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Arc Attack: Musical Tesla Coils

June 11th, 2008

Meet the Arc Attack musical tesla mojo. It was my favorite innovation at Flipside 2008. More will spring from this.

It’s a giant sculpture controlled by DJs/musicians who use the electric bolts generated by two big tesla coils as instruments.

“…two specially designed DRSSTC’s (Dual-Resonant Solid State Tesla Coils) act as separate synchronized instruments. These high tech machines produce an electrical arc similar to a continuous lightning bolt which puts out a crisply distorted square wave sound reminiscent of the early days of synthesizers.”

– Arc Attack

More about them here.

Tags: design, ideas, miscellaneous | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Arc Attack: Musical Tesla Coils”

  1. comment number 1 by: Singing Tesla Coils by ArcAttack | Laughing Squid
    June 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    […] Joe DiPrima and Oliver Greaves of ArcAttack have created an amazing pair of Singing Tesla Coils that are used in conjunction with their DJ setup. Sean Savage shot a great video of them performing the 1970’s electronic hit “Popcorn” at Flipside 2008. ArcAttack employs a unique DJ set up of their own creation (an HVDJ set up) to generate an ‘electrifying’ audio visual performance. The HVDJ pumps music through a PA System while two specially designed DRSSTC’s (Dual-Resonant Solid State Tesla Coils) act as separate synchronized instruments. […]

  2. comment number 2 by: Musical Tesla Coils play classic 70s electro - SlashGear
    June 13th, 2008 at 1:16 am

    […] This clip was shot at Flipside 2008 by cheesebikini’s Sean Savage, and shows ArcAttack playing “Popcorn” on their singing coils.  What you have to remember is that this isn’t just a music-syncronized light show, the arcs themselves are playing the tune. […]

  3. comment number 3 by: Anastasia
    August 13th, 2008 at 6:42 am

    WOW! I’m amazed!