any musicians on this site? - Page 6

Stormieweather · 05-22-2006, 12:37 PM

Let's see...

I sing. My voice is best suited to country and folk, although neither is my favorite genre. I can't help it if its gravely and twangy

I play the piano/electronic keyboard. I took many years of lessons as a youngster, but went overseas and had no access to either teachers or instruments. Only recently did I get a keyboard as a present and am picking it back up again.

I play the flute and violin as well. Lost access to both instruments while overseas, but acquired a flute a few years back and have been messing around with it again as well.

My partner plays guitar. Oh man does he play! He was in several local (for him, in Maryland) bands before I met him and is talking about doing that again. He plays both electric and acoustic and has a mixer, amp and other goodies.

If we ever get enough room to set up all of our instruments, we'll start practicing on some music together. Maybe lay some tracks down and see what we can do. My current keyboard interest is in electronica...trance style sounds, although I can play rock, pop or classical as well.

Stormie

Undertoad · 05-23-2006, 03:49 PM

Danke! Entries are closed for 2006, so there is much time to consider this concept.

MaggieL · 05-23-2006, 04:20 PM

I have a Yamaha CS1x synth and also a PSR-510. I never forgave Sam Ash for selling the Korg Karma I was lusting after while unemployed...but Korg has moved on beyond the Karma to various flavors of Triton....so Karmas are getting cheap on eBay.

I used to be rather good at guitar, but don't play much anoymore...and I was classically trained in voice, but that was a previous lifetime and is now a very emotional subject.

Back in the late '90s I turned out a couple of little MIDI tracks on the PSR-510:
Friends in Houston and Julie

Tse Moana · 05-24-2006, 03:16 PM

Hmm... Let's see. I play the flute (5 years of lessons when I was a kid, a lot of it stuck) and since December I'm learning to play the bagpipe which is loads of fun! Occasionally I play tinwhistle as well but not as good as I do the regular flute.

Flint · 05-24-2006, 03:57 PM

Ever heard the band Brother? Aussies who do the Celtic Fair circuit, they play bagpipes and didgeridoo (along with drums, bass guitar)

Tse Moana · 05-26-2006, 10:13 AM

No, never heard of them, they sound like fun, pipes combined with didges, wow. I'm gonna look them up.

Tse Moana · 05-28-2006, 06:34 PM

Posting after myself but am very happy right now. My pipeband came in fourth in their grade in the Continentals this Saturday. Woohoo! They expected 7th or 8th. And our drummajor came in first in the drum competition.

MaggieL · 05-28-2006, 07:38 PM

MY kind of pipeband.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-29-2006, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaggieL

MY kind of pipeband.

I have both DVDs. Fascinating and the story of how they did it, even more so.

I contacted them to see if there was some way to use the "angle" button, when playing on the PC. Their response was, Gosh, we don't know but if you find out be sure and tell us.

Elspode · 06-04-2006, 02:01 PM

BigV - um...wow? That is amazing. More than a looper, yet intuitive and deep. Was that actually you in the video? I remember reading about the release of Electroplankton, but had never seen it in action. How's the sound quality? Can you get it to a serious amplification device with the stereo out on the DS?

Tse Moana · 05-28-2006, 08:21 PM

Beautiful and riveting. I like it.

BigV · 05-28-2006, 09:23 PM

Here's another electromusik technique I "play", Electroplankton. I enjoy it immensely.

Short audio only clip
Longer (30mb) video with sound (much more representative)
Press Release

BigV · 06-05-2006, 09:18 AM

Els:

It is waay more than a looper. It has two modes, one where it plays by itself, "Perfomance" I think, that cycles through the different creatures, while they play a set on their own, a few minutes long each. The other mode is interactive and I forget the name (it's visible in the video), where each of the modes is selectable and you have to drive it. It is very intuitive. I have gotten literally hours of enjoyment from this little gizmo. I put the headphones on and scribble away. Sometimes I shift over to autopilot and let them sing me to sleep. I got a startling wakeup once when the smooth synth sounds changed to clanging and crashing percussion just as I was crossing the border into dreamland. :yikes:

No, that is not me in the video; my appearance on the intarweb is restricted to the cellar only.

If you have a DS, I'm sure you could get a copy of the program from your local game retailer. Moreso, you could download a copy for free from anyone who had it. The copy would be fully functional, but live only in RAM. Now, I've done this with many other games, but haven't actually tried this with Electroplankton.

As to the level of amplification, it's a line out signal, suitable for headphones. I reckon that signal could easily be amplified when fed to the Line In on your own stereo. Haven't yet tried that. What I am wondering how to accomplish is how to get the video out along with the audio, so I can conduct on the big screen!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-06-2006, 03:53 PM

What's a DS?

