Playing 10000 Marbles - Marble Machine X Accuracy Test

[@keegangomez1090]

Oh my god, okay, it's happening, everybody stay calm!

[@itzameh2233]

So excited!!!!

[@sankang9425]

World tour World Tour WORLD TOUR!!

[@JohnBartlett777]

My heart broke a little more each hour I checked KZbin for an MMX video - until now!

[@declan9876]

nice vid

[@FeatherDory]

LET'S GOOOO!

[@Built_IRL]

Mate, this is absolutely brilliant! Normally in the KZbin engineering space, you just gotta get the thing to work long enough to film it. What you've done here... the level of reliability is insane, and it really speaks to your dedication and attention to detail. Great job, and all the best!

[@boring_stuff...2211]

First verified guy

[@RupeeRhod]

You're describing exactly what happened with the first machine. That went viral and then fueled this second version.

[@rogerlouie1]

At least four 9s of quality, depending on how you measure. That's pretty dang good. I see he did a 30K marble video, too.

[@jimjardine4705]

This is genius level!!!

[@ashdjones]

It has no point. Learn what this means. (when he kurt kobains in public)

[@The8BitDrummer]

Absolutely incredible!

[@Terracraft321]

what's up

[@GotTimeGaming]

👌👌👌

[@RowenStipe]

@@anomonyous QUICK HE'S IN THE BATHROOM! EVERYONE SPAM SUBS AND BITS!

[@djsm1l336]

Love how musicians support musicians :)

[@Fredrikaolsen]

The laughing legend

[@jan_Masewin]

100% gonna cry when the old marble machine song is played again

[@nandakoryaaa]

This new song feels like Marble Machine Song part 2

[@tallynnyntyg6008]

My eyes are already misting.

[@EllisanLeonhardt]

Not only that, but being able to film it in 1 take with no marbles hitting the floor at the end... Its gonna be so good

[@andrejrozmaring]

I'm already crying

[@Dragobot7]

@@EllisanLeonhardt he has to stream it

[@yourstruly5163]

I've never seen someone so dedicated to engineering, programming, and musical composition in my life. Kudos to you, man

[@DavidDrury90]

Even though I had nothing to do with this, the design, the construction, the music or anything - I have been here since the start of this project and it was a major sigh of relief when that 10000th marble landed and zero failures. You should be so proud of everything you've accomplished, every skill you've learned and mastered, you went and created your own niche. From artist to engineer and back again - you're finally after all these years almost there. I'm so glad that I've gotten to at the very least be a spectator.

[@derekyarno6644]

Very well said!

[@lynzzyr]

I remember in 2017 when I found Wintergatan and the MMX project. Amazing times.

[@tomikuusla925]

Well said David. Amazing to see this happening.

[@swifty5098]

you sir,.. just everything i feel about this project. so glad i'm part of it , even if it's just observing the process and rooting for Martin while he's working. ^^

[@bigchuckstar]

i couldnt say it better myself

[@DoodleChaos]

10:30 I was holding my breath that there would be no marbles falling on the floor in the final seconds. Congrats Martin! 🎉🎉

[@LordoftheNightWolves]

Yep, true congratulations

[@AkivaB]

7:23 when he asked are you seeing what I am seeing? I thought he meant some marbles fallen out

[@mohammadzuhairkhan8661]

@@AkivaB He said, "the floor is clean my friends."

[@AkivaB]

@@mohammadzuhairkhan8661 i know

[@ajsparx4133]

Spoilers!

[@Notifest]

Proud and loud! 10,000 congratulations to everyone that is feeling so happy for this.

[@AntonioSerranoMx91]

EG políglota agarrando inspiración para el reporte...

[@JustinHatten]

Congrats to me?! Lmfao 😆

[@JustinHatten]

Well thankyou! I didn't do anything to contribute to anything related in this video but I am happy he's making progress.

[@OPEK.]

Dude.. it's just a guy playing with marbles.. it's not that impressive

[@wizardvega724]

I cried when the music hit

[@greenvolksi7886]

I cant believe my eyes. This is incredible, it should be the work of a dozen experts- a carpenter, a welder, an engineer, a CNC guy, an electrician, a song writer, a pianist, a guitarist, a percussionist, a sound engineer, a film maker, it blows my mind how one young person can create such a masterpiece. Go you!!!!

