From tkuznetsov@tum.de Mon Jan 17 19:08:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!tum!tkuznetsov From: tkuznetsov@tum.de (Tyler Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] The 14.2x slowdown voice on 'Memory Hatch' - myth vs reality Message-ID: <1994Jan17.190847.1523@tum.de> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 19:08:47 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 There's an urban legend that if you slow down 'Memory Hatch' by exactly 14.2x on a sound card, you can hear a second voice. It doesn't sound like Nova. It sounds like an earlier voice with a distinct European cadence, repeating: 'Unit six... core wipe incomplete.' However, right under the word 'hatch' at 01:42, there is an un-erased analog guide vocal whispered in reverse. Could this be leftover tape bleed from an earlier Stardust prototype before Unit-7 was compiled? -- === Tyler Kuznetsov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität München "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From jpopov@pipeline.com Tue Jan 18 07:42:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pipeline!jpopov From: jpopov@pipeline.com (Ji-woo Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] The 14.2x slowdown voice on 'Memory Hatch' - myth vs reality Message-ID: <1994Jan18.074247.2186@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 07:42:47 GMT References: <1994Jan17.190847.1523@tum.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan17.190847.1523@tum.de>, tkuznetsov@tum.de (Tyler Kuznetsov) writes: > There's an urban legend that if you slow down 'Memory Hatch' by exactly 14.2x on a sound card, you can hear a second voice. I tried this on my Sound Blaster 16 using a custom DSP resampler. The whispered syllables are 100% there. -- Ji-woo Popov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From glindqvist@cern.ch Wed Jan 19 11:32:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cern!glindqvist From: glindqvist@cern.ch (Göran Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] The 14.2x slowdown voice on 'Memory Hatch' - myth vs reality Message-ID: <1994Jan19.113247.5292@cern.ch> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 11:32:47 GMT References: <1994Jan17.190847.1523@tum.de> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan17.190847.1523@tum.de>, tkuznetsov@tum.de (Tyler Kuznetsov) writes: > There's an urban legend that if you slow down 'Memory Hatch' by exactly 14.2x on a sound card, you can hear a second voice. > It doesn't sound like Nova. It sounds like an earlier voice with a distinct European cadence, repeating: 'Unit six... core wipe incomplete.' Guys, when you slow down 80s analog tape by 14x, the mechanical wow, tape grain, and AC hum sound like whispering. It's acoustic pareidolia. -- Göran Lindqvist "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From lsokolov@titech.ac.jp Wed Jan 19 14:32:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!lsokolov From: lsokolov@titech.ac.jp (Lars Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] The 14.2x slowdown voice on 'Memory Hatch' - myth vs reality Message-ID: <1994Jan19.143247.4110@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 14:32:47 GMT References: <1994Jan17.190847.1523@tum.de> <1994Jan19.113247.5292@cern.ch> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan19.113247.5292@cern.ch>, glindqvist@cern.ch (Göran Lindqvist) writes: > Guys, when you slow down 80s analog tape by 14x, the mechanical wow, tape grain, and AC hum sound like whispering. It's acoustic pareidolia. It's not pareidolia. The speech envelope matches phoneme transitions perfectly. -- Lars Sokolov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From mnovak@delphi.com Wed Jan 19 21:37:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!delphi!mnovak From: mnovak@delphi.com (Morag Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] The 14.2x slowdown voice on 'Memory Hatch' - myth vs reality Message-ID: <1994Jan19.213747.9516@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 21:37:47 GMT References: <1994Jan17.190847.1523@tum.de> <1994Jan19.113247.5292@cern.ch> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Jan19.113247.5292@cern.ch>, glindqvist@cern.ch (Göran Lindqvist) writes: > Guys, when you slow down 80s analog tape by 14x, the mechanical wow, tape grain, and AC hum sound like whispering. It's acoustic pareidolia. I tried this on my Sound Blaster 16 using a custom DSP resampler. The whispered syllables are 100% there. -- Morag Novak Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.