[sdiy] to banana or not to banana

[Chris Muir]

On Jun 25, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Magnus Danielson wrote:

> Chris Muir skrev:
>> On Jun 25, 2009, at 12:50 AM, Aaron Lanterman wrote:
>>> On Jun 24, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Chris Muir wrote:
>>>
>>>> If your signals are hot enough, it shouldn't be an issue. That  
>>>> said, my late 1970's era Serge picked up a blip every 17.5  
>>>> seconds from a radar dish on a nearby mountain.
>>>
>>>
>>> That's awesome!!! Did you record it
>> Not specifically, but if I had a functioning reel-to-reel, and I  
>> had time to bake and listen to some old tapes, I'm sure I could  
>> find an example. :-)
>> After living with this for a few years, I could really feel that  
>> interval.
>
> Hmm... works well with 120 BPM, since every 35 beats it would fit  
> in. But to hit the same position you would need to compose in 5/4 or  
> 7/8 to make it fit nicely. Just a minor challenge I guess. :)


Well, that was in the late 70's, the height of my "art-rock" period,  
so I would guess that I played more 7/4 than any other time signature  
during that time. Basically, if it was an unusual time signature, I  
was all for it. :-)

- C

Chris Muir
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