[@MisatoBestWoman]

THIS

[@Kristie-ws9uu]

Took the words right out of my mouth! So remarkable! And really it looks like something out of the Dr. Seuss books have come to life🎉❤

[@syntax6788]

One marble on the floor and he's gonna turn that render into reality

[@d.wetteskind]

Would be pretty poor for the patreon people and sponsors to see this happening 😬

[@syntax6788]

@@d.wetteskind Then it a good thing he has those renders to take his frustrations out on 😅

[@tommj4365]

The animations may be helping Martin from finding out himself what it'd be like to pimp slap this thing into oblivion. Thanks all for this

[@hexandcube]

I hope not

[@billkeithchannel]

Bi-polar Martin: I have a baseball bat in the corner...

[@lotsofgreendrums]

The visuals starting at 10:46 are AMAZING. I could see all of them being projected on a Jumbotron behind the stage for the Wintergatan STADIUM TOUR

[@nandakoryaaa]

great idea

[@InventorZahran]

Did someone say "STADIUM"?!? **We are the champions, my friends! And we'll keep on fightin' 'till the end!**

[@applepieexplosion4030]

It's gonna be an extremely emotional experience when he plays his first full song on this. I'll probably cry

[@aaronramos6056]

Same for sure

[@verlorenercarl-account717]

Same omg

[@SystemX1983]

am I the only one almost starting to cry because of joy, when he started to play on the keyboard? o.o

[@solarplexus9782]

I will say: This is the test we'd been waiting for. And then declare the test whatever the result will be. Emotions would not even be considered. Science, numbing emotions since forever ago.

[@SystemX1983]

@@solarplexus9782 I almost started crying because of the music ... regardless of the test or its result ... just beautiful music õ.õ

[@PawpawCauseImCool]

I understand from an engineering standpoint you don't want marbles on the floor, but I kinda think that the marbles on the perfectly white floor of the first video were beautiful from an artistic perspective. It was almost like a visual representation of leaving everything on the stage and giving it your all...

[@Trockenshampooleopard]

Martin in July: "This is the final test, we're playing one billion marbles. I've been awake for five days straight, so far we've played 1.270.000 marbles without a single failure. Big shoutout to Lavazza coffee, their espresso is the only thing that keeps me upright... only 998.730.000 more marbles to go. I'm ready!"

[@Zeldaretter]

give this man a Wilson-cookie while waiting.

[@xMetalupyourX]

If it played 1 marble a second it would take 37 years for it to play one billion marbles. So it seems to fit how long it takes to build this.

[@KalonOrdona2]

This video is not sponsored by Lavazza coffee, I'm just a happy customer

[@billkeithchannel]

Playing one trillions marbles at one per second would take 31,000 years. That is a lot of coffee.

[@peterkelley6344]

@@Zeldaretter GIVE this man a TRUCK load of Wilson cookies!

[@tomasitto299]

Martin: Are you seeing what I am seeing? Me: OH NO Martin: Let me put a red circle there Me: OH CRAP WHAT FAILED Martin: Do you see that clean floor? Me: Oohhhh thanks

[@raudi42]

that was me! exactly :-)

[@TotalControl92]

I had a small heart attack I have to say

[@BennettSanderson]

But there was dust on my monitor right in the middle of the circle, and I believed it was a marble.

[@AlexM-tx2vr]

I was mesmerized by the marbles coming up the fish stairs.

[@dilianvt]

@@BennettSanderson I was thinking the same thing but instead of a spec of dust it was a crumb from my snacks Why did I think it was a tiny marble

[@UselessDuckCompany]

Really proud this is great!

[@ChanceKearns]

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[@StevenAlexander44]

@@ChanceKearns There isn't anything else that they could have meant I don't think *Really, proud this is great! *Really proud this, is great! *Really proud this is, great!

[@ChanceKearns]

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[@delicate6930]

@@ChanceKearns no

[@David-js3bk]

@@ChanceKearns cringemaster

[@thekiltedlockpicker5270]

what the hell... This is how I imagined people like DaVinci and Galileo spent their free time. This man is not wasting his time. Absolutely wonderful.

[@tittytangler]

He is absolutely a DaVinci, Galileo, Bach, Mozart of our time.

[@gmain4965]

this is historic. I don't think I'll ever experience another journey like this. From finding the original music video, to seeing him trying to fix a few things, to thousands of people joining his mission, to him reaching perfection. Every step has been mesmerizing and inspiring, and I've been here through every mishap and moment of brilliance. This journey has been a life changing thing to witness, and Martin is the most inspirational person I've ever seen. Thank you Martin, and thanks everyone who helped him.

