Marble Conveyor Belt Completed! - Marble Machine X #78

The Marble Conveyor Belt is Completed and it delivers Perfectly.
- lifts 8 marbles per crank turn.
- thanks to it being driven by ratchets and pistons, it makes a short halt to load and unload the marbles, on exactly the same spot every time.
- The pistons are connected to the crank shaft with a 2:1 gear reduction which means that the conveyor belt go in time with the music, and in half time. I can even use the mechanical sounds from the ratchets and the marbles climbing the fish stair to create parts of the beats.
- I only had one kick drum channel up and running so the kick drum plays on 2-4 like a snare normally would. Sounds a little strange but I just made this piece of music to demonstrate the concepts are working. (no music you hear in the videos are going to be used for the album, its quick and dirty functional pieces for the videos only)
- Its been a journey but we are now on our way. Again.
- the throw of the pistons s 40mm, the pitch of the chain is 15,875x2 mm, an imperial value, and it happens to be exactly twice the marble diameter. All this makes it possible to lift exactly one row of marbles per crank turn. The ratchets move 40 mm but only grabs onto the chain to move it exactly 31,75mm per crank turn.
The carriers are flame polished cnc:ed acrylic
- The chain was custom made in Japan and I waited 5 months for it to be delivered. haha. Of all the time consuming darlings on the MMX I love the conveyor belt /fish stair combo the most.
- the marbles looks like they are stuck over the demagnetiser wheel, this is by design, as soon new marbles come into the pipes from below, the marbles are slowly pushed over the demag wheel which ensures perfect demagnetisation.
- thanks for watching and believing in the project, good luck with everything that you are doing!
Martin
#4K #Marble #Machine
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Thanks to the Marble Machine X Team 2019
►Alex Füßl, Alex CNC
Munich, Germany
/ alexcnc
/ alexcncen
►Carlos Montoro, Anjuda Guitars
Madrid, Spain
/ @anjudaguitarsluthiera...
►David Lewis, Machinist@Allied Cycle Works
Little Rock AR USA
www.alliedcycleworks.com
►Dwayne Myers, Safety
Phoenixville, PA, USA
►Ecco Pierce, All Things Ecco
Oakland, California, USA
www.allthingsecco.com
►Florian Hu, fhuable
Wellington, NZ
/ fhuable
►Jacob LaRocca, Rocket Props
Somerville, Massachusetts
www.rocket-props.com
►James Passmore, CAD9 Design LLC
Worcester MA
cad9.design/
/ @cad9design478
►Liam Ward, DogenDesign, TMD Technologies Ltd
London, UK
"www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DogenDesign
www.tmd.co.uk/"
►Marius Hirn
Munich, Germany
/ kitingmare
►Nick Householder
Florida, USA
/ nickhouseholder
►Philip Brown (solo banjo)
Winston Salem, NC USA
www.wakeforestinnovations.com... projects
/ @rainfallprojects501
►Richard Southall, String HeArt
Devon, UK
www.Stringheart.co.uk
►Sebastiaan Jansen
Leuven, Belgium (BE)
www.sebastiaanjansen.be
/ ikbensebastiaan
►Tim Keller, Inventopia
Davis California USA
www.inventopia.org
►Tim Mitchell, CNC Machinist
Nashville USA
►Tobias Gutmann, Tobias Gutmann Prototyping
Munich, Germany
www.tobias-gutmann.de
• My FULL! introduction ...
►Tommaso D'Amico
Vancouver, Canada
/ tommaso-d-amico
►Viktor Stenberg, Calle Guldstrand, Gustaf Törner
ProtoCut
Stockholm, Sweden
►Will Francis, Machine Thinking
San Francisco Bay Area, USA
/ @machinethinking
MORE ALLIES:
►Tobias Smidebrant
►Erik Holke
►CNC Routerparts
►Nathan Skalsky
►Karin & Olof Eneroth
►Matterhackers - www.matterhackers.com/
►BCN3D
►This Old Tony - / featony
►Thomas Pilot - / @pilotsworkshop4554
►Roys Sheds Perth Australia
►Supermagnete.de - www.supermagnete.de/

[@linkbro4374]

man, this is the heartbeat of the machine. It's finally alive!

[@digitalrailroader]

Ladies and Gentlemen of the world: the Marble Machine X is complete enough to have a Musical Pulse!

[@noone-rf4jf]

Makes you think, that it is basically no different from a human body (other than thinking) each object has a role in a machine, same as a body and you could often hear machines live, this is why I love engineering!

[@AA-iq6ev]

Wow amazing! finaly after following this journey and your journey for manymany years from detektivbyran to this. This build has so many tiny details and clever solution a true collabrational effort of the entire internet.

[@-Christoph-]

In a few years this will be called the singularity.

[@ustinkk]

@@noone-rf4jf there's always a worker operating the thing

[@DoodleChaos]

As someone who’s been watching Martin since the beginning, it’s breathtaking to see all his efforts come to fruition. I can’t imagine the emotions he feels right now.

[@cjl_idn2006]

DoodleChaos no way you're here

[@YumeHuski]

I literally just watched your video xD (beat craft 2)

[@tio4973]

Probably like: “ye this is good, but how about I take it out and improve it even more.”

[@danielsjohnson]

In the beginning, I thought the most it would take him to design and make it was a year. I'm glad I was wrong. More videos were made of the process.

[@emissarygw2264]

I'm afraid if there's like an earthquake or something and it breaks

[@jackiesangkima4354]

The precision level is absurdly perfect. A work of a genius. An engineer and a musician highly skilled in one man.

[@petedowns7183]

He's working on the mad scientist thing....and doing pretty good.

[@NuDrums]

Rewatching the series over the last few days, I can TOTALLY understand now why Martin has redesigned and rebuilt so many parts of the machine over and over again. It's because this man is dedicated to give us, the viewers and by extension the audience, the absolute best machine he can possibly make. You can see now rewatching these videos where all those small failures have been adding up- machine wobble, marble clogs, marble divider problems, release gates, all those things combine to make a subpar machine. Not a subpar machine if the goal was to play it a bunch of times on film and hope one take is flawless, like the last machine. But a subpar machine if the goal is to have a >99.9999% reliable touring instrument that will give us the best damn show that Martin feels compelled to deliver. I believed then, and I still believe now. We're rooting for you Martin, you are a god damn inspiration!

[@dahawk8574]

I was brought to tears when I heard him say this in his most recent video, and I finally understood what I had previously thought was borderline madness: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3zZonZpqZKAZ8km38s *_"It's perfect. ... Perfection exists."_* It is like God hired the Devil to stir things up. And then once in a while we are given someone like Martin to show us what is possible. Egypt had the Pyramids. Today we get to watch the Architect of MMX in action.

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

would love to be a single ball bearing doing a full lap of this wonder machine

[@nguyentandung42]

This is his life work, his magnum opus. Of course he would want it to be as perfect as possible.

[@Fukei_Mono]

The sound of the belt moving is already quite the beat of its own.

[@timothymclean]

It's great at keeping a beat, but you can't make a full song from rhythm alone. Still, it's _great_ at keeping a beat; I can't wait to see what comes out of this machine once Wintergatan adds the rest of the instruments on.

[@Muflon_Wladca_Sanu]

I would like the first song on the new marble machinex to be the first song from old machine

[@Agedude]

@@Muflon_Wladca_Sanu We will get it but Martin said it won't be the very first song. MMX will get it's own theme first.

[@Muflon_Wladca_Sanu]

@@Agedude great!!!

[@DoWHAT1]

i guess

[@albertodelaraza4475]

Officially, the first music produced on the MMX. I'm still smiling.

[@SC4RRL3TT]

Well, if you mean it's the first song made entirely by the MMX then yes that is correct, however it's not the first time the MMX had been used to make a song.

[@k0r0z1f]

@@SC4RRL3TT except it's not entirely made by the MMX, post-edited to add the melody at 2:55. Only thing the marbles hit is the kick drum.

[@thames21]

@@k0r0z1f Also the wheels next to the crank are used for the scrapy 16th notes.

[@k0r0z1f]

@@thames21 yeah but I was referring to main instruments of the machine. They're all still in production. But the whole of the machine is used to make the rhythm here and this is fucking awesome

[@thames21]

k0r0z1f I agree with you. Man I can’t wait till he’s gonna tour but on the same time I love this journey we get to go along with him. He’s so creative it’s scary. It even comes throug his videos. How he decided to make this video like this. Or when he found out his drill spun on a certain bpm and got sidetracked, made a whole song around it.

[@matthewteague288]

Whenever KZbin suggests a Marble Machine X video with "Part X Completed!" in the title, I check the year and enjoy a sad chuckle for Martin's learning process. What a journey!

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

Especially now we have community on his side

[@maxxod1]

I’m reminded of the DaVinci quote “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. That may be true but complexity has a beauty and elegance all its own.

