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A few months ago on the web razoshёlsya viral video. As it is demonstrated that if the player instead of the plate insert tortilla cake (a popular dish in Mexico, Central America and some parts of the US), you can hear a melody mexican Jarabe Tapatío . This seemingly simple joke and mocks resurgent fashion on vinyl and some marketing habits Day music store to sell a limited series of colorful plates, which often diverge huckster-dealers, and are sold at a much higher price. Of course, the audio in the video above to replace - a real tortilla will just meaningless noise. But one UpgradeTech decided to see if he can translate the idea into reality.

To create a real tortilla-plate needed a laser cutter. The end result is different than depicted in the viral video. The sound quality is very low, but it is difficult to expect something different from the raw dough. It is possible to catch the common theme tune.



Work did not start from scratch. UpgradeTech have carved their own records of acrylic and laser подробно He described the process . The novelty consists in the carrier material. The choice fell on the raw-store tortilla of wheat flour produced by Canasta. Tortilla corn flour is not the right texture and cooked cakes are unnecessary elements.

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Then UpgradeTech prepared track in the program Audacity. Because it was cut into a length of 30-40 seconds, which was used alignment characteristics (EQ) RIAA . This standard is used in phonograph records to track will not wear out. Then the audio file is passed through the Python-script for the text data, which in turn are processed Processing to create a PDF-file

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Fab Lab San Diego graciously allowed to use their laser engraver in non-traditional purposes. So UpgradeTech gained access to the 40-watt machine Epilog, which takes the files PDF. To avoid getting fat tortilla planted under a sheet of paper.

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As the video shows the author, the result of it is edible, tortilla gives only a little burnt test because laser treatment. To record tracks are best with a good rhythm and clearly spoken words.

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