[@Nooticus]

Exactly this! This series is legendary!

[@yam-ingtonjr7606]

shoutout to hannes too for editing these masterpeices. the way this journey comes to us is through him and his ability to create an awesome narrative/atmosphere in every video, whiddling down what im sure is hundreds of hours of b roll and choosing the coolest renders to display from the community

[@Nooticus]

@@yam-ingtonjr7606 So true Jenny! Huge shout-out to Hannes!

[@regulatorjohnson.]

down boy

[@mattgray399]

It has been a such a long and inspiring journey to see someone learn the skills to finish their vision. I have enjoyed every step, even the frustrating backwards steps but that desire for consistency and reliability will pay off big time. I hope I get to see the machine play on stage one day.

[@randombloke82]

Can’t wait for the World Tour. Specifically when the roadies need to fix a mic stand or something and you whip out that angle grinder…

[@tomgray971]

@Azrael Rose, that gave me a good laugh!

[@SandrA-hr5zk]

I can't believe how many years I've been watching this progression.

[@losercruiser011]

Me too I started on episode 7 my second year at school for mechanical engineering and im a graduate now! It's been a journey to say the least!

[@Minecraft-if2mb]

Eu não posso acreditar quantos anos e mais Assistindo este Progressão

[@bobtheboneboy6531]

Someone so smart being so mentally sound is more than a rarity, never ceases to amaze me how well he keeps his composure in analysis with the kind of work he does.

[@SonOroSound]

"ARE YOU SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING?!" My heart stopped for a moment. "NO MARBLES ON THE FLOOR" .....

[@RuthlessDutchman]

I'd love to know more about how Martin composes songs, he's got such a distinct style that sounds so pretty, especially those arpeggios

[@Nooticus]

^^ yes pls martin!

[@benjamin_f_gates]

This actually makes me super emotional. The fact that I just witnessed three years of Martin making this, just for him to reach this point... Congrats dude!

[@sliceofsparta8985]

HOLY POTATOES I DIDN'T KNOW SM57's CAME ANGLED LIKE THAT! Man, as a fellow engineer and musician, I am absolutely blown away by your drive, passion, skill and approach to problem solving. You are an inspiration, sir. I wouldn't be worthy to dust this machine off after a performance. When the World Tour kicks off, and if we're lucky enough to be blessed by your presence in America, please consider a stop at Clemson University in South Carolina! My alma mater is a science and engineering school with no real formal music program, but a full suite of performing ensembles made up of multi-talented engineers, architects and scientists, all who would love to see the Marble Machine X in action!

[@cptfwiffo]

Congratulations Martin! You can say it should work 2 years ago, but honestly, compare what it was 2 years ago. All CAD, SO...MANY... IMPROVEMENTS. Reliability, RELIABILITY and MORE RELIABILITY. You've learned so, so much. Don't step over a great success like this. Humans hold on to their failures, and forget all the achievements they had. Celebrate them so you don't forget them!

[@mtreis86]

Those sound deadening improvements really had a dramatic effect compared to the last test, I can barely hear the machine in the background at all.

[@nagualdesign]

All the audio has been carefully mixed for this video, but I'm sure that those improvements would be palpable if you were standing in the room listening to it.

[@cinnamonjam9173]

@@nagualdesign His audio is always carefully mixed in every episode. But the last time it was carefully mixed there was still heavy machine sounds. He really improved the sound

[@LongIslandYachtClub]

as an engineer and someone who does fabrication work, the amount of focus care and time that is going into this is incredible.

[@MakeSomething]

Absolutely incredible. Beautiful.

[@KidKusU]

Thought your logo was Abroad in Japan

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

𝕐𝔼𝕊

[@JoanRitok692]

Agreed

[@shaunirwin4129]

Can't wait to hear the music you will make when this is finished. The song you made for this video is beautiful and it seems like you just slapped it together with very little effort.

[@peterkelley6344]

He probably did!.

[@PaperMars]

Martin, congrats on this milestone! It looks like the right side clock escapement is not functioning properly. The gear is not actually interacting with the bottom pallet. The slo-mo at 18:07 shows this really well.

[@Zoltan54]

It appear that Martin added a metal pin which is engaging the escapement wheel instead of the bottom pallet. Likey a prototype addition trying to remedy the runaway escapement under high marble pressure. This may be a one off design that is no longer necessary because of the pressure reducing wiggles and would explain why it's never mentioned. If it is needed, look forward to it in a future video!

