<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/4247/tesla-coils/ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:15:35 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/71368/#p71368 Subterrestrial says:
arfink wrote:
Subterrestrial wrote:

From what I've read, when building a tesla coil you have to actually manufacture a lot of the parts yourself and cannibalize from other sources. Many of the parts you need will be difficult or impossible to otherwise get ahold of. None the less, it is cool to see and hear someone playing sound through a tesla coil's PCM chip!

In the meantime, you can play around with Airwindows free plug-in Nikola "an attempt to do the sound of an audio Tesla Coil."

I just thought I'd point out that just as a guitar amp doesn't have a PCM chip, so too does a tesla coil lack a PCM chip.

My bad, thanks for clearing that up. I could have sworn that I read somewhere that that was how they pushed sound through a Tesla coil, but I am probably remembering incorrectly. ^^;

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:15:35 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/71368/#p71368 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/71358/#p71358 arfink says:
Subterrestrial wrote:

From what I've read, when building a tesla coil you have to actually manufacture a lot of the parts yourself and cannibalize from other sources. Many of the parts you need will be difficult or impossible to otherwise get ahold of. None the less, it is cool to see and hear someone playing sound through a tesla coil's PCM chip!

In the meantime, you can play around with Airwindows free plug-in Nikola "an attempt to do the sound of an audio Tesla Coil."

I just thought I'd point out that just as a guitar amp doesn't have a PCM chip, so too does a tesla coil lack a PCM chip.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:08:59 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/71358/#p71358 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/71352/#p71352 Grubznug says:

I just have to post this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfO … r_embedded

From this site : http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/04/plasma-speakers/

Plasma speakers + chip music seems like a perfect match. I am very intrigued.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:36:48 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/71352/#p71352 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67679/#p67679 The Gunrunner Rimbaud says:

Want a playable Tesla Coil? Check Amazing One, they sell parts and plans. Of course, it's gonna cost you up the yin yang. Still, I got some of the cheaper kits they have at the site and they're fun.

http://www.amazing1.com/tesla.htm

]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 06:49:58 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67679/#p67679 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67646/#p67646 Subterrestrial says:
El Huesudo II wrote:
Subterrestrial wrote:

From what I've read, when building a tesla coil you have to actually manufacture a lot of the parts yourself and cannibalize from other sources. Many of the parts you need will be difficult or impossible to otherwise get ahold of. None the less, it is cool to see and hear someone playing sound through a tesla coil's PCM chip!

In the meantime, you can play around with Airwindows free plug-in Nikola "an attempt to do the sound of an audio Tesla Coil."

But that's a Mac plugin, isn't it...

...This one's online though: http://www.arcattack.com/stce.php

Yes, it is.....

Saw some guy playing guitar through two Tesla Coils at Maker Faire yesterday. Awesome!

]]> Mon, 23 May 2011 20:07:19 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67646/#p67646 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67501/#p67501 El Huesudo II says:
Subterrestrial wrote:

From what I've read, when building a tesla coil you have to actually manufacture a lot of the parts yourself and cannibalize from other sources. Many of the parts you need will be difficult or impossible to otherwise get ahold of. None the less, it is cool to see and hear someone playing sound through a tesla coil's PCM chip!

In the meantime, you can play around with Airwindows free plug-in Nikola "an attempt to do the sound of an audio Tesla Coil."

But that's a Mac plugin, isn't it...

...This one's online though: http://www.arcattack.com/stce.php

]]> Sun, 22 May 2011 01:29:40 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67501/#p67501 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67451/#p67451 Subterrestrial says:

From what I've read, when building a tesla coil you have to actually manufacture a lot of the parts yourself and cannibalize from other sources. Many of the parts you need will be difficult or impossible to otherwise get ahold of. None the less, it is cool to see and hear someone playing sound through a tesla coil's PCM chip!

In the meantime, you can play around with Airwindows free plug-in Nikola "an attempt to do the sound of an audio Tesla Coil."

]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 19:33:32 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67451/#p67451 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67452/#p67452 Saskrotch says:

yeah you might as well get one of them steam powered organs traveling circuses used to use so people could hear the shit for miles

]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 19:33:32 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67452/#p67452 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67448/#p67448 arfink says:

I am not sure if you are aware, but tesla coils are fairly dangerous, especially ones that can make those kinds of very long, loud sparks. Also, you may find them to be infeasible for actual musical applications, as controlling the volume level is very hard, thus making dynamics difficult. The risk to yourself and other equipment will likely prove to be a big hassle to deal with, and overall a tesla coil will likely prove to be a very expensive musical instrument choice, probably more expensive than other name-brand pro synths.

]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 18:00:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67448/#p67448 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67425/#p67425 Saskrotch says:

god i would hate to live in an apartment building with someone that owned one of those. how fucking annoying would that be?

]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 03:09:57 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67425/#p67425 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67424/#p67424 SurfaceDragon says:

http://brightarcs.com/

]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 02:40:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67424/#p67424 <![CDATA[Re: Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67423/#p67423 SurfaceDragon says:

I just google-searched "8bit tesla coil" and I found this - 

]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 02:36:24 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67423/#p67423 <![CDATA[Tesla Coils?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67412/#p67412 El Huesudo II says:

Currently interested in them. Love the fact that they sound pretty close to a distorted electric guitar (to me, at least).

I want one, but I don't know where to get/make/steal/find people who have/whatever one. Any of you have experience with that sort of thing?

]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 00:50:28 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/67412/#p67412