Comments for Jazz Piano Cafe http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano Learn, play, and enjoy jazz piano. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Advice on Home Recording of an Acoustic Piano by Electronic Piano Keyboard http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/advice-on-home-recording-of-an-acoustic-piano/comment-page-1#comment-255 Electronic Piano Keyboard Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:16:31 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=776#comment-255 Great tips! Thanks for sharing! Great tips! Thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on Idea / Invention: Music recordings that sound different on each play by Geoff http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/idea-invention-music-recordings-that-sound-different-on-each-play/comment-page-1#comment-215 Geoff Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:55:59 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=689#comment-215 Update, Sept. 11, 2010: I’ve created a player which implements this concept, and made it open source. Check it out at <a href="http://www.multipathaudio.com" rel="nofollow">MultipathAudio.com</a>. Includes an example song. Update, Sept. 11, 2010: I’ve created a player which implements this concept, and made it open source. Check it out at MultipathAudio.com. Includes an example song.

]]> Comment on Idea / Invention: Music recordings that sound different on each play by Geoff http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/idea-invention-music-recordings-that-sound-different-on-each-play/comment-page-1#comment-214 Geoff Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=689#comment-214 Hehe, Boris, thanks for the comments. Sorry you don't buy it, but I've already got a proof of concept working at home, and it is really awesome in my opinion. Stay tuned! I will be releasing a track from my next CD using this "Multi Path Audio" system. Hehe, Boris, thanks for the comments. Sorry you don’t buy it, but I’ve already got a proof of concept working at home, and it is really awesome in my opinion. Stay tuned! I will be releasing a track from my next CD using this “Multi Path Audio” system.

]]> Comment on Idea / Invention: Music recordings that sound different on each play by Boris http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/idea-invention-music-recordings-that-sound-different-on-each-play/comment-page-1#comment-213 Boris Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:35:38 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=689#comment-213 No, sorry, I don't buy it. If you get tired of the CD, just don't listen to it anymore. I stopped listening to music like I used to. I don't think it should be over-listened. It is like eating good chocolate -- you don't want too much of it. I would find very interesting some automatic way to mix existing music, and I have seem something like that done in a company I worked for, called Echonest. It was a computer dj, that was smart enough to piece together different parts of songs, to make it sound like a new song. Another interesting idea would be to record not a song, but just the interesting part of a song -- a phraze. By phraze I mean something very small that sounds good and unique. So you'd be listenning to a collection of phrazes. Then you could have an automatic software to put the phrazes together in a random way. No, sorry, I don’t buy it. If you get tired of the CD, just don’t listen to it anymore. I stopped listening to music like I used to. I don’t think it should be over-listened. It is like eating good chocolate — you don’t want too much of it.
I would find very interesting some automatic way to mix existing music, and I have seem something like that done in a company I worked for, called Echonest. It was a computer dj, that was smart enough to piece together different parts of songs, to make it sound like a new song.

Another interesting idea would be to record not a song, but just the interesting part of a song — a phraze. By phraze I mean something very small that sounds good and unique. So you’d be listenning to a collection of phrazes. Then you could have an automatic software to put the phrazes together in a random way.

]]> Comment on Idea / Invention: Music recordings that sound different on each play by Geoff http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/idea-invention-music-recordings-that-sound-different-on-each-play/comment-page-1#comment-162 Geoff Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:22:42 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=689#comment-162 hey Colin, thanks for the comments! :) hopefully when I have some free time I'll make a little "proof of concept" web app... hey Colin, thanks for the comments! :) hopefully when I have some free time I’ll make a little “proof of concept” web app…

]]> Comment on Idea / Invention: Music recordings that sound different on each play by Colin http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/idea-invention-music-recordings-that-sound-different-on-each-play/comment-page-1#comment-161 Colin Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:20:32 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=689#comment-161 Yes! Sounds like more work for mixing engineers / composers, but it would be worth it for the easily musically bored, like us! It would work well for heavily produced music that is click-tracked and multi-layered to start with. Then you could set up a bunch of "permissable combinations" of sounds/mixing levels/takes/effects. It would be like a bunch of dub mixes of the original track. Yes! Sounds like more work for mixing engineers / composers, but it would be worth it for the easily musically bored, like us! It would work well for heavily produced music that is click-tracked and multi-layered to start with. Then you could set up a bunch of “permissable combinations” of sounds/mixing levels/takes/effects. It would be like a bunch of dub mixes of the original track.

]]> Comment on Idea / Invention: Music recordings that sound different on each play by Geoff http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/idea-invention-music-recordings-that-sound-different-on-each-play/comment-page-1#comment-160 Geoff Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:18:33 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=689#comment-160 <a href="#comment-159" rel="nofollow">@Angelica</a> thanks Angelica!! I just checked out UJAM, it looks interesting. @Angelica
thanks Angelica!! I just checked out UJAM, it looks interesting.

]]> Comment on Idea / Invention: Music recordings that sound different on each play by Angelica http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/idea-invention-music-recordings-that-sound-different-on-each-play/comment-page-1#comment-159 Angelica Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:18:02 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=689#comment-159 Yeah! Great ideas. One of the members of my lab is doing some research that could make this possible, using synthesis though: http://winnie.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/members/yasuraok/ I like the idea of using real recordings, and the applications you mention. I'll pass them on :) Have you heard of UJAM? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxURUkfI7yY It takes a melody and transforms it into different styles with full orchestration. Maybe this could be hooked up to accept existing, full recordings :) Yeah! Great ideas. One of the members of my lab is doing some research that could make this possible, using synthesis though:
winnie.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/members/yasuraok/

I like the idea of using real recordings, and the applications you mention. I’ll pass them on :)

Have you heard of UJAM? www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxURUkfI7yY

It takes a melody and transforms it into different styles with full orchestration. Maybe this could be hooked up to accept existing, full recordings :)

]]> Comment on The power of “repeat” by Angelica http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/the-power-of-repeat/comment-page-1#comment-154 Angelica Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:17:24 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=672#comment-154 I totally agree! Only by listening to a piece a few times can we understand its structure, its highlights, anticipate phrases and sections we like... I think music appreciation is mostly equivalent to that 6th repeated listening. I totally agree! Only by listening to a piece a few times can we understand its structure, its highlights, anticipate phrases and sections we like… I think music appreciation is mostly equivalent to that 6th repeated listening.

]]> Comment on Ear Training Video on Identifying Chords by Hans Jakobsen http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/ear-training-video-on-identifying-chords/comment-page-1#comment-62 Hans Jakobsen Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:52:59 +0000 http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/?p=423#comment-62 Great idea to make a Youtube video for ear training. Having good aural skills is a fundamental part of being a good musician! When your needs grow, have a look at the various ear training software available. There are several free ear trainers on the internet and some excellent commercial programs too. Best regards, Hans Jakobsen <a href="http://www.earmaster.com" rel="nofollow">EarMaster ear training software</a> Great idea to make a Youtube video for ear training. Having good aural skills is a fundamental part of being a good musician!
When your needs grow, have a look at the various ear training software available. There are several free ear trainers on the internet and some excellent commercial programs too.

Best regards,
Hans Jakobsen
EarMaster ear training software

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