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Archive for August, 2008
Furby Gurdy circuit bend
Posted by NA Admin in August 28th 2008
Over 800 years ago, an instrument started to appear in the Middle East and in Western Europe called a hurdy gurdy . The hurdy gurdy was operated with a crank, and moved a rosin-coated wheel which “bowed” the strings of the instrument.
Strange and mysterious sounds from the earth
Posted by NA Admin in August 22nd 2008
If you listen closely, you’ll find that the earth is full of sounds. Some are things that you hear every day, some are truly remarkable and some sounds hail from origins completely unknown. What follows here is a list of “sonic mysteries” for your pleasure - many of them include audio.
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Earliest Recordings ever made
Posted by NA Admin in August 12th 2008
It was once thought that the earliest recording of the human voice was made by Thomas Edison in 1877, when he recorded Mary had a Little Lamb on his new invention - the phonograph.
BUT… a new recording has turned up.
Absolutely Ridiculous Home Theater
Posted by NA Admin in August 11th 2008
If you won the lottery, how much would you spend on an entertainment room? Probably less than music producer Jeremy Kipnis. He has put a cool $6 million into his “home theater”.
RIP Isaac Hayes
Posted by NA Admin in August 10th 2008
Isaac Hayes died today at the age of 65 - he was found unconscious in his home Located East of Memphis, TN. If you don’t know who Isaac Hayes is, I’m not quite sure you should be reading this blog.
My Fave Isaac Hayes CD is Hot Buttered Soul .
Music makes you mentally ill?
Posted by NA Admin in August 9th 2008
OK, I can think of a million things to say about this, but instead, I’ll just throw this out there
A study in the Australasian Psychiatry journal has found that the style of music that teens listen to can tell a lot about their mental and emotional state.
First real iPhone synth !
Posted by NA Admin in August 8th 2008
I remember a very long time ago when I owned a TRS-80 color computer with 4k (!) of RAM made by Radio Shack and I bought the synthesizer cartridge for it. It was so much fun just tweaking the filter and other parameters.
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