ChronoTune
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The ChronoTune is a concept design for a time-travelling radio. Instead of tuning to the frequency, one tunes to a year and hears music, speeches, and other audio from that year. Version 1 tunes from about 1850 to 2050. If a version 2 is made, it will tune from the Big Bang to the Big Crunch. | The ChronoTune is a concept design for a time-travelling radio. Instead of tuning to the frequency, one tunes to a year and hears music, speeches, and other audio from that year. Version 1 tunes from about 1850 to 2050. If a version 2 is made, it will tune from the Big Bang to the Big Crunch. | ||
=Documentation= | =Documentation= | ||
| − | + | The exterior design of the ChronoTune was based upon the Philco 70-series cathedral radio from the 1930s. Eric laser cut lamination layers using the design patent drawings similar to patent [http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=CUVvAAAAEBAJ&dq=edward+combs+radio #D83957]. | |
==Software== | ==Software== | ||
The code is here: https://github.com/emerrill/RBC-2011 | The code is here: https://github.com/emerrill/RBC-2011 | ||
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The extension must be .mp3. Note the lower case M and P. | The extension must be .mp3. Note the lower case M and P. | ||
The year must be 4 digits with optional - sign appended for years BCE. | The year must be 4 digits with optional - sign appended for years BCE. | ||
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Revision as of 21:26, 8 November 2011
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Description
The ChronoTune is a concept design for a time-travelling radio. Instead of tuning to the frequency, one tunes to a year and hears music, speeches, and other audio from that year. Version 1 tunes from about 1850 to 2050. If a version 2 is made, it will tune from the Big Bang to the Big Crunch.
Documentation
The exterior design of the ChronoTune was based upon the Philco 70-series cathedral radio from the 1930s. Eric laser cut lamination layers using the design patent drawings similar to patent #D83957.
Software
The code is here: https://github.com/emerrill/RBC-2011
Media
i3 Detroit ChronoTune blog page
YouTube video of infomercial and behind the scenes
Lead project in Popular Mechanics
Naming Convention
Sound files must be named like so:
- 1917e00.mp3
The extension must be .mp3. Note the lower case M and P. The year must be 4 digits with optional - sign appended for years BCE.
Resources
TODO
Software
- Make the date range exponential
- Increase date precision for multiple files in a given year
Electrical
Chassis
- Stain the body
- Varnish the body
Media
- Make a repository for sound files.
