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----- 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 ========================================================================== ===== Host of EMUSIC, an electronic, ambient, and space music show. Thursdays at 11 pm on WDIY 88.1 FM, Allentown and Bethlehem and 93.9 FM in Easton and Phillipsburg. http://wdiy.org/programs/emusic All times are GMT-5:00 Listen on-line to WDIY at http://wdiy.org and click LISTEN To subscribe to the EMUSIC on WDIY list, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emusic-wdiy and click on [Join This Group!] Host of the AM/FM Show on WMUH Allentown 91.7 FM every other Saturday at 6 am. Host of Afterglow on WMUH every Thursday morning from 8:00 to 9:30. http://soundscapes.us/~bill/amfm http://soundscapes.us/~bill/afterglow Listen on-line to WMUH at http://www.muhlenberg.edu/wmuh and click REAL AUDIO Personal site: http://soundscapes.us/~bill All times are GMT-5:00 SOUNDSCAPES Concert Series: http://soundscapes.us