Subject: Re: Sound head of the 'Moviola' From: Sam Jelfs <JelfsS1@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:20:11 -0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CBA6BB.E0899800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ita, Are you interested in the Moviola particularly, or optical audio in general? If the latter, then <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_projector#Optical> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_projector#Optical has a good basic intro to how traditional optical-encoded amplitude modulation works, as well as more modern Dolby Digital / SDDS / DTS digital-optical audio encoding. You may find more luck searching using terms such as "sound-on-film". Sound Recording Practice (ed. John Borwick) (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Recording-Practice-John-Borwick/dp/0198166087 /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 <http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Recording-Practice-John-Borwick/dp/0198166087 /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293560292&sr=8-1> &qid=1293560292&sr=8-1) has a section on the technology used in audio reproduction for film as well, might be worth looking in your library for. Sam Jelfs From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of ita katz Sent: 28 December 2010 15:55 To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: [AUDITORY] Sound head of the 'Moviola' Hello, I am looking for information about the optical sound head of the movie-editing machine called 'Moviola'. http://www.alangordon.com/sales/used_equipment/editing_equipment/moviola_ud- 20-cs.html Specifically I would like to know about the working principle, how the visual marks are sonified using the optical head. Thank you, Ita. _____ No virus found in this message. 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You may find more luck searching using terms such as "sound-on-film".<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Sound Recording Practice (ed. John Borwick) (<a href=3D"http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Recording-Practice-John-Borwick/dp/= 0198166087/ref=3Dsr_1_1?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1293560292&sr=3D8-1">http= ://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Recording-Practice-John-Borwick/dp/0198166087/r= ef=3Dsr_1_1?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1293560292&sr=3D8-1</a>) has a section on the technology used in audio reproduction for film as = well, might be worth looking in your library for.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Sam Jelfs<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt = 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AUDITORY - Research in Auditory = Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx <b>On Behalf Of </b>ita katz<br> <b>Sent:</b> 28 December 2010 15:55<br> <b>To:</b> AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<br> <b>Subject:</b> [AUDITORY] Sound head of the = 'Moviola'<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Hello,<br> <br> I am looking for information about the optical sound head of the = movie-editing machine called 'Moviola'. <a href=3D"http://www.alangordon.com/sales/used_equipment/editing_equipment/= moviola_ud-20-cs.html">http://www.alangordon.com/sales/used_equipment/edi= ting_equipment/moviola_ud-20-cs.html</a><br> <br> Specifically I would like to know about the working principle, how the = visual marks are sonified using the optical head.<br> <br> Thank you,<br> <br> Ita.<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'> <hr size=3D1 width=3D"100%" noshade style=3D'color:#ACA899' = align=3Dcenter> </div> <p class=3Davgcert>No virus found in this message.<br> Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br> Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3343 - Release Date: = 12/27/10<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CBA6BB.E0899800--