OK I looked at this thinking --- 17 minute song.. well I will surf the net some.. do the fb thing.. but dag it is too intense for that.. it is that I needed to type about the song not surf.. --- yeah this is great.-excellent changes after echoes into new echoes well done. These high squeeks are like splintering thru the effects of the delays ,, really then into the dronesk like dreamings.. Incredible (I added that word to my dictionary = Dronesk)
I am just going to paste what I posted about this song on fb here.--- OK wow it is enough that I never get chills from music I am listening to the first time.. because I don't know the song.. ---- minute two or two and a half chills ran up and down my spine. and again-- at minute 5:25 this is really stand alone work of greatness.=== wow.
Nice scratching till that subsides to clear water..
I am glad you were able to do something with the metronome beeping it’s something that I have difficulty with... I always turn it off,,, when I forget,, I am really confused as my personal personality like drummer has his own kinda abstract timing that usually conflicts with anything organized like say regular beats...
All I Can do is Try
Move towards my window,
try to get out.
It will not open,
I got a clue what it's about.
I have it on good authority,
I may not be the best…
minute 5.5 still hear the first note played ,, it is there ,,, in the infinite loop of loops.. going some of this , most of this ,,, has a liquid type flow to these sounds.. yeah I think by about minute 7 it all fades into a new,,, or a total reset of the echo work.. === thank you chris I am actually glad I went thru the list of songs that were made last week ,,, specially before we start a new week. ---Oh dag this end .. ,,, doesn't leave space for the totally ,, like echo motions that are ,,, so perfectly placed.
these are the dronishness effects going thru my mind at times..
I have the midi files saved if you would like them? although some of this is performance midi records If I can say that? ;)
A composition for 3 piece jazz band, tenor sax, fretless bass, and drums in 14 equal divisions of the octave and 5/4 time. This was realized using Garritan Jazz and Big Band sample set and Sonar X1.
I'm going to put this in my profile if it will fit.
the question of how microtonality is perceived and why is a hotly debated one on the tuning list. There seems to be, in general, but not in all cases, shared intervals around the world, like the 5th. However non-western cultures use, in general, microtonal tunings. !2 equal notes to an octave is a relatively recent invention in the west. 300 years ago it was common for what would be now called a microtonal tuning to be in common, everyday use. As best as can be determined the push for 12 equal was all about changing keys in a single piece of music. If you take the tuning of the middle ages, Pythagorean, you find you can't play in any key despite having 12 notes because the intervals between the notes are not equally spaced. As a result when you take a pure chord and move it up or down the octave with the same distance between the notes it could become something hideous. 12 Equal solves that problem at the expense of detuning all notes, some more than others.
A composition for 3 piece jazz band, tenor sax, fretless bass, and drums in 14 equal divisions of the octave and 5/4 time. This was realized using Garritan Jazz and Big Band sample set and Sonar X1.
Hi Ricard, thanks for the listen and comment. It is probably hard not to hear 14 edo as out of tune since it so close to 12 but not quite there. I think then your sense of it being flattened and less bright is the result of the tuning.
On the three GR-20 pieces uploaded 6/8/11 this is how it works. In a nutshell - my guitar replaces a keyboard - but can do more.
Everything you hear is driven by me playing my Fender Mustang in one improvised pass. Now, for each song the Fender Mustang by itself (or through an amp simulator) is heard - this sound comes from the traditional pick ups on the guitar. Besides that I have installed a Roland GK-3 pick up on my Mustang. This pick up has 6 tiny picks ups - one for each string and connects to a fairly large switch and then a 1/4" cable with some 11 lines - regular guitar output and 6 outputs for the GK-3. This cable connects to the GR-20 synthesizer / midi interface. The GR-20 first decodes, almost instantly, the note each string is playing. It then converts that to midi pitch information and shoves that out the back. More on that later. Also, since the GR-20 is a synthesizer besides, it takes the pitch information and routes it to an internal sound (if desired). The really interesting part is what happens when I route that midi output to my computer. At my computer Sonar lets me assign that midi data to any number of synthesizers / samplers/ what-have-you all at the same time. So, if I want a voice or strings or piano - no problem. As for drums - Kontakt has a really neat groups of sampled drum sets that are a combination of "one shots" and smaller loops. So for instance on one of the pieces when I played the C below middle C I got a snare roll, play the B below it I get the accent that finishes the roll. So, by playing many notes I get a complex assortment of drum sounds that are in time with my playing. I've used this technique before - I am learning how to control it better - and the response is different for each of the dozen or so drum kits packaged with Kontakt - and then consider the effect of different tempos - the result is a fair amount of variety.
