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Topic: training your ear to recognize Morse code as received audio signals

boof started this discussion 1 year ago #122,006

As I had mentioned in the thread https://minichan.net/topic/121848 where I described remembering the code letters visually, learning them by their sound is a whole other exercise. Many training videos start with unrealistically slow signals, which other people say is not a good idea. If you want to recognize a letter at typical speed, it is said that it is better to be trained to recognize it played at that speed. Your brain is to get used to the signal as a whole sound rather than the individual parts that you do not want to take time to actively think about.

Let me start off with a fun video that uses a cute Japanese voice and a musical beat in the background (which might not be the best way to learn, but it is fun):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGv74GOhFXY

boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 1 day later[^] [v] #1,332,997

Here's another musical version of the Morse code alphabet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGuexLbPEsw

boof (OP) triple-posted this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,333,449

OK one more god damn musical Morse code alphabet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XkbfTfz5D4

boof (OP) quadruple-posted this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,333,789

Here is the audio from a recording meant for training Boy Scouts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrPqtgVjBdI

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 13 hours later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,333,960

No one gives two greasy shits mate.

boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 9 hours later, 6 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,063

Getting a little more formal, here is a fellow introducing you to a training process. Essentially, you would like to learn letters that are each played at a fast speed, but with long enough gaps between letters when you start training so that you have time to realize what you just heard, at least sometimes. As you get better, you would want to just reduce the gap length between letters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWIKqopZDiA

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 8 hours later, 6 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,102

@previous (boof)
Just listen to it at 38wpm until you can comprehend.

boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 17 hours later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,197

Here is a series of brief Morse practice sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PRY-LczCB4&list=PLb3UNFkJ4XkzPPmsxQLmQ7hs7gvqFbtrY
(click link for entire playlist)

(Edited 3 minutes later.)

boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 21 hours later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,347

And another video, first of 11 in a series of lessons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1RUBwAvbE

boof (OP) triple-posted this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,498

The training videos are fine, but you can't vary the speed of the letters independently of the length of time between the letters in playback. That's where the many online training sites come in. Some of them have a great many options.
here you can practice as few or as many letters as you want
https://morsecode.world/international/trainer/character.html
here you can type a lot of text to hear
https://morsecode.world/international/trainer/generator.html

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boof (OP) quadruple-posted this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,334,731

On this page, you can click a letter to immediately hear the Morse code.
https://play-morse.lowreal.net/
Click the Text tab to enter a block of text to transform, and click Trainer for organized practice.

boof (OP) quintuple-posted this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,335,028

OK, another such page. The setting Farnsworth compression affects the speed of each letter, while the words per minute setting affects the time delay between letters. The generated sounds include simulated radio static.
https://stendec.io/morse/

boof (OP) sextuple-posted this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 2 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,335,352

Well, there are several softwares that you can run on your computer, not reliant on being internet connected:
https://sector-seven.com/software/morserabbit
http://f6dqm.free.fr/soft/cwplayer/en/cwplayer.htm
https://www.g4fon.net/CW%20Trainer2.php
https://justlearnmorsecode.com/

boof (OP) septuple-posted this 1 year ago, 3 days later, 2 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,335,763

Now you can buy little electronic devices to listen to or train with.
https://ve6lk.com/learning/morse-tutor-kits/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmhFAQ2UBw
https://hamradio.solutions/cwhotline/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZo-otpIhLg
https://www.kanga-products.co.uk/kits-and-built-items
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym_rN8Veanc

These things are sold as kits with the option to buy ready made for a price.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 2 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,038

FUCK YOU

boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 3 days later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,594

Sometimes you may notice a particular bit of rhythm in a tune is a lot like a Morse code letter.

For instance, the letter A ● ▬ reminds me of the ta-da fanfare sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGcdf9FXATc

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 6 hours later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,640

@1,332,997 (boof)

> Here's another musical version of the Morse code alphabet.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGuexLbPEsw

I like it.

boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 16 hours later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,807

The letter F ● ● ▬ ● reminds me of a repeated bit in Elizabethan Serenade by Ronald Binge. Listen for fluting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4axKJOpSrY

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 3 hours later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,832

@previous (boof)
The old Nokia ring tone is FFFT.

boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 23 hours later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,964

The letter J ● ▬ ▬ ▬ reminds me of De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by the Police (the repeated chorus part).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhOFRG9_8dI

boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,965

@1,336,832 (F)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk4KK-gh0FM
ah so

boof (OP) triple-posted this 1 year ago, 21 hours later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,129

The letter N ▬ ● reminds me of the Jaws theme, when the shark is sneaking up on you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfQu5po6USo

boof (OP) quadruple-posted this 1 year ago, 23 hours later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,262

The letter O ▬ ▬ ▬ reminds me of Da Da Da by Trio, when he sings the title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqTBlft8gQA

boof (OP) quintuple-posted this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 4 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,562

The letter S ● ● ● reminds me of Nightflight to Venus by Boney M, with the *clap clap clap* that ends each repetition of the rhythm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxivKkDUT0

boof (OP) sextuple-posted this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 1 month after the original post[^] [v] #1,337,845

The letter H ● ● ● ● reminds me of One by Metallica when he sings four syllables at a time following the words "landmine has":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apK2jCrfnsk&t=5m10s

Also part of each drumming repetition in Bolero by Maurice Ravel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJVWEstu_lM

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