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From: m a r c
Subject: Mechanical beauty
Date: 22 Sep 2008 03:15:14
Message: <48d74602@news.povray.org>
Making a  web search about a mid 70's band from Quebec called 'Harmonium', I 
stumbled on that thing.
http://www.tatjavanvark.nl/harmonium/


Marc


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 22 Sep 2008 08:41:38
Message: <48d79282@news.povray.org>
m_a_r_c <jac### [at] wanadoofr> wrote:
> http://www.tatjavanvark.nl/harmonium/

  The background makes the entire images look rendered.

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                                                          - Warp


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 22 Sep 2008 15:46:13
Message: <48D7F64F.1060908@hotmail.com>
On 22-Sep-08 9:15, m_a_r_c wrote:
> Making a  web search about a mid 70's band from Quebec called 'Harmonium', I 
> stumbled on that thing.
> http://www.tatjavanvark.nl/harmonium/
> 
<speechless> Wauw </speechless>


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 22 Sep 2008 16:25:22
Message: <48d7ff32$1@news.povray.org>
What *is* it?

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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 22 Sep 2008 16:28:49
Message: <48D8004A.7010203@hotmail.com>
On 22-Sep-08 22:25, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> What *is* it?
> 
Some sort of mechanical synthesizer.


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From: scott
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 23 Sep 2008 03:40:44
Message: <48d89d7c@news.povray.org>
>> What *is* it?
>>
> Some sort of mechanical synthesizer.

It seems to be able to do spectrum analysis too, with the integrator having 
inputs from the sythesizer and some external input.


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 23 Sep 2008 04:09:33
Message: <48d8a43d$1@news.povray.org>
>>> What *is* it?
>>>
>> Some sort of mechanical synthesizer.
> 
> It seems to be able to do spectrum analysis too, with the integrator 
> having inputs from the sythesizer and some external input.

That's pretty crazy...


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From: scott
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 23 Sep 2008 04:13:11
Message: <48d8a517$1@news.povray.org>
>> It seems to be able to do spectrum analysis too, with the integrator 
>> having inputs from the sythesizer and some external input.
>
> That's pretty crazy...

It's surprising how simply things like arithmetic and calculus can be done 
mechanically.


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 23 Sep 2008 04:14:06
Message: <48d8a54e$1@news.povray.org>
>> That's pretty crazy...
> 
> It's surprising how simply things like arithmetic and calculus can be 
> done mechanically.

When I looked at this device, "simple" wasn't what came to mind... ;-)


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From: scott
Subject: Re: Mechanical beauty
Date: 23 Sep 2008 04:41:59
Message: <48d8abd7$1@news.povray.org>
>> It's surprising how simply things like arithmetic and calculus can be 
>> done mechanically.
>
> When I looked at this device, "simple" wasn't what came to mind... ;-)

Hehe yes, I'd never have thought you could make a spectrum analyser 
mechanically!


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