Well Reg is a touch concerned about his new love Lorraine who has been missing for last two days and she's not answering his calls and his getting a little touchy about it ....a little insecure to be truthful........................
Who do…
So I'm back at Caffe Lena on Thursday night gearing up for my two songs and a band called "Driftwood" takes the stage (banjo, acoustic guitar, fiddle) and blows everyone away.
Kinda gets me thinking...
And writing...
"Driftwood"
Coming down…
Good one! You have a way, like The Boss, of touching something about life in your songs that just resonates. And judging from the comments -- resonates with pretty much everyone who hears.
I wanted to see how much "music" I could get out of one chord and four notes. Sorry that it has a sort of cheesy 80s sound at times, but that's when I started playing guitar and it's hard to reprogram your brain. The chord is Bsus2 and the solo…
Fulfilling a request by Acid
The video is the whole point / show here. Please put into the comment section what you think the occupants of the car you see at 1:00 where thinking. Or alternately the kid on the bike at 1:20.
Can't Stop Myself by Chris (Vaisvil) and the Clones - Gothic Techno-industrial metal - ISDN stereo => from 1996
Can't Stop Myself
the thoughts they in my head
spinning around
the thoughts they eat my head
and rip me down
they want me to do…
This is a recording of Norm and me playing together a few months ago. I didnt have any percussion instruments so Norm was on a Roland electric trap set and I had a cello. I looped some of the stuff we did that night, and retrofitted the rest…
in a cool darkened lounge
floors above the cityscape
quiet laughter, clink of ice in glass
D min looks into the eyes of G min
a quiet romance begins
sometimes the best things in life are quite simple
(lots of rough sound on this,, not sure…
Comments on vaisvil's stuff
that should be 'knob fiddler' not know fiddler.
how do you deal with your latency? I figured you for a know fiddler.
OK I looked at this thinking --- 17 minute song.. well I will surf the net some.. do the fb thing.. but dag it is too intense for that.. it is that I needed to type about the song not surf.. --- yeah this is great.-excellent changes after echoes into new echoes well done. These high squeeks are like splintering thru the effects of the delays ,, really then into the dronesk like dreamings.. Incredible (I added that word to my dictionary = Dronesk)
yaaaaah! fuck yeah!!
The whammy did not die in vain.
Some heavy metal ambient right here. If the aliens ARE listening I'm sure this reached them.
I am just going to paste what I posted about this song on fb here.--- OK wow it is enough that I never get chills from music I am listening to the first time.. because I don't know the song.. ---- minute two or two and a half chills ran up and down my spine. and again-- at minute 5:25 this is really stand alone work of greatness.=== wow.
Cool just really cool guitar solos..
Nice scratching till that subsides to clear water.. I am glad you were able to do something with the metronome beeping it’s something that I have difficulty with... I always turn it off,,, when I forget,, I am really confused as my personal personality like drummer has his own kinda abstract timing that usually conflicts with anything organized like say regular beats...
I see three. 7 minute sectioned parts layered setting to left right center... in the next edit of this? What do you think Chris?
almost sounds like All I can do is cry.. but I see the lyrics.. --- I know it is not that
parrot and voice training is .. so intertwined from like so so long ago ---
starlight is God's light and God's light is everywhere because everywhere is home... The reaction to the lyrics I have. --- thank you Chris
the chimes .. excellent like echoes of the wind in the window .. time is going on.
the guitar work is classic stuff... ===
excellent quality for ca. 1980 dag.. intense lyrics ..
minute 5.5 still hear the first note played ,, it is there ,,, in the infinite loop of loops.. going some of this , most of this ,,, has a liquid type flow to these sounds.. yeah I think by about minute 7 it all fades into a new,,, or a total reset of the echo work.. === thank you chris I am actually glad I went thru the list of songs that were made last week ,,, specially before we start a new week. ---Oh dag this end .. ,,, doesn't leave space for the totally ,, like echo motions that are ,,, so perfectly placed.
nice.. liking the brass .. going on.. --- it is fun to do things like this,, -
super spreading low synth.. can you ask AI where it comes from?
