John Duval wrote:
>you guys are breakin' my fu%#ing heart.

Yeah, complaining about turning a mere 50. Dratted young'uns...

Phil

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Jim Combs wrote:
>OK, cool. Pal, Foxy, Greg, Jeff, Phil. That's enough quorum to move
>the thinking along. I'll try to get some more info together by the
>time I get to Arco.

Excellent! It'll be nice to finally meet some of y'all in person.

Phil

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Mike Metlay ++ Atomic City wrote:
> If so it will require either a reprogramming of the Studio 5LX (not
> impossible given the computer Joe is bringing but not trivial either
> given that I can't find the software I need) or a separate routing of
> data. The current default setup of the interface strips out all
> non-clock data and only spreads time base around to those who want it.
>
Somebody is bringing an MX-8 which could be put in-line before the 5LX
as a way to send MIDI to Tim and a copy to the 5LX to have its MIDI
stripped out.  Multiple people's rigs can be handled, too.
> Oh, and effing long MIDI cables, too. 50 feet or more from center
> stage to where the visuals are usually set up.
>
Wireless MIDI anyone?

Cheers,

Bill

Rus Foster wrote:
> Hey, that's nothing man. Last week I saw that someone had a pedal so
> rare, that he was putting  a JPG of it on Ebay. Just a JPG of it! And
> the bidding began at $1,500 bucks!  Good news, though....free shipping ;)
Did he put a photo up of the JPG so people could see what they were
bidding on?  ;-)

Tim Walters wrote:
> The score is up:
> http://doubtfulpalace.com/temp/lamento_di_tristan.pdf
> If the shortened bars at the cadences throw us off, we can punt on them.
> But that's the way I'm hearing it, although none of the recordings I own
> do it that way...
>
Hi Tim,

Did you do the transcription?  Nice job, although I may have made the
cut time bars as 2/2, a small niggle at best.

Cheers,

Bill

> Wow..  3/2 and in Am.

Actually, the Dorian mode of D...

> The score is more complicated to read than
> the actual musical idea.  I think this is largely from lack of
> practice counting in 2. Forty years ago I'm sure I could have
> looked at a dotted quarter note in 3/2 and really understood the
> timing value, however, today it just makes me glad I went to to the
> biology side as opposed to the math side.

I could redo it in 3/4 if it would be easier for people to read. 3/2 seems
more idiomatic to me, but it's not worth causing confusion.

--
Tim Walters | http://doubtfulpalace.com

> Did you do the transcription?  Nice job, although I may have made the
> cut time bars as 2/2, a small niggle at best.

You're right, though. I've made the change.

--
Tim Walters | http://doubtfulpalace.com

Hey you two. Have either of you had a chance to check out the tune I
uploaded? (www.myspace.com/unavocezone) So far, Otso, Tim and even
Brian have previewed it. There are  potentially a lot of details to
square up, provided everyone is still onboard. I'm prepared for a slew
of inquiries and assorted questions, and I'll be happy to reply with a
much helpful information as possible. If everyone is on the same page
with respect to arrangement specifics, this tune will drop some jaws.
Robotic as some parts may be on an individual level, the overall
effect is still marvelously organic. And that's not just my opinion ;)

Need some feedback soon, doods. With your experimental jazz and prog
backgrounds, this should be relatively easy to pull off. It just
SOUNDS difficult!


RF

sorry man. i was gonna do it today but life got in the way. I'll try and get to
it tonight or tomorrow. Things are still a little hectic around here but i'll
give it my full attention soon.
fog
  -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Rus Foster" <paintswithsound@...>
> Hey Fog
> Have you had a chance to check out the song I uploaded? I sent an
> email with the necessary link info. Waiting on you and Foxy to chime
> in with a review or two.
>
>
> RF
>
>




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--- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Vnuk Jr" <pvnuk@...> wrote:
> My gear rig for this year will probably be:
>
> Moog Voyager
> Dave Smith Prophet 8
> Korg Wave Drum
> Roland Handsonic
> Electric Kalimba (Embira)
> Theremin
> Small mixer (Berhringer or Mackie)
> Alesis Wedge
> Mooger Ring Mod
> Mooger step filter
> and if I can find one for sale in time a Boss RE20 pedal.

