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Michael asked for a further explanation
of
One note defining each
chord, each note maybe four seconds long,
then silence. Okay. To recap, run two long delays at slightly
different lengths, say 18 and 18.5 seconds. In your head, hold the chord
progression Am7/Cm7/Ebm7/Gbm7 (note that this is slightly different than the
first progresssion I proposed, and better. I was tired last night.) On the first
pass, play the note sequence C-C-Db-Db. Each note should last four seconds, then
rest (silence) for approx. 2.5 seconds, or until you hear the first pass begin
again. On the second pass, play the sequence A-Bb-Bb-A, same note length and
silence. On the third pass, play the sequence G-G-Gb-Gb, same note
length/silence. On the fourth pass, play E-Eb-Eb-E, same note
length/silence.
The result (and I hope this reads
okay on all your screens):
First pass:
Delay 1: C - C - Db - Db - (silence)
Delay 2: C - C - Db - Db - (silence)
Second pass:
Delay 1: A - Bb - Bb - A - (silence)
C - C - Db - Db -
(silence)
Delay 2: A - Bb - Bb - A -
(silence)
C - C - Db - Db - (silence)
Third pass:
Delay 1: G - G - Gb - Gb - (silence)
A
- Bb - Bb - A - (silence)
C - C - Db - Db -
(silence)
Delay 2: G - G - Gb - Gb -
(silence
A - Bb - Bb - A - (silence)
C - C - Db - Db - (silence)
Fourth pass:
Delay 1: E - Eb - Eb - E - (silence)
G - G - Gb - Gb - (silence)
A
- Bb - Bb - A - (silence)
C - C - Db - Db -
(silence)
Delay 2: E - Eb - Eb - E -
(silence)
G - G - Gb - Gb - (silence
A - Bb - Bb - A - (silence)
C - C - Db - Db - (silence)
Notice that now, if you read vertically, the A is beginning to overlap
into the Cm; the C is beginning to overlap into the Ebm, etc. Wait a little
longer (and maybe add some more notes diatonic to each tonal center) and the two
delays are generating two chord progressions all over each other. Sounds/feels
like slowly crossing your eyes until each is looking out the opposite ear. Wait
long enough and they cycle around to normal again.
Sense?
Douglas Baldwin, coyote-at-large coyotelk@optonline.net |