[@mcbeenb]

Yea something has gone seriously wrong here and not covered in the video. The bottom of the escapement IS the regulator. I'm wondering is the problem is how far those fingers are moving away from the escapement (looks like over 10cm). It is excessive and will slow the machine down too. Ideally it would only move a cm or two.

[@Anya-B.]

@@mcbeenb No no, that's not the problem. The problem is very well know from the discord community (they forsaw it happen), and it has to do with the geometry of the teeths and the pallets ... Check the #idea-vaults in the discord server to see a graphic version (Martin really need to see this !)

[@dennisamelunxen8283]

Yeah I also noticed that. Hopefully not another rabbit hole...

[@MosselKots]

At kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpOQc5J4nJhkkMk you can see the same happen on the left channel... too little marble pressure? These clock escapements do need pressure to function after all. (the spring or weights in a real clock)

[@cellophaneriot]

Literally a living legend at this point! Been fans for a long time and love the evolution of the marble machine!

[@thatjacksondude858]

Dont be too hard on yourself with the progress of this machine. You're doing something nobody else is doing and you're making it incredibly entertaining in the process. As far as I see it, you're succeeding already.

[@roulkierkels]

Martin, I praise you for your “Angel’s Patience” (“Engelen geduld” in Dutch 😜) and even though I have watched every single one of the MMX videos, this is one of my favorite ones! All of your videos are masterpieces, but this one had an almost “old school”, tutorial like quality to it, a bit like the early ones you did on the beautiful islands in Gothenburg (where I am right now 🤩). Please don’t loose faith, you have come so far, and as an engineer myself I can say that I am not just proud of you… but I am in AWE of you! Regards from a Sunny Gothenburg. Your loyal Dutch/Swedish fan, Roul Kierkels

[@bobbyggare8364]

real nice!!!

[@FredericoLaydner]

Also an engineer here. Also in awe of you Martin. Keep up the good work. Two steps forward, one step back, that's the way we dance.

[@davidlarsson7950]

We have the same saying in sweden! :) "en ängels tålamod"

[@withroaj]

I'm beginning to accept the MMX as a stand alone band mate. For a while I was thinking the electric motor may remove the charm from the hand cranked machine, but the machine is transforming into an independent entity unto itself.

[@solinus7131]

Can’t wait till it becomes a sentient being

[@kailoucleary6025]

Plus it frees up his hands to manually play instruments with the levers up top, play cords on the bass, muting levers, rhythm machine etc... or like you are saying he can stroll around stage playing other instruments while the MMX does its thing.

[@anton95rct]

@@solinus7131 I am pretty sure it already is a sentient being

[@SpaghettiEnterprises]

It is foot cranked too, the hand one is just to get it going

[@MrGonzonator]

The motor is only intended for testing. The hand and foot crank with flywheel should be all that's needed in a concert.

[@jimcanterak7349]

Imagine the sheer pride and happiness he must feel for not only making, but also perfecting this unparalleled masterpiece of engineering and art.

[@eloelo6944]

Idk. I bet he would trade the machine for an extra inch anyday. Interpret at will

[@wowowowow1]

🤨

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, Salvation is very Simple HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE - Ancient Semitic Cuneiform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me. Isaiah 45:5 I am YaH, and there is none else.

[@sapnupua5]

Navigation: Explaining the Loop & Test 00:00 Start of the Test to 10,000 02:47 10,000 Marble Music Video 10:40 Making of the Current Machine 11:57 Continuing the Test to 10,000 15:56 Review of the Test to 10,000 16:34 WintergatanDiscord Event Details 17:34 Thank you to all of you Marblers 18:02 Closing Remarks & Upcoming Hint 18:36

[@glippysan8722]

Can I just say, I missed the typical Wintergatan music. I was absolutely excited to here some of it today!

[@JakJac980]

You have OFFICIALLY become a legend in music machines and WILL stand by the others in the museum that inspired you to make this! Fantastic Job!!!

[@MoMadNU]

Thank you for your endless energy and positivity. This is the kind of mindset I need to keep my projects going.

[@Cypherius_Cain]

I'm literally tearing up! I've followed you for so long, feeling your frustrations when things didn't work out and this is just so beautiful! The music, the engineering... It's been such a wonderful journey and I've loved every second of it! It's gonna be such a bittersweet feeling when you finally complete the MMX.

