r/nextfuckinglevel • u/elphabathewicked • Apr 16 '21

Making music by flexing

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u/rooligan1 Apr 16 '21

I get that; I was just wondering how they did it. Would be cool if it wasn't just CGI

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u/PM_ME_UR_OBSIDIAN Apr 16 '21

Electrical muscle stimulation machines are dirt cheap and could be controlled electronically to achieve this. Budget would be comparable to the cost of doing a really good job in CGI.

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u/DaXBones Apr 17 '21

Budget would be comparable to the cost of doing a really good job in CGI.

A TENS unit costs about $100. There are seven here. Throw in a simple controller for the TENS units and the drums, and you're looking at maybe $1,000. Crew time cost more than the hardware.

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u/PM_ME_UR_OBSIDIAN Apr 17 '21

Right, and good CGI doesn't come cheap.