Subject: Re: sometimes behave so strangely From: Ross Alexander Hendler <rah232@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:50:56 -0800 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Interesting. I think this has something to do with the looping of the file which in effect creates a rhythmic component and sense of repeating melody. I've been doing a lot of sound design for SCEA and notice this when I loop even very quick sounds of plane rumbles, which I have been doing a lot of lately. The loops show musical elements of rhthym and melody. Granted I am listining to these loops over and over again before I really notice this. Ross A. Hendler ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana Deutsch <ddeutsch@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:45 pm Subject: sometimes behave so strangely > Dear list, > > I've had a number of requests for the sound demonstration I > presented at the recent ASA meeting in Honolulu, in which the > spoken > phrase 'sometimes behave so strangely' following several > repetitions, appears convincingly to be sung rather than spoken - > though there is no musical context and no physical transformation > of > the sound. This demonstration, together with spoken commentary, is > on > my CD 'Phantom Words and Other Curiosities' (available from > Philomel > Records - http://www.philomel.com). > > The sound demonstration is also posted on the website: > > http://philomel.com/phantom_words/description.html#sometimes > > and it's described in the booklet accompanying the CD, which is > posted at: > > http://philomel.com/phantom_words/booklet/ > > Happy Holidays! > > Diana Deutsch > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > Professor Diana Deutsch > Department of Psychology > University of California, San Diego > 9500 Gilman Dr. #0109 > La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA > > 858-453-1558 (tel) > 858-453-4763 (fax) > > http://www-psy.ucsd.edu/~ddeutsch > http://www.philomel.com > > > > > >