We Are Our Avatars X (Closed, Ended)

[Furioso]

"I intended to sell my "art" to the enemies of the Calibethian Empire, that's who owns that city there, but now I'm not so sure. I need to think, maybe change my strategy..." replied Yeager, venom in his tone as he said "Calibethian Empire."

 

[Silence]

"Alright, let's do that on the boat!" Anik said, not having understood a word of what was said to her.

 

[Demonjazz]

"... Well normally you need a bit more room... But I can dig it." He said jumping up on the boat quite dramatically, extending his hand to Anik to help her get on the boat. With a quick flourish, he put his speaker on his Ipod, And started

Spoiler: Playing this song

Heno looked over at the two, and watched the two partying on the boat. "That man has strange taste in music." He remarked to no one in particular.

 

[Slenn]

"You're telling me," she said to Heno, "I don't think I've heard a song like that in a long time."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Robin looked startled as the music played. "How are you doing that?" he asked the Comet.

 

[Slenn]

"It's probably through a speaker system. It's a device that makes sound. It uses a magnet on a drum with a metal coil around it to create sound."

 

[Demonjazz]

"Vintage music player, Daddio! Has got all the hot songs for every occasion!" He shouted over to Robin, waving his IPod around.

"... In my world those instruments don't exist... In my world the music is also much better."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Amazing..." Robin said. "How does it play the music?"

 

[Slenn]

"Well, opinions about music are subjective. I like italo disco." She shrugged towards Heno.

"There's a memory disc inside that contains the data about the music. The data is read to the coils on the speaker system, which move the magnet on the drum that makes the sound."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"...data..." Robin looked lost.

 

[Slenn]

"Data's another word for information. Like say... notes on a sheet of music. They tell you how to play the music."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"But how is this data utilised? How can a drum read it?"

 

[username sucks]

[color=66CCFF]"That music isn't real..."[/color] Aqua muttered.

 

[Slenn]

She started with a familiar example of electricity.
"A lightning bolt is a current of electricity that moves through air. The music player has wires that contain electricity. As it turns out electrical currents will create magnetic fields. And that moves the magnet that's on the drum, much like how other magnets can move one another. And the sound that comes out of the speaker is dependent on the flow of electricity through the wires. And that flow is determined from the data."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"A machine that plays an instrument when electricity is run through it." Robin summed up. "I've never heard of anything like that."

 

[Slenn]

"There's lots of instruments that make electronic music. But you can't make music with what he's using. It only just plays recorded music. But electronic instruments can make some of the most bizarre sounds."

 

[Demonjazz]

Heno looked over to Aqua. "It sounds pretty real to me... Soothing, and relaxing music is much better... Much Much better, but that doesn't make this music less real."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Recorded music? Storing music to be played back later? How is that even possible?"

OoC: Off for the night.

 

[username sucks]

[color=66CCFF]"It's recorded."[/color]

 

[Demonjazz]

"I do not know what this recording you talk about is... songs are not usually done on spot if that is what you mean.