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Bohemian Rhapsody On Old Hardware

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the too-much-spare-time dept.

eldavojohn writes "The sweet sweet melodies of Queen and the late Freddie Mercury are reproduced by hardware almost as old as the song is. 'There are millions of computers sitting idle at home consuming fantom electricity. Let's see where all that power is going. This is dedicated to all fans of Queen and hey let's not forget about Mike Myers and Dana Carvey of Wayne's World. Please note no effects or sampling was used. What you see is what you hear (does that even make sense?) Atari 800XL was used for the lead piano/organ sound, Texas Instruments TI-99/4a as lead guitar, 8 Inch Floppy Disk as Bass, 3.5 inch Hard drive as the gong, HP ScanJet 3C was used for all vocals. Please note I had to record the HP scanner 4 separate times for each voice. I tried to buy 4 HP scanners but for some reason sellers on E-Bay expect you to pay $80-$100, I got mine for $30.'"

17 of 137 comments (clear)

  1. Big whoop by DrMrLordX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nothing really matters anymore.

  2. Chiptunes... by edlinfan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...hell yeah!

    If you liked this, you might also check out the 8bitpeoples, who specialize in this sort of thing.
    http://www.8bitpeoples.com/

  3. Takedown? by telchine · · Score: 4, Funny

    How long before the RIAA have this removed from YouTube for copyright infringement?

    1. Re:Takedown? by mrchaotica · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Never -- the RIAA doesn't control the copyright of the melody itself, only recordings of it made by RIAA-affiliated performers. You should be worried about BMI instead, I think.

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    2. Re:Takedown? by Phroggy · · Score: 3, Informative

      You'd be wrong. The composition is under copyright, regardless of what bizarre contraptions you choose to perform it on.

      Nothing to do with the RIAA, though.

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    3. Re:Takedown? by Dutchmaan · · Score: 4, Insightful

      No one will care... until it makes money, THEN someone will speak up.. guaranteed.

    4. Re:Takedown? by commodore64_love · · Score: 4, Informative

      >>>RIAA doesn't control the copyright of the melody itself, only recordings of it made by RIAA-affiliated performers. You should be worried about BMI instead, I think.

      It doesn't matter.
      - If they yank my video I will upload it again.
      - If they ban my account, I will create a new one.
      - If they ban my IP, I will just roll-over to a new IP.
      - If they sue me in court, I won't even bother to show up.
      - If they win the case for 2 million dollars per current law, I will not pay. Instead I'll be picking-up the phone and calling CNN, FOX, NBC. I'll be blogging the internet and visiting radio talk shows in order to stir-up outrage among the American people, because 2 million dollars for a single song is cruel and unusual punishment. Unconstitutional law is invalid law. The resulting protests will scare the ____ out of the leaders and change will happen.

      C'mon people. Where's your hacker spirit? Fight the man.

      More likely it won't escalate that far, so no worries. The video will continue to be spread across the net either by youtube or bittorrent, and Liberty will win by default.

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  4. Have you heard the rumour? by spankyofoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...about the HP Scanjet 3C?

    (not that there's anything wrong with that)

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    1. Re:Have you heard the rumour? by Inner_Child · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's not a rumour, it really does prefer a male-to-male adapter.

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  5. Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix by omar.sahal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is mad, but something makes me respect the artistry that you have done this with.

  6. Well duh! by dr_wheel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone can see that. Carry on.

  7. Radiohead did it first..... by __aahcue4670 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Or at least one of their fans did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOswq2P-pAs

  8. Yes, and the Vimeo version is MUCH better quality! by Wacky_Wookie · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The High Quality Viemo version can be viewed here:

    http://www.vimeo.com/1109226

    Radiohead were so impressed that hey linked to it from their homepage for a while.

  9. the best part by ffflala · · Score: 4, Funny

    No Synthesizers!

    1. Re:the best part by leomekenkamp · · Score: 3, Informative

      +1, Funny

      For those who do not get the joke: go here and search for 'No synthesizers'.

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  10. Re:Yes, and the Vimeo version is MUCH better quali by notseamus · · Score: 3, Informative

    And of course, the source for some of the tech he used for the art school project, http://www.afrotechmods.com/cheap/hdspeakers/hdspeakers.htm Almost as old as the internet itself

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  11. Re:Cool, but needs syncopation by zmollusc · · Score: 4, Funny

    I concur re the timing. I suggest replacement of the old hardware with some modern synthesisers and drum machines so that they all stay in time with a master clock. Maybe even get some humans to sing parts of it.

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