Music for _The Tempest_

The music I wrote for Pulse Ensemble Theatre's _The Tempest_ in 1/4
comma meantone is now available at the mp3.com website:

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/299/joseph_pehrson_tempest.html

Actually, it took only a week to have that approved... so not to bad
for free... :)

A funny thing: Two of the songs are still "on hold" as they
investigate copyright. They say that "Full Fathom Five" and "Where
the Bee Sucks" are "cover songs" and under Harry Fox copyright.

I just explained to them that these are totally *original* songs, and
the reason the titles have been used by other people is that
the "lyrics" are by Shakespeare!

Ah... mp3.com...

I've indicated a willingness to change the *titles* of these original
pieces... so we'll see where it goes from there.

I thought that was pretty funny, anyway.

Please keep in mind that most of this is "background" for the play...
not a major artistic effort... but some may enjoy it anyway...

It's all in meantone...

best,

__________ _______ ________
Joseph Pehrson

--- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., jacky_ligon@y... wrote:

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> --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., jpehrson@r... wrote:
> > The music I wrote for Pulse Ensemble Theatre's _The Tempest_ in
1/4
> > comma meantone is now available at the mp3.com website:
> >
> > http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/299/joseph_pehrson_tempest.html
>
> Joseph,
>
> I want to personally applaud you for this *totally enchanting*
music.
>
> Bravo Brother!!!
>
> Love it, Love it, LOVE IT!!!
>
> Nice processing too.
>
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Jacky Ligon

Thanks so much, Jacky, for your nice comments! Coming from
the "tonmeister" of the post-processing set, this means a lot! In
fact, I learned a lot from *you!!*

I do have a couple of questions, though, in case you have a moment.

I was really enjoying CoolEdit for processing, since it had
a "preview" function. I could actually hear what the processing was
like *before* I changed the file.

I did *not* find a similar function in Sound Forge. Is there one??
I'm using the "cheapo" version... XP. I don't find a "preview"
feature in it. Am I missing something??

However, I *did* notice that there were at least *some* equilization
features in Sound Forge, and Cool Edit didn't have those...

Now here are the specific questions:

On my blackjack file, unlike the theatre thing, I really don't want
much reverb. In fact, I'm finding I don't want *any!* The only one
that was possible was one of the reverbs in Sound Forge (not Cool
Edit) that was so slight, that I finally decided it was better to
leave it alone! Everything seems like distortion of the tuning to me
and in *this* piece, as contrasted with the etherial world of _The
Tempest_. I'm going for tuning precision.

It was suggested, I believe by Mary, that I consider "equalization..."

Frankly, I wouldn't know where to begin!

What am I supposed to "equalize" out? My file goes "all over the
place" in terms of frequency.

I have *no* idea what to do about that, if anything.

Any comments on equalization would be most welcome if you have time.

Also, it doesn't seem that Sound Forge XP is the optimum program for
equalization, if I am to get "into" it.

Any suggestions??

Thanks so much!

Joseph

Hi Joe

This is glorious music, and I am really enjoying listening to it.
Were their any vocals with it. It seems to just be begging for a
nice full voiced tenor.

And the processing is light years beyond what I've heard of your
other work. Good for you taking the time to learn new tricks.

I second Jackies plan of just digging in, testing out lots EQ
combinations and burning them to CD, then listen everywhere.

Don't be afraid to play. I might try adding some reverb tails to the
bells only to bring them out a bit more. They would be perfect for
the spectral treatment jackie is always talking about but I'm afraid
I don't know how to do it on a PC. I use MetaSynth on the Mac side
for timbre, but I would love to hear any tricks Jacky knows using
SoundForge.

Mary

--- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., nanom3@h... wrote:

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> Hi Joe
>
> This is glorious music, and I am really enjoying listening to it.
> Were their any vocals with it. It seems to just be begging for a
> nice full voiced tenor.
>
> And the processing is light years beyond what I've heard of your
> other work. Good for you taking the time to learn new tricks.
>
> I second Jackies plan of just digging in, testing out lots EQ
> combinations and burning them to CD, then listen everywhere.
>
> Don't be afraid to play. I might try adding some reverb tails to
the
> bells only to bring them out a bit more. They would be perfect for
> the spectral treatment jackie is always talking about but I'm
afraid
> I don't know how to do it on a PC. I use MetaSynth on the Mac side
> for timbre, but I would love to hear any tricks Jacky knows using
> SoundForge.
>
> Mary

Thanks so much for your commentary, Mary! Well, one reason the
processing is better in these pieces is that before I used *none!*

:)

Actually, for pieces that emphasize, specifically, *tuning,* I am a
little hesitant to do too much processing... or I find I don't hear
the *precision.* We'll see though, and, as you say, the proof is in
the *listening...*

Yes, there were several vocal pieces. I am hoping to get a recording
at a performance this weekend and put the pieces up with the vocals.

The "Song of the Goddesses" is sung, as is "Stephano's Song."

Two others are also songs, "Full Fathom Five" and "Where the Bee
Sucks" but mp3.com won't let me put them up! They think they
are "cover songs" so, apparently, some band has used them.

I tried to explain that the words were by *Shakespeare* so that might
be why more than *one* person would have a piece by these titles.

It's a little hard getting through to them... :)

I may just put the pieces up again with "modified" titles, if I don't
hear from them. They seem to just be looking at the titles.

Of course, the music is *entirely* original, except for the 16th
century stuff which is, quite clearly, in the public domain!

OH... as a funny P.S.:

Two minutes ago I was actually watching the play from out my window!
Isn't that a hoot! I'm on the 35th floor and I use binoculars! It's
right across the street in a courtyard and, partially, from a
building roof... Full lighting, sound, etc., though.

It's funny to watch it from up here...

Thanks for the commentary!

Joseph