That's quite a hi-hat you have there September 7, 2007 5:58 PM Subscribe
"DrumPants are a set of pants that enable the wearer to produce drum sounds by hitting various parts of the pants with his hands. The wearer thusly becomes a cyborg musician, his body assuming the roles of both player and instrument, allowing for spontaneous electric hambone solos or even collaborations with other musicians in a band setting."
posted by mr_crash_davis (46 comments total)
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Holy Hambone posted by timsteil at 6:08 PM on September 7, 2007
Awesome! What fun! posted by nickyskye at 6:11 PM on September 7, 2007
Well, "body assuming the roles of both player and instrument" is (a) stretching it, and (b) nothing new. But this is still pretty neat-looking. Wish the samples were higher-quality.
You know, if you really wanted to blow some time and dough on it, you could make it force-sensitive—use a proportional response from the contact mic sensors to select one of several samples with different timbres, and play back at the appropriate volume. Yes. That would be cool.
/retires to tree, resumes thumping chest posted by eritain at 6:18 PM on September 7, 2007
Hmmm. I've been doing those for years, often with no pants on at all... posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:24 PM on September 7, 2007
But do they come in lavender? Or mauve? posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:27 PM on September 7, 2007
That guy in the top video: his time is awful. Really bad. These guys really should've gotten somebody with some frikkin' groove for their demo. posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:29 PM on September 7, 2007
I'm in the process of building something similar. It's quite simple once you have the drum module or "brain." The triggers are simple piezo elements, available at Radio Shack for less than $1.50 per unit. Wiring them to the brain is as hard or easy as you need it to be, and all you have to do is hit the piezo to tigger the drum sounds. posted by lekvar at 6:37 PM on September 7, 2007
I wish the page would load for me, because this sounds like the sort of thing I've wanted to see (own) for quite some time. posted by The Great Big Mulp at 6:55 PM on September 7, 2007
I got ants piezos in my pants and I need to dance! posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:58 PM on September 7, 2007
But do they come in lavender? Or mauve?
flapjax, you're naughty! posted by nickyskye at 7:01 PM on September 7, 2007
Glad you caught my little shoutout to ya there, nickyskye!
But are they roomy in the thigh and seat? I'm not as svelte as I used to be. posted by tommasz at 7:18 PM on September 7, 2007
With the right dinner and a snug pair of Levi's I can do a bass solo. posted by hal9k at 7:18 PM on September 7, 2007
Laurie Anderson did that almost twenty five years ago. posted by dogwelder at 7:21 PM on September 7, 2007
I just barely got past the first few seconds of the dorky Conan O'Brien kid acting all surprised that his pants make noise. posted by chococat at 7:24 PM on September 7, 2007
Drummers have enough problems getting laid as it is. posted by malocchio at 7:28 PM on September 7, 2007 [2 favorites]
Drummers have enough problems getting laid as it is.
Yeah, the random crash cymbal sound produced by your pants in the middle of something would kind of put a damper on things. posted by DMan at 8:07 PM on September 7, 2007
Of course, quonsar couldn't wear these: that fish in his pants would just make an ungodly racket, I'm sure. posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:15 PM on September 7, 2007
Far be it from me to suggest another guy has minor or diminished pants-scales. posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 8:34 PM on September 7, 2007
Drummers have enough problems getting laid as it is.
What a bunch of gloomy glindas you guys are. After watching this my first thought was that I'm going to make these and play them out and afterwards get it on with a rage like Valkeryian thunder. Or make a dozen pairs for my local swinger's club in exchange for the right to record and produce The Drum Pants Orgy Symphony.
This thread is yet more sad proof that life's a pair of drum pants and most poor suckers are walking around wearing chinos. posted by melissa may at 10:05 PM on September 7, 2007 [2 favorites]
Life's a pair of motherfuckin' drum pants
But I bet you motherfuckers can't dance
Y'know the girls don't think you're worth a glance
Y'got no profile, y'got no stance
Y'sad motherfuckers ain't gotta chance
'Less you get yourself a pair of these drum pants.
Yo, yo, yo, you chino-wearin' motherfuckers, I'm outta here. Peace. posted by flapjax at midnite at 10:33 PM on September 7, 2007
I saw this on The Young Ones 20+ odd years ago. posted by Henry C. Mabuse at 1:19 AM on September 8, 2007
I see this as an attempt by the Americans to close the serious gap in one-man-band technologies it has with Canada.
For the state of the art in Canadian OMB technology, one has to look no furthur than McRorie. (As mentioned on MeFi in 2004) posted by toftflin at 1:32 AM on September 8, 2007
If you were a cyborg musician, wouldn't it be DrumLegs? posted by Samizdata at 1:57 AM on September 8, 2007
And, given that, I suppose the hambone would be electric, come to think of it... posted by Samizdata at 1:58 AM on September 8, 2007
I've been doing this for years. I assumed everybody's pants did this. posted by Eideteker at 6:04 AM on September 8, 2007
I've got a pretty good hanky solo worked out. posted by StickyCarpet at 6:28 AM on September 8, 2007
melissa- just wanted you to know that this morning when I got up, the first thing I said was 'Life's a pair of drum pants.' This is my new philosophy of life. (until the next one comes along...probably soon) posted by MtDewd at 7:10 AM on September 8, 2007
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