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8 Hz
Oct 5, 2022 22:01:41 GMT -5
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Post by oidarnam on Oct 5, 2022 22:01:41 GMT -5
Nerding out on pipe organs. I've been fascinated with them since I was a kid. This video focuses on the 64 foot diaphone pipe low C on the Midmer-Losh organ at Boardwalk Hall Convention Center in Atlantic City. It is the world's largest pipe organ. I believe the only other pipe organ in the world that has a 64 foot pipe is at Sydney Town Hall. The pipe's fundamental frequency is 8 Hz (cycles per second). This is only something you can feel, not hear (although you will hear a lot of things rattling). No, your subwoofer will not reproduce 8 Hz (unless you have a VLFS)...but you can see it! Watch till the end.
youtu.be/vAj0mMWHzxc
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Oct 5, 2022 22:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by 405x5 on Oct 5, 2022 22:08:31 GMT -5
Ha Ha….well I can’t make 8!! But down to 15 for over 2 decades when desired. Put together a little “Captain Nemo” collection of pipe organ discs back in 2001 that I’ve been threatening to revisit for a while now…
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Oct 5, 2022 23:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by oidarnam on Oct 5, 2022 23:45:38 GMT -5
Ha Ha….well I can’t make 8!! But down to 15 for over 2 decades when desired. Put together a little “Captain Nemo” collection of pipe organ discs back in 2001 that I’ve been threatening to revisit for a while now… Wow, 15 Hz is pretty good! How do you do that...Velodyne HGS 18? I imagine one of these VLF (Very Low Frequency) type speakers would reproduce a 32 foot pipe with a 16 Hz fundamental too. Maybe it can get down to 8 Hz faintly? They use these VLF things at some live concerts, theme parks, high-end theaters, etc. — I'm sure I've experience it without even realizing it. E.g. meyersound.com/product/vlfc/Metallica + Meyers = BOOM! meyersound.com/news/metallica-vlfc/ |
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Oct 6, 2022 7:05:13 GMT -5
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Post by 405x5 on Oct 6, 2022 7:05:13 GMT -5
Ha Ha….well I can’t make 8!! But down to 15 for over 2 decades when desired. Put together a little “Captain Nemo” collection of pipe organ discs back in 2001 that I’ve been threatening to revisit for a while now… Wow, 15 Hz is pretty good! How do you do that...Velodyne HGS 18? I imagine one of these VLF (Very Low Frequency) type speakers would reproduce a 32 foot pipe with a 16 Hz fundamental too. Maybe it can get down to 8 Hz faintly? They use these VLF things at some live concerts, theme parks, high-end theaters, etc. — I'm sure I've experience it without even realizing it. E.g. meyersound.com/product/vlfc/Metallica + Meyers = BOOM! meyersound.com/news/metallica-vlfc/That’s exactly right! The Velodyne HGS 18 is right on the money. I always felt the versions that followed were becoming too complicated and too pricey. |
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Oct 6, 2022 8:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by 405x5 on Oct 6, 2022 8:39:57 GMT -5
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Oct 10, 2022 22:05:46 GMT -5
Post by leonski on Oct 10, 2022 22:05:46 GMT -5
64 foot is 16 2/3hz......
My sub will JUST do it but not at a high level. Stuff in the house rattles the walls when so driven.....
The LOCAL outdoor pipe organ the Sprckles, is one of a few outdoor instruments left and might be the ONLY one played regularly.
San Diego employs a Municipal Organist thru the Spreckles Organ society. I know they don't have a 64, but I think DO have a 32.....
You can tour the interior AFTER each Sunday Concert.....
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