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In article <1992Sep11.004850.13381@mole-end.matawan.nj.us> mat@mole-end.matawan.nj.us writes:
>I hope this wasn't covered six months ago ... but:
>
>Does anyone have a not-too-complicated (read: parts cheaper than buying
>a commercial box) `noise' device that approximates the sound of water
>pouring over a `fountain'?  Not the sound of a few parabolic streams,
>but of water falling over/around obstacles and falling a considerable
>distance into a body of water.

My stereo amp has an odd effect on the phono input.  I'm not sure if
this is a bug or a feature.  Select the phono and turn up the volume,
and you can hear random noise (white I think).  Then if I turn down
the treble, turn up the bass and hit the loudness compensator (which
boosts low base and high treble) the result sounds uncannily like a
large waterfall.  There is a low rumble down into the subsonics
(suggesting huge lumps of water falling into a deep pond) accompanied
by a high hiss (suggesting large amounts of spray falling nearby).  So
I suggest playing around with white noise and a decent amp and
speakers.  A sub-woofer would probably be pretty effective too.

BTW, my amp is a NAD 3030.

Paul.

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