Oh yes, Bill, I was wondering - and now you have expanded my knowledge again. Years ago, when my old amplifier and connection played tricks on me with this ungodly hum, I would have endured it with more grace had I been able to identify it as white noise! Thanks for the info. Marta On May 11, 2004, at 10:08, Bill Rising wrote:
> On 5/10/04 21:41, Marta Edie wrote > >> OK, I am waiting for this upcoming demonstration of ripping the >> vinyl, >> it sounds terribly difficult to me and exciting at the same time! >> White noise - black hum? > > In case you're wondering why the noise is called 'white': it is because > white light is light which has all visible frequencies equally > represented. So... completely random noise has all audible frequencies > equally represented. > > Bill > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
