We have a replica Blacksmith Shop, Assay Office, Hoist House, and Hard Rock
Mine that visitors can walk through and hear real sounds of mining
equipment and explosions.  We have a wonderful volunteer that made
recordings of these sounds from actual mine operations that are played on a
cassette player (yes, we still use tapes!) hooked up to speakers and a
general motion sensor.

Here is a similar sensor to ours on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Smarthome-INSTEON-2842-222-Wireless-Motion/dp/B003IHTZEO/ref=sr_1_7?s=security-surveillance&ie=UTF8&qid=1415211585&sr=1-7

This set up has been working great for about 20 years with very little
maintenance needed!

Kylin Cummings
Registrar
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
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719-486-1229


On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Simons, Michael (ES) (Contr) <
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>  As with most things museum related - cheaper to make your own.
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> Mike
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> Director
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> National Electronics Museum
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> *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
> Behalf Of *Anna Bassford-Woods
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 05, 2014 12:39 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* EXT :Re: Motion sensor activated sounds in the museum
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> Contact the Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, TX. They have something
> similar that creates battle sounds in their galleries.
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> Anna Bassford- Woods
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> On Nov 5, 2014 10:21 AM, "Helen Wirka" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hello all,
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> Do any of your sites have sounds triggered by a motion sensor device that
> help create an ambiance and set the scene for visitors when they walk into
> a room in your museum space?
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>
> For example, we have colleagues in this region who have stables that have
> been converted into a museum. When visitors walk into the stables a motion
> sensor picks up on it and then triggers a device which plays pre-recorded
> horse sounds like neighing and whinnying. It is very impressive.
>
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> I have heard of other museums doing this, but I can't remember which ones.
> I would like to look into this motion sensor technology some more and
> receive input from different sites.
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> Thank you for your assistance!
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>
> Helen
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> *Helen Wirka*
> *Historic Site Specialist/Curator*
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> *Carlyle House Historic Park*
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> 703-549-2997
> www.novaparks.com
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