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peter chavez
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Date:
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 00:06:37 -0000
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[idm] bucephalus bouncing water music
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Duuhhh, sorry, here's the attachment, in mac format. peace out petey
quoted 85 lines From: "peter chavez" <dspeter5000@hotmail.com>>From: "peter chavez" <dspeter5000@hotmail.com> >To: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: [idm] bucephalus bouncing water music >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 23:45:50 -0000 > >Actually, this is the best way I've seen it done, really. I got this >instrument off of a Reaktor group; it's made by Benelli who did remixes for >Nine Inch Nails, and I think has a record coming out on Hefty records. >it's >a totally simple instrument that can simulate everything from marbles in a >mug to a pin dropping on glass, all through synthesis. Click on any >controller for a description, or read the info page by clicking the "i" >button. Smoother than RDJ's thing, the numbers are right, but it's a >little >different, so, don't expect bucephalus boucnig balls. It's pretty much a >toy >in that that is all it can do, but within the context of reaktor it's >pretty >cool. > >Oh-and for autechre's "trick", just take two heavy glasses, maybe pint >glasses, hold them in the air, one in each hand, and bounce them together >at >their bases and let them bounce away! Math my ass!!! It's still the >coolest track ever, so it's ok if they lie! Tons of little wankers like me >(and you guys) have tried to imitate cichlisuite and failed miserably... >thanks benelli... > >hope this helps > >petey > > >>From: CAPOIIEE@aol.com >>To: idm@hyperreal.org >>Subject: Re: [idm] bucephalus bouncing water music >>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:21:10 EST >> >>ok i'll have to spoil the secret. making bouncing ball noises is really, >>really, really easy.. you can do it with any midi sequencer, you just have >>to >>be patient, algorhythms my ass... just go in real close on your sequencer >>and >>make every note a little bit shorter in distance to the next in a pattern, >>tighter and tighter till they make a little line, if you sit with it >>enough, >>and tweak (takes 5 min max), then play with the pan, you will have aphex, >>ae >>bouncing balls.. or take an sh101(or any other real analog) use the >>arpeggio, >>and make a bass kick like sound, then start the lfo/clock so its real >>slow, >>and then make it faster, this is the bouncing effect used in parts of the >>autechtre peel sessions from the amber era....it is just that simple >> >>peace >> >>-pete >> >> >> >>In a message dated 1/16/01 10:39:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, >>vuzh@peakpeak.com writes: >> >> >> > just a thought, >> > but my theory is that aphex sampled tod dockstader's "water music" for >>his >> > "bucephalus bouncing ball" from the 'come to daddy' ep. >> > >> > somehow i just can't imagine RDJ dicking around with mathematical >> > algorhythms like autechre claim to have done with their bouncing ball >>sounds >> > on 'cichlisuite' etc. >> > >> > and even if that isn't the case, of all the avant garde artists that >> > preceded what is now IDM (or whatever you want to call it) one of the >>least >> > credited, most deserving of the lot is the aforementioned mr. >>dockstader. >> > i just can't imagine: he was so ahead of his time, and yet relegated to >>mere >> > 'novelty' status. shame really. >> > >> > c.
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