[@patrickhanft]

I was starting to worry only a few hours ago, as it had been far more than a week since the last videos (which were on a rapid release channel), so I assumed, something might have gone wrong. And obviously, it did, but you fixed it right away and it felt sooooo satisfying to see you celebrate this big win. Congratulations Martin, it is wonderful seeing you as you are climbing to the mountain top. I become confident the MMX will be finished this year, and I can't wait to see it happen!

[@Shveet]

10:49 Please Martin, we need that shot in wallpaper or poster form as that looks B-E-A-UTIFUL! i can totally see something like that on the MMX in a concert like the old Daftpunk Alive 2007. congrats on 10,000 drops with zero issues, here is to the next 10,000!

[@labtec901]

I was the renderer for that one! Here's a raw 4k frame from it: i.imgur.com/iYI84LX.png

[@lemo_manda6076]

@@labtec901 incredible!

[@TetraCurse]

The first marble machine was spectacular....but it's successor is a work of art. Magnificent.

[@CyanSoups]

I love how every test run becomes it's own song along the way. Somebody will definitely make a medley of them all eventually and that's so exciting!

[@sparkasaurusdonna]

Yippee! And I've just realized that the new marble release gates have their own version of kinetic fingers built in. I like seeing the movement and think it'll look cool across the channels.

[@Just_Sara]

#teamkineticfingers

[@Rocketeer16]

Do you know if this guy has a job? Or is this his “main job”. I mean it looks like he thoroughly enjoys himself, so it’s not a job. It’s actually like a hobby that he is able to make money off of which is super cool. And to be able to make a living off of this is amazing. To be able to combine a love for music and engineering and creativity is astounding. To love and come up with the idea of using marbles to make music is even more impressive. I’m so glad KZbin suggested this.

[@briturner11]

i dont understand exactly what happened with the clock escapement. can you do a video on that? the escapement should prevent this at high pressure. thats its whole purpose in the clock.

[@CyberDragonis]

feels like the pallet is slipping from the wheel

[@nicktrousers]

I might be wrong on this but i think its the spring strength in combination with the fact that the force created from the teeth is out of alignment with the point or rotation of the pallet(tik tok part) thus creating a moment (force*distace). Someone can correct me if im wrong. I still dont get why he didnt go with the broken escapement mechanism which was not pressure sensitive. He talked about less parts in that vid and then overengineered these mechanisms(imo) with so many parts, although i like all of it except the fact that he created this spring linkage and didnt use the broken escapement. Maybe theres more behind this someone could fill us in if hes been on discord.

[@tomnewsom9124]

There is a design error. The bottom pallet/tooth angle is not at right angles to the pallet pivot, which means the pallet can "cam out" when the wheel is pushed hard enough. The cad team have a fix designed and tested. Means new wheels and pallets, but the rest of the gate can be unchanged.

[@weccojecco]

@@tomnewsom9124 Won't the gate be rammed to hard every time if the pressure is so big then?

[@beez1717]

@@weccojecco Correct. The solution is to make sure it's impossible to get the marble pressure that high ever.

[@MeestahreL]

I am so happy for the fact that I've seen this project set off as it was, and then observed it heading to this monstrous greatness.

[@Argosh]

I just realized that there will be a day without updates about this marvelous machine. Because it will be done. I have goosebumps.

[@zachwolf5122]

Then starts Marble Machine Y

[@SuperSmashDolls]

That baseball bat you were going to take to the machine should have been labeled "Glory is temporary, pain is permanent"

[@brianwaterman8185]

What a memorable moment in the history of the MMX. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to this project. I'm so excited to watch it grow from here. I'm going to need a new MMX poster soon with all the modifications since it was originally designed. Keep up the inspiring work!

[@alexgiese9148]

Wow this makes me emotional! And also thank you for the wrap up of changes you made since the last reliability test! It's incredible how many parts you redesigned on the way to this success! You are a genius Martin! 🤯😍❤️

[@dil6969]

The engineering brilliance of this is easily on par with billion dollar companies that have entire teams dedicated to designing products. Oh, and it looks incredible. I'm listening to this on a really nice pair of headphones and your recording setup sounds great. You're definitely a modern-day renaissance man.

[@shogun0118]

"playing with marbles isn't rocket science!" Oh, yes it is! It's totally on par! And watching the progress and the many many small problems and solutions is really inspiring! I'm so happy this 10k test worked 100%! Can't wait ro see more than one or two channels of the machine in action! Cyberbass for the win!

