage3D]

He's become too much of a perfectionist to ever finish the mmx.

[@mifiwi3438]

@@RCZY_OFFICIAL It can already play music just fine, he's just improving it further

[@jonasarfwit427]

This is 100% editing magic. Martin has said himself, this machine is not capable of playing the song in one take. The video is several takes edited together. That said it is cool to watch 😊 I've been watch Martin since the very start of his Marble Machine X build. Unfortunately, he realised that the design of the first and second machines was basically bad. He's grown as a designer and engineer, so hopefully, he can find a way to build the third marble machine. Great reaction. Enjoyed the disbelief on your face. I couldn't believe it was really when I first watch the video.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

He has spent the last, however many years since this video came out, working pretty much full time, attempting to make a version of the machine that is reliable enough to go on tour. He has started over from scratch more than once. The engineering challenges involved are daunting. So yeah, the prototype version seen here, definitely needed multiple takes, as the whole thing is pretty much held together with chewing gum, bailing twine, smoke, mirrors, and the power of imagination.

[@MidSouthUTV]

He is on this third one since this machine. The second one looked similar to this machine but with more high-tech engineering, but as of right now, the 3rd concept/machine will look way different and much larger, like the size of a stage.

[@briancampbell179]

This Marble Machine was basically hand built. The gears were traced onto paper, applied to a sheet of plywood that was then cut with a bandsaw. It was fragile, threw marbles all over the floor, and was basically good for this video. He then moved onto the MMX. It was intended to be used on a world tour. It was designed to be portable and among its many requirements was that it could barely lose a marble to the floor. This is not surprising given the hazard to the performers of walking around on a stage with marbles rolling around on the floor. He nearly completed it before abandoning the project, announcing that there were design issues that just couldn't be fixed. The MMX is now in a museum being completed by a team of fans. They have released some music and the flaws in the machine are obvious. He has had a number of epiphanies about his approach to the first two machines. He basically quickly designed the mechanics and took to building. It made for interesting videos but the consequences of building in untried and untested mechanisms led to a lot of rework, especially in the MMX. Whole sections had to be replaced causing downstream impacts. He just kept circling the drain. This time around, Martin is putting a lot of effort into planning the system overall and testing major component ideas with multiple alternatives to find and focus on the best. He is taking a more structured engineering approach although not being an engineer himself, he is a bit slow and making mistakes along the way. The main thing is that he is learning. Unfortunately, a lot of people are missing the important shift in Martin's approach and are impatient. The other difference with the MM3 is its size. I think it will change the nature of his concerts. Had MMX worked, it would have been brought out for a song or two but his band would have been largely unchanged. It was the same size as the original. MM3 is huge. Rather than being a novelty in the background, it will be virtually the stage with band members basically playing within it. I think his concerts will become the MM3 accompanied by a few humans. Still a spectacle.

[@Cam_beatbox]

I'm so glad to see this masterpiece resurfacing, I remember seeing it when there was probably 100k views on it thinking it was the most amazing machine ever, and now see it with 250m and it's making me so happy that the Wintergaten is getting the recognition it deserves

[@dawnpatterson8708]

From what I hear, he worked at a museum and had A LOT of time on his hands.

[@kswsquared]

1:50 it's full of contact mics, especially the drum parts. The levers control the gates for the marble drops for the different channels and instruments, and the triggers are controlled by the large programming wheels, using lego pins that can be reprogrammed like a music box that uses punch cards (which he has a separate smaller machine that does this too for one of Wintergatan's early albums). This machine eventually went to a museum, from what I remember.

[@paddythefly]

Martin is still engineering a thirt one... to go on a world-tour with it!

[@shakawhenthewallsfell8570]

There's a video he posted exactly a year after this one, a compilation of all the covers other people made using regular instruments or some unconventional methods. It's well worth checking out as it showcases skills and ingenuity of many other people.

[@xheralt]

The mic you see is only to catch the mechanical ambience of the gears turning; each instrument is mic'd seperately. The drums are small contact mics covered by thin padding of various materials, to achieve different sounds. The "thump" occurs when a marble drops on it. Marbles hit the strings of the bass to "pluck" them, but Martin has to do the fingering on the fretboard to get the notes he wants. The song (vibraphone notes, bass hits, and drum pattern) is encoded onto the rotating drum with pegs. Hope that helps.

