Wednesday, July 22, 2026

AI does the pitch increase trick at each note sung until it sounds correct to the listener's mind

 At your risk.






Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades

 





The DUAL CL11 dipole full range speaker driven by the Pleiades BD650 12V less than 1 Watt power amplifier in class A

 At your risk.


Signal path:


Barbara Streisand's Guilty CD - Sony CD Walkman line out - Pleiades BD650 single Darlington amplifier - Dual CL 11 - big living room


Amazing sounding speaker. With deep bass, extended treble, sounding so real and sensitive. 


Tried for the first time today with the Pleiades BD650.


Only possible problem may be some king of mid high emphasis, by ear it sounds happening at around 4KHz. If this is the case it may be corrected with an inductor in series and a resistor or capacitor in parallel with said inductor, see older euroelectron posts on equalizing full range speakers



Some nice microphones live with Tony Bennet, K.D. Lang, Amy Winehouse

 At your risk.












Blue Velvet

 At your risk.


Today in Athens there is a kind a heat wave. About one hour ago while walking towards the National Library this song was being played at the outdoors cafe. 



While listening on my way I thought it can be heard how good singers build the note sung by increasing the pitch by glissando after attack until it sounds correct to the listener's mind.


The song was inspired by a woman wearing a blue velvet dress at a party watched  by songwriter Bernie Wayne.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Velvet_(song)



 

Ζητείται Ωραία Νότα, Nice Note Wanted

 


Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Joe Dassin

 



This was recommended to me by my friend Albert, the master tuner.


A few days ago he had tuned the piano for Nick Cave's concert in Athens.