Recording music... in space.

deckerluke · 24th April 2008, 06:08 PM

Wow!

Let's talk about recording music.. in space!
Did you know Neil Armstrong recorded his first transmission from the moon into an electro-voice? I believe it was an RE-20

(although, i'm sure re-20's were easily findable in the deserts of texas, where he must of really said it)

malaclypse · 24th April 2008, 06:15 PM

i wonder who will have the first recording studio on Mars? will it be one of our children?

big country · 24th April 2008, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deckerluke

Wow!

Let's talk about recording music.. in space!
Did you know Neil Armstrong recorded his first transmission from the moon into an electro-voice? I believe it was an RE-20

(although, i'm sure re-20's were easily findable in the deserts of texas, where he must of really said it)

haha

like they would haul re20 into space

funny shit

David R. · 24th April 2008, 08:21 PM

You sure it was not an Earthworks mic?

Could have used two of them, you know, a spaced pair?

stagefright13 · 24th April 2008, 09:49 PM

He musta had a small head to fit an RE20 into his helmet lol

johnnybregar · 25th April 2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Did you know Neil Armstrong recorded his first transmission from the moon into an electro-voice? I believe it was an RE-20

I think they used a custom "apollo" capsule in that RE-20 if I'm not mistaken.

Pasta4lnch · 25th April 2008, 02:36 AM

YouTube - Eddie Izzard - Dress To Kill ( Part 9 of 12 )

(eddie izzard) skip to about 4 minutes and change . . .

RKrizman · 25th April 2008, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deckerluke

Wow!

Let's talk about recording music.. in space!
Did you know Neil Armstrong recorded his first transmission from the moon into an electro-voice? I

That was one giant leap for Manny Klein.

-R

GoldenOne · 25th April 2008, 07:14 AM

Didn't Bowie do some recordings out in space?

guitron · 25th April 2008, 09:49 AM

there is no sound in space. :(

bojan_1 · 25th April 2008, 10:05 AM

well, to be precise: there is no sound in vacuum.

bojan

duckoff · 25th April 2008, 11:12 AM

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Did you know Neil Armstrong recorded his first transmission from the moon into an electro-voice?

Well those NASA film sets were well equipped or so I hear........

aeonsound · 25th April 2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by guitron

there is no sound in space. :(

so: a pretty low noise floor then, right?

mxeryus · 25th April 2008, 02:15 PM

Black hole compression anyone ?

warhead · 25th April 2008, 03:45 PM

Dick Knubbler once recorded a band entirely underwater, the album was intended for fish but of course people listened to it. One of the songs encouraged fans to breath underwater, a million people died trying it, they were sued but ultimately the label being marked "intended for fish" caused the case to be dismissed by the judge.

War

deckerluke · 25th April 2008, 09:14 PM

seriously,
i was joking when i posted this but i really want to know
how were the recordings done? Were they transmitted back to earth? or did we just get the tapes off them when they got here.. I want to know what equipment was used, its fascinating

danranges · 25th April 2008, 10:18 PM

what about when Voyager recorded the planets?

allencollins · 25th April 2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deckerluke

Wow!

Let's talk about recording music.. in space!
Did you know Neil Armstrong recorded his first transmission from the moon into an electro-voice? I believe it was an RE-20

(although, i'm sure re-20's were easily findable in the deserts of texas, where he must of really said it)

remember the shadowS ? They really didn't go to the moon back then
it was staged

vincentvangogo · 25th April 2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by David R.

You sure it was not an Earthworks mic?

Could have used two of them, you know, a spaced pair?

with a space echo

Fman · 25th April 2008, 10:43 PM

There's something wrong...

Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you heaaaaaaar?

stagefright13 · 25th April 2008, 11:42 PM

Of course they used clip on ear hearback with the little mic at the end of the boom. Don't you watch the history channel?

Musta been so cool!!!!! I love those guys. Can't even imagine being on the moon. And that was WAY before my time. They are hero's!!!! Way better than rock stars. They risked their lives.

And yeah space doesn't transfer sound waves. Maybe on the moon a little but not much... or not at all. Unless ya can really belt one out.

I must admit I like Star trek lol.