Wow, you had me at hello.

Freakin' excellent rig. And an Embira. My Imogen heart be still.

-Jim

Jim Combs wrote:
>
>
> --- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:differentskies%40yahoogroups.com>, "Paul Vnuk Jr" <pvnuk@...> wrote:
>  > My gear rig for this year will probably be:
>  >
>  > Moog Voyager
>  > Dave Smith Prophet 8
>  > Korg Wave Drum
>  > Roland Handsonic
>  > Electric Kalimba (Embira)
>  > Theremin
>  > Small mixer (Berhringer or Mackie)
>  > Alesis Wedge
>  > Mooger Ring Mod
>  > Mooger step filter
>  > and if I can find one for sale in time a Boss RE20 pedal.
>
> Wow, you had me at hello.
>
> Freakin' excellent rig. And an Embira. My Imogen heart be still.
>
> -Jim

I'd like to bring one of those, but I'm afraid I would embirass myself.

Brian

what's with this DS Widget thing?  it says that there are only 12 days left. I
thought we all wern't showing up till Sunday the 14th. Or are we counting the
kickoff friday the 12th as the start?. . tha's when i'm heading out.
fog
  -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Joe McMahon <mcmahon@...>
>
> On Sep 25, 2007, at 6:37 PM, Bill Fox wrote:
>
> > Joe McMahon wrote:
> >> On 9/25/07, Mike Metlay ++ Atomic City <metlay@...> wrote:
> >>
> >>>>   File        : /Different Skies 2007/DS '07 Countdown.zip
> >>>>   Uploaded by : pemungkah <mcmahon@...>
> >>>>   Description : An OS X widget that shows you the time left till
> >>>> DS '07
> >>>>
> >> It's also up on the Apple widget download site. I wish I'd thought
> >> of it
> >> earlier!
> >> http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/music/
> >> differentskies07countdownwidget.html has
> >> a picture of it for those who aren't running OS X.
> >>
> > That would be real cool if something like that could be on the DS
> > homepage!  Wish I knew how to do that...
> Hmm. Nice idea. It's already just HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Might be
> doable. I'll look at it Thursday - tomorrow's quite full.
>
>   --- Joe M.




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Fog

Sorry for the appearance of being a pest. I forgot about your wacked
out internet provider/email and the usual delays you have to suffer.
It seems some of the posts are getting bottlenecked on your end.


RF

--- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, darkstr1746@... wrote:
>
> sorry man. i was gonna do it today but life got in the way. I'll try
and get to it tonight or tomorrow. Things are still a little hectic
around here but i'll give it my full attention soon.
> fog
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Rus Foster" <paintswithsound@...>
> > Hey Fog
> > Have you had a chance to check out the song I uploaded? I sent an
> > email with the necessary link info. Waiting on you and Foxy to chime
> > in with a review or two.
> >
> >
> > RF
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Okay...you've officially uttered the first officially bad DS07 joke
that is officially worthy of a moldy sandwich(of questionable origins)
thrown in your general direction.

You're lucky, though.....as it turns out, I may have some extra
chicken wire left over.


RF


--- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, Brian Good <bsgood@...> wrote:

> I'd like to bring one of those, but I'm afraid I would embirass myself.
>
> Brian
>

Rus Foster wrote:
>
>
> Okay...you've officially uttered the first officially bad DS07 joke
> that is officially worthy of a moldy sandwich(of questionable origins)
> thrown in your general direction.
>
> You're lucky, though.....as it turns out, I may have some extra
> chicken wire left over.

Rawhide!!!

We play BOTH kinds of music....


RF




--- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, Brian Good <bsgood@...> wrote:
>
> Rus Foster wrote:
> >
> >
> > Okay...you've officially uttered the first officially bad DS07 joke
> > that is officially worthy of a moldy sandwich(of questionable origins)
> > thrown in your general direction.
> >
> > You're lucky, though.....as it turns out, I may have some extra
> > chicken wire left over.
>
> Rawhide!!!
>

> Freakin' excellent rig. And an Embira. My Imogen heart be still.

In case anyone doesn't know what Imogen refers to, it's Imogen Heap, who
uses an mbira.  If you haven't seen her perform, check out this stunningly
flawless acapella performance:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIbfzK2spg

Here's another great song:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cpSv2mNhhc

I'm a big fan, if you can't tell.    ...Tim...

