[ti:Machines Play Instruments to Create ‘Robot Orchestra’] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:05.00]Two musicians from Germany are using robotic equipment [00:10.64]to add sounds to their performances. [00:15.20]The two-man band performs with a robot [00:18.92]that can play several musical instruments at the same time. [00:24.92]The robot can sound like a guitar, keyboard, drum [00:30.40]or other percussion instrument. [00:33.20]When performing, members of the band provide many of the sounds, [00:43.24]but others are controlled by a computer. [00:46.77]Once connected to wires and set up, [00:51.09]instruments such as a xylophone, drum or cymbal can play on their own. [00:59.84]Another instrument was created from a long, self-turning wooden stick [01:06.08]that sits on top of a microphone stand. [01:10.68]The stick contains long strings. They are tied on each end. [01:17.00]The strings are connected to a small wooden ball. [01:21.68]As the stick turns, the ball hits a block on the floor, creating a sound. [01:28.12]The two-man band, called Joasihno, recently performed at the South [01:37.36]by Southwest Conference and Music Festival in Austin, Texas. [01:44.16]They describe their electronic sound as "psychedelic machine" music. [01:52.48]"Actually, we call it a psychedelic robot orchestra," [01:57.72]said Cico Beck, one of the creators of the group. [02:03.04]"It's a combination of acoustic instruments, [02:06.72]but also very trashy robot instruments," he added. [02:12.32]The computer can react to changes to voltage signals, [02:17.68]so the robots are controlled by an electrical current, Beck explained. [02:24.64]The group's other member, Nico Siereg, [02:28.25]says playing in an experimental band with robots [02:32.88]is not the same as playing in a traditional one. [02:37.52]"It's a little bit different because you also have in mind [02:41.92]that there are machines playing around you, [02:44.82]so there's no reaction from them," he said. [02:49.96]But Siereg said that in some ways, [02:53.20]the robots actually help him improve his performance. [02:58.60]Since the self-playing instruments are programmed, [03:02.36]he sometimes feels freer to center on what he is playing, [03:07.44]and at times to even improvise. [03:11.92]The musician says he can imagine similar technology having a greater influence [03:18.12]on many different kinds of music in the future. [03:22.10]"Technology is like a very important tool that even, very often, [03:29.56]it's also a very important part of inspiration," he said. [03:35.39]But he also expressed hope that "real music won't die." [03:41.87]In addition to performing recently in Texas, [03:46.52]Joashihno has been busy putting on shows in Europe and in Canada. [03:53.28]The band hopes its high-tech music "experiment" [03:57.60]will keep reaching new people and pleasing the ears of its fans. [04:07.00]I'm Bryan Lynn. [04:08.60]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM