CONTINUED - The Golden Mean - AN/fx

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Post by Fox in the Stars »

This project is continuing in a new thread: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3707


I and, it seemed, several other members were fascinated by Shurtagal's mathematical solo projects, so here's one for a collaboration:

The Golden Mean, aka Phi.

Dating back to ancient times when it was much admired by the Greeks as I understand, The Golden Mean divides an amount into two unequal parts, such that the ratio of the smaller part to the larger is equal to the ratio of the larger part to the whole. It is also reflected in the Fibonacci Sequence; above the 14th number, The Golden Mean is the ratio of any number in the Sequence to the previous number.

This web page gives a pretty good quick overview:
http://www.astridfitzgerald.com/goldenmean.htm

Of course there's Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

And here is the Project Gutenberg e-text we'll be working from:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/744

As you can see, one million digits is not a "short work" as such, but I put it in this forum because I'm dividing it up into claimable sections of only fifty digits each, which you'll find posted directly here in the thread, below. I'll be editing the submissions together, and each mp3 will be a block of 1,000 digits.

So go ahead and claim one or two! :D

Claim the blue "numbers" --- that is, the sequence of four letters that begins every section. When you record, please read these numbers at the beginning, to help me double check that I'm stitching them together correctly.

NOTE: Because of the nature of the project and the brevity of the sections, claims are only good for 48 hours.


To The First Thousand Decimal Places

1.
DONE, Fox in the Stars
aaaa -
61803 39887 49894 84820 45868 34365 63811 77203 09179 80576

DONE, Alys
aaab -
28621 35448 62270 52604 62818 90244 97072 07204 18939 11374

DONE, thistlechick
aaac -
84754 08807 53868 91752 12663 38622 23536 93179 31800 60766

DONE, chrissthegirl
aaad -
72635 44333 89086 59593 95829 05638 32266 13199 28290 26788

DONE, Shurtagal
aaae -
06752 08766 89250 17116 96207 03222 10432 16269 54862 62963

DONE, Shurtagal
aaaf -
13614 43814 97587 01220 34080 58879 54454 74924 61856 95364

DONE, Shurtagal
aaag -
86444 92410 44320 77134 49470 49565 84678 85098 74339 44221

DONE, Shurtagal
aaah -
25448 77066 47809 15884 60749 98871 24007 65217 05751 79788

DONE, Alys
aaai -
34166 25624 94075 89069 70400 02812 10427 62177 11177 78053

DONE, John Hicken
aaaj -
15317 14101 17046 66599 14669 79873 17613 56006 70874 80710

DONE, John Hicken
aaak -
13179 52368 94275 21948 43530 56783 00228 78569 97829 77834

DONE, John Hicken
aaal -
78458 78228 91109 76250 03026 96156 17002 50464 33824 37764

DONE, Kristen
aaam -
86102 83831 26833 03724 29267 52631 16533 92473 16711 12115

DONE, Kristen
aaan -
88186 38513 31620 38400 52221 65791 28667 52946 54906 81131

DONE, Shurtagal
aaao -
71599 34323 59734 94985 09040 94762 13222 98101 72610 70596

DONE, Shurtagal
aaap -
11645 62990 98162 90555 20852 47903 52406 02017 27997 47175

DONE, Shurtagal
aaaq -
34277 75927 78625 61943 20827 50513 12181 56285 51222 48093

DONE, Shurtagal
aaar -
94712 34145 17022 37358 05772 78616 00868 83829 52304 59264

DONE, Shurtagal
aaas -
78780 17889 92199 02707 76903 89532 19681 98615 14378 03149

DONE, Shurtagal
aaat -
97411 06926 08867 42962 26757 56052 31727 77520 35361 39362


The Second Thousand Decimal Places

DONE, tarshis
aaau -
10767 38937 64556 06060 59216 58946 67595 51900 40055 59089

DONE, tarshis
aaav -
50229 53094 23124 82355 21221 24154 44006 47034 05657 34797

DONE, tarshis
aaaw -
66397 23949 49946 58457 88730 39623 09037 50339 93856 21024

DONE, tarshis
aaax -
23690 25138 68041 45779 95698 12244 57471 78034 17312 64532

DONE, MermaidMaddie
aaay -
20416 39723 21340 44449 48730 23154 17676 89375 21030 68737

DONE, MermaidMaddie
aaaz -
88034 41700 93954 40962 79558 98678 72320 95124 26893 55730

DONE, MermaidMaddie
aaba -
97045 09595 68440 17555 19881 92180 20640 52905 51893 49475

DONE, MermaidMaddie
aabb -
92600 73485 22821 01088 19464 45442 22318 89131 92946 89622

DONE, freedomrhodes
aabc -
00230 14437 70269 92300 78030 85261 18075 45192 88770 50210

DONE, freedomrhodes
aabd -
96842 49362 71359 25187 60777 88466 58361 50238 91349 33331

DONE, freedomrhodes
aabe -
22310 53392 32136 24319 26372 89106 70503 39928 22652 63556

OPEN
aabf -
20902 97986 42472 75977 25655 08615 48754 35748 26471 81414

OPEN
aabg -
51270 00602 38901 62077 73224 49943 53088 99909 50168 03281

OPEN
aabh -
12194 32048 19643 87675 86331 47985 71911 39781 53978 07476

OPEN
aabi -
15077 22117 50826 94586 39320 45652 09896 98555 67814 10696

OPEN
aabj -
83728 84058 74610 33781 05444 39094 36835 83581 38113 11689

OPEN
aabk -
93855 57697 54841 49144 53415 09129 54070 05019 47754 86163

OPEN
aabl -
07542 26417 29394 68036 73198 05861 83391 83285 99130 39607

OPEN
aabm -
20144 55950 44977 92120 76124 78564 59161 60837 05949 87860

OPEN
aabn -
06970 18940 98864 00764 43617 09334 17270 91914 33650 13715


The Third Thousand Decimal Places - Coming Soon!


