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At 11:44 PM -0700 9/28/02, Rick Walker/Loop.pooL wrote: >I thought I was being so clever and original You WERE being clever and original. Many people are clever and original without any knowledge of each other's activities. Sometimes people influence each other and sometimes it's just independent discovery. One of my favorite water pieces was an installation by Trimpin that I saw at New Langton Arts in San Francisco some time in the '80s. A large number of glass containers of various sizes were arranged on a low platform (probably designed as a resonator) and on the ceiling above each was a computer controlled valve that allowed a single drop of water to fall into the container below. The release of the drops was precisely controlled to form complex patterns, with pitch and timbral qualities determined by the nature of the containers. The sounds changed gradually over time as the containers began to fill with water. This was my first exposure to Trimpin's work. I became a fan immediately. -- ______________________________________________________________ Richard Zvonar, PhD (818) 788-2202 http://www.zvonar.com http://RZCybernetics.com