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Close Encounter Tones

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2000-11-09 06:05 in General Discussion
I'm interested in programming the BS2 to play the five tones from the movie
Close Encounters. Does someone on the list not tone deaf and can figure out
the tone commands? I assume I can use the FREQOUT command.

Paul

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-11-08 22:04
    Paul,
    If you could hum it, we could play it [noparse]:)[/noparse]. But for only 5 tones, find a
    musical friend who can play them on a piano in several different musical
    keys (C, G, F, etc). Choose a high, low or medium key that appeals to you,
    and write down the names of the notes (the specific keys on the piano).
    Match them up to values for FREQOUT on the BS2. I have corresponding values
    for the BS1, but not the BS2. I'm sure other list members could provide it
    for the BS2.
    Dennis
    Original Message
    From: Paul Verhage <pverhage@s...>
    To: 'basicstamps@egroups.com' <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:41 AM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Close Encounter Tones


    >I'm interested in programming the BS2 to play the five tones from the movie
    >Close Encounters. Does someone on the list not tone deaf and can figure
    out
    >the tone commands? I assume I can use the FREQOUT command.
    >
    >Paul
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-11-08 23:36
    Original message from: Paul Verhage <pverhage@s...>
    >
    >I'm interested in programming the BS2 to play the five tones from the
    movie
    >Close Encounters. Does someone on the list not tone deaf and can
    figure out
    >the tone commands? I assume I can use the FREQOUT command.
    >
    >Paul

    Hi Paul, the notes are d4 e4 c4 c3 g3

    which corresponds to frequencies of approximately:
    293hz 329hz 261hz 130hz 196hz

    in that order.

    Jason

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-11-09 03:29
    Original message from: Jason 1 <plugger2@s...>
    >
    >Original message from: Paul Verhage <pverhage@s...>
    >>
    >>I'm interested in programming the BS2 to play the five tones from
    the
    >movie
    >>Close Encounters. Does someone on the list not tone deaf and can
    >figure out
    >>the tone commands? I assume I can use the FREQOUT command.
    >>
    >>Paul
    >
    >Hi Paul, the notes are d4 e4 c4 c3 g3
    >
    >which corresponds to frequencies of approximately:
    >293hz 329hz 261hz 130hz 196hz
    >
    >in that order.
    >
    >Jason
    >
    Also, I can't remember the tune EXACTLY, but I think that each tone
    should be played for the same length of time except the fifth note
    which is played for twice as long as the other notes.


    Jason

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-11-09 03:35
    Original message from: Jason 1 <plugger2@s...>
    >
    >Original message from: Paul Verhage <pverhage@s...>
    >>
    >>I'm interested in programming the BS2 to play the five tones from
    the
    >movie
    >>Close Encounters. Does someone on the list not tone deaf and can
    >figure out
    >>the tone commands? I assume I can use the FREQOUT command.
    >>
    >>Paul
    >
    >Hi Paul, the notes are d4 e4 c4 c3 g3
    >
    >which corresponds to frequencies of approximately:
    >293hz 329hz 261hz 130hz 196hz
    >
    >in that order.
    >
    >Jason
    >
    Also, I can't remember the tune EXACTLY, but I think that each tone
    should be played for the same length of time except the fifth which is
    played for twice as long as the other notes.


    Jason

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-11-09 06:05
    There's a page at http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html that gives
    the frequencies of given notes. It may be a tedious process, but you may be
    able to try different notes that have the same progression as the close
    encounters theme phrase below and use those. I've used the above page to
    play the "Charge" phrase on a small robot at it's start and freqout with the
    appropriate duration for the notes works great.
    Original Message
    From: "Jason 1" <plugger2@s...>
    To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 5:36 PM
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Close Encounter Tones


    > Original message from: Paul Verhage <pverhage@s...>
    > >
    > >I'm interested in programming the BS2 to play the five tones from the
    > movie
    > >Close Encounters. Does someone on the list not tone deaf and can
    > figure out
    > >the tone commands? I assume I can use the FREQOUT command.
    > >
    > >Paul
    >
    > Hi Paul, the notes are d4 e4 c4 c3 g3
    >
    > which corresponds to frequencies of approximately:
    > 293hz 329hz 261hz 130hz 196hz
    >
    > in that order.
    >
    > Jason
    >
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    >
    >
    >
    >
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