Dang....I had 5 bucks on Imogen Coca. That was almost enough for 2
gallons of gas.


RF


--- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Thompson" <tjt@...> wrote:

> In case anyone doesn't know what Imogen refers to, it's Imogen Heap, who
> uses an mbira.

Laurie Anderson meets Tracy Chapman:)

John 3

--- Tim Thompson <tjt@...> wrote:

> > Freakin' excellent rig. And an Embira. My Imogen heart be
> still.
>
> In case anyone doesn't know what Imogen refers to, it's Imogen
> Heap, who
> uses an mbira.  If you haven't seen her perform, check out this
> stunningly
> flawless acapella performance:
>
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIbfzK2spg
>
> Here's another great song:
>
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cpSv2mNhhc
>
> I'm a big fan, if you can't tell.    ...Tim...
>
>
>

--- Rus Foster wrote:
> Hey, that's nothing man. Last week I saw that someone
> had a pedal so rare, that he was putting  a JPG of it on
> Ebay. Just a JPG of it! And the bidding began at $1,500
> bucks!
>
> Good news, though....free shipping ;)


A JPG???  How can a cheap digital copy ever do justice to the true
warmth of a... well, whatever the hell it is?

Someone needs to tell the bidders they're getting ripped off, because a
truly good deal would be far more expensive.  Those fools!

(Say, Rus, have you considered going with an all-JPG rig this year?
Think of how many instruments you could run on a small laptop if you
embraced the digital graphic route.)


=====
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http://www.myspace.com/emeraldadrift
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--- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, Brian Good <bsgood@...> wrote:
>
> I'd like to bring one of those, but I'm afraid I would embirass myself.
>
> Brian
>

>  > Freakin' excellent rig. And an Embira. My Imogen heart be still.
>
>In case anyone doesn't know what Imogen refers to, it's Imogen Heap, who
>uses an mbira.  If you haven't seen her perform, check out this stunningly
>flawless acapella performance:
>
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIbfzK2spg
>
>Here's another great song:
>
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cpSv2mNhhc
>
>I'm a big fan, if you can't tell.    ...Tim...

Fortunately for Ms. Heap, she's very cool in a lot of ways, so that
when she is completely eclipsed on the mbira tip the world won't
forget her. :)

The mbira player no one's ever heard of, who's going to suddenly
appear out of nowhere and blow the world away, is a wonderful young
lady named Kelli Rudick. She has a gigantic customized mbira with a
multi-octave range that she plays like an angel, and also is a
fantastic guitarist and singer. I have been trying to convince my
Editor to let me interview her for over a year now, and am amazed
that nobody's beaten me to her yet.

And Paul's mbira has been at DS at least twice before but he's never
found a place to play it. I'm surprised that no one remembers; I
messed with it a couple of times. It's a beautiful instrument.

mike


--
        Even a severe case of testosterone poisoning can't overcome a
        shoulder-height center of gravity. (b. good, on Hummer wrecks)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mike metlay * atomic city * po 17083 boulder co 80308 * metlay@...
check out our expanding collection of music! http://cdbaby.com/all/atomiccity

I've got a couple of Kalimbas with contact mics in them.  They work
particularly well for processing and looping; especially for looping
and dropping the pitch for industrial rhythmic sounds.

A few years back I did a gig with one using a small guitar amp and got
some interesting feedback sounds as well.  Think I'll have to practice
a while to perfect a Kalimba version of Purple Haze.

Ivan

Rus Foster wrote:
> Hey you two. Have either of you had a chance to check out the tune I
> uploaded? (www.myspace.com/unavocezone) So far, Otso, Tim and even
> Brian have previewed it. There are  potentially a lot of details to
> square up, provided everyone is still onboard. I'm prepared for a slew
> of inquiries and assorted questions, and I'll be happy to reply with a
> much helpful information as possible. If everyone is on the same page
> with respect to arrangement specifics, this tune will drop some jaws.
> Robotic as some parts may be on an individual level, the overall
> effect is still marvelously organic. And that's not just my opinion ;)
>
> Need some feedback soon, doods. With your experimental jazz and prog
> backgrounds, this should be relatively easy to pull off. It just
> SOUNDS difficult!
>
Sorry, but this is the first time that I recall you saying where to look
for it.  I'll listen today.

