15 May
2005
15 May
'05
10:04 p.m.
--Just some more original music from a list member, for anyone who is so
bored they can't think of anything better to do.
I'm recovering from the flu, so I went for the easiest, least fussy
recording route this time. I just played the three keyboard parts
straight through my M-Audio Delta 1010 sound card into Audacity, using
it like a digital multitrack.
No MIDI, no editing except for trimming the beginning and ending silence
and adjusting the relative volumes of the three tracks.
Herky-Jerk (OGG audio file, 3.4MB)
http://www.xscd.com/pub/music/herky-jerk.ogg
-Steve D, New Mexico US
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16 May
16 May
5:05 a.m.
On Sun, 15 May, 2005 at 06:04PM -0600, Steve D spake thus:
bored they can't think of anything better to do.
I'm recovering from the flu, so I went for the easiest, least fussy
recording route this time. I just played the three keyboard parts
straight through my M-Audio Delta 1010 sound card into Audacity, using
it like a digital multitrack.
No MIDI, no editing except for trimming the beginning and ending silence
and adjusting the relative volumes of the three tracks.
Herky-Jerk (OGG audio file, 3.4MB)
http://www.xscd.com/pub/music/herky-jerk.ogg
-Steve D, New Mexico US
I like that. Can I request a beat, though? This is just the kind of
thing I like to bop my head to while I'm in the house.
--
"I'd crawl over an acre of 'Visual This++' and 'Integrated
Development
That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you."
(By Vance Petree, Virginia Power)
12:47 p.m.
On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 08:07:52AM +0100, james(a)dis-dot-dat.net wrote:
On Sun, 15 May, 2005 at 06:04PM -0600, Steve D spake
thus:
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Drums are a real weak spot with me. I have a good sense of rhythm and I
always wanted to be a drummer instead of a keyboard player (but my mom
and dad forced me to take piano lessons). I love Hydrogen but I always
feel that if I were to try to add a drum part it would sound
ultra-cheesy and unrealistic.
On the other hand, I feel that if I were to START with a drum part, it's
metronomic nature would restrict or prevent more fluid, expressive
tempos for the rest of the parts of the music. In a live band (I was a
professional musician for about a dozen years), the drummer and ensemble
are all in "psychological sync" in a way, so that the tempo fluctuations
sound "tight" and realistic, yet human and variable. That seems hard to
achieve using software percussion tools (or maybe I just feel daunted
without really looking into the problem and finding solutions).
One of these days I need to just bite the bullet and really try to learn
to create OK drum parts, OR, collaborate with someone on the Internet on
a piece or pieces, using an exchange of MIDI and audio files.
I really like the idea of musicians who are remote from each other (I
live in a very rural region of eastern New Mexico, US) being able to
work together via the Internet to create finished music tracks.
Anyway, thanks for your comment James. ;-) Best wishes and happy
music-making,
-Steve D
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Herky-Jerk (OGG audio file, 3.4MB)
http://www.xscd.com/pub/music/herky-jerk.ogg
-Steve D, New Mexico US
I like that. Can I request a beat, though? This is just the kind of
thing I like to bop my head to while I'm in the house. 
4:58 p.m.
Hi Steve. Don't let it worry you man. I like beats (dance tracks), but I
really enjoyed listening to the jazz influence in your track. Keep on with
the good work. Nigel.
On Monday 16 May 2005 15:47, Steve D wrote:
On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 08:07:52AM +0100,
james(a)dis-dot-dat.net wrote:
On Sun, 15 May, 2005 at 06:04PM -0600, Steve D
spake thus:
--- --- ---
Drums are a real weak spot with me. I have a good sense of rhythm and I
always wanted to be a drummer instead of a keyboard player (but my mom
and dad forced me to take piano lessons). I love Hydrogen but I always
feel that if I were to try to add a drum part it would sound
ultra-cheesy and unrealistic.
On the other hand, I feel that if I were to START with a drum part, it's
metronomic nature would restrict or prevent more fluid, expressive
tempos for the rest of the parts of the music. In a live band (I was a
professional musician for about a dozen years), the drummer and ensemble
are all in "psychological sync" in a way, so that the tempo fluctuations
sound "tight" and realistic, yet human and variable. That seems hard to
achieve using software percussion tools (or maybe I just feel daunted
without really looking into the problem and finding solutions).
One of these days I need to just bite the bullet and really try to learn
to create OK drum parts, OR, collaborate with someone on the Internet on
a piece or pieces, using an exchange of MIDI and audio files.
I really like the idea of musicians who are remote from each other (I
live in a very rural region of eastern New Mexico, US) being able to
work together via the Internet to create finished music tracks.
Anyway, thanks for your comment James. ;-) Best wishes and happy
music-making,
-Steve D Herky-Jerk (OGG audio file, 3.4MB)
http://www.xscd.com/pub/music/herky-jerk.ogg
-Steve D, New Mexico US
I like that. Can I request a beat, though? This is just the kind of
thing I like to bop my head to while I'm in the house. 
6:05 p.m.
On Monday 16 May 2005 20:59, nigel henry wrote:
Hi Steve. Don't let it worry you man. I like beats
(dance tracks), but I
really enjoyed listening to the jazz influence in your track. Keep on with
the good work. Nigel.
Another thumbs up from me! Sounds great!
It could do with some jazz-drums but I understand your reasons.
Man, I wish I could play like that!
Arnold
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replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
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8:06 a.m.
Steve D <groups(a)xscd.com>om>:
Herky-Jerk (OGG audio file, 3.4MB)
http://www.xscd.com/pub/music/herky-jerk.ogg
Nice, thanks. Wolfgang
1:08 p.m.
Steve D <groups(a)xscd.com> writes:
Just some more original music from a list member
Yup, nice, I liked it to a degree.
Would be nice if we all got better with the meta data so that we know
who made it next month.
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17 May
17 May
4:58 p.m.
On Mon, 16 May, 2005 at 05:04PM +0200, Esben Stien spake thus:
Steve D <groups(a)xscd.com> writes:
*Looks at own MP3 output*
Good point.
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That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you."
(By Vance Petree, Virginia Power)
Just some more original music from a list member
Yup, nice, I liked it to a degree.
Would be nice if we all got better with the meta data so that we know
who made it next month.
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