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Shepard Tone

An auditory illusion of a tone that continuously descends, while not getting any lower. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... Audio: Gloumouth1(http://gloumouth1.f ree.fr) Image: Pensore Stairs (http://...  
 
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metallijames (1 week ago) Show Hide
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this reminds me of metal gear solid 2, when you are inside Arsenal Gear.

fuckin freaky gaming moment man.
JMan9391 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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At 0:23, you can hear the very beginning repeat again.
Meta1Head91 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I like James Tenney's For ann (rising). I think he was the first or one of the first to make a shepards tone.
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readordiefanatic (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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for some reason they took this clip off wikipedia
JoseJimeniz (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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It's still in the Externals Links section. i created this youtube version since not everyone (including me) could listen to the OGG version.
Hefewy (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Dude... this just sounds, so awesome.
DaNorthernLight (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Well... the tone descending reminds me of a barber pole. A higher one eventually provides that auditory illusion.
jheylin (1 month ago) Show Hide
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@glassminimalist I can also hear that teenager sound fine. Maybe I should go into sonar operations on a sub ;)
foreal1992 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Awesome, awesome.

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