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September 25, 2006
Pedalboard Trainspotting: John Frusciante
Non trainspotters may want to tune out now but... here's John Frusciante's pedalboard!
The three Moogerfooger MF-101 Low-Pass Filters, the MF-105 MuRF, the MF-105B Bass MuRF, and a MF-102 Ring Modulator are arrayed along the upper right. Two Moog Expression Pedals—used for realtime parameter control—are located just below them on the right. A third Expression Pedal, an MF-103 12-Stage Phaser, and the two CP-251 Control Processors are located on the left side of the bottom tier.
Visit Visit GuitarPlayer.com for the full article: "Murfs, Muff'ns, and Modular Synths"
I got this heads-up the other day, but the might internet failed me, and I couldn't visit the guitar player site to write the bit! Thanks again Roger from Viper Fantastic
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Shareoutpost @ Wednesday 27th Melbourne
I heard about this on Triple R on Sunday. If you are located in Melbourne and are available on Wednesday the 27th, I may have something that will be of interest to you dear reader.
Share is a global new media movement that is;
dedicated to supporting collaboration and knowledge exchange in new media communities. Local SHARE groups hold free, open jams and workshops in their communities. Participants bring their portable equipment, plug into our system, improvise on each others' signal and perform live audio and video. SHARE furnishes the amplification and projection. SHARE happens weekly to monthly in cities around the world.
There is the very first share meeting coming up in Melbourne this Wednesday. You can bring along your gear (laptop or otherwise) and make some digital music collaboratively. It's on at Horse Bazaar and it starts at 8pm.
You can turn up and check out gear and chat, or if you want to play just turn up a little bit earlier to organise a spot with the bar.
I am planning to get along, and see what I can see. If you want to say hello I will be wearing a bright yellow t-shirt. If it's not me, you'll have a chance to meet a stranger in a bright yellow shirt! It's win-win folks! Or you can email me on info at ausmusician.com to arrange to meet up! I'd love to meet a reader or two!
Visit Share.outpost or visit Share Global
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September 24, 2006
Infinite Flying Kick @ Kings Arms Tavern Auckland
Click! Click like the wind!
Infinite Flying Kick
With:
Phony Bone,
The Pits,
Plus Matt from Decortica
At the Kings Arms Tavern
Auckland
18th October
Entry: $10
Vist IFK's Intertube Site
I do em cause they're fun - more posters here!
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September 21, 2006
Splice - Online acid style loop based music creation
Splice is interesting. It's an online loop based music website. It integrates an active user community, and it seems to be built around creative commons licenses. (as is this site). You can read their take on Creative Commons here
You can remix anyone's song and put your sound on it. You can upload samples and share them with the community as a whole. Web 2.0 user generated content lovelyness (without the cliché reflection added to the site logo). Splice seems to reside somewhere between music toy, and community based interaction, and I love the concept.
I have to point out that it seems to be a dysfunctional (of only on this particular machine) on Mac (Safari 2.0.4) and doesn't seem to work properly. Any mac users who would like to concur or disagree, I would love to hear from you via the comments. Maybe this issue is to do with growing pains, as I understand that it is growing at a rate of knots everyday. Maybe it's just the Mac I'm using?
My home PC plays with it nicely, and I am keen to spend a little time fiddling with this on the upcoming weekend.
Visit Splice Music and give it a go today! Thanks (again) to Roger @ XLR8 for the tip!
Related: You can also download samples from the freesound project, which are also licensed under the creative commons. Which you can use for your Splice Music compositions, or indeedy, any music software.
Related: I briefly mentioned Rockstar games' Beaterator.
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DIY Synth: Avrsynth
This is basically a kit for DIY Virtual Analogue Synth. For $18AUD you can get the breadboard, or $86AUD gets you the component kit. Sounds like a pretty accessible way to get into building your own little virtual hardware synth. The idea of homebrew hardware that exists soley to recreate vintage hardware that's handcrafted by music nerds has a really nice underlying appeal.