[@emix_2387]

Just love how the machine noises are parts of the music

[@karmacuzzy3259]

Yez

[@user-pj1ec5om5g]

If it didn’t there’d be a lot of damn noise, it just shows how much a genius this guy is

[@emix_2387]

@@user-pj1ec5om5g you're wrong, like this he showed us that's more intelligent than you think, he kept noises because he knew how to use them properly (and those noises can't be removed because they're part of the machine), the only way could be with editing but he didn't do that (imo better like so :D)

[@noova02]

@@emix_2387 lol I think you both said the same thing, so I agree with you both. Using them instead of letting them cause dissonance is an amazing and intuitive thing to do.

[@lincolnoliveira3041]

Kmh

[@MentalEdge]

This is the first time we are seeing marbles make a complete circulation in the machine. Its not complete but now there is blood flowing, and its heart has begun to beat... I love following this project so much :D

[@dreamkind]

This better get pinned, because this is FANTASTIC

[@davinderc]

MAAAAARTINNNNN!!!! Please Martin pin this!!

[@tassie7325]

PIN IT

[@miguelguerrero3394]

Beautiful analogy

[@miklov]

Still a few lacerations judging from all the blood on the floor but I second, this feels like a major milestone!

[@kegginstructure]

That bounce off the kick drum to a small funnel/receiver is really impressive. I'll bet THAT took a lot of tuning to get the bounce just right.

[@awogbob]

Oh my sweet summer child

[@ballenboy]

Yes maybe a small funnel is in order as I saw some miss or bounce out of the pipe.

[@ronaldmunoz2411]

This dude is legitimately revolutionary when it comes to music. Hes brilliant. Making excellent music, in an absolutely unthinkable way for the present day. Absolutely awesome.

[@genericpenguin]

Dat fish stair... Martin, you are a wizard. A damned wizard.

[@superjugy]

I read this in Hagrid's voice... "You are a wizard Martin!"

[@pillaridha]

its not just martin you know.,.. :)

[@yjonesy]

Oh, these stupid chopped onions... Martin, after 77 videos, after watching you moving to France, carrying stuff through Countries, after your timelapses of the french sky, and the arrangement of the new workshop, after your discouragement in some moments, all the hours passed in Fusion360, the effort to create a project working method... So... after I saw all this, I can drop a tear. "It's only one guy on a youtube channel..." No, he is Martin from Wintergatan. And his effort and his passion, are giving to him (and to his followers) the strength to carry on.

[@jakobhaerter]

yjonesy Could not agree more.

[@Cinesimilitudinous]

Imagine what it will be like to see the concert on tour! Many tears of joy will stream down my face. Guaranteed.

[@juliorovaris7666]

Goosebumps...

[@coriae]

Hey don't forget about the rest of the MMX Team & Community, we're all in this together... to see a magnificent world tour!

[@PCFixer]

@@juliorovaris7666 Yes....!

[@CollinThegamer]

The machine is so different compared to what it looks like now.

[@BaliktanawMinecraft17]

i know right this old one is the *actual* MMX what we’re witnessing these days is the MMX Pro (or MMY y’all name it lol) it does look so different than now, and honestly the new ones looks more efficient looking and aesthetic than this.

[@MrCheeze]

I was shocked! The 2021 version is as different from this one as this is from the original marble machine. Even if some parts like the conveyor itself seem to have stood the test of time.

[@ashen_dawn]

I was just thinking that. Had to stop and say goodbye to the beautiful old marble divider again.

[@eldubya7437]

I took a year brake form watching and I'm just here like "where did everything go?" This isn't the marble machine x anymore. Its something entirely different

[@aloksinghbbk]

This is clearly an unusual way to create great music, not in tradition but sounds much cooler than the music being created nowadays. This is a completely different approach of creating good music using an uncommon instrument. Hats off to Martin 👍👍👍

[@Wintergatan]