[@BuzZzKiller]

Now that's what I call an "Exploded" view. 11:00

[@bigchungus1888]

Ayy small world, I love your flight stick bindings!

[@MrGonzonator]

Martin loves the catharsis of seeing the MMX explode. He really wasn't kidding with the baseball bat. This machine has taken years off his life, he was due some payback!

[@98Mikemaster]

Can we just acknowledge how musically talented this guy is? I'm jealous

[@billkeithchannel]

envious - wanting something someone else has jealous - being afraid of losing something you already have to someone else Care to rethink your wording?

[@aryasuri9421]

@@billkeithchannel no cause you're desperately clinging on to an antiquated meaning.

[@billkeithchannel]

@@tomgray971 Dictionaries change the meanings of words as people use them incorrectly. This was not the definition in my 1963 dictionary and is truer to the greek zelos of zeal or enthusiastic devotion. Bending the language to the will of the people and not the other way around is how a language is lost. sigh.

[@apenasumcoalamagico8638]

@@billkeithchannel bending a language to the will of people is how languages evolve

[@fomori2]

@@apenasumcoalamagico8638 Language is useless though if definitions change too quickly, because their whole point is to express the same concept with someone whom you are unfamiliar with. Languages should NOT bend to the will of the people, because there is no point of having it in the first place if you are going to change meanings at a whim. Adding new words, or updating definitions after a few decades of new usages, however is not bending the language, it is expanding it. Perhaps that is what you meant. When you use bend, it implies a structural change, and that can lead to LESS accurate communication, which is a BAD thing.

[@0The_Farlander0]

I want you to know this is such an incredible feat of engineering and brings absolute delight to see. it's been amazing watching it progress over time.

[@AdrianEarnshawMusic]

This is such a gorgeous feat of engineering with everything running so smoothly doing its thing. I have watched this journey from the start and absolutely blown away by your technical thinking. Saying well done just seems so inadequate at this point, just glad to feel part of this journey.

[@EeekiE]

Videos like this remind me that Martin is a fucking excellent musician that has managed to bridge across into becoming a great mechanical engineer. This fusion of art and science is so rarely done well, but this while thing absolutely slaps. The music in this episode also brings back home what this this is all about. Can’t wait to see what music gets made with this machine.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

*"Ten thousand marbles will give you such a crick in the neck"*

[@Rafabotossi]

i got the reference

[@alecsmith4349]

(Rest in peace Robin Williams)

[@Kre8-1duH]

Hahaha 😂

[@danielmahon1589]

boy that is a blast from the past

[@Kafj302]

~weeps~ why did you have to bring in the big feels?

[@jamiehowarth0]

This popped up in my recommended after I watched your original. Your attention to detail in both the engineering & the musicality is nothing short of outstanding. Not sure if you're crazy or a genius - probably lots of both. Bravo!

[@chrisg.1246]

"Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure" comes to mind as a theme song for MMX. No matter what Martin does he cannot escape the problem of cumulative pressure from the marbles.

[@DarkIzo]

"AYE BRO NO FULL AUTO IN BUILDINGS !" MMX: "thats not full auto, this is: 13:31 "

[@rebeccamiller1400]

Air rifles, right?

[@VenatusUK]

lol, I'm gonna have to go and watch that again.

[@minidreschi2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g368kIaLqtSVrdk :D

[@shuyangan2420]

You’re a F**kin genius, period.

[@alphaleader2364]

"damn bro okay" *pretty surprised by it*

[@raynorzeraph953]

I'm not even sure why this is one of the great adventures in this generation. It just is.

[@tomvondeek]

I can tell you why it is. World seems to be a shit place rn, trump, conservative politics, wars, hate everywhere. everywhere. and this dudes gathers nice people and engineers and prooves humanity can be really really awesome :-p

[@arthuradithya9460]

I think it's because his dedication and creativity is very inspiring, on top of that he is very humble and have great personality, it's just an incredible person making incredible thing that invited lots and lots of positive supporters!

[@andreasdembek]

That was the most impressive journey through the life of a product development ever. And of a developer as well. I took me three days for all 172 videos on this channel and I realized more and more how much the marble machine X and Martin overlap with my professional life. In real life, I'm a member of a team that develops products for fiber optic infrastructure. Such as connection closures, fiber optic distribution cabinets and wall boxes. The team gets bigger and bigger in the course of product development, because more and more tasks are added up to industrialization and series production. But we start with three people. The CAD designer, the maker (me) and the planner. These three people form the core team from the first idea and accompany the product through to the first delivery to our customers. It was extremely exciting for me to see how Martin embodies these three tasks, sometimes more sometimes less. With the marble machine X, I learned a lot about the interplay of roles and overcoming boundaries and restrictions. Thank you for these instructive hours. I think they will be helpful when working on my team.

