[sdiy] wave/surf machine

[Batz Goodfortune]

Y-ellow Paul 'n' all.

At 10:39 AM 9/21/04 -0700, Paul Perry wrote:
>Since they are being so picky about not using samples, I suggesat making an
>actual wave machine, bottles with water & pebbles in with contact mikes, and
>some mechanism to tip them over rhythmically.
>I have an African "rain maker", a long hollowed gourd with seeds in it, that
>is turned upside down during rainmaking ceremonies, it sounds eeriely like ,
>well, rain!!!
>takes 20 seconds per wave, at the right angle of tilt. Then you just reverse
>it (there are baffles inside, I think)

Yeah. Mechanical synthesis. How about powering it from one of those 
perpetual motion water wheel things that Burt Rutan builds in his spare time?

How about this. Print the wave onto a semi-transparent wheel. Ah lah. 
hammond organ. Pick it off with an LDR.

Or my personal favorite. Built a satellite receiver system and hire some 
satellite time. Have someone stand with a pair of microphones at some 
arbitrary beach somewhere in the world and uplink the sound directly.

>paul perry Melbourne Australia (could do with some more rain)

I'll fax you some.

Be absolutely Icebox.

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