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| 679.1 | But, wait... | RSTS32::VMILLER | What you don't mean can't hurt you | Sun Mar 15 1987 22:54 | 26 |
| Speaking of Digital Explosions...
I've finally found the Ultimate Stereo-Ruining Disc!!
It's louder than "Time Warp"...
It's louder than "Rodeo"...
It's even louder than "Michael Murray Playing the Extremely Loud
Organ at Loud Hall, Germany"...
What is it, you say??
It's a copy of the "Test Sample for Digital Equipment Corporation",
order number SQ 560438.
It's a CD-ROM disc. I put it into my player, and (shock!!) it actually
plays. It has one track, 60 minutes and a few odd seconds long,
and it's really annoying to listen to.
If anyone wants a cassette, I'll loan the disc out :-)
Vernon
P.S. I'm kind of dissapointed that it didn't have one of those
"This disc contains more than an hour of data" stickers on the front.
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| 679.2 | Here's Two More... | NEBVAX::GOSSELIN | | Mon Mar 16 1987 10:36 | 17 |
| On the subject of digital sound explosions, Kunzel's "1812 Overture"
(featuring digital cannons) is a shining example of how to kill
speaker fuses :-)
Another disc that starts up with a house-rocking roar is ProArte's
"Up and Away", which features military tunes played on the Paramount
Organ. The first 33 seconds of this disk is a digital recording
of an Air Force F-15 fighter jet takeoff. You hear the jet coming
softly from the right speaker, which then roars through the soundstage,
exiting out of the left speaker. I prudently read the notes before
playing this disk, set the volume at 1/4, and promptly got blown
outta' the room. This track is excellent for awakening people who
sleep extra soundly :-)
Ken
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| 679.3 | Poice Sirens and Gunfights | BARNUM::PELLETIER | Nothin's Shakin' | Mon Mar 16 1987 14:11 | 12 |
| The description of the jet flying through the living room got me
to thinking ... CD's are so quiet and can sound so good that I have
often fooled people into thinking it was not the stereo but actually
outside. For example on "Round Up" There are crickets chirping and
a friend of mine happened to walk in and not know the stereo was
on and was amazed that they could live in such cold temps (Mass
in Feb). Anyway it got me to thinking that it would be neat if
there was a disc devoted to confusing sound effects, that would
be cool, does anyone know of such a disc, or how about those sound
check discs, are those good?
Bill
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| 679.4 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Mon Mar 16 1987 15:46 | 7 |
| There are CDs of sound effects, but they are intended for
commercial use and come in BIG (and expensive) sets.
I've only heard the "Digital Domain" test disc, and it doesn't
really have tracks that would confuse anyone for long (especially
as it keeps changing the locales!)
Steve
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| 679.5 | The Digital Domain | COOKIE::ROLLOW | Pianists are human? | Mon Mar 16 1987 23:44 | 14 |
| After listening to both "Up and Away" and "The Digital Domain"
(Electra 9 60303-2) I think the "The Digital Domain" has the
better jets. The bass on the 2nd jet seems deeper. "Up and
Away" does have the better music, although there are some
interesting things on "The Digital Domain".
Some of my favorites are:
"Study for Reverie", "Lions are Growing" and "Hologram 9"
oh... and the ever famous:
"1kHZ SINE WAVE @ -20dB" and "Noise Floor Test, All bits
at '0'"
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| 679.6 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Tue Mar 17 1987 10:42 | 9 |
| Re: .5
My favorite few seconds on "The Digital Domain" are at the end of
the first track: the THX Logo Theme "deep chord". I only wish they
hadn't ruined it by putting the last jet on top of it.
The track based on "Towers of Hanoi" is interesting too.
Steve
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| 679.7 | Fanfare for a Speaker Cone | ROYCE::ROWLEY | Strolls | Thu Mar 19 1987 05:22 | 15 |
| Try the TELARC disc of music by Aaron Copland. The first track is
"Fanfare for the Common Man". The first tympani and cymbal crash
nearly took my windows out. Ideal to play for some wealthy aged
relative who might have left you something in the will !
Actually this is a splendid disc. Very high quality of performance
and production. As well as "Fanfare" the disc has "Rodeo" and
"Appalachian Spring".
A good buy
Goodbye
Strolls
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| 679.8 | | INFACT::BEVIS | Do you have the number for CDs Anonymous? | Sun Apr 05 1987 12:12 | 9 |
| RE: .1
Nice to know there are other people out there with the same mental
abberations as I. The really interesting thing about the digital
Disk is that it sounds EXACTLY like Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music
LP (RCA CPL2-1101). I'd like to figure out how to play MMM through
a CDROM reader.
Don
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| 679.9 | Success Train in your living room | USRCV1::CARNELLP | Fanmail from some flounder | Mon Apr 13 1987 17:55 | 11 |
| For shear neighbor annoying, window rattling, dog scaring power,
I recommend "The Power and the Majesty - Volume II" from MFSL's
Original Master Recording series.
The main feature of this disk is LARGE steam engines, but it also
includes the Confederate Air Force, the Chimes of Lun, and a long
sequence in a frog pond.
I can't wait until someone comes out with a DDD train recording.
Paul.
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| 679.10 | AAA does well | PILOU::TURNDAL | Freedom it's hard to manage | Tue Apr 14 1987 03:05 | 16 |
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> For shear neighbour annoying, window rattling, dog scaring power,
> I recommend "The Power and the Majesty - Volume II" from MFSL's
> Original Master Recording series.
The first volume is also very good. There is the large steam engine
( especially the first track, Puhhh !! it's not a hart saver )
and the THUNDERSTORM that makes your neighbours to think it's raining
outside. Not to mention the rain it's just like standing outside
and getting it all over you..
Cheers,
Mikael.
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