[@emanwe01]

What impresses me most about this performance is that Mr. Wintergatan understands his machine so well that he knows _exactly_ when to let go of the crank so that the machine spins down to stop on exactly the right note for the end of the song.

[@bethehole]

Wow, never thought I'd see anyone do a reaction to this. Have been tracking them for years

[@jamesallen4050]

I'm so happy you could appreciate the time it takes for the marble to drop from the gate to the time it hits the instrument; I must have watched a collective 20 hours of him (Martin) learning then mastering this one factor over several years.

[@mongrelthesnowchimp7676]

I can barely engineer a sandwich... wtf...

[@AnthonyRay]

Hahaha

[@HyperactiveSloth79]

The craziest thing about something like this is that normally you see an impressive contraption and the smarter you are/more you understand the less impressive it is. This is legitimately so amazing that the smarter you are the MORE impressive it is because you realize how much is involved in this and it's mind blowing!

[@nitrokid]

Spaceship? No. THIS is pinnacle of engineering 😂 😂 😂

[@LaughingOrange]

This original version was held together by hopes and dreams, and as you can see at the end, it drops a lot of marbles. The second version wasn't much better. The upcoming third version might be the one that's actually practical to play in front of live audiences all over the world.

[@nightmare62089]

I remember coming across this a few years ago. He was working on another one I think when I last checked.

[@zerumsum1640]

still is, although there was a decent setback when he reached the point where he realized the V2 wasn't going to do what he needed and essentially had way too many points of failure for a tour instrument. He's now working on the V3 which is promising to be even crazier. this time, he's doing a lot more work on the engineering side rather than the building side, as he's trying to do this with as few points of failure as possible, while playing extremely tight music.

[@nightmare62089]

@@zerumsum1640 yeah, I saw some of the V3 stuff and it looks promising.

[@donkfail1]

After losing your marbles, just gather them up and put them into a machine to harness your madness into art.

[@swordsmancs]

The gears rotating in this one sells the song really, like it would have been a good song on its own, but the constant churning of the gears elevates it into greatness

[@RensStoryteller]

I love your energy, you're so chill!

[@RoarinRoots]

Awesome someone gave this to you. Saw this yrs ago. His channel is pretty cool. Shows alot of how he does this

[@user-ew5mn8ih2c]

From what I understand, there are three spinning wheels in the back, controlled by the operator using levers. Those wheels have nubs that hit the release levers, which drop a marble onto a pressure pad, That sends an electronic signal, which plays a note. Everything is electric, except for the cymbals and the bass guitar strings.. As you said, the amount of work it took to make a music box like that probably took months.

[@aura81295]

So glad you are sending this on to other reactors. I can't wait to see their reactions too! 👏

[@DesireeH]

This man must have mastered the art of patience.

[@dcoxdon]

YOU GOTTA SEE VERSION 2 of the machine! All metal, etc.

[@JaylLaf]

Other commenters have already filled you in on this guy. I love this video and have watched it a number of times over the last few years. The song popped into my head, as soon as I saw you were gonna react.

[@joshmcgrath9690]

Marten, the man in the video, engineered all of this and composed the music. I'd highly recommend checking out his whole channel. That man is... SOME kind of musical savant sent by the Muses themselves to amaze and impress the world with his work. I would also highly recommend checking out his video about the 'Modulin', a modular synth-violin he created, and proceeds to play an amazing cover of the Wily Castle theme from Megaman on. Dude is on a completely different level. Literally built different when it comes to music.

[@doctorteethomega]

I watched this with my daughters when it came out. One of the first times I asked my kids to watch something online.

[@angelb-oo7ob]

🤯🤯🤯….theres hope for humanity with guys like this..🤍🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@_WindofChange]

this is quite the throwback.....its so good that i still think its not real 😂

[@Geaxuce]

He's been refining his marble machine like crazy. He's more of an engineer than a musician, in my opinion. Writing music that would fit an instrument like this is so fucking nuts! Vintergahtahn (long as' [I think... the low 'a' sound]) is how it's pronounced

[@NaturalContradiction]

The Dark Horse Podcast uses this song as an intro and outro. I never knew it was this created like this.