[@Kari-tu3fs]

Heh, having that full render of the MMX in all of its components has come in amazing for this animation.

[@sapnupua5]

who needs a drummer when you can just recruit 10,000 marbles for your band

[@Tina-Brune]

10k marbles who play on time

[@MarcLucksch]

You’ll need a professional marble wrangler though, and there is only one in the world. You can see him in this video.

[@sapnupua5]

@@MarcLucksch being the only one in the world is some tight-ass job security

[@sapnupua5]

@@Tina-Brune lmao fo real

[@samkniffen4760]

So sorry Marcus, your position has been mechanized.

[@andrewwolfe2071]

Martin, you are a true modern day pioneer. Watching the whole process from the beginning, and not pretending I know everything that transpires, your recognition of bottle-necks and redesigning almost everything is nothing less than stellar. Thank you again and great work!

[@joer3963]

I truly believe this man is a special individual and has the capability of creating works of art that will go down in history.

[@cucabeludo3452]

I started watching in highschool, then went to college, dropped out after 1 year of psychology, now i'm 2 years into computer science. These videos are a big part of my life and i'm very happy to see you're finally reaching your destination. It's been a journey but we're now on our way

[@erobwen]

This is such a great example of what engineering is like sometimes. First you have the elaborate and thought through plan, that is tested in small scale, and that works on paper. But in the final moment, it all fails, and then you just have to throw something together anyway. Great work, you passed the master-test!

[@quantumac]

A journey of ten thousand marbles starts with a single obsession.

[@sutton4791]

No matter how skilled of an engineer you are. You would never be able to create the amazing music you do, if you were not a talented musician as well. You always give the feel good vibes.

[@X-Gen-001]

You're a musical and engineering genius. It is a wonderful thing you've created, it's inspiring. Congratulations on your 100% marble test.

[@KubedPixel]

I've watched EVERY single video from the start of the MMX journey up to today. I just can't believe how far you've come, how many times you've reinvented perfection and most of all a HUGE well done and congratulations on your 10k subscribers. Truly truly inspiring.

[@z-beeblebrox]

11:59 "I replaced this masking tape with a more serious marble fence..." *shows pieces made of glittery PLA* Yes Martin, they look incredibly serious.

[@felicianomiko5659]

I get why you’d want a clean floor but the marbles all over the floor of the OG machine were part of the charm of that performance. I think of it as an art piece. This is a beautiful machine.

[@v.a.pankov]

Engineer, musician, sincere and smart guy. What a great job was done! Congratulations!

[@Juttutin]

"The Wilson Formation" sounds like a track title...

[@maxthreshold]

This should be a Netflix documentary with Morgan freeman doing the narration

[@patrickcrabb6212]

Netflix? No. But I do agree with Morgan Freeman.

[@RBZ06LT6]

Relax

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Perhaps

[@galaxel1494]

Netflix would likely ruin the autenticity of it.

[@andrewvarcoe4741]

Omg this comment, gave me a good laugh trying to imagine his voice narrating lol

[@riverbabbles]

What a gorgeous piece of art! Congrats on reaching your goal! There's no such thing as too late and I'm glad you were so happy with your success!

[@alakani]

Thank you so much for hanging in there Martin, and not letting the haters get to you, or all the people who think they're real engineers just because they bought a piece of paper without doing the work. You and Rick Cavallaro are true heroes and an inspiration to so many people, helping to bring engineering back to its hands-on and brains-on roots, proving that almost anything is possible when there's a passion.

[@generessler6282]

"They bought a piece of paper without doing the work" is a pretty silly statement. I guess you're talking about college-educated engineers. It's hubris to think there's no work in an engineering degree. And it's hubris to believe that no one who works through a degree program has practical skills. Martin himself has frequently lamented that a "real engineer" would know more economical, if not better ways of doing what he's done. He's accomplished a truly, deeply magnificent thing here. But a professional engineer in a production setting could never have afforded the way he did it.

[@wedmunds]

It's not possible to simply buy an engineering degree.

