Re: [tuning] End of the Ethno2 microtonal demo competition

Dear Jacques and colleagues,

Thank you so much for the honour of participating in the Ethno2
contest. During my somewhat busy and distracted schedule this month, I
have unfortunately confused the date of the extended deadline -
thinking the contest was going to end on the 21st. Silly me being so
absent minded. That and some minor problems with prolonged lack of
concentration and mental slowness... If it is not yet too late to post
the "thus-far-ready" two pieces I have been working on using the
Ethno2 sounds, here is a quick link to them:

www.ozanyarman.com/misc/nisabureynpesrev_ethno2.mp3
www.ozanyarman.com/misc/Sultansofthedance_ethno2.mp3

The first piece is an incomplete intro of my now-famous Nishabureyn
Peshrev utilizing three 12-tone tuning tables. The instruments used
are Indian Flute v2 (to imitate the ney), Oud, Veena (to imitate the
tanbur with much tweaking), Dilruba (to resemble the bowed tanbur),
Santur 2, Maghreb Violins and the usual array of percussions like
bendirs, darbukas, etc...

The scales used in succession throughout the minute are:

|
16/15
9/8
32/27
32/25
7/5
17/12
3/2
8/5
128/75
16/9
48/25
2/1

|
16/15
9/8
32/27
81/64
4/3
17/12
3/2
8/5
27/16
16/9
48/25
2/1

|
16/15
9/8
6/5
320/243
4/3
17/12
405/256
8/5
5/3
27/16
256/135
2/1

This piece is hardly complete, due mostly to my inability to work with
the 24-tone tuning tables in Ethno2 and my computer system frequently
overloading with the 12-tone replica-instruments setup. In any case,
the intro fits the minimum 50 seconds requirement. With some more
effort and patience, and if I am given the oppurtunity to do so, I
would like to conclude the Ethno2 rendition of the Nishabureyn Peshrev
in the near future.

The second piece, again half-complete, and missing at the moment the
most important (and gorgeous) microtonal melody part in the not-
included second minute section, is a grandiose rehash of my "Sultans
of The Dance" intro demo song which I had composed in 2001. It was not
used back then for certain reasons and I grabbed the oppurtunity to
prepare a re-make using the beautiful sounds of Ethno2.

A rescued (but a little damaged) recording from those days where I
amateurisly dared to haphazardly pitch-bend the notes to acquire that
wonderful Karjighar melody can be heard here:

www.ozanyarman.com/misc/Sultan.mp3

It is a pity that I couldn't complete it in time, but it should be
understandable since brass sounds (trombones, horns, trumpets) are
absent in Ethno2 and I had to combine several akin instruments
cleverly to imitate a huge brass section and even a make-shift clarinet!

The scales so far used are, a Segah-Rast type tuning and Comptine
according to Jacques' formulation:

|
14/13
9/8
75/64
210/169
4/3
56/39
3/2
128/81
280/169
16/9
315/169
2/1

|
256/243
21995/19683
32/27
8192/6561
4/3
1024/729
9808/6561
128/81
10960/6561
16/9
4096/2187
2/1

The projected Nadhaswaram Karjighar tune will rely on this 12-tone
tuning of mine based on Comptine:

|
14/13
800/729
32/27
210/169
4/3
56/39
3/2
128/81
280/169
16/9
315/169
2/1

Instruments thus far used in "Sultan": Piano Bastringue, Amazona5,
Chimes1, Triangle2, Addiction (warped to produce a Clarinet timbre),
Balkanish Saxophone (to reinforce the Clarinet timbre), Chamber
Machine, Wait in Space, Grand Canyon, Lost Impression, Ominous Pad,
Magreb Violin+Strings, Typical Jupiter /Brassy Mood /Bright Analogic
(combo tweaked for Full Brass effect), Gu 1 Bass, Aboriginal Perc
Bass, Chinese Gong 14.5" / Cambodian Gong 18" 1&2 / Belltree
(hardpanned duo), Shakers Rolls (hardpanned duo)... and more to come
if I can get it complete.

Once again, I would very much like to finish this piece too in the
near future using Ethno2. I hope to be given such an oppurtunity if it
is possible.

My apologies for being so absent minded and neglectful with the dates.
I hope everybody will understand.

Don't forget to vote for the "Son Bir Kez" Hüzzam Sharki!

Cordially,
Dr. Oz.

✩ ✩ ✩
www.ozanyarman.com

On Jul 20, 2010, at 1:43 AM, Jacques Dudon wrote:

>
>
> Hi friends,
>
> This is to let you know my internet line has been repaired a few
> days ago.
> I am able to read the wonderful tuning list messages again -
> and hear the last Ethno demos (surprising works !) :
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/9grkajrdg7uo6ds
>
> And to share with you the totality now of my own 3 Ethno demos -
> You can hear and read about them at
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ay9ktuh93lcunxo
> I am glad, even if an amateur on that type of instrument, that I
> could finalize this test
> and could gain to keep my own software !
>
> So, Ethno2 microtonal demo competition has arrived at its end
> yesterday.
> Again, my thanks to all the participants !
> The AEH Jury will now meet for the deliberation and the award
> ceremony Thursday evening 22nd of July at 19h., and results should
> be published on this list this week-end.
> Until then and even after the dropbox can receive the last demos and
> the last versions.
> Thanks to precise the tunings and write your presentation if it has
> not been done.
>
> In the meantime anyone who wishes (that has listened to ALL the
> titles in the dropbox, per favor !) can send me - perhaps better
> offlist, or I would be called a spammer - a vote for a list of any
> number of titles presented by preference order (ex. with numbers 1 2
> 3 4 5...) and we will try to sort out of it an additionnal *Tuning
> List* prize.
>
> Candidates themselves can also vote, by two special ways :
> - by sending the same kind of list but non-including themselves ;
> - by saying what is their own prefered demo(s) according to them, if
> they have some.
>
> Bye for now, sorry for the disgression,
> - - - - - - -
> Jacques
>
>
>

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