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From:
Brian MacDonald
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Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:14:30 -0700 (PDT)
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Re: [idm] Autechre poll (fractals)
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On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, EggyToast wrote:
quoted 3 lines aphex twin thought it was cool using pictures> aphex twin thought it was cool using pictures > to make music, and has used them in a track, and fractals are a probably > easier way to do it.
I've used this Mac program called MetaSynth that imports pictures, and "interprets" them as sound. Of course, much like math, the results depend heavily on *how* the program interprets the picture. I was kinda disappointed in that even a huge variety pictures sounded all pretty much the same with this program. The BEST part of the software, though, is that you can put "effects" on the pictures you import. Like stretch, loop, etc. -- and better yet, you can export the effected picture back out into a PICT. As a result, MetaSynth is an abtract way to fuck up a perfectly good picture. :) ======================================================================= Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org> KUCI 88.9 fM in Irvine, CA -- Orange County "Zee Robot attacked zee computer -- in zee outer space...!" ======================================================================= --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org