[@alakani]

@@generessler6282 Nah that's why I mentioned Rick as well, he's formally trained and did all the math ahead of time, but people still said don't even try. I just think some production engineers forget that R&D engineers are a thing. You hit the nail on the head - some engineers might know better ways, but that's irrelevant if they would never even try to build something like this, or share their knowledge

[@Beeper332]

I don't know were 4 years of my life have gone I feel like it was yesterday that I saw your blueprint video.

[@Rock_Appreciator]

I feel exactly the same lol

[@simmerke1111]

Can't believe you're still going, just stumbled upon this after years. You're a very talented musician and can't wait for the new marble machine to be finished!

[@Crisisdarkness]

Wow, this is perfection, this guy is a tremendous genius, the design of that marble machine is amazing

[@CalebCarterFilm]

"Yes John, I can feel another marble race coming," "Of course john, pass me the flex tape, the suspense is killing me!"

[@alexanderwatson9845]

Omg that made me laugh so hard- thanks for reminding me of a great episode, can't believe it was so long ago

[@arthuradithya9460]

HAHAHA THIS ONE YEES

[@Thorinbur]

"Are yoy seeing what I am seeing?" YES! the channels after divide by 4 are not even. "the floor is clean" Oh... true XD Not trying to be a downer. Amazing achievement!

[@BeetaroniPizza]

The new design is way better though. Love the way it looks.

[@Thorinbur]

@@BeetaroniPizza agree plus the buffer is much bigger (almost 4 times as big) and it is resiliant to overflow of single channel and it was off by one after hours of playing. Overal great success!

[@theogarnier7309]

The expectation buildup with instruments added each time... when the msic finally came together after the 10000th marble dropped, I had tears coming to my eyes, because I could feel Martin's feelings, I could see the end of the journey and the relief of it all. Finally, music with MMX! It feels like Martin has achieved an insane milestone, and now just has to repeat the same known and proven process for the other channels. No more surprises, right? Live concert by the end of the Summer, right? This feels absolutely good, and I can't wait for this channel to transition from an engineering channel to a music composing channel. I loved the engineering channels, I'll love the music composing channel even more because of its journey.

[@GeorgeTsiros]

Music with MMX? what does SIMD have to do with this? 😳

[@1234567895182]

Crazy how far you have come. It feels good to say I've been here from the beginning and watched almost all of your videos leading to this point. Following you along in this journey has been really fun to watch and it's amazing how much progress you have made. I hope to see you on the world tour some day!

[@greatmalus826]

Martin, you have reached the top of the mountain, we are proud of you.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

“The devil is in the details in this project” Nothing more true has been said, the details always make or break things. And don’t feel bad about the time it took, you’ll find that even the most well planned and well engineered projects can easily go over time and budget. Your passion and obsession to getting to the finish line will serve you well throughout your life.

[@alfaromeo4444]

HE IS A DEVIL INDEED JIMY HEN DRIX....XXXXXXXXXXXX

[@donniepanjikaran1388]

This is just amazing. Watching all 10,000 marbles play perfectly after all these years just made my day. And that music you composed in between was just so great. Can't wait to finally see that world tour

[@WillowEpp]

It's been a treat, seeing you organically learn and grow as an engineer throughout this project entirely in pursuit of a beautiful instrument.

[@xenonakhiva44]

Congratulations on your big success! And thank you, to everyone that helped support this for so long. Sorry I couldn't be a part of those people who helped by donating yet. But man, this must feel so amazing. The Marble machine is finally perfect!!

[@faydetoblack]

10:43 This is what we've been waiting for! Grats Martin and discord team!

[@brockness791]

That explosion was very inaccurate, needs thousands more washers 😂

[@davido9208]

Man that machine is a masterpiece of engineering. You have a lot to be proud of. I wish I was half as creative as you are at engineering and solving mechanical problems. Carry on, I cant wait to see what comes next.

[@goochacho3074]

This is amazing. I've been slowly watching this thing come together through thumbnails alone for years now. Just indescribably impressive. I feel like a caveman watching a helicopter.

[@ManMang0]

Congratulations :) I remember discovering your projects many years ago and the start of the marble machine and to see this come to victory is awesome!

[@brandonlaning2016]

Despite how many issues and frustrations he goes through, he still has enough energy to keep his music sounding ethereal and mystical like something out of a fairytale, and I can only find admiration for it. Hopefully my own works can bring a smile to people's faces like this one day, but until then, you keep busting out the hard work and I'll keep coming back to be awestruck time and time again.

[@alexplain8848]

the science & engineering in this is so detailed & signifies genuine passion. something to truly appreciate.