symphony for dot matrix printers

From: Glen Goodwin <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon Sep 3 00:31:15 2001

Hey Tony --

I wrote:

> > I considered that but don't know of any way to consistently get heads
to
> > crash in such a controlled manner as to be useable musically (i.e.,
makes
> > pretty much the same sound every time).
> >
> > Do you?

Tony replied:

> If I was mad enough to attempt this,

Is this your opinion of my state of mind? ;>)

> I'd record the sound of a head
> crash, and then replay it as necessary. Either digitally (whereupon you
> could vary the pitch, etc I believe) or on good old analogue tape, and
> then fiddle with the speed on playback if necessary).

Sure, I can record to my hard drive and then manipulate the resultant file
in all sorts of ways. But I want to "play" the device -- like a musical
instrument -- for at least a few dozen times in order to gain some control
over the sound which is produced. Ideally I want to write a program to
crash the heads so that I can play the drive the same way I push the
buttons on a printer to obtain certain sounds.

Let's say I take an ST-225 and a WD controller and stick them in a PC and I
want the heads to bang out a rhythm, then screech to a halt.

Any suggestions?

Glen
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Received on Mon Sep 03 2001 - 00:31:15 BST