Play Partch's instruments

I don't recall seeing this mentioned. This web site lets you play
almost all of Harry Partch's instruments through Flash. Presented
through Minnesota Public Radio.

http://www.musicmavericks.org/features/feature_partch.html#

John Loffink
jloffink@...

The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/

The Wavemakers Modular and Integrated Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com/

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "John Loffink" <jloffink@a...>

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wrote:
> I don't recall seeing this mentioned. This web site lets you play
> almost all of Harry Partch's instruments through Flash. Presented
> through Minnesota Public Radio.
>
> http://www.musicmavericks.org/features/feature_partch.html#
>
> John Loffink
> jloffink@a...
>
> The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
> http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/
>
> The Wavemakers Modular and Integrated Synthesizer Web Site
> http://www.wavemakers-synth.com/

***This looks pretty neat. I get all the sound clips, but when I
click the links to "play instruments" nothing happens... and I've
installed "Flash..." Hmmm...

J. Pehrson

Joseph,

{you wrote...}
>***This looks pretty neat. I get all the sound clips, but when I click >the links to "play instruments" nothing happens... and I've installed >"Flash..." Hmmm...

I don't guarantee this, but many times the "nothing happens" is actually while Flash is downloading it's materials - in this case the audio stuff. It would be nice to see a "...loading..." message, but leave the instrument on screen for a while, come back to it and see what happens.

I may have time to check it again tonight (I'm a great guinea pig, still being on a dial-up connection - in fact, I helped the web guy debug some of this site) if I have time.

Cheers,
Jon

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan M. Szanto"

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<JSZANTO@A...> wrote:
> Joseph,
>
> {you wrote...}
> >***This looks pretty neat. I get all the sound clips, but when I
click
> >the links to "play instruments" nothing happens... and I've
installed
> >"Flash..." Hmmm...
>
> I don't guarantee this, but many times the "nothing happens" is
actually
> while Flash is downloading it's materials - in this case the audio
stuff.
> It would be nice to see a "...loading..." message, but leave the
instrument
> on screen for a while, come back to it and see what happens.
>

***No, I just wait forever and nothing happens. The "Music
Mavericks" site is quite something, though. Congrats to MN public
radio!

J. Pehrson

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Joseph Pehrson"

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> ***No, I just wait forever and nothing happens. The "Music
> Mavericks" site is quite something, though. Congrats to MN public
> radio!
>
> J. Pehrson

***Well, I got this to work now, and it's terrific. Just the kind of
thing a boss would hate people doing in the office... :)

What happened was my provider RCN gave us some free "Popup Stopping"
software, and I'm finding that certain webpages, including *this*
one, *depend* on "Pop-up" technology or they won't work.

I just turned that off and it works great...

J. Pehrson