[sdiy] Metal speaker: was Re: Reverb opinions, please

[spr at spridley.freeserve.co.uk]

All this talk of DIY plate reverbs and driven cymbals reminds me of
this remarkable speaker for the Ondes Martenot:

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/martenot/

Top picture, the one on the right end.

Babelfish says:

"Le diffusion metal (D3) is astonishing bus c'est a gong. It adds to the sounds its own harmonics. The waves attack the gong by a screw connected to a transducer. That still gives d'autres unreal and subtle atmospheres, with often of Eastern colourings (as in the Turangalîla-Symphony d'Olivier Messiaen)."

I heard one a few years ago and it sounded absolutely stunning.


Steve



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