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From:
Bill, Wright
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Sat, 12 Feb 2000 02:38:09 -0500
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Re: (idm) silence recording?? i dont think so.
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I was taking a class, "exploring separate realities" the name. Well, we talked a lot about sensory deprivation tanks. And eventually we had the opportunity to visit a hospital which had a completely sound deadened room, which also would not echo. The room was on an eleaborate suspension system to, to avoid vibrations of any sort. Let me tell you, I never imagined the sound of my heart could be so deafening.....
quoted 4 lines john cage tested this theory by going into an anechoic chamber that he thought>john cage tested this theory by going into an anechoic chamber that he thought >would be completely silent. >to his dismay, he heard 2 sounds. a high pitched one (his nervous system) and >a low pitched sound (his blood/heartbeat).
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