The sound samples seem pretty convincing too! Pixie is another project from the same folks that looks really intersting. The Pixie is their attempt to recreate the WASP;
The Wasp was a quirky little synthesizer that, despite its toyish look was quite capable of funky analog types of sounds. Under the hood the Wasp was a real surprise! It was actually a very early DIGITAL synth that also happens to sound great! With ANALOG filters, envelopes and controls, the Wasp offered flexible and traditional synthesis of cool bass, synth, and other useful monophonic sounds. It was used by 808 State, Dave Holmes, Vince Clarke, WhiteHouse and Add N to (X).
Love it!
Related: DIY Modular Synth Group in Melbourne
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September 20, 2006
Akai Announces the MPC500
It's been a while, but Akai have finally announced the MPC500 with full details. It's a good size 26.6cm x 17.5cm x 4.4cm and weighs in at 1.34kg, which qualifies as a truly portable workstation.
Retails at $1299USD, which is a bit more than I think anyone was hoping it to be, but there you go. Looking like a rather lovely bit of kit though.
There's more info at the Akai site for MPC500
Thanks to Roger @ XLR8
Related: MPC1000 Plays Pong
Full specs after the jump:
General
Display: 2 x 16 character LCD w/back light
Memory card slot:Compact Flash (The size of the compact flash card that MPC500 can handle is from32MB to 2GB)
Dimensions: 266mm x 175mm x 44mm
Weight: 1.34 kg
Power requirement: 12v DC 600mA (negative tip)
Battery life: Approximately 4.5 hours of continuous use with LCD backlight ON.
Sound Generator
Sampling rate: 44.1kHz
Memory capacity: 16MB standard (11.5MB for sound memory), expandable to 128MB
Recording time: 136sec. (16MB, MONO) or 24m28sec. (128MB, MONO)
Memory expansion slot: 1 x for optional EXM128
Data format: 16-bit linear
Polyphony: up to 32 (dependent on processing)
Dynamic filtering: 2-pole lowpass filter per voice
Preset sound memory: 5MB
Number of programs: 24
Effects
Effects: 2 stereo effects and Master effect
Effect type: Chorus, Flanger, Bit grunger, 4 band EQ, Compressor, Phase shifter, Tremolo,
Flying pan, Reverb, Delay
Master effect: 4 band EQ, Compressor
Sequencer
Maximum events: 100,000 notes
Resolution: 96 parts per 1/4-note
Sequences: 99
Tracks per sequence: 48
MIDI output channels: 16
Song mode: 20 songs, 250 steps per song
Drum pad: 12 (velocity and pressure sensitive)
Drum pad banks: 4
Sync mode: MIDI clock
Inputs/Outputs
Record input (L and R): 1/4-inch stereo phone x 2, pseudo balanced -40dBu, input impedance 9k ohm
Max. Input level: +10dBu
Stereo output (L and R): 1/4-inch phone x 2 pseudo balanced +11dBu, output impedance 1k Ohms,
Max. Output level: +5 dBu
Phones output: 1/4-inch stereo phone x 1, 200mW / 100 ohms
MIDI inputs: 1 x 5-pin DIN
MIDI outputs: 1 x 5-pin DIN
USB: Slave connector x 1, USB MASS STORAGE CLASS support (Windows 2000/ME/XP or later version, or Mac OS 9.x/10.x or later version.)
Data Compatibility
MPC1000: SEQ, WAV, PGM
MPC2000/2000XL: SEQ, WAV, SND, PGM (Most parameters of PGM file can be loaded.)
MPC2500: SEQ, WAV, PGM
MPC4000: SEQ, WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.)
MPC3000: SND (THRU Computer)
Z4/Z8: WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.)
S5000/6000: WAV only (THRU Computer)
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September 19, 2006
I made a donate button! Huzzah!
Hey guys. I have added a simple paypal donate button for the site.