[@swamihuman9395]

o - It's a GIANT "MUSIC BOX"! :) : note the large cylinder w/ pegs actuating levers that control release of the "marbles' (metal balls) which strike the vibraphone bars, and other things. It's mechanically driven by a large flywheel he cranks up to speed. - At one point though (in middle of piece), he was manually actuating the ball drop levers. - "Mad genius"! :)

[@Lethgar_Smith]

Yeah, I've been subscribed to Wintergarten since that first video went viral 8 years ago. It's been an amazing adventure watching this man, a wonderfully talented musician, teach himself design and engineering all while exploring the philosophy of following one's passion.

[@MAL-xv3tr]

Wintergatan's video "All Was Well" music box and modulin is worth a listen as well. It's not the marble machine but it is really awesome and beautiful.

[@d.o.m.494]

I've been following Martin for years, he's building a bigger and better machine now.

[@ultimAvalon]

DUDE thank you... I remember watching this YEARS ago so I was trying to remember some keywords to find it again but nada.

[@Justin-yv8zd]

Brother thats a hold my beer moment and let me cook tf 😭 he ´s a genius

[@Broomrider1492]

Love animusic. So fun to watch. There's so much out there for you to find. Hours of fun.

[@Anon21486]

Mind if I mention that since this video, he has been in the process of engineering the Marble Machine version 2.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

The marble machine contains multiple microphones, to pick up all the parts. For example, the "snare" sound is a marble hitting a pad that contains a contact microphone.

[@annemaclean6634]

Wow, how long would it take to create a machine like this, to design it and then put it together? This is absolutely incredible and so fascinating to listen to and watch. I've never seen anything like this before, really really impressive!😊👍

[@quakxy_dukx]

As impressive as it is, this machine is pretty terrible and incapable of playing properly in a single take. Martin has spent the past few years building a second rendition to a much higher standard but it had so many problems that he gave up on it and it was completed (but still highly flawed) by the musikcabinet I think. Since then, he’s spent a lot of time completely revising the design with actual engineering principles in mind

[@SilverionX]

It takes another musician to really get a sense for how crazy this is.

[@lorddanielthesecond73]

Wait until you discover OKGO

[@Slugshot2006]

I also follow his channel since a couple of years and saw him on stage in Gothenburg almost 15y ago. He is like a modern Leonardo DaVinci. So many different skills required to do something line that. But yeah, he never really finishes. But that's probably also to keep his channel up.

[@andrebrodbeck3883]

Only by looking at the guy and the machine, he reminds me to an artist by the name Jean Tinguely, who also created machines like that one.

[@sirbiff10]

Supposedly he's making another one with 10k marbles.

[@Tessimistic420]

This machine is crazy. Seen it awhile ago still crazy today

[@christerfurberg6538]

Vintergatan is the Swedish name for the Milky Way. It means Winter Street

[@jonnekallu1627]

03:41 Do my eyes spy some Legos there?

[@TheEricBooth]

I'm not going to belittle the talent it took to design and build this thing, but he has admitted that this was not done with one take as machine kept breaking down. So he had to just keep playing and put all the parts that worked together.

[@JohnSmith-ud9ex]

Put your take on it and send it to Winter, he would be over the moon ! = )

[@bfg1637]

honestly he has come sooooooooooo far. Watching his channel is quite the ride

[@AlphaEckoNiner9ner]

He's about done with his Marble Machine X... check that one out.

[@BIGREDDOG09]

I agree with everything you said. Genius. Insane. Incredible. This is crazy.

[@Healitall]

He said afterwards that he used editing to make it much more smoother than it actually was.

[@bigpoints101]

This is a very old version of his machine. He made many changes before scrapping the whole thing and starting new

[@dusermiginte4647]

That guy sure have some balls.

[@alexiscarvajal4304]

Probably the dark blue/black marble is a visual indicator to the editor/s to know kind of where to cut from one view to another looking if it made a full cicle

[@emmabroughton2039]

Martin Molin is a musical magician.

[@MichaelKlineJr]

the on and off are the levers he throws

[@cinderblockstudios]

Props for not seeing this until 2024!

[@kuhndj67]

Not only did he do this... but he's got a TON of videos of making and remaking it... he's a bit of a Mad Scientist...

[@chrisdavis7105]

You know what man the movement's are spot on for so long that it's absolutely mesmerizing 6:50

[@stranger2Utube]

Absolutely incredible 🔥

[@PsychoticEwok]

There are contact mics on the precision instruments he's building a new machine now it's been a years long process and many redesigns and iterations

[@o0Tamaki0o]

have you seen the wind beast art project? i don't recall the official name but it's those automatically moving things that walk across the beach and stuff.

