[sdiy] Popcorn Noise Generator?

[Glen]

At 11:29 AM 7/9/2005, Paul Perry wrote:

>Glen, I think the mains noise would swamp anything interesting happening,
>but maybe you could use a flicker fake candle bulb to drive a LDR (although
>the light is usually red, from memory) to get a fractal kind of LFO. (the
>shadow of a wind-tosed branch across the LDR is better, but hard to arrange
>at most gigs).
>
>paul perry Melbourne Australia

You could use a silicon photo diode, or a small solar cell, to get better 
red sensitivity.

As for arranging a wind-tossed branch to cast shadows on your gear, that's 
nothing compared to the demands made by some big-name artists, when they 
agree to make a public appearance:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/index.html

:)

Take care,
Glen