Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

Think more generically...I wouldn't expect anyone to be able to identify a specific tune.

The hissing noise at the start of an LP.

I know! I know!

That image undoubtedly represents a waveform depicting the audio signal of both left and right channels from an LP album you're converting to CD!

As for specific tune... Something from "Blood, Sweat, & Tears"?

I'm guessing based on the fact you said it was one of your all-time favorite bands. Logically, if it's a favorite band you would make it a top priority to convert their albums first.

I agree with Mr. Freen - Give him the prize.

These are all good guesses, but... <braaaaackkk!!> not what I'm looking for!

Expand your mind...put yourself back into the Golden Age of Vinyl-Delivered music...

The sound at the end of the playing portion of the record where the needle keeps bumping the paper label?

The sound that is made when your accidently rub your finger on the needle? That or Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

I'd agree with jasmine based on the regular interval of clipping in the waveform, that you are looking at a periodic high impact (noise wise) sound followed by a return to background noise...

or more succinctly...

hmmm...click...hmmm...click...hmmm...click

"put yourself back into the Golden Age of Vinyl-Delivered music..."

Kinda tough for me, Eric. When I was a little kid, 8-tracks were already dying out. The music I grew up on was out on CD.

Don't feel bad though. People younger than me are just as puzzled when I try explaining that back then CDs came in very tall, narrow cardboard boxes, something they've never seen.

Heck, Jasmine's probably right on what the signal represents. Special thanks to Clarence for the support, though! Because, technically, I am right. No matter what the waveform itself represents, that's not what you asked.

You asked what the image represents and it represents a wave form depicting the audio signal of both left and right channels!

What that audio signal itself represents, while interesting, is irrelevant. Yeah, I'm deliberately splitting hairs.

Because, technically, I am right. No matter what the waveform itself represents, that's not what you asked.

See, I told you to get a blog of your own. That way, you could make your own arbitrary contest rules, just as I'm doing now! ;-)

Sorry...technically correct you are, but giving the wrong answer you still do. As Master Yoda might say.

Jasmine and Gator came close to hitting it out of the park, but the ball drifted just foul at the last second.

Hmm, a drum solo? At decidely low volume.

This is soo easy....

It's 'In the Garden of Eden' by Iron Butterlfy

or

'Jailhouse Rock' by Elvis

Did I Win???????

Good guess, Larry! Not correct, but still a good guess. ;-)

And, Shannon, you're showing your age...but not the way you think. You're just a kid, aren't you? Because any old coot (like me) would know that the real title of Iron Butterfly's song (and album) is "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." You realize, of course, that I have that album on vinyl, and while it will eventually be digitized, this particular waveform doesn't come from it.

Anyway, like I said at the top, don't try to identify a specific tune or song... you won't be able to. But this type of waveform is very recognizable from a generic perspective...

People are getting sooooooo close!

Let's see. If Jasmine and Gator are super close, let's try to base a guess on their guess.

based on the regular interval of clipping in the waveform, that you are looking at a periodic high impact (noise wise) sound followed by a return to background noise.

The sound of heart-beats perhaps?

It's Abbye sniffing the microphone!

It's Bob Dylan hokking a lugie!

...or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star...

What about the sound of removing the needle from the album in the middle of a track?

Well, if nothing else, guys...I admire your creativity!

You are going to be so, like, slapping your forehead! ;-)

[Has anyone guessed "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" yet?]

it's a scratch on the vinyl

ah, the sweet crack hiss and pop of vinyl

a stuck needle

And we have a winner! Say congratulations to Lucy, folks, who correctly guessed that the waveform is representative of a "stuck needle" playing and re-playing over a scratch in the vinyl.

I recorded 20 minutes of this mess before I realized what was happening (I had the sound turned off so as not to disturb my wife).

The recording, for anyone who might be interested, is from the 1970 album "Tarkio" by those marijuanaphile hippies, Brewer & Shipley. The cut is "Ruby On The Morning." And if I can get my act together, I'll upload a tiny MP3 so that you can hear the sound represented by the waveform.

Congrats, Lucy...you'll be forever memorialized in the hallowed halls of the Gazette, or at least for a week or two! (Again, once I get my act together!)

I feel for you, Eric. Scratches on good music are something I feel almost physically. I have nightmares about scratches happening on my CDs.

Kudos to Denise! I love the creativity that comes from desperation! "It's Abbye sniffing the microphone!"

That's priceless!

You want to feel something? Try being a DJ when all the music was on vinyl, and you've stepped out of the control room for a moment, only to hear over the monitor the dreaded sound of a stuck needle.

Been there, done that. Don't miss it. ;-)

Ahem. I think I was pretty close with Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. It sounds just like a scratch on a record when sung by a bunch of third graders. Promise.

Anywho, congrats Lucy.