Category:Helmholtz's apparatus for the synthesis of sound

Helmholtz's apparatus for the synthesis of sound, consists with several sets of

Tuning fork to generate pure tone
Electromagnet to vibrate tuning fork
Helmholtz resonator with adjustable shutter operated mechanically by a keyboard, to amplify the sound of tuning fork

Further reading

Helmholtz Sound Synthesiser. Max Kohl. Germany, 1905. 120 Years of Electronic Music (120years.net).

Note: Max Kohl AG, a physical apparatus manufacturer founded in 1876 in Chemnitz, seems to have manufactured their version of Helmholtz Sound Synthesizer with keyboard, circa 1905.

Media in category "Helmholtz's apparatus for the synthesis of sound"

The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.

E vowel according to Helmholtz.wav 10 s; 1.68 MB
Helmholtz resonator 2.jpg 665 × 504; 190 KB
Helmholtz's apparatus (cropped).jpg 3,108 × 2,074; 2.89 MB
Helmholtz's apparatus.jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 4.09 MB
Helmholtz's large apparatus for compounding timbres of 10 harmonics, Rudolph Koenig, Paris, c. 1865 - Putnam Gallery - Harvard University - DSC08080.jpg 5,472 × 2,355; 6.22 MB
Koenig apparatus after Helmholtz (ten resonators), 1889.jpg 1,250 × 1,230; 791 KB
Koenig Tuning Fork and Resonator, 1865.jpg 1,274 × 1,014; 573 KB
Kohl apparatus after Helmholtz (eight resonators), c. 1911.jpg 722 × 498; 137 KB
Kohl apparatus after Helmholtz (ten resonators), c. 1911.jpg 579 × 504; 133 KB
O vowel according to Helmholtz.wav 10 s; 1.68 MB
Sound synthesizer after Helmholtz by Koenig 1865.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 2.58 MB
Synthesizer after Helmholtz by Koenig 1865.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 2.03 MB
U vowel according to Helmholtz.wav 10 s; 1.68 MB
Ä vowel according to Helmholtz.wav 10 s; 1.68 MB
Å vowel according to Helmholtz.wav 10 s; 1.68 MB

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