<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/4010/resistors-and-sound/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:58:37 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63708/#p63708 Frostbyte says:

Thanks haha, that makes a lot of sense actually! I googled impedance and it kinda blew my mind...it's nice for an explanation!

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:58:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63708/#p63708 <![CDATA[Re: Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63704/#p63704 kitsch says:
Frostbyte wrote:

And what would that do? Haha

lower the volume wink

in the older analog audio systems the volume knob is a potentiometer (like a guitar's volume knob for example), which is a variable resistor.  adding just a resistor will set the volume lower to a specific level, exactly as if you turned the pot there and left it forever. 

people make audio resistors, but they're for loudspeaker systems and thats overkill.  so, no need to worry with those, if you find them in your googling....

edit: ie, an audio signal is an electric signal, so with a resistor you have the audible effect of lowered volume wink

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:22:28 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63704/#p63704 <![CDATA[Re: Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63702/#p63702 Frostbyte says:

And what would that do? Haha

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:52:41 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63702/#p63702 <![CDATA[Re: Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63688/#p63688 Trash80 says:

it would technically change the impedance, unless i missed something.

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:01:24 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63688/#p63688 <![CDATA[Re: Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63684/#p63684 godinpants says:

Just volume.

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:14:41 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63684/#p63684 <![CDATA[Re: Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63683/#p63683 Frostbyte says:

It wouldn't change the audio quality or sound at all?

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:52:03 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63683/#p63683 <![CDATA[Re: Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63649/#p63649 boomlinde says:

I think that they will lower the volume

]]> Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:02:13 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63649/#p63649 <![CDATA[Resistors and Sound?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63644/#p63644 Frostbyte says:

So, I really don't know very much about electronics, just very basic stuff, so I'm sorry if this is actually a really easy question, but what would happen if you soldered resistors to the left and right audio solder points on the PCB, then to wires, then to a jack? What would you hear?

Thanks

]]> Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:05:07 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63644/#p63644