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by psychicoctopus
Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:29 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: LOUD 11-13hz generator?
Replies: 25
Views: 9008

Re: LOUD 11-13hz generator?

Hey, why not just build something like a pulse jet that you run at 11 Hz? Just have a horn, and at the throat have an explosion every eleventh of a second. It would be plenty loud. Awesome idea. It would be dangerous, though. I wonder what the V-1 Flying Bomb sounded like? here's some info on pulse...
by psychicoctopus
Wed Feb 09, 2005 12:56 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Whoa! More cowbell than you'll ever possibly need...
Replies: 42
Views: 19647

Re: Whoa! More cowbell than you'll ever possibly need...

Bwa ha ha. the photo of the 'major dude' playing cowbell rules.

all of the 12 models are the same cowbell sample.
by psychicoctopus
Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:44 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: Musical Roads
Replies: 1
Views: 2590

Re: Musical Roads

Rats. I was going to get rich on that idea.
by psychicoctopus
Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:35 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: LOUD 11-13hz generator?
Replies: 25
Views: 9008

Re: LOUD 11-13hz generator?

The HP 204C sine wave oscillator covers 5 Hz - 1.2 MHz. It produces a very pure sine wave - no overtones. I've seen them on eBay for about $20. I have a set of 3 as part of my performance rig. Covering low low frequencies in a rock club can have strange effects - one time a shower of plaster particl...
by psychicoctopus
Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:26 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Bleeding capacitors
Replies: 12
Views: 5484

Re: Bleeding capacitors

how effective is it to just unplug the unit and leave the power switches on?
by psychicoctopus
Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:08 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Bit rate.
Replies: 16
Views: 6123

Re: Bit rate.

bits can be very simple. they are just a measure of dynamics on recrord. In theory the 'silence' on 144dB is softer. simply take the bitrate and multiply by 6 and thats maximum dynamic range in dB 16bits(6)=96dB 24bits(6)=144dB :D sure, you can get in depth.but thats about all you need to know 144 ...
by psychicoctopus
Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:04 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: Deos anyone else feel like they are gonna flip out?
Replies: 33
Views: 17473

Re: Deos anyone else feel like they are gonna flip out?

I'm totally fucking broke. I'm taking it OK, though.

still got my Sriacha hot sauce.
by psychicoctopus
Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:24 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: so i just sat and listened to a reference tone disc.
Replies: 6
Views: 2596

Re: so i just sat and listened to a reference tone disc.

Look for standing wave patterns by playing continuous bass waves. 30,40,50,60 Hz sine waves etc... walk around the room and hear where the peaks and valleys are. maybe you can find a spot where they all seem to agree? I'm too scared to do this in my apartment - it would be depressing. However, I tri...
by psychicoctopus
Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:18 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: Beautiful poem by someone in my creative writing club
Replies: 21
Views: 70103

Re: Beautiful poem by someone in my creative writing club

Please, PLEASE keep all Ovation acoustic guitars away from this person.
by psychicoctopus
Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:06 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: Beautiful electronica songs
Replies: 21
Views: 12084

Re: Beautiful electronica songs

If you're in the mood, give this song a listen: cliff (dead angels fly mix) http://www.thesnodgrass.com/music.php also on the list: telepopmusik: breathe (extended mix) peace orchestra: domination amon tobin: 4 ton mantis... evil + beautiful and another vote for dntel: this is the dream of evan and ...
by psychicoctopus
Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:31 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: New favorite beer
Replies: 25
Views: 12927

Re: New favorite beer

I can only afford Lone Star lately, $3.59 / 6 x 16 oz. If you're not in Texas and haven't tried it, don't bother. When I was in Oregon I enjoyed plenty of McMenamins, Deschutes, Full Sail, Rogue, Saxer. When you want to do 0-60 in 12 oz, Saxer Bock (7.2% ABV) does the job almost as well as Optimator...
by psychicoctopus
Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:22 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Smoking Behringer
Replies: 5
Views: 2207

Re: Smoking Behringer

ah yes, the magic blue smoke. often seen in the vicinity of the "light-emitting resistor".
by psychicoctopus
Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:10 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: Peter Allway's Lego Dulcimer
Replies: 5
Views: 4119

Re: Peter Allway's Lego Dulcimer

one time we made a turntable out of legos. it barely worked, and it was a pain in the ass!
by psychicoctopus
Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:34 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: where could I get some white noise?
Replies: 13
Views: 3487

Re: where could I get some white noise?

mike up a spray paint can.

wait: that's a bad idea. use a can of compressed air instead.