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>Environmental, Concept and "Subscription Modules"
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>Howdy!
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>This thread touches on a thought I've had for some time about
>Concept modules with a built-in modem and phone jack in the back...
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>Imagine a module called WALL STREET featuring rows of output jacks
>that present control voltages reflecting the actual realworld
>realtime status of parameters such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average,
>and other stocks. You could have a whole smorgesboard of outputs
>for the stocks and stock exchanges of your choice:
>the NASDAC, Apple, Microsoft, spyders, etc.
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>I've entertained the idea of posting such live information
>automatically on a page at my website, and equipping such modules
>with built-in modems that could automatically log onto that special
>web page to update themselves periodically.
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>"I'm sorry I couldn't call because my modular was on the phone!"
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>If one were to get really diabolical or "Bill Gates" about it,
>one could charge for a monthly ~subscription~ to such modules...
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>"The modules are free, but the they won't do anything without
>your credit card number!" LOL!
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>Perhaps a more nurturing application of this is the concept of
>"Green Voltages" With a Module titled MOTHER EARTH that might
>feature rows of output jacks featuring the present rate of
>Global Warming, seismic activity, ocean currents, missing ozone,
>etc...
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>Imagine a limited edition dedicated to the US 2004
>presidential election (Yikes!)
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>The possibilities are endless!
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>I recently saw a company manufacturing an entire modem built
>right into the space inside the phone jack itself.
>so this sort of idea is not so far fetched.
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>As you were!
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>Cynthia
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>http://www.cyndustries.com
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:28:57 -0000
>> From: "spgjmf"
>> Subject: Re: Discreet Music a la cgs modules
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>> hey weather station, thats a good idea...
>> I was thinking of all these little senors to build, but maybe
>> a weather station can be adapted....
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>> hmmm
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>> thanks for the insight!
>>
>> Jeff
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>> --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster < wrote:
>>> You can find lots of remote weather stations for sale. A weather
>>> station could probably be adapted for control use. Interesting idea.
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>>> -Richard Brewster
>>>
>>> At 10:57 PM 9/27/03 +0000, Fernando wrote:
>>>> All sounds fine to me, but:
>>>> if you want to use environment as a source of control, I think
>>>> you should use sensors to get that voltages and control whatever
>>>> generators, processors... the nature would be your 1/f generator
>>>> in that case. If the CVs you extract are interesting enough (and
>>>> to what you apply them) you may want to keep them as expressive
>>>> as they are instead of dissolve that data in to a random system...
>>>> Just my thoughts about it...
>>>> Keep inspired!
>>>> Fernando
>>>>
>>>> --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, "
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> well that is very cool.
>>>>> any chance you might be able to send a pic to me of the panel.
>>>>> just want to
>>>>> see the gear :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been thinking for many yesrs about "environmental "
>>>> music.
>>>>> taking stimulus from the environment ( temp, humitity, wind,
>>>>> light...) and creating "music" from these. sound like the
>>>>> IM and the diatonic conv must be a useful thing to that effect.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for the reply
>>>>>
>>>>> JEff
>>>>>
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