BigV · 06-06-2006, 04:27 PM

A DS is a handheld gaming system from Nintendo. It has two screens, Dual Screens, hence the name. The bottom one is touch sensitive. Like a GameBoy or PSP. But lots betterer.

05-23-2006, 04:20 PM	#3
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	I have a Yamaha CS1x synth and also a PSR-510. I never forgave Sam Ash for selling the Korg Karma I was lusting after while unemployed...but Korg has moved on beyond the Karma to various flavors of Triton....so Karmas are getting cheap on eBay. I used to be rather good at guitar, but don't play much anoymore...and I was classically trained in voice, but that was a previous lifetime and is now a very emotional subject. Back in the late '90s I turned out a couple of little MIDI tracks on the PSR-510: Friends in Houston and Julie __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

05-24-2006, 03:57 PM	#5
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Ever heard the band Brother? Aussies who do the Celtic Fair circuit, they play bagpipes and didgeridoo (along with drums, bass guitar) __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-28-2006, 07:38 PM	#8
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	MY kind of pipeband. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

06-04-2006, 02:01 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	BigV - um...wow? That is amazing. More than a looper, yet intuitive and deep. Was that actually you in the video? I remember reading about the release of Electroplankton, but had never seen it in action. How's the sound quality? Can you get it to a serious amplification device with the stereo out on the DS? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-28-2006, 09:23 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Here's another electromusik technique I "play", Electroplankton. I enjoy it immensely. Short audio only clip Longer (30mb) video with sound (much more representative) Press Release __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-22-2006, 12:37 PM	#1
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Let's see... I sing. My voice is best suited to country and folk, although neither is my favorite genre. I can't help it if its gravely and twangy I play the piano/electronic keyboard. I took many years of lessons as a youngster, but went overseas and had no access to either teachers or instruments. Only recently did I get a keyboard as a present and am picking it back up again. I play the flute and violin as well. Lost access to both instruments while overseas, but acquired a flute a few years back and have been messing around with it again as well. My partner plays guitar. Oh man does he play! He was in several local (for him, in Maryland) bands before I met him and is talking about doing that again. He plays both electric and acoustic and has a mixer, amp and other goodies. If we ever get enough room to set up all of our instruments, we'll start practicing on some music together. Maybe lay some tracks down and see what we can do. My current keyboard interest is in electronica...trance style sounds, although I can play rock, pop or classical as well. Stormie

05-23-2006, 03:49 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Danke! Entries are closed for 2006, so there is much time to consider this concept.

05-24-2006, 03:16 PM	#4
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	Hmm... Let's see. I play the flute (5 years of lessons when I was a kid, a lot of it stuck) and since December I'm learning to play the bagpipe which is loads of fun! Occasionally I play tinwhistle as well but not as good as I do the regular flute.

05-26-2006, 10:13 AM	#6
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	No, never heard of them, they sound like fun, pipes combined with didges, wow. I'm gonna look them up.

05-28-2006, 06:34 PM	#7
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	Posting after myself but am very happy right now. My pipeband came in fourth in their grade in the Continentals this Saturday. Woohoo! They expected 7th or 8th. And our drummajor came in first in the drum competition.

05-28-2006, 08:21 PM	#11
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	Beautiful and riveting. I like it.

06-05-2006, 09:18 AM	#13
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Els: It is waay more than a looper. It has two modes, one where it plays by itself, "Perfomance" I think, that cycles through the different creatures, while they play a set on their own, a few minutes long each. The other mode is interactive and I forget the name (it's visible in the video), where each of the modes is selectable and you have to drive it. It is very intuitive. I have gotten literally hours of enjoyment from this little gizmo. I put the headphones on and scribble away. Sometimes I shift over to autopilot and let them sing me to sleep. I got a startling wakeup once when the smooth synth sounds changed to clanging and crashing percussion just as I was crossing the border into dreamland. :yikes: No, that is not me in the video; my appearance on the intarweb is restricted to the cellar only. If you have a DS, I'm sure you could get a copy of the program from your local game retailer. Moreso, you could download a copy for free from anyone who had it. The copy would be fully functional, but live only in RAM. Now, I've done this with many other games, but haven't actually tried this with Electroplankton. As to the level of amplification, it's a line out signal, suitable for headphones. I reckon that signal could easily be amplified when fed to the Line In on your own stereo. Haven't yet tried that. What I am wondering how to accomplish is how to get the video out along with the audio, so I can conduct on the big screen! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-06-2006, 03:53 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What's a DS? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-06-2006, 04:27 PM	#15
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	A DS is a handheld gaming system from Nintendo. It has two screens, Dual Screens, hence the name. The bottom one is touch sensitive. Like a GameBoy or PSP. But lots betterer. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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