... To me, NASA footage is loaded with meaning and associations with certain sounds. Show me an astronaut and I'll start trying to figure out whether it's...
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gilesreaves
Oct 28, 2007 9:20 pm
Totally nailed it, Greg. Hurry back! Giles...
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Greg Waltzer
egwaltzer
Oct 28, 2007 9:26 pm
Of course the NASA stuff works well with "space" music! Mostly still images of galaxies and stuff - if you get the hi-res images, you can animate them a bit by...
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Giles Reaves
gilesreaves
Oct 28, 2007 9:28 pm
We could easily add music to the slide show - don't know how synchronized it can be (to line up with the artist photo/bio). I better get right on it, there's...
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Greg Waltzer
egwaltzer
Oct 28, 2007 9:35 pm
Are you using mac or pc? If you are on a pc, I can recommend the following: OpenTZT - similar to Arkaos (I like it better) and it's free! vvvv - modular video...
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Giles Reaves
gilesreaves
Oct 28, 2007 9:38 pm
Sounds like a great place to start - we don't even need to decide on final output for now. I tend towards choice #1 or 3. The entire show SHOULD be availble on...
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Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Oct 29, 2007 4:02 pm
... Thanks for the info Rus! Always curious about the gear and how folks use it. Phil [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Oct 29, 2007 4:02 pm
... Yup, I have them in my rig. The PG-300 controller is indeed a must, as you can really warp the sounds in realtime. ...
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Amanda Ambrosio
amanda94ruth
Oct 29, 2007 4:33 pm
...zooming and space reminded me of this, perhaps you can project this-or something like it. Also, it would be an interesting idea to mimic this musically. I...
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noneofyour damnbusiness
siriusbliss
Oct 29, 2007 4:33 pm
I haven't checked out TZT in a while, so I'm not sure as to how much MIDI control perameters it has. I've also checked out onyx. I think these softs should...
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Greg Waltzer
egwaltzer
Oct 29, 2007 5:36 pm
There is an open source program called Celestia that is basically a simulation of traveling through space. It can be used to generate video clips. ...
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Tim Thompson
keykitman
Oct 29, 2007 9:18 pm
I ended up with a camera single-pole stand/spike that isn't mine. It's a black "Sunpak" thing with a whammy-bar-like handle at the top and a little platform...
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D. K. Herpich
tepmuseq
Oct 29, 2007 10:56 pm
... [ . . . ] ... [ . . . ] ... Poledouris' score is by far my favorite film score. But I'm still in the dark as to why you list it as an...
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D. K. Herpich
tepmuseq
Oct 29, 2007 11:34 pm
... All good. To clarify, I am not bothered by giving the music away. But last year it seemed to just happen, without a lot of forethought about how best to...
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Jim Combs
jimcombsus
Oct 29, 2007 11:49 pm
I you have not already done so, please sign up for my monthly newsletter, Ephemeral Radio. This is where I post my usual updates on all things cool in the...
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Moss Parker
Moss_Parker
Oct 30, 2007 2:42 am
... I think that the reason things happened the way they did last year was because Mike wanted to get something out. He was excited by the fact that he knew...
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Rus Foster
paintswithsound
Oct 30, 2007 5:08 am
... in the dark as to why you list it as an electronic-music-based score, given that it's an orchestral score without a single synth note...? ... stricter...
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Rus Foster
paintswithsound
Oct 30, 2007 5:26 am
Thanks Greg, for the info and advice about other vj programs. It seems that Motion Dive 3 is probably the most robust and professional of them all, although it...
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D. K. Herpich
tepmuseq
Oct 30, 2007 5:53 am
... [re: Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouis] ... There are two particularly interesting effects I can think of: 1) During the "Wheel of Pain" scene, there...
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Ivan
ivancu2
Oct 30, 2007 12:16 pm
As an outsider going to my first DS, I would totally agree. If anything I was somewhat surprised at the lack of "space music", although it wasn't a bad thing....
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Greg Waltzer
egwaltzer
Oct 30, 2007 12:46 pm
Be sure to try the demos before you shell out for anything - often the features look good, but the program doesn't work in an intuitive way. For me, a user...
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jaly72288@...
jhamesluzon
Oct 30, 2007 1:25 pm
please do not forward any email to jaly72288@... starting 11/1/07. Thank you. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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noneofyour damnbusiness
siriusbliss
Oct 30, 2007 2:30 pm
It's mine. I've been looking for it. Will send you my address separately. Thanks, Greg H. ... ...
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Giles Reaves
gilesreaves
Oct 30, 2007 5:39 pm
Ahh, the old "powers of ten" animation concept, updated for the modern world. When I saw the first one (sometime in the 70's?) it was pretty mind blowing....
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Giles Reaves
gilesreaves
Oct 30, 2007 5:50 pm
Again, as I posted, this was a marketing/promotion error, as we seem to agree. I just wasn't quite sure from your original post what your objections were. Now...
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Paul Vnuk Jr
pvnuk
Oct 30, 2007 10:17 pm
Arrghh typo heaven...once again I know I felt this way and also saw a few people say this (Tim I think and maybe someone else) in previous posts, but the...
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Brian Good
chetroketl
Oct 30, 2007 11:14 pm
... The voice over for that was done by Phil Morrison, a physics professor of mine. He was an amazingly charismatic lecturer, and you came out of his class...
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darkstr1746@...
Oct 30, 2007 11:30 pm
chewed on the theme idea. tasted funky. spit it out. fog ... From: "Paul Vnuk Jr" <pvnuk@...> Arrghh typo heaven...once again I know I felt this way and...
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Rus Foster
paintswithsound
Oct 31, 2007 5:44 am
... Some thoughts that immediately spring to mind: 1. This year, we more or less sidestepped the traditional AllStar Jam after the show. And there wasn't a...
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Paul Vnuk Jr
pvnuk
Nov 1, 2007 4:08 am
Some great comments Rus ... Jam ... disappointment I think one reason may be is that the Jams from Wed & Thur (maybe it was Thur & Fri) were so satisfying. ......
