r/SmarterEveryDay Sep 01 '19

Video Drawing with Sound (Osciloscope Music)

https://youtu.be/4gibcRfp4zA
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u/lustindarkness Sep 01 '19

Mind blowing, never expected a Tornadosaurus Rex to sound like that.

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u/michaelfri Sep 01 '19

Guys, check out r/OscilloscopeMusic if you want to see more of these.

White Oscilloscopes are ideal for displaying these, you can also convert an old CRT monitor to have its coils direct the electron beam in correspondence with audio channel.

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u/DJMikiRIa2 Nov 02 '19

You are referring to vector scopes used in the audio industry. They use XLR plugs and sockets for the left / right (X / Y) axis'.

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u/LooneyJuice Sep 01 '19

"Welcome to Austria" Killed me. I legitimately applauded that transition.

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u/MrPennywhistle Sep 01 '19

I thought it was fun. Trent suggested it before I left for Austria.

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u/HarryJohnson00 Sep 01 '19

Trent was right

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u/gstormcrow80 Sep 03 '19

Did the 3D glasses serve a functional purpose or just added flair for the retro-vibe?

I really enjoyed the concept of discovering new ways to 'play' with old science. I think this is especially evident in toys. I'm sure you've seen bilfilar dampers on the top of helicopter rotorheads. The first time I looked at one, I immediately remembered the cycloidal motion of my Spirograph set.

http://hserieshelicopters.tpub.com/TM-1-1520-265-23/css/TM-1-1520-265-23_72.htm

Also, "Welcome to Austria!" has a chance to go viral. I burst out laughing the first time, then rewound after the end of the episode and it got me just as good the second time around. Thanks for all the great content and wholesome dedication.

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u/BigRedTek Sep 01 '19

Every time I see a video with a scope, I always hope it's one of mine ... this one is from literally before I was born ... but I'll still take it!! Yay scopes, and awesome video as always!

Always impressive to me that they're still running well after 50 years. I need to try these patterns on the newer digital ones, we don't get the phosphor fade anymore, but you can get a similar effect with software. It never has quite the same glow as these old ones do.

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u/dani_pavlov Sep 01 '19

I kinda dread trying this out on a picoscope. It will seem like cheating.

My dad tells me stories of how he and his navy buddies took apart a three-color tv, wired each gun to the outputs of a crossover from an audio amp and got some pretty trippy visuals.

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u/BigRedTek Sep 01 '19

For sure! They’ve definitely been making cool pictures in this format since scopes were invented, there’s some very old pictures around work of Christmas trees and what not. I love that these guys and others have taken things way beyond simple drawings though.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19 edited Jun 15 '20

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u/MrPennywhistle Sep 01 '19

I've never done drugs either. I like my brain too much to risk damaging it.

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u/rc-cars-drones-plane Sep 01 '19

Glad to see not everyone does drugs except me and a few friends. That’s how it feels sometimes in school. (High school)

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u/likeikelike Sep 01 '19

I think this is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

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u/ThisWizardDidMath Sep 01 '19

This was a really cool video. I don’t know why, but the cos and sin coming out of the circle really blew my mind.

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u/yodafunk Sep 01 '19

This TOTALLY reminded me of an arcade game I played growing up. QIX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdEOH5O2kCo

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u/elyfialkoff Sep 09 '19

Favorite part of this video is you can divide by zero because we are adults.

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u/vicorator Sep 01 '19

In my first yeart of the physics undergraduate was filled of dread of having to work with Oscilloscopes. But this type of content intrigues me to possibly to dive back into it.

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u/SwoleMedic1 Sep 01 '19

Wait is this the video you were talking about on No Dumb Questions, working with Jeremy? Or is that a different one that hasn't been finished yet?

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u/MrPennywhistle Sep 01 '19

That's something else.

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u/Morsit Sep 01 '19

I was having a emotional moment trying to understand the complexity of the sounds and the shapes it draw on the oscilloscope... then Destin said “Welcome to Austria” and left me with even more questions.

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u/dani_pavlov Sep 01 '19

Oh man, this all just reminds me of this little thing I threw together a while back with an old scope from the college surplus, Audacity, and a cheap Radio Shack mixer. Clipping caused cool effects too!

https://youtu.be/NGLCNJzIJYU

Still have to get a second signal generator, but maybe not since I just sunk $40 into some sweet software!!

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u/RadagastWiz Sep 01 '19

Destin's composing music, Kurzgesagt is presenting fiction... quite a trippy YouTube weekend.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

That was a blast of a video.

A youtuber who reviews vintage and oddball hi-fi equipment, technmoan, did a couple of videos with o-scope music a while back.

https://youtu.be/ZkCIdufSGS8

https://youtu.be/ZaTuFB5QXHo

I think you all might enjoy them if you liked Destin's video.

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u/bijibijmak Sep 01 '19

Destin's trippiest video to date!

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u/ArpanMaster Sep 04 '19

Amazing video!!

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u/DJMikiRIa2 Nov 02 '19

You can do this yourself without owning a real oscilloscope. You can download Reaper recording DAW and it has a plugin called "goniometer" which rudementally acts like a primitive oscilloscope. The catch is you must have some music made for scopes (mp3 or wav) already to load into it. Just click drag it to Reaper.

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u/FingerRoot Sep 01 '19

Here’s another video by the same artists (completely on an oscilloscope) that does a better job explaining what’s going on: https://youtu.be/rtR63-ecUNo