GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation

This study entailed learning how to simultaneously play six instances of z3ta+ in 19-ET tuning with my Fender Mustang using a Roland GR-20 as the guitar to midi interface.

Details are here:

http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=25

files are linked there and also here:

http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/19-ET/monday-1b.mp3

http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/19-ET/monday-1b.ogg

Respectfully,

Chris Vaisvil

I've added a video of me using the set up (playing microtonal synths with my guitar) for the curious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3krEHxlBSk

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "christopherv" <chrisvaisvil@...> wrote:
>
> This study entailed learning how to simultaneously play six instances of z3ta+ in 19-ET tuning with my Fender Mustang using a Roland GR-20 as the guitar to midi interface.
>
> Details are here:
>
> http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=25
>
> files are linked there and also here:
>
> http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/19-ET/monday-1b.mp3
>
> http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/19-ET/monday-1b.ogg
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Chris Vaisvil
>

Chris,
 
I have just listened to your GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation.  No malo, senor - not bad, not bad at all!
 
I'd like to ask you two quick questions:
 
Does Hexaphonic simply mean six tones per octave, or is it more complicated than that?
 
Where did the video part of your presentation originate?

Thanks,
 
-- Mark Rankin

 
--- On Wed, 12/9/09, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...> wrote:

From: christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...>
Subject: [tuning] GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation
To: tuning@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 9:08 PM

This study entailed learning how to simultaneously play six instances of z3ta+ in 19-ET tuning with my Fender Mustang using a Roland GR-20 as the guitar to midi interface.

Details are here:

http://chrisvaisvil .com/?p=25

files are linked there and also here:

http://clones. soonlabel. com/public/ micro/19- ET/monday- 1b.mp3

http://clones. soonlabel. com/public/ micro/19- ET/monday- 1b.ogg

Respectfully,

Chris Vaisvil

The word "hexaphonic" is used in the world of Guitar to MIDI Converters. It means that MIDI Guitar Controller or guitar (6-string bassguitar) equipped with hexaphonic pickup analyses and sends independent signal for every string which is then converted to MIDI data. Common guitar pickup mixes all signals together (if it's not a guitar with stereo output).

So in this case it has probably nothing to do with the number of notes in the octave.

Daniel Forro

On 11 Dec 2009, at 11:07 AM, Mark Rankin wrote:

>
> Chris,
>
> I have just listened to your GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar > Improvisation. No malo, senor - not bad, not bad at all!
>
> I'd like to ask you two quick questions:
>
> Does Hexaphonic simply mean six tones per octave, or is it more > complicated than that?
>
> Where did the video part of your presentation originate?
> Thanks,
>
> -- Mark Rankin
>

Daniel is correct.

The hexaphonic here means I used a separate synthesizer for each string. The tuning is 19-ET.

More technical details are at http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=25

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Forro <dan.for@...> wrote:
>
> The word "hexaphonic" is used in the world of Guitar to MIDI
> Converters. It means that MIDI Guitar Controller or guitar (6-string
> bassguitar) equipped with hexaphonic pickup analyses and sends
> independent signal for every string which is then converted to MIDI
> data. Common guitar pickup mixes all signals together (if it's not a
> guitar with stereo output).
>
> So in this case it has probably nothing to do with the number of
> notes in the octave.
>

Hi Mark,

I don't understand the question: "Where did the video part of your presentation originate?"

If I am to guess your meaning here is an answer - the video is an entirely new improvisation with the same equipment and set up as the original improvisation.

Chris

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Mark Rankin <markrankin95511@...> wrote:
>
> Chris,
>  
> I have just listened to your GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation.  No malo, senor - not bad, not bad at all!
>  
> I'd like to ask you two quick questions:
>  
> Does Hexaphonic simply mean six tones per octave, or is it more complicated than that?
>  
> Where did the video part of your presentation originate?
>
> Thanks,
>  
> -- Mark Rankin
>
>  
> --- On Wed, 12/9/09, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...>
> Subject: [tuning] GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation
> To: tuning@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 9:08 PM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> This study entailed learning how to simultaneously play six instances of z3ta+ in 19-ET tuning with my Fender Mustang using a Roland GR-20 as the guitar to midi interface.
>
> Details are here:
>
> http://chrisvaisvil .com/?p=25
>
> files are linked there and also here:
>
> http://clones. soonlabel. com/public/ micro/19- ET/monday- 1b.mp3
>
> http://clones. soonlabel. com/public/ micro/19- ET/monday- 1b.ogg
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Chris Vaisvil
>

Chris,
 
Thanks very much for beginning to explain things.  I've been wondering about those amazing color videos coming up on my Windows Media Player.  I can hear the improvisational nature of the sound overlay, the flowing and buzzing and scraping and hammered sounds, etc. 
 
What I don't understand yet is where the moving, spinning, floating, bursting, video feed comes from - who invented this colorful visual field, and when?
 
-- Mark Rankin 

--- On Fri, 12/11/09, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...> wrote:

From: christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...>
Subject: [tuning] Re: GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation
To: tuning@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 7:10 AM

Hi Mark,

I don't understand the question: "Where did the video part of your presentation originate?"

If I am to guess your meaning here is an answer - the video is an entirely new improvisation with the same equipment and set up as the original improvisation.

Chris

--- In tuning@yahoogroups. com, Mark Rankin <markrankin95511@ ...> wrote:
>
> Chris,
>  
> I have just listened to your GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation.  No malo, senor - not bad, not bad at all!
>  
> I'd like to ask you two quick questions:
>  
> Does Hexaphonic simply mean six tones per octave, or is it more complicated than that?
>  
> Where did the video part of your presentation originate?
>
> Thanks,
>  
> -- Mark Rankin
>
>  
> --- On Wed, 12/9/09, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@ ...> wrote:
>
>
> From: christopherv <chrisvaisvil@ ...>
> Subject: [tuning] GR-20 Hexaphonic 19-ET Guitar Improvisation
> To: tuning@yahoogroups. com
> Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 9:08 PM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> This study entailed learning how to simultaneously play six instances of z3ta+ in 19-ET tuning with my Fender Mustang using a Roland GR-20 as the guitar to midi interface.
>
> Details are here:
>
> http://chrisvaisvil .com/?p=25
>
> files are linked there and also here:
>
> http://clones. soonlabel. com/public/ micro/19- ET/monday- 1b.mp3
>
> http://clones. soonlabel. com/public/ micro/19- ET/monday- 1b.ogg
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Chris Vaisvil
>

Mark,

As best as I can tell it sounds like you are talking about windows media player's visualizations. Those are generated by that program and not by me.

Thanks,

Chris

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Mark Rankin <markrankin95511@...> wrote:
>
> Chris,
>  
> Thanks very much for beginning to explain things.  I've been wondering about those amazing color videos coming up on my Windows Media Player.  I can hear the improvisational nature of the sound overlay, the flowing and buzzing and scraping and hammered sounds, etc. 
>  
> What I don't understand yet is where the moving, spinning, floating, bursting, video feed comes from - who invented this colorful visual field, and when?
>  
> -- Mark Rankin 
>