NEW ...kl... TUNE!
Ever have one of those days when you're supposed
to be getting the paperwork together to get your taxes done but
then sit down and record about 13:40 worth of material instead?

Yes, it's been way too long since I've been in the studio.
I'm hoping all my busy times are draining out a bit so I
may spend more time to get more onto tape (or disk, as the case
may be).

My new tune "Needs Edit" lives up to its name, but I decided to
toss it out onto my web site anyway. This time I'm trying
MP3 (MPEG) format. It's a bit bigger than the RealAudio stuff,
but it sounds much (much) better. See www.mp3.com for more
information about this neat song format. You can download
a player for your PC and a *ton* of tunes to go with it! There's even
a Walkman-like player that holds 60 minutes worth of MP3 songs and will
last 20 hours on *one* AA battery (www.diamondmm.com)---no moving
parts! Technology can be interesting...

Anyway, "Needs Edit" is very much in what they call the
"Berlin School" style of electronic music. A bouncing
sequence on the PolySix covered by some interesting squeaks
and noises from the Kawai K5000R (making its first appearance out
here with a factory patch called "Creaturz"). The Mellotron is there,
of course, with a *new* set of sounds I think you'll like. And, of
course, the Minimoog, which is doing some weird bad-50's-movie
sound that is oh-so-retro!

The clip is recorded in one take, no edits. Yes, OK, there's
a goof up or two, but, well, trying to play four keyboards at
once for that length of time can get a bit tricky. Ever see
the guy spinning all those plates on sticks at once? Please excuse
the mess. :-)

http://listen.to/kl - head to the Songs page, and get listenin'!

MELLOTRON 805 MAKES ITS DEBUT ON CD!!!
My Mellotron has made it onto a CD, along with my friend Ken M's! Read
about it in the big black can't-miss-it section on my main page at
http://listen.to/kl

I'll get song samples out there shortly. No, unfortunately I didn't
get to play on the CD. They came here to my house to record 805 and
I got to watch.

ADMINISTRIVIA...
- oops...Links were busted when I moved over to my new ISP.
They're fixed now. http://people.ne.mediaone.net/kleonard in
case the shorthand http://listen.to/kl isn't working.
- I had to limit the amount of disk space I'm using at my new ISP.
I'll need to stick with one version of the RealAudio files instead
of two, meaning that those with 28.8Kb modems might not be able to
listen to the "Streaming" audio. Oh, you'll still be able to download
the clips for sure! For "Needs Edit", though, there's a low quality
streaming file and a really good quality MP3, so everyone will be
able to enjoy the new tune. I suggest listening to the streamer
and then deciding if you'd like to download the really good MP3
version to add to your permanent collection.

Oh! Welcome to the folks who have found me on Onelist! :-)

Enjoy...And, as always, your comments are welcome.

...kl...http://listen.to/kl


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