anderz Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 The lowest note in the galaxy is a Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. I found this out 2 days ago while I was reading my record book, and proof is below: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/blackhole_note_030909.html Its decibel level is more than a million billion times lower than the human ear can detect. Pretty jaw dropping, huh? Stick it to the man. http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/anderseb/ (Muh homepage of greatness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Probably just as well: if we could hear that note, we'd probably shit ourselves. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Bb???? Bb???? How boring. Now, if it were an F, or even a C#, that would be exciting! Noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydogg Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I think I felt that note during the Staind concert last night. http://www.junkbelly.org http://www.facebook.com/junkbelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Bb, 57 octaves below middle C ...the saddest of all notes Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I think I felt that note during the Staind concert last night. Were your drawers Staind afterward? A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderz Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 skydogg, that is impossible. Unless you're superhuman, that note is a million billion times lower than you can hear. Stick it to the man. http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/anderseb/ (Muh homepage of greatness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Probably just as well: if we could hear that note, we'd probably shit ourselves. Collectively????? That'd put a strain on the system. ALL TOGETHER NOW............. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridog6996 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 It's really a concert C. Everyone knows black holes transpose a whole step down, just like trumpets, clarinets, and tenor saxes. My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 It's really a concert C. Everyone knows black holes transpose a whole step down, just like trumpets, clarinets, and tenor saxes. Meanwhile, quasars like to tune to B, like nu-metal guitarists (i.e. Staind) A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 The lowest note in the galaxy is a Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. When I play this note, I usually play it on the flat side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 The lowest note in the galaxy is a Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. When I play this note, I usually play it on the flat side. Go to 'global' settings, you can change the pitch from there - then you'll be totally in touch with the universe. This is what we're talking about, yeh????? John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 The lowest note in the galaxy is a Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. When I play this note, I usually play it on the flat side. Go to 'global' settings, you can change the pitch from there - then you'll be totally in touch with the universe. This is what we're talking about, yeh????? I just use the pitch bend. I find the concept hilarious, "Lowest note". .00000000000000000000000001 hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I just use the pitch bend. ' Damn..... I didn't think of that - no wonder my life's totally f****d up. If only, eh? . John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Go to 'global' settings, you can change the pitch from there - then you'll be totally in touch with the universe. This is what we're talking about, yeh????? I just use the pitch bend. Slacker. Can't even be bothered to transpose to the entire universe? A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwhite9 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Probably just as well: if we could hear that note, we'd probably shit ourselves. I don't suppose anyone remembers the Mike Pindar article on the power of the Mellotron and inaudible low cycles that dates back to 69 or 70 where he half dreams and half theorizes having a note so low on the Mellotron that the audience literally has a collective brown out. That would be a low note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Probably just as well: if we could hear that note, we'd probably shit ourselves. I don't suppose anyone remembers the Mike Pindar article on the power of the Mellotron and inaudible low cycles that dates back to 69 or 70 where he half dreams and half theorizes having a note so low on the Mellotron that the audience literally has a collective brown out. That would be a low note. I think this ground has already been covered now Rich - there ain't nothing that compares to that zillionth of a billionth (or whatever - it doesn't really matter anymore) of that Galactical low-point of Hz. I wonder what Mr Heinrich Hertz is thinking now? - he's probably spinning (very very slowly) in his grave. But I agree - a total brown-out at a mellotron concert would be quite a sad day for society..... . John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue JC Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 So that South Park episode was true after all. Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer. W. C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 So that South Park episode was true after all. You'd better believe it folks - we're all DOOMED. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcD Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I like the way minor seconds sound in that range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 there ain't nothing that compares to that [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO8JWbG6bVw&feature=related Sorry, had to do it... A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTuna Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It's been said that ELP wanted to do something similar in their heyday. They knew that if they could generate a low enough tone (at a loud enough volume) that the audience would experienece a mass "brown out". Only trouble was, the band and anyone else in the vicinity would suffer the same fate. Nobodys bowels would be immune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmp Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I wonder what Mr Heinrich Hertz is thinking now? - he's probably spinning (very very slowly) in his grave. They have it all wrong. That's not a low note. It's very dark light. --wmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyzik Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'm afraid to ask what would be the highest note. I suspect we'd piss ourselves collectively... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 They have it all wrong. That's not a low note. It's very dark light. That reminds me of a Steven Wright quote - "ok, the speed of light is 186000 mph - what is the speed of dark?"...... John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmp Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'm afraid to ask what would be the highest note. I'm sorry to admit that I did the arithmetic. A mere 40 octaves above A440 is orange. But it's those gamma rays and cosmic rays that'll fry your tweeters. This deserves a show on the Discovery Channel. Hosted by Steven Wright. --wmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 A mere 40 octaves above A440 is orange. Ok, so if we're all agreed that the lowest note is a mellotron-induced shade of brown, and the highest is orange - what, exactly, is in the middle? Are we to think that we're in a comfort-zone of autumn colours, or is there someone out there who's going to toss a swerveball in, and keep us all awake tonight wondering at the significance of our very existence? My money's on red. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmp Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Sorry. Red covers the notes between F and Ab below the orange A. The highest visible note is violet, the F above the orange A, which might sound a little red if you don't have perfect pitch. There's only one lousy octave of visible light, and that's midrange compared to cosmic rays. I did a little math abuse on that low Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. That works out to .00000000000000161346 Hz, which would take 619786049855589 seconds, or 19,639,834 years to complete one cycle. These guys can't explain the gravity in the universe because they say there isn't enough matter to account for it. I can't explain all the bullshit on earth, because there aren't enough bulls to account for it. --wmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 ... I did a little math abuse on that low Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. That works out to .00000000000000161346 Hz, which would take 619786049855589 seconds, or 19,639,834 years to complete one cycle ... OK, now we're getting somewhere. Now I want to know what string length to set on a Roland V-Piano to model this note decently. I figure that the string length of the lowest Bb on a Steinway D is about 2.5 meters. If I double the string length per octave to maintain approximately the same string tension I calculate my string length for the lowest Bb in the Universe will have to be just over 48 quintillion kilometers. And once I get the Roland set up to play it, you know what I'm going to do? Play the low A. And I'm going to hold it down with a knife Emerson-style. Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexico Charlie Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 It's really a concert C. Everyone knows black holes transpose a whole step down, just like trumpets, clarinets, and tenor saxes. If the universe is a Bb transposing instrument, and it's playing a Bb, that would be Ab concert. Concert C is a trumpet's D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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