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Craven Morehead · 02-14-2005, 06:54 PM

something a little different

ChickenNinja · 02-14-2005, 07:03 PM

Is it supposed to be making sounds? I'm using firefox, hearing nothing.

tspikes51 · 02-14-2005, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ChickenNinja

Is it supposed to be making sounds? I'm using firefox, hearing nothing.

Yeah, Firefox has aproblem w/ wavs

K-Wise · 02-14-2005, 07:22 PM

Hmm well okay...that was nice.

Asta!!

vanblah · 02-14-2005, 07:29 PM

You should read the home page to really appreciate what's going on. It's an auditory illusion; like an M.C. Escher drawing for your ears.

Suave · 02-14-2005, 08:33 PM

It's not increasing at all. It goes up to a certain note then it starts over again. I haven't read the homepage, but I'm going to assume that's what it is. That's what it sounds like.

edit: I read it, and that seems to be what it's doing. Escher is much more enjoyable than that.

Still, I'm an Escher fanboy so don't mind me. It was interesting.

MacGuyver · 02-14-2005, 11:12 PM

Yep, just a looping trick with the three things. Whatever...

Redlemon · 02-15-2005, 07:35 AM

Douglas Adams used the same trick (but descending) in the radio version of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when they were above Magrathea. There's a long note in the radio script, which I don't have access to right now.

warrrreagl · 02-15-2005, 07:57 AM

It starts on C and moves up by half-steps (chromatic scale) and jumps down an octave at the highest Bb. Part of the time you have two pitches and part of the time you have three pitches.

Steve Miller did it in the intro to "Fly Like an Eagle" and The Who did it in "Teenage Wasteland."

Shizukana · 02-15-2005, 08:57 AM

That thing was pretty neat... I spent a while saying, okay, I should be able to hear it drop back... but it was sneaky.

The Who's "Teenage Wasteland" is actually called "Baba O'Riley."

God of Thunder · 02-15-2005, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Shizukana

The Who's "Teenage Wasteland" is actually called "Baba O'Riley."

Ooooohhhhhh. I can't believe warrrreagl got that one wrong.

Redlemon · 02-15-2005, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ChickenNinja

Is it supposed to be making sounds? I'm using firefox, hearing nothing.

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Originally Posted by tspikes51

Yeah, Firefox has aproblem w/ wavs

Actually, the WAV is not the problem. Firefox ignores the {bgsound src=} tag, which is not in the HTML standard. Preventing websites from automatically playing crappy audio files when I enter them is one of my favorite things about Firefox.

warrrreagl · 02-15-2005, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by God of Thunder

Ooooohhhhhh. I can't believe warrrreagl got that one wrong.

Not responsible. Not Beatles.

jonjon42 · 02-15-2005, 06:21 PM

yes it's a neat trick, although I don't really like the sound they used.

God of Thunder · 02-15-2005, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by warrrreagl

Not responsible. Not Beatles.

True, but I'm still dissapointed in you.

02-14-2005, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
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02-14-2005, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
K-Wise It's All About The Ass!! Location: In a pool of mayonnaise!!	Hmm well okay...that was nice. Asta!! __________________ "I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project *It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys!* - Asta!!

02-14-2005, 08:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	It's not increasing at all. It goes up to a certain note then it starts over again. I haven't read the homepage, but I'm going to assume that's what it is. That's what it sounds like. edit: I read it, and that seems to be what it's doing. Escher is much more enjoyable than that. Still, I'm an Escher fanboy so don't mind me. It was interesting. __________________ "Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." - Albert Einstein "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato Last edited by Suave; 02-14-2005 at 08:35 PM..

02-14-2005, 11:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
MacGuyver You're going to have to trust me! Location: Massachusetts	Yep, just a looping trick with the three things. Whatever... __________________ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. ---Aristotle Deeds, not words, shall speak [for] me. ---John Fletcher

02-14-2005, 07:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
vanblah Junkie	You should read the home page to really appreciate what's going on. It's an auditory illusion; like an M.C. Escher drawing for your ears.

02-15-2005, 07:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Douglas Adams used the same trick (but descending) in the radio version of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when they were above Magrathea. There's a long note in the radio script, which I don't have access to right now. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

02-15-2005, 07:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	It starts on C and moves up by half-steps (chromatic scale) and jumps down an octave at the highest Bb. Part of the time you have two pitches and part of the time you have three pitches. Steve Miller did it in the intro to "Fly Like an Eagle" and The Who did it in "Teenage Wasteland." __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.

02-15-2005, 08:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
Shizukana Insane Location: Plano, TX	That thing was pretty neat... I spent a while saying, okay, I should be able to hear it drop back... but it was sneaky. The Who's "Teenage Wasteland" is actually called "Baba O'Riley." __________________ "The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw

02-15-2005, 06:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
jonjon42 Psycho Location: inside my own mind	yes it's a neat trick, although I don't really like the sound they used. __________________ A damn dirty hippie without the dirty part....