Comments on: Dual Tone Multi Frequency, AMIRITE?

Dual Tone Multi Frequency, AMIRITE?

not_on_display — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:04:47 -0800

Beep boop beep! If you wish to become a Touch Tone Genius, you must first practice the Telephone Keypad. Start with the standards -- sheet music and mp3 samples can be found at these two sites. Once you've mastered the easier songs, you can move on to the more challenging classical pieces, like Mozart's Turkish Rondo (K331) for Two Office Phones and Two Cellular Phones. Just don't dial any real phone numbers; that could be a violation of copyright.

By: xil

xil — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:13:51 -0800

Sadly the phone's a bit limited by itself. Why not use the telephone as an instrument alongside others, as in Telephone and Rubber Band by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra?

By: lekvar

lekvar — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:44:45 -0800

I was just thinking the other day that it would be nice to have a MIDI-enabled phone or a phone tone VST synth.

By: danb

danb — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:15:29 -0800

But what does DTMF really stand for?

By: weston

weston — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:17:14 -0800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_tone#Keypad

By: Kronos_to_Earth

Kronos_to_Earth — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:08:37 -0800

This...well, rang a bell. I thought I remembered something along these lines; looks like it's true.... Telephone technology has been incorporated into some very elaborate music: Ten open connections were part of John Cage's "Variations VII". And I'm very much afraid that the people who created 'Songsmi...I can't even finish typing it...may try to do something with 'Touch Tone Genius'. Please don't anyone let this post get into their hands....

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:18:07 -0800

Damn you xil, that was going to be my contribution.

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:48:40 -0800

Also, we cannot stop replaying the Touchtone Genius clip right now.

By: wittgenstein

wittgenstein — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:24:15 -0800

Well, if you are going to visit that last site, you might as well see this and this.

By: you

you — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:36:58 -0800

Here's the original animation for which the Touchtone Genius song was commissioned. Not sure why some kids felt the need to make a singalong video.

By: bitslayer

bitslayer — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:45:03 -0800

When I moved into my new apartment building with a keypad entry, my friend decided she had to figure out how to play Funkytown on it. I think she said someone on South Park did that? She set off the alarm. I pretended like I didn't know her.