Watch as these 16 floppy drives belt out true electronic music

Electronic music and floppy drives seemingly have little in common but try telling that to James Willis. The Cardiff University student recently combined new-age gadgets and software (an iPad, myRIO and LabVIEW) with technology from yesteryear (floppy drives and MIDI) to create what he calls the ultimate electronic band.

Willis used a total of 16 drives to create the following five-song set list:

1. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
2. Imperial March - John Williams (Star Wars)
3. Super Mario Bros. Theme - Koji Kondo
4. Get Lucky - Daft Punk
5. The Final Countdown - Europe

The idea isn't entirely new but nevertheless, Willis did an excellent job both with the project and his selection of tunes.

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