Assignment 2: “Drip Hack” by David Lu (2013)
Drip Hack is a hack that drips. Inspired by my past experiences with cobbling together random pieces of cardboard, this piece aims to explore our childlike curiousity of water dripping in the kitchen sink. The rate of dripping can be controlled by the pair of valves on top, and the water drops hits the metal bowl and plastic container below. The resulting vibrations are picked up by piezo-electric mics, which are amplified by ArtFab’s pre-amp. Since there are two drippers, interesting cross rhythms can be generated.