RE: Shepard Tones (was RE: Claude Voit's See What--Ipoulkapek--I Can Play It--I Can't Pronounce It)

["Per Boysen" <per@boysen.se>]

> From: Catilyne [mailto:catilyne@icicle.net] 

> I think the proper term for those are 'Shepard Tones' -- 
> named after the 
> perceptual scientist who discovered them, Roger N. Shepard.  

Oh, I didn't know that. Interesting! I was truely amazed when heard
"Shepard Tones" for the first time in some early IRCAM stuff on a redio
show. Sometimes I make a "Shepard Tone Loop" by overdubbing rising notes
with a slide guitar into a loop. 

Best wishes

Per Boysen
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