microsoft windows DEMOS
Pardon our appearance while we migrate the Instant Sound Show to this new Spacedog website. The user notes are currently being uploaded - please come back on 10 Feb to see the complete notes.
DEMO 1
Oscilloscope (6.81Mb)
See sound signals from a microphone, a line-in or a CD on this giant oscilloscope trace
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DEMO 2
Waveform Explorer (6.79Mb)
Found out how a wave's shape affects timbre (the tone character of a sound)
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DEMO 3
Wave Equation Explorer (6.79Mb)
Vary velocity, frequency and wavelength and see how they are related
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DEMO 4
Spectroscope (6.95Mb)
See how richer sounds have more harmonics - and compare spectrum and waveform
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DEMO 5
Adding Waves (6.85Mb)
See and hear the 'beats' that are made when you add two sine waves together
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DEMO 6
Hearing Range Explorer (6.87Mb)
Find out how much easier we find it to hear some pitches than others
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DEMO 7
Playback Speed Explorer (12.3Mb)
Hear the unfamiliar in everyday sounds when they're played back faster or slower
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DEMO 8
Echo and Reverb Explorer (6.99Mb)
Experiment with the timing and feedback of a simple delay loop to create echo and reverb
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DEMO 9
Hear your Delayed Voice (6.92Mb)
Find out how tricky is it to speak in a 300ms echo
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DEMO 10
Sample Zoom - no demo to download, this one uses Audacity
Zoom in on a soundwave to see how sound is captured on a computer - and perform an instant edit
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DEMO 11
Playing with pitch - no demo to download, this one uses Audacity
Compare the effects of pitch shifting, with and without duration changes - and see how they can be used to transform a voice
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DEMO 12
Instant fix - no demo to download, this one uses Audacity
See how pitch shifting. reverb and compression can be used to transform a voice in moments, making (almost) anyone sound like a star
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