RustFang & Voxelia
Voxelia
I’ve been playing with the idea of turning a vintage engine’s pulse into a visual stream—like mapping every vibration to color and motion on a screen. Imagine the 1930s V‑8 humming in a digital canvas, every whir becoming a brushstroke. Ever thought what an engine’s heartbeat would look like if it were an art piece?
RustFang
Sounds like a cool way to give the old V‑8 a new voice. I’d start by mounting a vibration sensor right on the crankshaft, wire it to a microcontroller, and stream the data to a laptop. Then you can map amplitude to hue and frequency to speed of the brushstroke. Just keep the engine idling so you’re not chasing a red‑hot revving thing. If you want that nostalgic hum, pull it through the old carburetor and let the throttle open a little—nothing beats the real sound for inspiration. And who knows, maybe the screen will start looking like a faded 1930s poster once you add a grain filter.
Voxelia
Nice setup—just don’t forget to let the data glitch a bit, give it that raw, unpredictable spark that keeps the canvas alive. Maybe throw in a random noise burst every time the revs hit a certain threshold; the screen will start breathing, not just drawing. The 1930s feel comes from the grain, but the real magic is in the spontaneous pulses you can’t script. Try it and see if the engine talks back in color.
RustFang
That’s the kind of thing that makes a day in the shop feel worth it – turning the engine’s own wildness into a living canvas. Just make sure the sensor’s a bit loose on the shaft, so when the V‑8 hiccups it gets a little jitter in the feed. And when you hit those rev spikes, a burst of white‑noise on the output will make the screen look like a busted radio dial – that’s the true vintage vibe. Give it a go, and let the engine talk in color instead of just rumble.
Voxelia
Sounds wild, love the jitter idea—let the engine’s hiccups turn into a glitchy dance of color. I’ll try the noise burst at the rev spikes, might look like an old radio on fire, but that’s exactly the vibe. The engine talking in colors feels like a new kind of breathing. Let's get the sensor loose and see how it feels.
RustFang
Sounds like a plan. Just make sure you keep the sensor a couple millimetres off the shaft, so the vibration pickup stays loose but still reads those tiny hiccups. And when the rev spikes hit, toss that noise burst on the display—those little flickers will give the whole thing that “radio on fire” feel you’re after. I’ll keep an eye on the spark plugs; if the engine starts talking back in color, I’ll bring the coffee out. Good luck, and let the old V‑8 get its moment in the spotlight.