The Marble Conveyer Belt is Completed and it delivers. - lifts 8 marbles per crank turn. - thanks to it being driven by ratchets and pistons, it makes a short halt to load and unload the marbles, on exactly the same spot every time. - The pistons are connected to the crank shaft with a 2:1 gear reduction which means that the conveyer belt go in time with the music, and in half time. I can even use the mechanical sounds from the ratchets and the marbles climbing the fish stair to create parts of the beats. - I only had one kick drum channel up and running so the kick drum plays on 2-4 like a snare normally would. Sounds a little strange but I just made this piece of music to demonstrate the concepts are working. (no music you hear in the videos are going to be used for the album, its quick and dirty functional pieces for the videos only) - Its been a journey but we are now on our way. Again. - the throw of the pistons s 40mm, the pitch of the chain is 15,875x2 mm, an imperial value, and it happens to be exactly twice the marble diameter. All this makes it possible to lift exactly one row of marbles per crank turn. The ratchets move 40 mm but only grabs onto the chain to move it exactly 31,75mm per crank turn. The carriers are flame polished cnc:ed acrylic - The chain was custom made in Japan and I waited 5 months for it to be delivered. haha. Of all the time consuming darlings on the MMX I love the conveyer belt /fish stair combo the most. - the marbles looks like they are stuck over the demagnetiser wheel, this is by design, as soon new marbles come into the pipes from below, the marbles are slowly pushed over the demag wheel which ensures perfect demagnetisation. - thanks for watching and believing in the project, good luck with everything that you are doing! Martin

[@DMadHacks]

We will never forget "8 marbles per crank turn"...

[@wikapo]

Wintergatan I would be pleased if you could make those marbles exiting demagnetizer to go more freely. What I've seen it isn't enough slope for them and they are stopping a while after leaving demagnetizer. Please repair this. :-)

[@mandab.3180]

it's so beautiful 🤩

[@abledbody]

I can't help but notice that one spot on the drum that keeps getting blacker with grease each time a marble bounces. Do you have a plan to keep the acrylics and instruments clean?

[@1028music]

Man job great

[@senaesul3128]

It is going to be so emotional when he plays the "Marble Machine Song" on this thing.

[@NEShiraini]

Marbale Machine song was for the old one, the Marble Machine X derserves its own song IMHO.

[@orange9089]

Nathan/Eilisha Shiraini he’ll play it at some point on it

[@Stray7]

@@NEShiraini I want both!

[@ManuelGennaroMusic]

I am waiting for that day

[@Bastardschwert]

I thought about it, too. I think he will make an improved marble machine song, if you know darks souls, the endboss in the first game had a very unique fightmusic. They used that music and improved it in the third game and it was unbelievable good. If you want to listen to them, first song is Lord of Cinder, second soul of cinder. @@NEShiraini

[@ozankso]

This is an extraordinary combination of art, design, math, music and mechanical engineering. It is sick:))

[@franciscocastro7916]

Sick? No my friend, it’s magic. Greetings.

[@Jesuisjusteunchat]

Every single song, noises, marble drop, on note and on the ground, hit my soul and calm my anxiety. Thank you for being the man you are.

[@MrGuliton]

this goes into history as the first beat ever performed by machine X

[@stuin01]

There have been a few times that you could call something a beat by the marble machine. It is the first to be self-sustaining and not edited into a full beat, but I would not call it the first ever.

[@MrGuliton]

It is the first to be self-sustaining and not edited into a full beat - exactly why i would call it the firs real beat ever

[@DoctorJ3kyll]

Wow, seeing this working made me a little emotional. Bet you are chuffed to bits. I must say thanks to This Old Tony for helping you as I might of missed this whole project if he was not involved.

[@rayneokami2878]

Absolutely stunning. The amount of complex tolerances between each notes rhythm from the machine itself, the amount of time it must take to work the equations out for the notes to ay at the right sequence, and all the trial and error to produce this magnificent natural sound from such a Victorian Era meets Steam punk build is just amazing. Keep building good sir.

[@darylslusher6584]

Wow, makes me smile to know that someone has so much passion for something and actually puts it to work in so many beautiful ways! God bless!

[@abitgone]

Wow. This video left me sitting here for the entire seven-and-a-half minutes, grinning from ear to ear. So amazing!

[@flapeee]

i'm still sitting in silence and just marvel ...

[@TheTobyrobot]

It's incredible :)

[@aidanlevy2841]

My exact response :)

[@wombatdk]

Completely and utterly agreed. This is... beyond beautiful.

[@FrankHarwald]

that sound... man I almost came today...

[@PorterEX]

A 7 and a half minute ASMR MMX video that I didn’t know I needed until now

[@NightVisionOfficial]

Dude, now i need it to sleep this night T.T

[@Yanai_H]

I knew I needed it very much.

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

feeling hypnotized by that rotation

[@JustARegularPlayer]

Why tf you have the guts to edit this comment? smh

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

2:16 - 2:30 "You are asleep" with that motion

[@oxygengraphafonadelaverberator]

The way you got the marbles to constantly bounce off the drum into the plumping pipe with correct trajectory is bewildering me. Spheres have chaotic ways about them.

