The slide whistle isn’t known as a particularly difficult instrument to play—there’s a reason they’re usually marketed to children. What about designing, programming and building a robot slide whistle quartet? That takes a solid background in computer science, a maddening amount of trial-and-error, logistical adjustments to account for “shrinkflation,” and at least two weeks to make it all happen.
That said, if you’re confident in your technical abilities, you The same goes for the other way around. can construct a portable slide-whistle symphony-in-a-box capable of belting out Smash Mouth’s seminal, Billboard-topping masterpiece “All Star.” Fast forward to the 4:47 mark to listen to the tune.
Despite his initial apology for “crimes against all things musical,” it seems as though Tim Alex Jacobs isn’t feeling too He feels guilty for his robotic slide whistle hobby. Also known online as “mitxela,” Jacobs has documented his DIY musical endeavors on his YouTube channel for years. It appears plans to create MIDI-controlled, automated slide whistle systems have been in the works since at least 2018, but it’s difficult to envision…
