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Post by Hexspa on Jan 21, 2018 3:51:29 GMT
TIL that Hewlitt-Packard created one of the first reasonable audio oscillators: the HP Model 200A. This discovery came as a result of reading the Jobs bio. It's like, I know I work on a computer to make music but it's wild to realize how far back the two fields have been bridged. Thanks. |
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Post by rock on Jan 21, 2018 22:46:33 GMT
Very cool story. If you've been around audio for a while, you might have heard that story before but I never heard (or read) the part about the oven and the roast not tasting the same  Yeah, HP has made electronic test gear for decades but I've been out of the electronics manufacturing industry for over twenty years so I'm really out of touch with anything new... but I still have old gear including a 332A distortion analyzer. In the late 80's/early 90's I worked with and programmed some pretty cool gear using GPIB (general purpose interface buss) so your test equipment could "talk" with your computer. Good times! |
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Post by Hexspa on Jan 21, 2018 23:30:04 GMT
Very cool story. If you've been around audio for a while, you might have heard that story before but I never heard (or read) the part about the oven and the roast not tasting the same Yeah, HP has made electronic test gear for decades but I've been out of the electronics manufacturing industry for over twenty years so I'm really out of touch with anything new... but I still have old gear including a 332A distortion analyzer. In the late 80's/early 90's I worked with and programmed some pretty cool gear using GPIB (general purpose interface buss) so your test equipment could "talk" with your computer. Good times! Nice! I guess you never know how cool your life is until someone comes along 20 years later babbling about a discovery which you've always known about. There was a post on Instagram about the first website. I was like, "They all used to look like that." Best times |
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Post by rock on Jan 22, 2018 14:30:25 GMT
But hey, that oven part of the story really puts the frosting on the cake!
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Post by Ethan Winer on Jan 22, 2018 17:10:00 GMT
Very cool, thanks guys. I have a good friend who used to be a senior tech / engineer at HP. We spent several years designing and building synthesizers back in the 1970s, and that's where I really got into learning about electronics.
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Post by rock on Jan 22, 2018 22:36:08 GMT
Yeah, Me Too! I was fascinated by synthesizers and audio electronics in the late 60s and early 70s. That's one big reason I ended up going to school to learn electronics ...but just a 2 year course, enough to become a technician. These days it's pretty much just a hobby but I can't imagine not knowing even the little I know now. Besides making a living at it for many years, it's also really been a great source of fun.
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Post by Hexspa on Jan 23, 2018 4:29:39 GMT
Ethan, I was just watching your video on synthesis and remember you mentioning your synth designs. That's neat. I've been thinking about getting additional training at the local community college (mostly for educational discounts). Maybe it's time to learn some electronics. And, yes, while I'm here to help - no you may not dry your paint in my kitchen appliances  |
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Post by Ethan Winer on Feb 6, 2018 20:30:59 GMT
^^^ LOLZ.
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