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It's not industrial or metal but here's an obligatory link to Wintergatan's Marble Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q
And for a slightly different take on mechanically made music here's Quentin and His Bird Box Orchestra featuring His 18th Century Hand Teacher: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gbX6lm-DZ4g
I'm a fan of his music and respect his aesthetics. But, these are not musical instruments. They are mostly MIDI controllers. They don't actually generate sound with mechanical means. They are theater props.
I don’t see how the fact that they make sound digitally in any way makes them less of an instrument. MIDI controllers are instruments- and incredibly flexible ones with almost limitless sound possibilities at that.
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I don’t see how the fact that they make sound digitally in any way makes them less of an instrument. MIDI controllers are instruments- and incredibly flexible ones with almost limitless sound possibilities at that.
I have several midi controllers. They are not instruments. I have many instruments (including vst's) that have controllers on them. Apart from my old rackmount Korg Wavestation a/d I have several instruments without controllers.