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Episode 146: “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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Terman's Automatic Burglar Alarm

Terman figured out how to play macenas, elegy and san sans the swan using this system. By combining two circuits he could allow for far finer control. He added a second antenna for volume control to be used by the left hand. The right hand would choose the notes, while the left hand would change the volume. Other people started calling it the terman box.

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