Best song ever !
Amish_kid
12-20-2002, 12:31 PM
F1 Engine Singing (http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/Chauffe2.mp3 )
ok i didnt write the following but it sums up what happens better than i could do it :
"First you'll hear a 10-cylinder, 750 horsepower Asiatech F1 engine being warmed up (23 seconds). Then it performs a rousing version of 'When The Saints Come Marching In', to the delight of assembled pit staff and journalists."
Here's how the magic was achieved (technical/musical details via F1 Racing magazine):
As we all know, a V10 engine produces five combustions per revolution at a frequency per second of 60/(5 x revs per minute), which equals 12/rpm. Therefore, to work out the revs you need to hit a particular musical note, you multiply the note's frequency by 12. To play a 440Hz 'A', for example, you need 5,280rpm. For 'C', use 3,139rpm, for 'F' 4,191rpm, and so on.
Asiatech's French technicians (the engine, despite its name, is derived from a Peugeot design) simply programmed their engine to run through the various rev/note ranges in the correct sequence. The result is delightful. And think of the possibilities - BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to 19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
ok i didnt write the following but it sums up what happens better than i could do it :
"First you'll hear a 10-cylinder, 750 horsepower Asiatech F1 engine being warmed up (23 seconds). Then it performs a rousing version of 'When The Saints Come Marching In', to the delight of assembled pit staff and journalists."
Here's how the magic was achieved (technical/musical details via F1 Racing magazine):
As we all know, a V10 engine produces five combustions per revolution at a frequency per second of 60/(5 x revs per minute), which equals 12/rpm. Therefore, to work out the revs you need to hit a particular musical note, you multiply the note's frequency by 12. To play a 440Hz 'A', for example, you need 5,280rpm. For 'C', use 3,139rpm, for 'F' 4,191rpm, and so on.
Asiatech's French technicians (the engine, despite its name, is derived from a Peugeot design) simply programmed their engine to run through the various rev/note ranges in the correct sequence. The result is delightful. And think of the possibilities - BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to 19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
racingbreed20
12-20-2002, 12:43 PM
Ok that has to be the coolest thing yet....Seriously it made my night
YogsVR4
12-20-2002, 01:26 PM
That was pretty weird. Strange idea.
racingbreed20
12-20-2002, 02:08 PM
I cant stop playing it?
whttrshpunk
12-20-2002, 04:57 PM
lol that song ownz me
Moppie
12-20-2002, 07:49 PM
That is kinda cool. :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
Jay!
12-20-2002, 07:49 PM
That's AWESOME! It's like the world's fastest kazoo! :licker:
moondog
12-20-2002, 10:11 PM
:huh:
That is pretty cool though
That is pretty cool though
tazdev
12-21-2002, 06:40 AM
some people have too much time on their hands:eek:
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