Where did you get the neat spectrum analyzer program?? Philip > > Great job Philip. The background oscillation is between 8khz and 9khz. > See spectrum here: > http://home.comcast.net/~pinballic/Keppinger_first_sounds_copy.jpg > > Adding the pocket knife to increase antenna mass is what Lev did in > T.E.O., so you are in good company. > > Nice to hear your voice, also. > > bret > --- kmg5443 <kmg5443@...> wrote: > > > Here is the "test bench voice" of the Keppinger theremin. My > > undeducated, no musical training opinion is that is sounds nice. Now, > > > > don't start critiquing the "musical" selection. The sucker is here on > > > > my workbench, all laid out, naked and bare to the world, wires > > dangling out everywhere, wrench attached to a temporary coathanger > > antenna, pocketknife laying on top of the makeshift expression loop, > > and lacking even a cabinet to clothe it in yet. I'm trying my best > > not to knock the two big coils over that are sitting on top of the > > bench. > > > > You can hear high frequency harmonics in the background, I am pretty > > positive from the volume oscillator. Its almost a 2 Mb file, so be > > warned before you click on it. There may be some flutter modulation > > to the thing...there is a ceiling fan going in the radio shack here > > to keep my dainty self from sweating. Us spoiled deskbound engineers > > aren't allowed to do that too often, or we melt. > > > > There is obviously more work to do. Some of you may have been curious > > > > how it sounds. I vented to Uncle Howie in a separate email off list. > > He told me he was expecting it from me, as these things would try the > > > > patience of Job. > > > > The file is located at > > > > http://home.comcast.net/~ka4koe/keppinger5-08-22-2007.mp3 > > > > Philip Neidlinger > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's > Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 >
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Re: New Theremin Voice
2007-08-23 by kmg5443
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