Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.00.1111292348220.29050@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: Coupled and Resonating Crystal Radio Circuitry with Analog
Recording
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:50:21 -0500 (EST)
Coupled and Resonating Crystal Radio Circuitry with Analog Recording http://www.alansondheim.org/install3.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/install4.mp3 "install3, a remarkable soundwork in which voices flot through the (metaphoric) ether, representing the universal radiations of the virtual" In the installation, two crystal radios (one loose coupler with double diodes replacing the crystal, and one with honeycomb coil and single air condenser plus single diode) are coupled together, along with a variometer and early aerial air condenser. The coupling is designed to detune the broadcast band, so that the maximum number of stations are piled on each other. The resulting output is fed to high impedance earphones in parallel with a guitar (low impedance) amplifier. Line out from the amp is fed into a Marantz pro single-channel cassette recorder with automatic level control set. The tape was digitized with Audacity; the result is install3, a remarkable soundwork in which voices float through the (metaphoric) ether. install3 represents the universal radiations of the virtual, from a single location, Eyebeam. install4 was recorded through the Eyebeam window with a small digital recorder pressed against the glass. The resulting file was edited and processed in CoolEdit. I find it an interesting anomaly.