Re: (idm) re: bouncing ball effect

From Che
Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 00:14

someone wrote:

>>> intricacy is exemplified with clattering synth (sounding like the
>>> notes are bouncing with declining momentum as used by Aphex on
>>> Bucephalus Bouncing Ball - must be some new clever software trick or
>>> something) building a framework of sound amidst which a new line
>>
>>this momentum thing is not a new software trick as far as i know..
>>autechre have been doing that kind of thing for as long as i can
>>remember and it is not hard to enter the drums/static like ... . .  . 

I first heard it on an Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music, UK) album in the mid-80's,
but I wouldn't be surprised if some clown didn't program it into the RCA
Music Synthesizer in the early 60's...

Che