Love the layered lusciousness. Gorgeous.
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and the excellence of the music should be overlooked too.
Reg - you are one heck of a story teller! Have you considered writing a novel or short story?
Hi John, I like this one.
you should be creating music for sci-fi films!
I wish AT had a repeat button. I'm downloading this - great piece Norm!
I'm going to put this in my profile if it will fit. the question of how microtonality is perceived and why is a hotly debated one on the tuning list. There seems to be, in general, but not in all cases, shared intervals around the world, like the 5th. However non-western cultures use, in general, microtonal tunings. !2 equal notes to an octave is a relatively recent invention in the west. 300 years ago it was common for what would be now called a microtonal tuning to be in common, everyday use. As best as can be determined the push for 12 equal was all about changing keys in a single piece of music. If you take the tuning of the middle ages, Pythagorean, you find you can't play in any key despite having 12 notes because the intervals between the notes are not equally spaced. As a result when you take a pure chord and move it up or down the octave with the same distance between the notes it could become something hideous. 12 Equal solves that problem at the expense of detuning all notes, some more than others.
Hi Ricard, thanks for the listen and comment. It is probably hard not to hear 14 edo as out of tune since it so close to 12 but not quite there. I think then your sense of it being flattened and less bright is the result of the tuning.
This is beautiful! I love the bluesy feel. Would it be ok if I try to add to this?
On the three GR-20 pieces uploaded 6/8/11 this is how it works. In a nutshell - my guitar replaces a keyboard - but can do more. Everything you hear is driven by me playing my Fender Mustang in one improvised pass. Now, for each song the Fender Mustang by itself (or through an amp simulator) is heard - this sound comes from the traditional pick ups on the guitar. Besides that I have installed a Roland GK-3 pick up on my Mustang. This pick up has 6 tiny picks ups - one for each string and connects to a fairly large switch and then a 1/4" cable with some 11 lines - regular guitar output and 6 outputs for the GK-3. This cable connects to the GR-20 synthesizer / midi interface. The GR-20 first decodes, almost instantly, the note each string is playing. It then converts that to midi pitch information and shoves that out the back. More on that later. Also, since the GR-20 is a synthesizer besides, it takes the pitch information and routes it to an internal sound (if desired). The really interesting part is what happens when I route that midi output to my computer. At my computer Sonar lets me assign that midi data to any number of synthesizers / samplers/ what-have-you all at the same time. So, if I want a voice or strings or piano - no problem. As for drums - Kontakt has a really neat groups of sampled drum sets that are a combination of "one shots" and smaller loops. So for instance on one of the pieces when I played the C below middle C I got a snare roll, play the B below it I get the accent that finishes the roll. So, by playing many notes I get a complex assortment of drum sounds that are in time with my playing. I've used this technique before - I am learning how to control it better - and the response is different for each of the dozen or so drum kits packaged with Kontakt - and then consider the effect of different tempos - the result is a fair amount of variety.
your vocal control amazes me - excellent story and song!
Good one! You have a way, like The Boss, of touching something about life in your songs that just resonates. And judging from the comments -- resonates with pretty much everyone who hears.
I'm liking this!
this is a cool rocking piece - but didn't you use B maj as a resolution of B sus in there?
yes I am. With *lots* of rosin on the hair.
naw, I have nothing to do with NMC or DJNS. I was a part of 2 star man and that was enough for me!
excellent - and great solo!
more than just paulstretch I'd say - or different. in any case a cool idea!
I like the groove you two get going on this.
and a lovely romance it was.
can't say I'm done 4ths - I'm usually fixated on 5ths - nice improv - did you play the synth at the same time?