College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
3D50.50 / 3E80.70 - Beamz Player
See also 3E80.70 in Oscillations/Acoustics
Load the Beamz Player software onto the laptop. Connect the Beamz Player unit to the laptop and select a song from the preloaded menu. A number of different effects may be chosen by blocking the appropriate laser beams / optical switches. There are 4 laser beams and a variety of sounds and menus to chose from giving you many different composition options. Recording of your composition of the preloaded song is also possible, as is the making and recording of your own original compositions.
Disclaimer: These demonstrations are provided only for illustrative use by persons affiliated with The University of Iowa and only under the direction of a trained instructor or physicist. The University of Iowa is not responsible for demonstrations performed by those using their own equipment or who choose to use this reference material for their own purpose. The demonstrations included here are within the public domain and can be found in materials contained in libraries, bookstores, and through electronic sources. Performing all or any portion of any of these demonstrations, with or without revisions not depicted here entails inherent risks. These risks include, without limitation, bodily injury (and possibly death), including risks to health that may be temporary or permanent and that may exacerbate a pre-existing medical condition; and property loss or damage. Anyone performing any part of these demonstrations, even with revisions, knowingly and voluntarily assumes all risks associated with them.