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« on: September 15, 2019, 09:33:57 AM »

I have a small two channel audio mixer in the shack for ham radio listening. On the one input is the station receiver. On the second input is the audio output from my computer, which is listening to an online SDR receiver. This comes in handy as I can easily select the source with the better signal reception. Hitting the PTT mutes them both.

But I recently discovered another benefit from this arrangement.

While listening on the local receiver I can play music through my computer and, by mixing the two, add background music to the station I'm listening to. I've found this to be quite enjoyable as it adds a kind of production value to the otherwise bland reception of speech alone. Played softly in the background, music creates a wonderful enhancement that is very pleasing to the ear.

This is nothing new in broadcast radio, but is not permitted to be transmitted on amateur radio. But adding music on the reception end is no problemo. Here's a nice piece of music that works quite well when listening to the average ham QSO. Loop it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa3q6As8NdY
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2019, 10:08:40 AM »

Ha!

I've also heard that if you mix Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' album and Tim while he's on the air, the two line up.

(joke reference) https://www.goldminemag.com/features/how-to-view-the-wizard-of-oz-with-dark-side-of-the-moon

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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2019, 05:11:12 PM »

I'm sure you could do a lot with some QSO's in post-production. Personally, I don't have the time.
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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2019, 05:57:58 PM »

Here's one for the mobile operators.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-dUF7DaZ4
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2019, 07:35:33 PM »

Actually, The Tron told the definitive version of the Tim and Tillie Story with the Dark Side of the Moon album as background music. It's all recorded.


Ha!

I've also heard that if you mix Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' album and Tim while he's on the air, the two line up.

(joke reference) https://www.goldminemag.com/features/how-to-view-the-wizard-of-oz-with-dark-side-of-the-moon

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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2019, 11:21:09 PM »




http://amfone.net/index.php?ind=media&op=file_view&iden=199
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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2019, 08:06:33 AM »

Or for when you are working out to the KH6s:

https://youtu.be/v_woSWY3qaw

Hawaiian slack key guitar is my go to background music for a lot of activities, especially when doing yard work, mowing the lawn, and doing home carpentry projects, very soothing and relaxing.
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2019, 01:22:18 AM »

I’d need access to everything from Gothic Deth Metal to Baroque Chamber music to find matching soundtracks to the QSOs I’ve heard. Ragtime and show tunes seem to fit the most often.

Years ago I heard a conversation where one op’s son was practicing classical piano in the background. Between the FB signal quality, the acoustics of his home, and his son’s talent, it was both a surreal and enjoyable listen.
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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2019, 08:35:59 PM »

1812 overture with correct cannon and timing. The Dorati recording.
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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2019, 01:01:58 PM »

Interesting, you don't need Altec Lansing 500 Voice Of The Theatre speakers to get a good feel of the cannon shots at the end of the 1812 Overture, cheap Rat Shack speakers are good enough. Just wire some 10V electrolytics to a B+ supply and lower them into a large plastic wheelie bin. When it comes around to the cannons and bells switch on the supply.

Back to the lecture by Evelyn Glennie, before it switches to the next video and ruins the lineup, scroll down a bit for Timtron at Stanford giving one on Human Behavioral Biology. <loud belch> The animalators at WB must have heard him on the air and came up with this. WARNING! REMOVE CHILDREN BEFORE CLICKING. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XaPGBTiFvY
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