Cheers,

Bill

Rus Foster wrote:
> Hey you two. Have either of you had a chance to check out the tune I
> uploaded? (www.myspace.com/unavocezone)
I thought it was called 15.  Which one should I listen to?

Cheers,

Bill

It's titled 'Dissolve'. I was using the lesser name as more like an
identifier. Like..."that &%#@-ing 15 tune again?" Plus I was undecided
on the name until I uploaded it. Just wait. You'll dig it ;)


RF


  --- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, Bill Fox <billyfox@...> wrote:
>
> Rus Foster wrote:
> > Hey you two. Have either of you had a chance to check out the tune I
> > uploaded? (www.myspace.com/unavocezone)
> I thought it was called 15.  Which one should I listen to?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>

First of all...wow what an amazing video, somehow I have never seen
Imogen before.

Second, you guys are building this up way toooo much...I run mine
through a ton of effects and use it to make weird clanky sounds (kind
of like Mike does with Betty...Ok just kidding), Its not like I can
actually play it in a "song/musical sense":-)

Paul

Same here.  I have found some nice tonal/rhythmic patterns that work
well, but otherwise it isn't exactly a solo instrument, at least not
in my hands.

Ivan


--- In differentskies@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Vnuk Jr" <pvnuk@...> wrote:
> Second, you guys are building this up way toooo much...I run mine
> through a ton of effects and use it to make weird clanky sounds (kind
> of like Mike does with Betty...Ok just kidding), Its not like I can
> actually play it in a "song/musical sense":-)
>

ok. i was right in my assumption. There was a guy here in town about fifteen
twenty years ago who was making electrified Kalimbas at the time. From small
ones to very large "bass" Kalimbas. the sound just captivated me and i sure wish
i had been able to afford one. Even back then he was charging around $350 for
one and i just didn't have the scratch. I can see where they would be just
gorgeous through delay lines and loopers. Oh well.
fog
  -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Ivan" <ivancu@...>
> I've got a couple of Kalimbas with contact mics in them.  They work
> particularly well for processing and looping; especially for looping
> and dropping the pitch for industrial rhythmic sounds.
>
> A few years back I did a gig with one using a small guitar amp and got
> some interesting feedback sounds as well.  Think I'll have to practice
> a while to perfect a Kalimba version of Purple Haze.
>
> Ivan
>
>
>




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is that the thing that looks like an overgrown Kalimba electrified?
fog
  -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Mike Metlay ++ Atomic City <metlay@...>
> >  > Freakin' excellent rig. And an Embira. My Imogen heart be still.
> >
> >In case anyone doesn't know what Imogen refers to, it's Imogen Heap, who
> >uses an mbira.  If you haven't seen her perform, check out this stunningly
> >flawless acapella performance:
> >
> >     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIbfzK2spg
> >
> >Here's another great song:
> >
> >     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cpSv2mNhhc
> >
> >I'm a big fan, if you can't tell.    ...Tim...
>
> Fortunately for Ms. Heap, she's very cool in a lot of ways, so that
> when she is completely eclipsed on the mbira tip the world won't
> forget her. :)
>
> The mbira player no one's ever heard of, who's going to suddenly
> appear out of nowhere and blow the world away, is a wonderful young
> lady named Kelli Rudick. She has a gigantic customized mbira with a
> multi-octave range that she plays like an angel, and also is a
> fantastic guitarist and singer. I have been trying to convince my
> Editor to let me interview her for over a year now, and am amazed
> that nobody's beaten me to her yet.
>
> And Paul's mbira has been at DS at least twice before but he's never
> found a place to play it. I'm surprised that no one remembers; I
> messed with it a couple of times. It's a beautiful instrument.
>
> mike
>
>
> --
>        Even a severe case of testosterone poisoning can't overcome a
>        shoulder-height center of gravity. (b. good, on Hummer wrecks)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> mike metlay * atomic city * po 17083 boulder co 80308 * metlay@...
> check out our expanding collection of music! http://cdbaby.com/all/atomiccity




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