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Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 4:55
PM
Subject: Re: The MRI and Looping: For
Ambient & Experimental Music?
Well, I got my Xmas wish....one of my musical
collegues has a friend at Standford University. He recorded an entire MRI
session for me with a Sony mindisk and external mic. He said the whole bit
about absolutely no metal objects being in the room is nonesense....maybe that
was for older machines? Not sure. It depends on the type of metal
and the distance from the machine. I'll send you all out the piece of
music I write with these clips as soon as I'm done. :) I plan on
manipulating the clips with some EQ, VST effects, etc and then using them as a
backdrop for some experimental/abstract looping. Fun!
Thanks all for all the great input and
discussion.
Kris
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 4:25
PM
Subject: The MRI and Looping: For
Ambient & Experimental Music?
I just had a most exhilarating experience: my
first MRI (on my lower back). This was amazing. I laid down on a
sliding table, and they pushed me into a sarcophagus like tube with
mere inches around my entire body. They put large headphones on
my head, and then for the next 30 minutes I was eased into a seemingly
euphoric and meditative state. What I heard were a series of interesting
sounds...from jackhammer-like hammering, to buzzing or vibrating cycles,
bizarre sci-fi industrial like sounds, and so on. It was delightful.
The MRI technician said it was a rarity for someone to actually
enjoy that procedure. At one point in time, I was in a half
waking/dream state and was awoke by my leg twitching. I could have
stayed in there most of the day. And the amazing thing is that
when I asked about the source of the sounds, he said they were not
mechanically generated; rather, around my body, encased in metal, was a
giant electrical coil surrounded by helium, chilled down to a cool minus 270
degrees. The sounds were a result of changes they were making in the
electrical current and the resulting vibrations to the machine.
Unbelievable...not sure how all that produces an image of my back,
however.
...anyway, I started thinking, I would love to
have that 30 minutes captured on a digital recorder so that I could use it
for looping or as an ambient backdrop to my more experimental
looping.
Are there any MRI technicians on the
list?
Kris
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