It is my intention to ask anyone who wants to donate to use this. I will use the cash to
a.) help offset the cost of running the site which I have been shelling out for since 2001.
b.) (hopefully over time) have onetonnemusic fans help sponsor a child
If you are browsing the Internet, then chances are you are one of the extremely lucky folks who has access to clean water, education and health care. I believe that a goal of sponsoring a child through the website is doable, and something that is extremely worthwhile.
I promise not to use it to purchase beer and skittles! If you are a band member who wants a poster done, a quick way into my good books maybe to donate some cash towards these two causes. Any donation at all (of any amount) is appreciated!
The button will henceforth be located under the calendar on the right hand side of the main part of the site. Click on it, and donate a few clams if you've got them to spare.
Thanks everyone.
Posted by funnelbc at 11:44 PM | Comments (0)
Black Hat Brigade @ Horseshoe Tavern
Use your powers of clickerfication to get more poster!
Black Hat Brigade @
The Horseshoe Tavern
16th October
370 Queen Street West
Toronto
Vist BHB on the Webulator (Have a listen to their tunes, they're rather good)
There are more Gig Posters in the Archive
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September 16, 2006
iTunes 7.0 Stuttering on PC?
Back from holidays folks. Howdy! Got a lot to catch up on.
To get us started, has anyone else had problems with iTunes 7.0 on Windows stuttering? It seems to happen randomly, but more often than not, worse when I have the album art browser (otherwise known as Coverflow - good on you for picking that one up Apple) turned on.
A lot of the search results for this problem seem to date back from 2003, but I'm assuming I'm not the only one who is having this problem since updating?
Posted by funnelbc at 12:35 PM | Comments (0)
September 08, 2006
On Holidays.
I mentioned this in another post, but I am headed off on a weeks holidays. Don't wreck up the place ;)
Anyone who wants to send me articles to post on onetonne in my absence will be rewarded richly in this life, and possibly the next if thats your thing. That's a roundabout way of saying anyone who is interested in writing a piece for the site is most welcome and your best avenue for communicating with me about that would be on info at ausmusician dot com.
Have a good week folks. :)
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More video game music sillyness
No really. I will stop soon. I can stop anytime I like. I don't have a problem.
Who are you calling an addict?
Put yer dukes up!
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The Beatboxing Parrot
Once again. I have to point out that I am legally bound to post videos like this. Sorry. Also I am headed off for a week's holiday tonight, so don't wreck-up the place!
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September 03, 2006
Violette & The Red Cherry @ The Golden Vine Bendigo
Clicky for more piccy!
Violette + The Red Cherry
The Golden Vine, Bendigo
Entry $5
Sat 16th Sept, 8.30pm
Got another one in the waiting list, and I continue to do these for nix. Cause I love you guys. Gimme a hug you!
Quite a few Gig Posters in the Archive
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Aleatoric Composition... THE MOVIE!
In my screen debut, I present to you, aleatoric composition THE MOVIE! Starring me. This outlines the method for this method of composition in a (hopefully) fairly simple straightforward & accessible manner. Please forgive the average sound and video quality, last night was the first time I have ever edited video, and I spent several hours trying to figure out how to get it uploaded and have it play correctly.
You can download the midi result here. Should you wish to do something with this midi file, please do so, I would love to hear (geddit?) from you.
As a follow up to this post on Aleatoric Composition, I was contacted by a writer from Future Music Magazine, which has spurred Dylan & myself onto more work in this area.
This time we went down to the train station and recorded an entire platform of video, and scored it as faithfully as possible in Sibelius. I took a little bit of liberty with what exactly made up each note - as at the far ends of the train station the grubby marks (notes) get pretty faint, and I didnt want 24 bars of silence before anything at all happened.
Dylan was along for the ride, and I have supplied him the midi. I'm going to have a tinker with it, and see what can be done using the music composed from the train platform. If we manage to cobble something that's not entirely awful together, you can expect another youtube monstrosity from yours truly.
Related: Aleatoric Composition
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