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@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ The default block size (3000) is really high to prevent CPU glitches -
 be used, but take a long time to process, after which they can be
 saved as "brain" files and instantly reloaded.
 
+_Historical note_: Samplebrain is an example of a sound synthesis method
+called "concatenative sound synthesis" (CSS). Canadian composer John Oswald
+used this method in his work [plunderphonics](http://www.plunderphonics.com)
+starting in the 1980s. While Oswald worked manually assembling his works,
+automated approaches were developed and explored by several in the early 2000s,
+e.g.: Zils and Pachet in 2001 -- who call it "Musical Mosaicing" --
+Schwarz in his 2004 PhD thesis [Data-Driven Concatenative Sound Synthesis](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiHlruIgrf6AhWhXfEDHaQFBsAQFnoECAkQAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecherche.ircam.fr%2Fanasyn%2Fschwarz%2Fthesis%2Freport.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1TMAkjeJhNq3anf9f_CaR5),
+and multimedia artist Sven König in his 2006 project [sCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRlhKaxcKpA).
+For an overview of early work in this area, see D. Schwarz, "Concatenative sound synthesis: The early years", J. New Music Research, vol. 35, no. 1, 2006. [https://doi.org/10.1080/09298210600696857](https://doi.org/10.1080/09298210600696857)
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 # [Demo brain session](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/demo.samplebrain)
 
 Load this file using "load session" not "load brain" (sessions contain