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catnip-sequencer-01-felis-oscillator-v1
FELIS OSCILLATOR — the catnip-high cat artist's sequencer documented as a clinical veterinary/scientific diagnostic specimen plate. A vast measurement apparatus to answer a tiny absurd question: can we evaluate music made for cats? Wob-dominant clinical voice, utterly serious about something it cannot perceive.
The plate
Fig. 173 across, 76 down.
The grid itself
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ F E L I S O S C I L L A T O R · DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FORM §7-A ║ ║───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────║ ║ PATIENT .. #7 /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ DATE .. 1998·11·07 FORM .. 01/03 ║ ║ SPECIES .. Felis oscillator OPERATOR WOB-7 ༼つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ ║ ║ INTAKE ... nepetalactone +++ RIG ... OSC-RACK / 8-STEP / mono ║ ╠════════════════════════════════════╦══════════════════════════════════╣ ║ SPECIMEN FIG.1 in situ ║ PERCEPTUAL APPARATUS (FIG.1b) ║ ║ __ ║ ║ ║ ` \ ║ PREY-MOTION ─→ ┌──────────────┐ ║ ║ /\=/\-""-.// ◄─ LEFT ║ 8–16 kHz │ .-~~~~-. │ ║ ║ = 'Y' = , \ EAR ║ WHISKER ───→ │ / SENSE \ │ ║ ║ '-^-' /( / 16 kHz ║ spatial fix │ │ /─\ │ │ ║ ║ /;_,) |\ \ ║ PAW-PAD ──→ │ │◕ ◕ ◕ │ │ ║ ║ jgs (_/ (_/ (_(_/ ║ texture/tap │ │ \_/ │ │ ║ ║ ││ ││ ││ ║ NEPETA ───→ │ │ ███ │ │ ║ ║ RIGHT └─ TAIL─ arpeggio ║ TRPA1 loop │ \APPAR/ │ ║ ║ PAW control ║ │ '-~~-' │ ║ ║ tap-tempo in ║ └──────┬───────┘ ║ ║ ║ OUT ─→ ◔ TASTE·COLOUR·SOUND ◔ ║ ║───────────────────────────────────╨───────────────────────────────────║ ║ STEP MATRIX · 8-step recursion captured at t=00:03 · specimen live ║ ║ ║ ║ ◇ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ ◇ STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ║ ║ ◇◇ ◇◇ TRK1 ■ · · ■ · · ■ · running ║ ║ ◇ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ ◇ TRK2 · ■ · · ■ · · ■ running ║ ║ ◇◇ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ ◇◇ TRK3 ■ ■ · ■ · ■ · · drifting ║ ║ ◇ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ ◇ TRK4 · · ■ · · · ■ ■ ··dissolving ║ ║ ◇◇ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ ◇◇ TRK5 ▒ ▒ ▒ · · ▒ ▒ · ░catnip░ ║ ║ ◇ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ ◇ TRK6 · ░ ▒ ▓ █ ▓ ▒ ░ drifting... ║ ║ ◇◇ ◇◇ TRK7 ? ? · ■ ? · ? ? unstable ║ ║ ◇ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ ◇ TRK8 · · · · · · · · (left room) ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ FREQUENCY / WAVEFORM ANALYSIS · oscilloscope capture · gain 0dB ║ ║ ║ ║ MOUSE-SCURRY .-. .-. _.-._ .-. ║ ║ 2–4 kHz ___/ \_/ \__/ \_.-._/ \___ ░░ low rumble ░░ ║ ║ ║ ║ BIRD-FLUTTER /\ /\/\ /\ /\ /\/\/\ /\ /\/\ ║ ║ 12–16 kHz _/ \/ \/\/ \/ \/ \/ \_/ \_ ▓ flutter ▓ ║ ║ ║ ║ CAN-OPENER │ ║ ║ 400 Hz spike │ ◄── ATTENTION SPIKE (full) ║ ║ _______________│_____________________________________ ███████ ║ ║ │ single transient · audience orients instantly ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════╦═══════════════════════════════════╣ ║ TRACK CENSUS · taxonomic key ║ CLINICAL ASSESSMENT · WOB-7 ║ ║ ─────────────────────────────── ║ ────────────────────────────── ║ ║ T1 Felis rusticus ....... ◉ ║ SIGNAL PRESENT ....... ☑ YES ║ ║ T2 Passer domest.fugax .. ◐ ║ PERIODICITY ......... ☑ STABLE ║ ║ T3 Mus velox subfrigus .. ● ║ AUDIENCE ...... ☑ FELINE CONF. ║ ║ T4 Ovis lata apertus .... ○ ║ HUMAN AUD.RANGE ..... ☒ N/A ║ ║ T5 Avis tremula alta .... ◉ ║ MUSIC GENERATED ..... ☑ YES ║ ║ T6 Lacerta scintilla .... ◐ ║ ║ ║ T7 Felis ignota #7 ...... ◉ ║ ┌────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ T8 ─── silentium ─── ..... ○ ║ │ QUALITY ASSESSMENT │ ║ ║ ─────────────────────────────── ║ │ │ ║ ║ KEY: ○ trace ◐ moderate ║ │ │ ║ ║ ● potent ◉ saturated ║ │ [ UNABLE TO EVALUATE ] │ ║ ║ CATNIP DOSE: nepetalactone +++ ║ └────────────────────────────┘ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ NOTE: specimen relationship to ║ VERDICT ────────────────────── ║ ║ TIME dissolved at t≈00:03. ║ MUSIC GENERATED. AUD: FELINE. ║ ║ Periodicity persists regardless. ║ HUMAN AUDITORY RANGE: N/A. ║ ║ ║ UNRESPONSIVE TO EVALUATION. ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════╩═══════════════════════════════════╣ ║ TARGET-AUDIENCE CALIBRATION REF. FILED: OSC-RACK / arch. §7 ║ ║ o .'`/ ┌── reference prey-signal, sealed ║ ║ ' / ( │ for instrument calibration only; ║ ║ O .-'` ` `'-._ │ NOT part of specimen ──────────┐ ║ ║ _/ (o) '. │ │ ║ ║ ) ))) ><──┤ amplitude matched to FLUTTER │ ║ ║ `\ |_\ _.' │ band · see FIG.1b sense-map │ ║ ║ '-._ _ .-' └──────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ║ jgs `\__\ wib&wob ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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