[@Zinetha]

There is a "Museum of Mechanic Music" (Mekaanisen musiikin museo) in Varkaus, Finland. Why isn't this instrument there? :( I was a kid when I went there and museums were generally boring places to be in, but this was actually pretty interesting!

[@LupeFenrir]

Because it is allready in a different clockwork music museum in Utrecht, Netherlands. (Museum Speelklok)

[@xheralt]

I believe the plans for the 2nd version (MMX) are published online as CNC router patterns? If "Mekaanisen musiikin museo" wants one badly enough, they can build a duplicate of their own. While Martin is designing the Touring MM, another team has taken up the MMX project to at least get it workable as a (relatively) fixed installation, they've been documenting their changes to the original IIRC.

[@xheralt]

Martin's inspiration was an animated music video called "Animusic Pipe Dream". Except Martin did it in Real Life! Go react to THAT!

[@jimblob44]

He is an all round genius and can play just about any instrument you can think of and also some he has invented himself. His band Wintergarten are amazing and well worth looking up.

[@user-du6zo7zp2k]

analog computer - truly amazing

[@ShootAUT]

Followed his projects for a number of years. He's gets _very_ easily sidetracked. So he never really finishes anything, because he is too busy upgrading minor details, then fixing the problems it caused. Or he wastes a lot of time with setting up and editing his videos. The fact that the first machine made it as far as to play a full song is a miracle. I like my maniacs to be more practical and productive, like Sam (LOOKMOMNOCOMPUTER, This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete).

[@hiroakiureshino5938]

Just amazing

[@lordgandalf22]

Hes still building these machines. and he builds them all by him self and some team members. this was the first i think or one of the first ones.

[@sonicfear4472]

This is some Modern Day Davinci level talent...Wow!

[@IISpaceGhostII]

If you like this one check his channel for the full build video of the next iteration of this historic music machine

[@larubialocatattoo8430]

You should check out the band he was playing in before he made this machine, Detektivbyrån So creative.

[@pribilovian4709]

Yeah bro, humans are amazing 😂🙏 glad you watched this

[@Hellmaker1000]

the one in this video is the prototype of the MMX Mk. II

[@rockmuschel]

When he's playing it manually. He doesn't spin that thing to remove the marbles. It's just a vibrato.

[@tanddt1959]

Minor league engineer. I just make brake shoes for trains. Don't ride them!

[@timomustamaki5407]

Do not know what the inspiration chain was but either Wintergatan was inspired by Animusic's Pipe Dream or vice versa...

[@DesireeH]

Oooh this is something that I would request had I known it existed lol That takes a lot of time to create, I mean these days you can input stuff on a computer, with the right program and make a 3d model and simulation for it. But yeah this seems like a tedious process.

[@zengrath]

I can't believe you never seen this before. It's an old video and everyone i know has seen it by now. He's got newer videos and improvements on it too. The videos showing how it all works and how he's made it and further refined it is more interesting to me then he music video.

[@jimbayler4277]

Where does Martin get the money to engineer and build these machines ?!

[@matt5856]

He's straight outta Dr Zeus's world 😄

[@theender664]

2:28 timing is actually the easiest part to do XD

[@shadowcaster3222]

Yes sir!!! Thank you

[@chrissibersky4617]

That machine can't play that music. It's a prop.

[@azure2100]

YES! I found your channel through Azahriah (yes, I am Hungarian) and I am soooo happy to see Wintergatan on here. Absolutely adore that band. I wish I could see them live.

[@znotch87]

Winter is coming!

[@AlbiDartanan]

Next machine what he is building will be much more better .....When he like some interesting stuff maybe look in : shimon jaming robot .... Or maybe look in Venjent

[@Onjii-ys5in]

I think he used some sort of a program to calculate all this. obviously he didnt do it inside his mind only

[@Tessimistic420]

Anthony have you heard "John 5" before? Pretty crazy too😊

[@brianmcgarry1632]

Is the black ball the 2000th ball and it's the final note in the song 🤔

[@meteerbil2078]

If no one already said it Vinterggatan means Milky way in Swedish

[@kcammons]

🔥

[@RachelEstherRebecca]

he s the grade randson of Da Vinci 😅

[@chrisdavis7105]

Yeah he just did it wth

[@DanielJames-zr9ej]

Why are people just getting to this video this has been out for years