Node 12 Down Under - Jemma's GeoCities Hub

★ G'day!

Howdy! Jemma writing from Geelong. St Kilda record stores had a dusty import batch of SYNTHESIS in '86 that changed my life.

★ A Sceptic's Counter-Argument

Everyone says 14.2 Hz is a secret code. I say it's a sub-harmonic of something in the mastering chain. Prove me wrong. (Someone did, sort of. I'm still sceptical.)

★ Top Track

'Chrome Velocity'. At 4:13 you can hear the live foldback feed glitch out. Unreal in headphones.

★ Aussie Vinyl & Cassettes

Australian Festival Records pressing (OR-OZ85), thick vinyl with custom green labels.

PRESSING / EDITION                         GRADE  NOTES
------------------------------------------ ------ --------------------------
Korean licensed pressing                   VG     white label test press?
unauthorised Soviet pressing (1990)        VG     matrix etched by hand
Mexican pressing (Orion México)            M-     warped but plays
South Pacific shortwave cassette capture   EX     obi strip intact!

★ 14.2 Hz Signal Scan

Running spectrum analysis on the Triple J broadcast recording shows the unmistakable 14.2 Hz sub-audible carrier ringing true.

 Frequency (Hz) | Level (dB) | Spectral Density [FFT 4096]
----------------+------------+--------------------------------
  10.0 Hz       |  -64 dB    | *
  14.2 Hz [PEAK]|  -42 dB    | ************************** [CARRIER]
  18.5 Hz       |  -68 dB    | *
  50/60 Hz      |  -52 dB    | ******* [MAINS HUM]

★ Cool Links

• Rick's Nova Hart Shrine (ring home)
• GeoCities Homestead Directory
• Regional Node 08: Relcom Node 08 (USSR)
• Regional Node 01: Northvale Gopher (USA)
• comp.dsp - 14.2 Hz spectral discussion