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I totally agree with these parts. Who is this Barry guy everyone always trashes?

Ha, are they even songs?! I guess it is all semantics since this oratorio is just arias, recitatives and choruses.

I've got this insatiable desire to understand why and how everything works, how it connects and how to communicate those ideas in the most efficient manner. It's not supposed to be a cheap way of writing out a formulaic hit song. I can't stand those songs! Almost all classical musicians...

Yeah, it's something we debated in ethnomusicology. When you brought up A capella bands... that made me think that just because something has a voice and lyrics doesn't mean it has to be a song either. That's taking the question in the opposite direction, "Are all lyrical pieces songs?"

Yeah, I completely agree. It's hard to pinpoint a "moral absolute" in a society that promotes "moral relativism." I was chatting with a guy who was listening to a rap song about cheating on his girl and how good that was. I asked him if he agreed with the lyrics and he was completely for it...

There are classical pieces called "vocalese" that have no words - just a syllable. Rachmaninov wrote a bunch of those as did other classical composers. They are "songs." Jazz singers do the same thing, kinda. They take instrumental jazz standards and sing and scat to them. As for pop songs...

I Listened to the Cure almost exclusively (with Depeche Mode and Joy Division/New Order thrown in for "variety") as a teen, I can say that the subject matter really messed me up. Having the same lyrical message pounding my psyche everyday for years changed my perception of myself and my...

This is a little ambitious, but I've been learning how to play everything number 1 hit since 1958 and writing down the chord progressions using Roman numeral analysis. Needless to say, the majority of songs are I, IV, V, vi chords and I'm getting very bored! There's already many posts on the...

There you go. Try out all these speakers side by side at your local store with your "mix tape" of sweeps, noise and tunes and compare with some of the more expensive ones. You might find all our suggestions are lame to your ears and go with Alesis Elevates.... Remember that your local store...

That's a good idea, but he's still stuck with the small screen on the Tascam.

What you are wanting to do is great. A while back I wanted to get more experience with recording live jazz. I also wanted a little change from the studio and recording classical groups to keep my mind fresh (and because I got to go see these jazz gigs for free). So I just asked the local...

I think there would be too much wind noise with the mics outs side like that, even with a windscreen. But maybe if it was positioned right the airflow around the car would miss the mic. Is it possible to put it under or inside the rear bumper area with a shockmount? I would put a mic in the...

Really good to know about the 502's. I always get questions about what's a good "budget" monitor from students, but I haven't had any experience with them since they're so new.

I'd really suggest staying away from the cheaper DI's. They have cheap transformers in them which really does reduce the quality of sound by reducing the dynamic and frequency range. I've got a bunch of less expensive DBX, and Chinese rip off DI's and I finally started building my own with...

Laugh at me if you like, but I really like my Tannoy Reveal 501a's. My surround mixing monitors are 5 Adam A7's with the Sub7 and they sound great, but I wanted some cheaper monitors to check mixes on and the 501a's are amazing for the price. I tried the different Yamaha's (HS5's are bad...

Just remember that your iMac probably has a spinning hard drive - and that creates a lot of noise. For the sensitive acoustic work I do, I went to all solid state drives which allows me an almost noiseless machine. If you decide to go the iMac route, and there is too much noise from the hard...

The piezo should be sufficient. It's a pickup, like what is used in an acoustic guitar. I haven't used the DDrum triggers before. Their design is a little different from the contact piezos I use, but I don't think it will change the signal amplitude too much. You can use the trigger right...

Damm you and your daily doubles you brigand! One day it'll be my turn, Trebek!

Oh, and sorry if I'm being "trollish" in my posts. That is not my intention.

My name is Jon Visser. Not that is matters. There is too much crap being written here without any facts that needs to be corrected. There are some people here who've given helpful (and truthful/scientific) reasons. If I stated something incorrect, I want to be corrected. (just like someone...