David R. · 26th April 2008, 12:00 AM

Nature abhors a vacuum.

That's why my floors are so messy.

Kiwiburger · 26th April 2008, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by stagefright13

... They are hero's!!!! Way better than rock stars. They risked their lives ...

I really hope you are joking, like everyone else ...

The very early astronauts were real test pilots who really did risk their lives. They are the real heros, but when NASA was forced to "go to the moon" for political/military reasons, the real guys had to be taken out and replaced with men who could keep a very dark secret. Look into the the large number of early astronauts who were murdered, or 'suicided' or simply fried alive.

Apollo 1 - 3 astronauts died because the capsule was filled with pure oxygen. Do you honestly believe that this was a mistake? Any kid with a basic knowledge of science would never seal 3 guys into a capsule with pure oxygen. This was NASA - where hundreds of people spending millions of dollars check and double check and triple check every tiny move. Nobody is THAT stupid. I believe these guys were killed, to allow the very carefully selected astronauts to be substituted.

I find it very suspicious that key astronauts in the Apollo 'moon landings' were high ranking Masons. Americas Astronauts FDCs

Who better to keep a massive secret than highly indoctrinated secret society members, who have taken multiple bloody oaths of a very serious nature?

There is a whole bunch of stuff on this subject out there ... and like any disinformation program, most of it will be utter crap. But the best lies are the ones that are closest to the truth. Remember - this was the height of the cold war. The first casualty in any war is the truth. The art of war has remained the same for millenium: war is won by deception. You must make your enemy believe you are far away, when in fact you are very close. You make your enemy believe that you are strong, when in fact you are very weak. Or however it goes ...

You only saw what the powers-that-be of that particular time wanted you to see and believe.

And nothing has really changed since then.

There are technologies that enable rapid space travel without massively expensive rocketry. The public must never know about these, for obvious military reasons. The energy industry would be crushed if some of these technologies were allowed to be developed.

So yeah - heros indeed.

narcoman · 26th April 2008, 01:23 AM

conspiracy theories eh? !

!!

Ex research scientist here - technology isn't half as advanced as many would like to believe! We're using the same principles now as we were 50 years ago just in much smaller spaces!

Anyway - back to the original question - there were no tapes on the moon landings - it was live transmission recorded back here ....

Kiwiburger · 26th April 2008, 01:38 AM

We would have to be very naive to believe that the general public have full and free access to the best and latest technology at any point in time.

There are many classified secrets, and many patents are immediately classified.

The technologies that the public are allowed to play with are a bit like parents giving some toys to the kids to keep them amused while they get on with the serious grown up stuff ...

I don't believe NASA have squandered all that money since Apollo in making Challengers - which would have to be the most spectactularly dangerous and unsuccessful venture of all time. I don't think they care much for crude rocketry - it's just the public face of NASA. The cool stuff is very different and not for public eyes.

There are numerous reasons to believe that NASA (and whoever pulls their purse strings) have been lying to us. Common sense demands that they do - the Art of War has never changed.

stagefright13 · 26th April 2008, 01:43 AM

I am not joking! Some went up to see if humans could survive. And some died on the launchpad. Very heroic people. Some tested spacewalks and failed. All heros in my book. ALL! The best of the best. Still are but the drama isn't on them so much. But I still support the US training and launching these men and women. And the USSR.

Some people died trying to break the sound barrier!

The average public has no Idea the danger or fortitude and training they have.

Phillystylec · 26th April 2008, 03:31 AM

not to hijack the thread away from conspiracy theories, but has anyone every heard of Occam's Razor? All conspiracy theories depend on too many variables from too many sources falling together just right...

back on the topic I distinctly remember a Plantronics commercial stating that the astronauts used their headsets. Whether they used them on the moon or at white sands missile range (Capricorn One Style) you can discuss. It's on their site and wiki

Plantronics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rukas · 26th April 2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by narcoman

conspiracy theories eh? !

!!

Ex research scientist here - technology isn't half as advanced as many would like to believe! We're using the same principles now as we were 50 years ago just in much smaller spaces!

If you really want to delve into conspiracy theories then you have to ask yourself why we are still using the same technology from 50 years ago. Or rather, what happened 50 years ago to give us that technology boost and spike in new breakthroughs that has not since happened and that we are still reliant on.

