Musicians or non musicians

[Andyyyy]

Originally Posted by Darksider415

I play the Bb soprano clarinet and the BBBb Contrabass clarinet, both for the high school band, and some solo stuff that I write in my spare time. Now, to work on that sorta-kinda transposition by ear of "The Canterbury Sequence" on the contra....

Hey DS,
I'd like to hear that when ready! Sounds like it could be Gentle Giantish!

[ricb]

than play it backwards...it might sound Giant Gentleish...

[mossy]

i am currently not a musician, but rather a competent player; a musical instrument player and vocalist.

Thank you for the definition ric, I would never have thought it, and also being specific about your personal attributes. Please add "humblist" to your list. I've heard your stuff.

Andy, musicist is great! Add that to your profile on the moon

[Andyyyy]

LOL! OK Mossy, added "musicist" to my profile, thanks for the suggestion!

[kirk]

i dunno mossy...that's like saying a english literature teacher
is a novelist, isn't it?
there's a lot more to being a musician than the understanding of music.
that would be a "musicologist".

personally, i consider myself to be a producer, and sometime composer
rather than a "musician". i have no desire to be an entertainer
or performer at this point.

andyyy- feel free to hit the AM/Zenpool request button.

kirk

[roger]

shit damn, kirk. cool.

[Andyyyy]

OK, I think I'll change my description to green with envy! Nice setup Kirk! I'll check out yer samples on CD Baby tonight, when I get off work...

That bottom keyboard on the second rack sure looks like a thinner version of the Fantom X8, or is it the Fantom with the foto playing tricks on my eyes...

[kirk]

thanks roger and andy!

good eye andy, it's a fantom x6.
there's also a proteus 2000 module under the monitor on R.

actually, the studio's changed a bit since this pic.
i now have a much larger mackie mixer, mackie HR824 monitors.
the yorkville YSM1a's are now to the rear channels for 5.1
surround mixing in sonar 5 producer.

i added a chapman stick to the collection of guitars (off photo),
several softsynths incl. the arturia moogs, Z3ta, absynth3,
steinberg's hypersonic, linnplug albino...
i'm looking to replace the M L yamaha w/a controller keyboard
dedicated to them.

kirk

[Andyyyy]

Originally Posted by kirk

thanks roger and andy!

good eye andy, it's a fantom x6.
there's also a proteus 2000 module under the monitor on R.

actually, the studio's changed a bit since this pic.
i now have a much larger mackie mixer, mackie HR824 monitors.
the yorkville YSM1a's are now to the rear channels for 5.1
surround mixing in sonar 5 producer.

i added a chapman stick to the collection of guitars (off photo),
several softsynths incl. the arturia moogs, Z3ta, absynth3,
steinberg's hypersonic, linnplug albino...
i'm looking to replace the M L yamaha w/a controller keyboard
dedicated to them.

kirk

What?! No Klipsch?

[kirk]

funny you should mention that...klipsch towers downstairs, on
the surround front speakers, 42in. plasma w/ HD.

i have a pair of advents, which you can see in the photo
to check sound on commercial speakers.

kirk

[Andyyyy]

You da man! Yeah, I have a pair of KG4s, but they are not good for studio work. Also have the mighty Klipschhorns, and they won't fit into a studio. I need to break down and get a pair of nearfields...

BTW, if ya wanna make those towers sound REAL good, get yourself a nice tube amp ;-)

[roger]

I guess I consider myself a musician, though most of my work these days is in classical vocal work, rather than prog. I have played drums in a rock cover band, keys in a jazz/fusion group, and electric fretless bass in a jazz quintet.
I have a small studio setup with an old Tascam 388 1/4 inch 8-track.(though it's in storage right now, until I can get a house after the divorce...) but I'm not going to post any pictures of that!
oh, and I listen to a lot of music. prog, jazz, classical, 70's pop like Boston and Journey, and newer pop like Sting and Dave Matthews.

[sharcnorris]

all this for CHOP STICKS!!!!!!.......................

[kirk]

yeah, it does seem like a bit much for playing "louie louie".
...considering i could've bought a used ferrari for the same $$...D'OH!!

actually, if you have the time to learn this, where it
gets you is all over the world-

http://www.melo.pl/album/aid/19680


kirk

[lotus]

I declare myself as non musician, although I sung in my youth in High School and University choir (Bass, although bariton), had my lessons of classical guitar and played in High School times in blues and (presumably, because lausy) prog band..

[Andyyyy]

Wow Kirk!
That is around the world! That .pl puts the site in Poland, and the language on the site is Polish. Perhaps Wojtek and I can offer translation services?

[Andyyyy]

Originally Posted by roger

I guess I consider myself a musician, though most of my work these days is in classical vocal work, rather than prog. I have played drums in a rock cover band, keys in a jazz/fusion group, and electric fretless bass in a jazz quintet.
I have a small studio setup with an old Tascam 388 1/4 inch 8-track.(though it's in storage right now, until I can get a house after the divorce...) but I'm not going to post any pictures of that!
oh, and I listen to a lot of music. prog, jazz, classical, 70's pop like Boston and Journey, and newer pop like Sting and Dave Matthews.

Hey Roger,
Yeah, been there, done that! Keep the flame for music burning for there will be a time you can get that house and set up your studio. Divorce is so freaking expensive, and the only ones who make out in it are the lawyers and ex wives...

[roger]

> and the only ones who make out in it are the lawyers and ex wives...

true, dat.

[Darksider415]

Originally Posted by roger

> and the only ones who make out in it are the lawyers and ex wives...

true, dat.

Makes me glad to be a single teenager, with an insane addiction to prog, clarinets and computers.

The irony of this whole thread is that it makes me realize that I'm not the only person here with an instrument that's worth more than my car.

School-owned Contrabass clarinet - $15k-20k new. Will never own, unless ancient.

The professional-line soprano clarinet I got for my b-day and christmas during my 8th grade year - $2300 after sales tax.

My 1993 Nissan Sentra - Blue Book value of $1525.

Do the math...

[kirk]

darksider- don't think that because you play the clarinet,
you're exempt from gearlust!
you need a wind controller!-
http://www.patchmanmusic.com/WindControllerBanks.html

these are awesome. you can plug them into a synth module or
keyboard, play any of the presets. I.E.- a full orchestral sound
from a single note, or use the natural articulation for other horn instruments.
there's usually a few at auction on ebay.
i'm a flautist, i didn't have any trouble at all adapting.

actually, i just paid off my second new beetle last month...!
more to spend on gear for awhile.
they're both turbos, but mine's a collector, a 2001 20-valve
ltd. edition (only 5000 made) turbo sport w/ only 30,000 miles.
this thing will get rubber while moving w/o downshifting.
here she is-
(mine's identical, same color as this stock photo,
except mine says "sport" on the trunk, has the popup spoiler)

kirk