i dont know if you have an old version of fruity, but mine goes up to 999
tempo! crazay yo
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From: Ian Doyle <wobbyamb@hotmail.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 8:05 PM
Subject: RE: [idm] Time Signature - Squarepusher
quoted 14 lines well, you know that sparking drum beat sound that Squarepusher does? like
>
>
> well, you know that sparking drum beat sound that Squarepusher does? like
> drum beats being reapeated at incredibly fast rates?well that's the reason
> behind the fast tempo....if you have FruityLoops, i think there's a song
> that comes with it that sounds a LOT like squarepusher, look at the
> BPM....well what a surprise! 300BPM (the fastest that fruity can go)...why
> don't you try it....
>
>
>
> > > On the cover of "feed me weird things", in the liner notes by RDJ,
> >there's a
> > > story about how Tom Jenkinson, the dealer of squares himself (hey,
maybe
quoted 2 lines that's where his name comes from - Square deal --> dealer=pusher -->
> > > that's where his name comes from - Square deal --> dealer=pusher -->
> > > Squarepusher!) was performing something at 357 bpm, or some
ridiculously
quoted 3 lines huge ODD number.
> > > huge ODD number.
> > >
> > > Now, I may be a moron and all, but what's the point of 357 bpm?
Anything
quoted 1 line over 160-180 bpm (if it's going to sound like anything besides a
> > > over 160-180 bpm (if it's going to sound like anything besides a
buzzing
quoted 2 lines noise) usually is just something like 80-90 bpm in double time, as any
> > > noise) usually is just something like 80-90 bpm in double time, as any
> > > "Amen+DubBass" d&b artist knows, with entire drum riffs effectively
used
quoted 5 lines as
> >as
> > > single beats. Anything that was really at 357 bpm would sound like a
> > > whirrring sound if there were anything playing on each beat.
> > >
> > > This is why so many people dance like spastic rhythm-impaired freaks
at
quoted 2 lines D&B
> >D&B
> > > and IDM shows - they trip out on the fast parts, when the soul's
really
quoted 2 lines in
> >in
> > > the slow, and they flail their arms, fists, and legs around like
maniacs
quoted 1 line because they can't seem to locate the groove in the song. I don't
> > > because they can't seem to locate the groove in the song. I don't
think
quoted 6 lines any
> >any
> > > human being can effectively follow a musical pattern where changes
> >occurred
> > > at a rate of 357 times per second. Chances are what RDJ heard was was
> >really
> > > a fast 130-150 bmp track that had a lot of much faster drum riffs
being
quoted 14 lines repeated. Either that or, um, maybe he was emplying hyperbole. ;)
> > > repeated. Either that or, um, maybe he was emplying hyperbole. ;)
> > >
> > > -cf
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