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Re: fractals



----- Original Message -----
From: "ernesto schnack" <schnack@mailbolt.com>
> http://www.discover.com/nov_01/featpollock.html
> But here's the paragraph that caught my attention:
> "The same predisposition seems to be at work in other mediums as well.
> Studies have found that people prefer patterns that are neither too
> regular, like the test bars on a television channel, nor too random,
like a
> snowy screen. They prefer the subtle variations on a recurring theme in,
> say, a Beethoven concerto, to the monotony of repeated scales or the
> cacophony of someone pounding on a keyboard."
>
> Nonetheless, I thought it might
> make for some good conversation.

Indeed, yes, Ernesto.  That's why when listening to electronic music, I
prefer someone messing about with the sequencer and sound parameters as
opposed to just letting the sequence fly in a static look manner.
"Variations on a theme" instead of theme, theme, theme, theme, ad
infinitum, ad nauseum become ear candy instead of a nuisance.

How do you folks alter loops on the fly to prevent static build up?  :-)

Cheers,

Bill
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