New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!

BEFORE recording:
Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430

Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

DURING recording:

The Intro and Outro will be taken care of on my end, so for this project you need only read:

FIRST - Your name as (and if) you wish it to appear in the disclaimer section, optionally including location and/or personal URL. These will all be edited together into a list preceding the number sequence. If you claim multiple sections within a given thousand digits, you need only record this on the first.

SECOND - The four-letter designation of your section. PLEASE be sure to read this before EVERY section, even if you claim and read more than one together.

THIRD - The fifty digits in your section. Take it easy and read the numbers clearly, and leave a little breath-pause every several digits. (I added spaces to the text because it makes it easier to keep track of when reading; the same is true when listening.) When you're finished, PLEASE double-check your reading for accuracy!

And that's it; as I said, I'll take care of the rest.

Multiple Sections - I thought fifty would be a small enough bite for anyone, but it may seem overly small for some. If so, just claim multiple sections. You can combine them in a single mp3. They don't even have to be consecutive, although that would be easier. Just BE SURE to record the identifying four letters before EACH fifty-digit section.

AFTER recording:
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
phi_####.mp3 , all lower-case, where #### is the four blue letters. (If combining multiple sections into one mp3, just name it after the first one; for example, a single file containing sections aaac through aaae should be named "phi_aaac.mp3")

ID3 V2 tags
Not important; I'll take care of them in the editing phase.

Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Here are three basic options for sending in your files:
  1. Post them on your own webspace and link to them there
  2. Post them to our "LibriBox" upload utility and holding space here:
    http://librivixen.shininghalf.com
    password: pubdomain
    You can then link to it at librivixen.shininghalf.com/uploader/files/[your filename]
  3. Send them via YouSendIt.com to foxinthestars(at)shininghalf(dot)co(dot)YOO-KAY. This will generate a link which you can post.
Whichever of these options you use, please reply below and post a link to your file. This safeguards against your submission being lost in case of e-mail crashes and such. If you can't get any of this to work, just say so; help is available.

Not yet sure how we'll handle catalog info on this one; probably easiest would just be a "various" designation and leave the credits to the disclaimer in the file, but LMK if you have better ideas!


Hope you enjoy it!
Please post below or PM me with any questions. Thanks so much for your help! ^__^
Last edited by Fox in the Stars on September 29th, 2006, 6:59 pm, edited 29 times in total.
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Post by Alys »

I'll take aaab! Yay for math geeks!
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Post by Alys »

And here it is. That was certainly nice and quick. I thought about doing it in a silly voice or something, but decided to go for "serious mathematical voice" in the end..... the fact that I spent time considering this may or may not be a sign of mental unrest. :-}


http://download.yousendit.com/CB249ED81A1A206C
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Post by earthcalling »

Laura,

Do you think we need any guidance in terms of pace?

Say, roughly one digit per second?

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Post by thistlechick »

Laura, I've put this in the "To Come" section on the catalog page.... This is really great! An excellent practice for new readers too =)

Let me know if there is anything else you need me to do while you're collecting the files =)
~ Betsie
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Post by Fox in the Stars »

Got it, Alys. Thank you! You didn't say your name, tho. If you want it to appear, you can send me an mp3 of it, or say it at the beginning next time you claim a line.

Earthcalling - I'm not so concerned about that as long as it's understandable. The one thing I would recommend is a short pause every several digits, like where I added spaces. The spaces don't mean anything, but they make it easier to keep track of as you read, and probably easier to keep track of as you listen, too.

Betsie - Thank you! :D
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Post by Contemporary Art »

Hello,
I would like to record the next available section of the Golden Mean.

I have an idea!!!

Artist On Kawara produced a body of work that is of considerable relevance to the Golden Mean recordings called One Million Years (past and present). Produced in book form, Kawara lists one million years with two versions of the book, past and present. Kawara presents the actual books as functional art objects that would be displayed in a gallery. In addition the books are read. One Millioan Years offers an excellent opportunity for the LibriVox community to participate in an ongoing art project.

Specific legal concerns are unknown to me presently, however I am willing to take on the role of curating/organizing this recording.

Thank You

--Jules
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Post by Fox in the Stars »

Legal concerns are, we can't do anything that isn't in the Public Domain. General rule of thumb, if it's been written since 1922, it's not kosher.

Can you link to a source for One Million Years so we can have a look?
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Post by chrissthegirl »

Hi Laura, I'll do section aaad (if it's still available)!
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Post by Fox in the Stars »

Chris, yes it is still available, and it's yours.

Contemporary art, I forgot to mention, I put you down for aaac.

Remember claims on this one only last 48 hours; if you need longer, LMK.
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Post by Shurtagal »

Hey all,

Great to see this project up, I'll take aaae - aaah.
!!htam oG

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Post by Fox in the Stars »

Duly noted Shurtagal. Thanks for the inspiration! :wink:
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Post by chrissthegirl »

All done aaad. It's here -> http://download.yousendit.com/F073C8147DE81987

I have to say, I never thought it'd be quite so challenging to read a string of numbers. (I just didn't want it to sound boring, you know?)


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Post by Fox in the Stars »

Got it, Chriss. Sounds good!

I should have been more clear though, I was going to assemble everyone's names in a list at the beginning and eventually edit out the letters, so you might want to do a different version of your name to fit that format better. I'll edit the original post with that, because I realise I hadn't explained it...
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