That was one thing I wasn't sure about, although it does help with the kind of 'passive listening' part, something like Cage or Glass, where there is a huge amount of repetition and the value of the piece is discovered over time, almost as a meditative process. It's not for everyone, but it does lend itself to computer music
Subject: Re: [PD] Pd "monosymphonia" From: rolfm@dds.nl To: pd-list@iem.at CC: jbturgid@hotmail.com Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:04:45 +0200
On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 00:16 +0200, pd-list-request@iem.at wrote:
<jbturgid@hotmail.com This is probably because I created it on the mac, there may be a syntax issue with other operating systems...
[cut] 'it's just in the name' i copied the patch from the text attachment and gave it just a name. but it does a SEND to itself called buildGen, alas..
so it worked. i find the concept interesting, this specific soundscape less. i guess because for hearing the development the waiting for the 'new' part gets everytime longer, while being obliged to sit through the 'old' parts again and again and again.
rolf