Technology spiked in the 1950s and development has slowed down.

So, what happened to cause it? Where did that technology suddenly come from or where was it inspired from?

I wont go into it any further lets see if anybody has any ideas before I post again ;)

Phillystylec · 26th April 2008, 02:24 PM

really, the technology spike in the fifties was due to the switch from vacuum tube processing tot silicon diode and then to the modern computer chips we have today. Every chart I have seen shows technology growing at a rate around 10x the previous year every year. 2005-6 we had Core Solo, 3 years later we are on our way to Octo-core. Oh I would say that technology has stagnated in the past 50 years. Not to mention data transmission speeds have risen exponentially and most other factors.

Sure there is the theory that the government reversed engineered the Roswell debris and that is how we have what we have today. But, if that was the case, shouldn't we be zooming around the galaxy?

UnDeFiNeD · 26th April 2008, 02:41 PM

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So, what happened to cause it? Where did that technology suddenly come from or where was it inspired from?

Easy, 2nd world war r&d. Wartime is a good time for technology, bad time for all the rest.

Pzz

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stagefright13 Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 792	Of course they used clip on ear hearback with the little mic at the end of the boom. Don't you watch the history channel? Musta been so cool!!!!! I love those guys. Can't even imagine being on the moon. And that was WAY before my time. They are hero's!!!! Way better than rock stars. They risked their lives. And yeah space doesn't transfer sound waves. Maybe on the moon a little but not much... or not at all. Unless ya can really belt one out. I must admit I like Star trek lol. __________________ Stagefrightrecords.com

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David R. Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Left Coast, and don't call it 'Frisco Posts: 1,594	Nature abhors a vacuum. That's why my floors are so messy. __________________ -David R. "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." - C. Bukowski

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narcoman Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,083	conspiracy theories eh? ! !! Ex research scientist here - technology isn't half as advanced as many would like to believe! We're using the same principles now as we were 50 years ago just in much smaller spaces! Anyway - back to the original question - there were no tapes on the moon landings - it was live transmission recorded back here ....

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Kiwiburger Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,826	We would have to be very naive to believe that the general public have full and free access to the best and latest technology at any point in time. There are many classified secrets, and many patents are immediately classified. The technologies that the public are allowed to play with are a bit like parents giving some toys to the kids to keep them amused while they get on with the serious grown up stuff ... I don't believe NASA have squandered all that money since Apollo in making Challengers - which would have to be the most spectactularly dangerous and unsuccessful venture of all time. I don't think they care much for crude rocketry - it's just the public face of NASA. The cool stuff is very different and not for public eyes. There are numerous reasons to believe that NASA (and whoever pulls their purse strings) have been lying to us. Common sense demands that they do - the Art of War has never changed.

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stagefright13 Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 792	I am not joking! Some went up to see if humans could survive. And some died on the launchpad. Very heroic people. Some tested spacewalks and failed. All heros in my book. ALL! The best of the best. Still are but the drama isn't on them so much. But I still support the US training and launching these men and women. And the USSR. Some people died trying to break the sound barrier! The average public has no Idea the danger or fortitude and training they have. __________________ Stagefrightrecords.com

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Phillystylec Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 33	not to hijack the thread away from conspiracy theories, but has anyone every heard of Occam's Razor? All conspiracy theories depend on too many variables from too many sources falling together just right... back on the topic I distinctly remember a Plantronics commercial stating that the astronauts used their headsets. Whether they used them on the moon or at white sands missile range (Capricorn One Style) you can discuss. It's on their site and wiki Plantronics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Phillystylec Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 33	really, the technology spike in the fifties was due to the switch from vacuum tube processing tot silicon diode and then to the modern computer chips we have today. Every chart I have seen shows technology growing at a rate around 10x the previous year every year. 2005-6 we had Core Solo, 3 years later we are on our way to Octo-core. Oh I would say that technology has stagnated in the past 50 years. Not to mention data transmission speeds have risen exponentially and most other factors. Sure there is the theory that the government reversed engineered the Roswell debris and that is how we have what we have today. But, if that was the case, shouldn't we be zooming around the galaxy?