[sdiy] Environmental, Concept, and "Subscription Modules"

[Oren Leavitt]

Great thoughts Cynthia!

But, don't we already get all of that for free from a reverse-biased 
transistor junction?


Cynthia Webster wrote:

>(from a thread on the CGS list)
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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!
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>>Jeff
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>>--- In cgs_synth at yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster < wrote:
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>>>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
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>>>At 10:57 PM 9/27/03 +0000, Fernando wrote:
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>>>>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
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>>>>--- In cgs_synth at yahoogroups.com, "
>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>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 "
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>>>>music.
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>>>>>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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Oren Leavitt
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