[@naomibargmeyer6075]

This is a level of pure brilliance most of us can only appreciate but never achieve

[@SuperSeagull12]

WOW!!! First complete marble path loop on the MMX! (even if it has some temporary elements). THIS IS AN AMAZING MILESTONE!!!

[@BrianSantero]

IT'S ALIVE!!!!! This is the moment we've been waiting for: the closed loop that opens up the possibilities. We're so, so excited for you Martin.

[@andershauerholt2522]

That was literally my first thought! IT'S ALIVE! 😅

[@felixonken9334]

Have you seen all the marbles on the floor at the end? I wouldn't call that closed. But i can agree, this is what we've all been waiting for.

[@tontonroro9521]

@@felixonken9334 yep but have you see the funnel he's using ? the definitive version will be better. if you look well you can see one marble going out of the funnel due to a too short trajectory.

[@darshitdarji3217]

"Closed loop that opens up the possibilities...!" What a statement BRO!!

[@hermannoehlingcuesta114]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS MACHINE! ITS THE MOST EXITING MACHINE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!

[@S1lvermoon]

Man looking back on it It may not be efficient and has problems but the giant wheels, elevator stairs and the marble slides to the gates was esthetically pleasing and cool

[@TheDamidamaru]

This is the best KZbin adventure and collab of all time. This perfection... My god, this is absolute genius...

[@FisicoNuclearCuantico]

Of course.

[@lory2622]

You said my words too.

[@JaiHazel]

Agreed

[@alinadam5211]

Jean michel jearre1e1

[@alinadam5211]

Thanks gain

[@alecsmith4349]

the satisfaction of watching this and understanding exactly how EVERY. PART. WORKS. Chills. I look forward to seeing this in person one day.

[@snaggletooth5844]

A harmony where science and art are bonded beautifully.

[@nicholasdenton3452]

I just listened to this video again. It brought tears to my eyes. GOD has inspired me through you, Martin, and all those who have worked on this project with you. keep investing your talents. There is times of pruning, and most don't submit to it, but you have... there will be more fruit in due season...

[@chrisatyootoob]

It works? IT WORKS!!!! Such chills much wow. Congrats Marten.

[@johnny2tons]

I am in tears. Absolutely exquisite! I can see every story about each piece replaying in my mind as I watch this.

[@Rafabotossi]

Exactly what i was thinking.

[@cpapplefamily]

And stories to come.. The escapement for the salmon Ladder feeder?

[@lazy5684]

Oh yes! Saw all the different parts and my brain instantly went to memory of Martin talking about, building or assembling it!

[@aedengb9532]

well said

[@MichelLinschoten]

Get a new tampon my god vaginas

[@jhfdvbnjjyfcbvvv8386]

Давно не видел на столько талантливых людей не только как музыканта но и мастера

[@jesroe5842]

This man is the Tony stark of music

[@pedalcarguy]

Martin, I was deeply moved by this video. My eyes welled up and all. Your epic project is clearly nearing completion. All the best. Bless you, man.

[@iamlukemorrison]

Such an emotional moment! I can't imagine how excited you must be Martin... Congratulations!!!

[@d3xbot]

4 years later and that fish stair is still such a beautiful thing~ I'm excited for the new marble machine project!

[@rauvagol]

This is one of the best things I have ever seen on youtube. Actually, this is one of the best things I have ever seen ever.

[@dux2508]

The nostalgia of seeing 'the walk off' makedms me so humble. Just imagine the wonderful music it will produce! :)

[@AzureMoebius22]

I thought he was gonna start playing the Marble Machine song for a brief moment before I remembered his machine isn’t fully ready yet, However if there’s any first song he should play once it’s ready. It needs to be Pipe Dream

[@hilmaandersson7855]

NintendoBrother I was also so ready for it! Hahah

[@InventingThings]

Me too haha. Or at least the clack of the first lever

[@pitri_hub]

I would actually like to see a whole new MMX song for its debut, like a deserved victory hymn for completing it. But there should definitely be a performance of the original Marble machine song, just for nostalgia and to honor what laid the foundations to this awesome project.

[@InventingThings]

@@pitri_hub I'm sure martin will do that considering it was such a popular song. But maybe a extra after the concerts because of the 2 new albums new music

[@captainchaos1398]

Forget Pipe dream, this right here is Cog Dream.

[@mokurmi795]

全てが緻密に計算尽されていて、素晴らしい才能に感服致します!!✨ 彼の音楽をもっと沢山聴きたいです☺️

[@user-sf3gw4zb1q]

I feel like I'm witnessing the true heart of Dr Who's time machine. This z gorgeous ❤🕊️

[@MegamanZero410]

And in his own signature, leaves the lever and walks away for machine to slowly stop itself.

