Re: Jerry - Taos Hum

donadams ( donadams@telusplanet.net )
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 00:27:03 -0500

Jerry, loved all the info you presented... I recall seeing some
documentary that mentioned the sound cancelling technology...
very interesting... I'm saving this post for future reference!
Again, thanks for the intriguing information!

Jerry W. Decker wrote:
>
> Hi Don et al!
>
> About the Taos hum thing, I suggested to the lady that she listen to a
> variable oscillator to identify exactly what frequency the hum
> involved...from that point, you could make an oscillator with a phase
> adjuster, set it to 180 degrees and the sound should cancel EVEN IF
> INTERNALLY GENERATED...I have a pair of those phase conjugate
> headphones...they have little microphones built into each earphone and
> facing slightly forward....it picks up incoming sounds, processes them
> so you can have up to a 180 degree phase angle to suppress or cancel the
> frequency or group of frequencies you want to affect...it works with
> frequencies lower than 100 cps and is intended for working near heavy
> machinery or maybe sitting near a jet engine while flying...it does
> work...
>
> Regarding phase conjugation...we have this weird idea these days that
> everything HAS TO BE DIGITAL...you can do some INCREDIBLE things with
> analog circuits, with damn near real time responses....did you know they
> used to make analog computers? They were great for simulators and games
> as they responded so fast...now for the interesting story, well, I
> thought so at the time and still do..
>
> I have a friend who has been a musician for many years, he plays bass
> guitar and 'sangs'....he says he's and various bands have played some
> rough venues where people shout and scream to drown out the music....he
> says as a neat trick, they used to point the microphones toward the
> audience, (remember this is all analog equipment), send the realtime
> audio, at ALL KINDS OF FREQUENCIES, through the phase adjuster and into
> the speakers....the entire bar would become deathly quiet although
> people would still be shouting and making noise, nothing would come
> out...that's what he said...I would LOVE to experience this..he said it
> certainly got the attention of the bar 'patrons' and they would
> eventually switch back and start playing music...
>
> When I was a teen, a friend swapped for this way cool guitar amplifier
> that had a reverb knob on it....you could speak into a mic or stroke a
> chord and have it repeat for up to 30 MINUTES!!! Damndest thing I ever
> saw....
>
> So, I would am of the opinion that when we get free energy and gravity
> control it will be achieved much easier using ANALOG equipment than with
> digital...the main thing with digital is you have more precise control
> over it and you can collect all kinds of data for processing...
> --
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