F1 V10 "singing"
12-23-2002, 02:45 PM
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F1
> Load the link and press play. First you'll hear a 10-cylinder, 750
> horsepower Asiatech F1 engine being warmed up. Then it performs a
rousing
> version of "When The Saints Come Marching In", to the delight of
assembled
> Load the link and press play. First you'll hear a 10-cylinder, 750
> horsepower Asiatech F1 engine being warmed up. Then it performs a
rousing
> version of "When The Saints Come Marching In", to the delight of
assembled
12-23-2002, 04:03 PM
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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 ÿÇô BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to
> 19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
>
> Even better: imagine a massed NASCAR choir performing "The Star
Spangled
> Banner"! Being eight-cylinder engines, the frequency per second would
be
> 60/(4 x revs), which means you'd multiply the note frequencies by 15
instead
> of 12: 'A' would arrive at 6,600rpm, 'C' at 3,923rpm, 'F' at
5,238rpm,
etc.
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 ÿÇô BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to
> 19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
>
> Even better: imagine a massed NASCAR choir performing "The Star
Spangled
> Banner"! Being eight-cylinder engines, the frequency per second would
be
> 60/(4 x revs), which means you'd multiply the note frequencies by 15
instead
> of 12: 'A' would arrive at 6,600rpm, 'C' at 3,923rpm, 'F' at
5,238rpm,
etc.
12-23-2002, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by yayer' date='Dec 23 2002, 11:44 PM
Pretty cool idea nonetheless.
