Often I am asked about the difference between "normal" 12 equal tuning and microtonal tuning. Thanks to a retuning by Gene Ward Smith to meantone tuning (I don't know which) you can compare this famous piece of music in the familiar 12 equal…

Hello, This morning I rendered a Mozart piano sonata. I can see from the midi file that this is a live performance captured from a midi keyboard into a computer. (A live performance doesn't always line up on the bar lines and other such "humanizations…

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gain'd, To bow and…

One of my early collaborations with Norm. Down by the riverside Where all of the fish had died I threw my faith right in When I saw it, it was sinking Oh don’t you go Don’t you even dare Don’t run away until you’ve heard…

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.

This will sound out of tune and very odd to most people... and certainly its not a "quality instrument". But it IS lo-fi :-) I changed my $30 electric guitar from Just Intonation fretting to 14 equal notes per octave using cable ties, loaded…

A blues rock piece for Fender Mustang with Guitar Rig 4, GR-20 Piano, GR-20 driven bass and drums and Absynth.

A Progressive Jazz piece for Fender Mustang, GR-20 Piano, GR-20 driven bass and drums.

a new age classical piece for Fender Mustang, Pianoteq Piano, and Requiem Soprano.

Home made cannon in Just Intonation, cymbals struck by hand and bowed. (I don't own so many cymbals - I made a field recording while walking through the cymbal room at Sam Ash. A most exciting experience actually!) I did buy two cheap cymbals…

http://chrisvaisvil.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/box_harmonics.jpg I used Paul’s Extreme Stretch (PES) to take a hammer dulcimer + violin improvisation and divide it into seven streams based on just intonation relationships to A at 55 Hz…

Year: 2010 Album: Strange Danger Artist's description: Frank wrote the lyrics, sang, played bass and drums. Chris wrote the guitar and flute (sample) and mastered the affair. Contributors: blowing leaves by FM i like to walk on a day like…

the collaboration team Norm percussion Reefwalker bass and voices Chris 12 string and vocal john lennon wrote it - coda by paul

I used about half of the tones produced in my stop sign video as samples looped in Kontakt and improvised on an 88 key controller in 17 equal notes per octave. Not something you'd listen to for enjoyment.

Last one to upload today (probably) Year: 1977 Album: Classical Clones Artist's description: Something I found on tape - the best of the 6 pieces. Me preforming a Villa Lobos piece about 1977 - a recording made while preparing for a recital…

Original Artist's description: A cover of George Harrison's All Things Must Past created to mark TiS' imminent passing. Yes my voice sucks - if you want to take a shot at singing it contact me. now Norm joins in - any more takers?

In 2009 I ran an internet contest where contestants had to use one or more of the samples provided in their piece. Here I put together a number of the samples I provided into one piece.

Hammer Dulcimer in Harmonic Series Tuning, processed into 7 streams. Field recording, processed. Details here http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=911

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.

a totally spontaneous improvisation Debbie and I made with the violin and hammer dulcimer tuned to harmonic series starting at G.