[sdiy] Popcorn Noise Generator?

[Glen]

At 11:06 AM 7/9/2005, John L Marshall wrote:

>Funny thing. Last month I bought a package of Neon "Flicker-Flame" bulbs 
>to experiment with. The "flame" jumps around the two metal surfaces with 
>no apparent pattern.  I believe that they may be suitably random. Neon is 
>light and heat sensitive so the environment will have an effect.
>Take care,
>John

I wonder what sound you might get, if you operated those bulbs near a 
single-coil guitar pickup?

Maybe you should try operating them next to a small AM radio which is tuned 
"off-station", possibly tuned near the low-end of the broadcast band? That 
might pick up the random disturbance.

Let us know if you do anything remotely "musical" with these.  :)


take care,
Glen