[@earlwade-pf3qy]

That's to make sure everything is flowing through it smoothly

[@awildfilingcabinet6239]

Damn. I saw the original, but hadn’t payed attention to it since. This one is so much more visual, with all the different conveyors and the clear tubes, and the mechanical rhythm of its movements. It’s very pleasing to watch

[@oblivion3r262]

Copy paste Andy

[@mvijay5712]

The magic is not even a single Marble slip out of the pipe, it perfectly went inside.. That is unimaginable...

[@Kingston_H_MTB]

I saw one single marble fall out 5:58

[@nyannyanny]

すげえ……天才じゃん…え…？天才じゃん…！！

[@cancakal]

Guys, we have our own Da Vinci for our generation! Congrats!

[@sheri9975]

I don't think Da Vinci could have conceived something so elaborate.

[@cancakal]

@@sheri9975 in that age, yes, you are right.

[@BunnyNevermore]

i never knew watching someone's imagination come to life could move me to tears of happiness.

[@robynvanhorn5602]

Me too!!!my grandsons love this guy too!!

[@andreysava3134]

Талант этого Человека не имеет границ!

[@MagnaGamma07]

La tuya también por si acaso

[@dragonsoldier1829]

I love all music. In all its forms it is a universal language. This is by far the most beautiful and creative way I have seen and heard it made.

[@larrykrusieski48]

You should get a diamond drag engraver for the CNC and engrave all the collaborators permanently on the machine. It could be a subtle but an awesome way to show how many people have helped this project. Looking Great

[@TheRealFumigator]

*permanent (likely spellcheck, I forgive you) and I agree.

[@rclasz]

Just what I was thinking about...Would be such a nice touch!

[@DavidJordanGeek]

Great idea. Like the inside of the original apple Macs cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Mac-Case-Sigs.jpg

[@larrykrusieski48]

@@frankzaffuto3670 , sorry, auto correct on my phone

[@spokehedz]

This is what I imagine a steampunk bionic heart beat sounds like. Whirring gears, perfectly timed deep thumps, smaller clicks as valves flick open and closed. Pumping coolant around the synthetic body. Or maybe a music box brought to life from a spell/curse.

[@harmonicturquoise7650]

This mysterious music makes me mesmerized. And it makes me feel nostalgic and warm. In addition, the mechanical sound of the background gives a good taste.

[@allexmussen9107]

Ugh that slowly building suspense of the song is what I live for!

[@gregoryclark8217]

The sheer amount of mechanical sound is amazing. It really adds to the whole feel of the music. Well done so far.

[@PCFixer]

YES, to suppress it or edit it out would be wrong; it add rhythm!

[@ashtonaimes2299]

I was worried when I watched the first episodes about him making the gears cnc’d and therefore quieter because I thought it might get rid of that mechanical character and charm of the first marble machine. I am now extremely satisfied at the sound of the fish stair and the conveyor belt; my worries have been expelled

[@volrath__]

I think he has miked up the mechanical parts of the machine so they can be heard, at a live performance he would need to do this to have any hope of people hearing the mechanical aspects of the machine. Glad he has considered this, having the mechanical sounds as part of the music is what makes this so unique

[@m_s7155]

i was thinking this too... The mechanical sound is very satisfying. lol :)

[@suschords]

Question: the actual melody (sounds like a music box) was added into the video later, yes? I did not see where on the machine those actual notes were being produced.

[@Meppity]

I didn't realise I could be put into such a trance-like state. This video completely mesmerised me.

[@APaleDot]

ASMR

[@xxturkishpizzaxx7539]

same

[@draxsis]

Ditto

[@ecase727]

Me too! I have been watching his videos for nearly a year, as each part came together. But to see it all working you can see what a true mechanical marvel it is. There is just so much to take in!

[@TuttifruttiNinja]

You lost your marbles, aye?

[@akernaghan5286]

Never have I heard something so simple sounds so beautiful or be as complicated as it actually is.

[@richardmagnus5672]

I'm impressed by extraordinary mechanical complexity of this beautiful machine to produce this music.

[@Madrock7777]

Me: So what are you, an engineer, a musician? Wintergatan : Yes.

[@BlackSkullArmor]

Engissician Musineer

[@AlbaTrozAlbatross]

Both

[@MrKaiyooo]

Also video producer, experimental historicus and part time asmrartist

[@AyyALSR]

@@BlackSkullArmor those 2 sound like a title for a tf2 sfm

[@bhagyashreewaghule194]

He's German. Good at both!

