Official AES PHOTO Thread

[NewTruth]

Originally Posted by Jon Chappell

A laser (at the top of the tube, right) passes through a column of smoke (generated by the same liquid used in a fog machine) and hitss a photo-electric cell on the other side. This is converted to audio. And it really works!

Hmmm, did you get any audio of it that you can post?

I get the feeling it was just noise. Maybe interesting noise, but still, noise.

[NewTruth]

Originally Posted by Jon Chappell

Better looking booth babes, please!

[Jon Chappell]

Originally Posted by NewTruth

Hmmm, did you get any audio of it that you can post? I get the feeling it was just noise. Maybe interesting noise, but still, noise.

I have no audio to post, but it was an intelligible reproduction of the demonstrator's speaking voice--definitely not noise. It has a ways to go to rival quality mics of today, but it was a convincing proof of concept to all those who witnessed the ongoing demos.

[Jon Chappell]

Originally Posted by NewTruth

Better looking booth babes, please!

These are not "booth babes"; they are "show studs." The requirement here is to have big, honkin', bodacious brains. In this, nature has endowed them well.

[kwote]

Wow. What a painstakingly great job of documenting that event Jon!

I'm awestruck at all the audio mixing gear especially