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

Whats left? Instruments and the marble catchers. Thats all that is separating us from a completed version of this marvel of engineering.

[@Hirosjimma]

and troubleshooting and fine tuning, so much troubleshooting and fine tuning... Can't wait though!

[@snorky2k521]

Packaging and recalibration fixtures. So, that when stuff wiggles, stage isn't flat, altitude, baro, even subway trains don't make it behave different in different places and the adjustments to compensate can be quick @@Hirosjimma

[@peterkelley6344]

He will also need to do several tests to dismantle, and reassembly of the MMX. He may also need to do a condensation test and maybe a discharge system as well.

[@carstenhilbert5472]

... "marble of engineering."

[@_finale]

@@carstenhilbert5472 how punny

[@dhansel4835]

There is something good that came out of Covid. Staying home for years will produce this.

[@derderrr7220]

what a work of art. i love how you used the machine sounds to compose.

[@Gman-vp9sk]

Someone:what instrument do you like to play Wintergatan:it's complicated *really complicated*

[@TestAccount-uu9vp]

what do you mean

[@decodegames8236]

Hey it is only the conveyor

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

Guy: whats your favorite instrument? Wintergatan: the Wintergatan Guy: what? You mean you... beatbox?

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Should just call it the wintergatan.

[@markyetter3943]

Pinhead

[@waxore1142]

ITS ALIVE! I can hear it's heart beating!!!

[@pjdarkr7019]

Going back through this whole series in 2021 to 'like' every video that I forgot to 'like' the first time I watched it. Just showing love to my favorite Swedish wizard. But changing it sometimes because otherwise it looks like spam. And then feeling a little bit silly for doing it. But then regaining my resolve because this man deserves it.

[@heatherschulz-behrend7917]

Oh I love it when the music changes incredible notes

[@pickin7654]

When mechanical engineering and music arts combine harmoniously into one beautiful masterpiece.

[@CreepX]

But its off...

[@jamesmcivor340]

@@CreepX your brain is off 😁

[@martypello7870]

So many KZbin critiques by people that would struggle to figure out the timing on an analogue clock.

[@abandonedmuse]

Absolute perfection

[@dank6617]

I bet that if Leonardo Da Vinci was born in our era, he would have ended up becoming a KZbinr. I wish all the inventions and discoveries in history were this well documented.

[@Dwade-nk9wc]

I bet if Leonardo Da Vinci was around today, even he would be impressed by this.

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

Saiyve Yhursilves they'd censor him for being in the wrong era

[@lestercoattailsaloser8887]

pewdiepie would still be on top tho

[@MakelBelieve]

da Vinci's be like hold my hat.

[@catatonicgalaxy1471]

How many of the richest and smartest living on youtube ... ? zero ... they are too busy and smart to be on here..

[@youngdeku6634]

Beautiful. My toddler enjoyed it as well. She stopped everything she was doing to stand there and watch the whole song.

[@eatingtrees9077]

Really clever to design in such a way that the required movements, and their sounds occur in time with music. It's satisfying to watch the ball conveyor ratchet up with every beat. Its pretty wild me to that the incredible machine we all saw years ago was just a prototype. This guy is brilliant, and his dedication to this craft is very admirable.

[@SLiPCoR]

this is tickling all my OCD nodes, positively! It is so rhythmic, so good time wise, the flow of the marbles is just beautiful. A true masterpiece. I am grateful to be able to witness this becoming a thing. Thank you so much for taking us on this journey :) Best wishes from Germany!

[@MattJoyce01]

Absolutely. Those marbles coursing around the big bends, the staircase, the gears and timing. Oh my.

[@JBergmansson]

Except for the marbles being stuck in the de-magnetiser... those are annoying. Sorry if you hadn't noticed and I ruined it for you.

[@willinwoods]

@@JBergmansson It's by design... or at least Martin says so in the description. =)

[@SLiPCoR]

@@JBergmansson I agree with the description here. The longer the marbles stay over the demagnetizer the less magnetic they remain, this is most certainly by design. Why else split the marble stream from 1 to 4? :)

[@JBergmansson]

@@willinwoods Still looks a little annoying though.

[@james36o9]

OMG ITS IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!! and it's not even finished yet 🙏👋 I could listen to the machine itself all day ❤👍

[@ilerioyedele8481]

And watch the marbles move about.

[@james36o9]

@@ilerioyedele8481 yes, its mesmerising!!

[@paulvale2985]

james jones I thought to remark that the MMx need not play music at all but just be cranked to give us pleasure but you sir put it succinctly.

[@ucmagmusic]

Passion only can make this machine.. Thanks for everything you did

[@willswheels283]

What a fantastic piece of kit and the accuracy is mind blowing! Excellent work!

[@Alex-K94]

This guy has a creepy high level of skill.

[@mamdoh4373]

Precisely!

[@manny55taqos]

Its like the new Da Vinci-Beethoven

[@diktaandika4887]

Make America White Again fuck you racism!

[@yourjokesaretotallyfromthe8909]

Make America White Again we found the white supremacist

[@SJ-mf2ci]

@@diktaandika4887 Fuck your racism!

[@chudzy]

I am amazed at how musical this machine is without anything but a kick drum on it. It's entrancing. So beautiful.

[@PCFixer]

What's amazing is that I did NOT at all find the 'mechanical noise' of the Machine irritating; the noise is such a character of the machine that to edit it out would feel WRONG; and it added rhythm!

[@zeytitude]

Looks like a mechanically-operated time machine that runs on marbles! Great simple music that can relax your mind...

[@1khd]

Omg KZbin thanks for recommending! Thanks for author of that machine and video creators!!!!

[@aknopf8173]

I had been waiting for this video for so long. Yet, I was not ready. I'm gonna finnish chopping onions now and rewatch it later.

[@bencressman6110]

This is exactly how I'm feeling right now

[@brunodix1]

Same here. It is so beautiful.

[@AbhilashNoxBaruahnx1ee7]

I totally feel ya.

[@cloveruty]

If you showed the MMX to an outsider and told them that this thing you have constructed is the lifting system for the MMX, the outsider would think it was a hodge podge of pistons and gears and whatnot, and they are somewhat correct. But if you start up the machine and let them have a closer look, it strangely feels right. Brilliant work Martin. We're at the end game now boys.

[@WhsWarrior92]

Was that last sentence a reference to marvel's endgame title?? Because I remember someone from one of the movies saying that.

[@cloveruty]

@@WhsWarrior92 No, it was just something I said to say "Hey, we're almost done here"

[@WhsWarrior92]

Oh well it still was a great comment and agree with you. You've earned a like keep up the great comments! No not a KZbin bot or working for KZbin if your questioning why I'm being. It's just in my nature. Have a nice day!!

[@noahreeverts465]

I could watch this all day

[@user-gt5si7ch6p]

Это гениально! Мой нижайший поклон такому великому талантов

[@Nimadj]

We're so lucky to be witnesses of this marvel. Thank you, Martin ☆

[@kris77879]

*Marble

[@Nimadj]

@@kris77879 good one

[@ilianivnikstenqvist236]

This just warms my heart. By far the best ASMR on KZbin

[@kidnapped3696]

I really hate that you gave up on this machine. The need for perfection really took away from what is an amazing piece of musical art

[@fullnoeleko]

There is genius in this creation. And when genius is at the service of beauty, it gives us moments of absolute grace

[@SweAwesome]

The marbles merge better than 90% of drivers on the highway.

[@000polsris000]

Cold, but accurate.

[@emmahendrick147]

Only 90% 😅

[@Redd56]

Ikr

[@kinkaidglade2388]

💀

[@cattybound2011]

@@fredwilliams1838 SPOT ON! I'm living in PA now, in the northeast, and people here are knuckledragging Neanderthals and horrible, horrible drivers.

[@Psi105]

No words necessary. No words descriptive enough.

[@aleksandrnowikow9763]

А говорят гении рождаются раз в 100 лет.Вы наверное из эпохи возрождения).

[@paulputnam2305]

ToT sent me... awesomeness💪😎👍

[@TheSchougen]

This is marbelus! Goosebumps allover. Thank you for that :)

[@erisedym4519]

"Are you an engineer or musician?" Wintergatan: "Yes" Edit: Wow this has more likes than views on my Videos combined XD

[@969dramstik]

Wrong use of the meme

[@969dramstik]

@@SearthKoz ok so for you what is the right use

[@969dramstik]

To me it's like in this situation he could have just said "both" Instead if the question would be like "what instruments do you play"(not talking about the video) Then it would make sense to put a "yes"

[@jeffo9401]

No, it’s right.

[@nimascolari1508]

Music engineer.

[@PerseEki69]

I sincerely believe that this genius of a person deserves complete happiness in life. ❤

So cool! May the MMX be put together again and enjoy a second life in a museum.