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Cedric inquires: And there are couple musical instruments that I can t really tell where I can get it from. It is the famous flute sound from Enigma, I hear that all the time , even other artists using it sometimes. Another one is the Electronic Brass sound from Vangelis, I guess that is his signature lol. Just lovely. TWO OF MY FAVES TO SOUNDSPOT! The Enigma flute is an old E-mu Emulator II shakuhachi sample, as featured on Famous Sounds. It s funny how people call it expressive, because it seems to be a single sample. Play it for less than the full duration, and the airy chiff is absent – therefore, the lack of loop points allows for perceived dynamicism when used in a performance. I don t have the sample with me but I used it in Lovers Dance : Download audio file (Torley_Wong-Lovers__Dance.mp3) Vangelis has used a lot of different brass sounds but if I were to single out a signature, it d be the rich, detuned sounds coming from his Yamaha CS-80. Arturia makes the CS-80V (I have Analog Factory which contains some selections from this, including very Vangelistic sounds) and East West Quantum Leap s Goliath actually has a few sounds dedicated to this, too. Here s me playing one of them, infact. I use far more pitch bend that Vangy tends to, but that s me compensating for lack of a ribbon controller:

I don t know a lot about wine; only that connoisseurs get really mad because they can tell the difference and you can t, and they hate your ignorance. I guess that s why it s so hard to be exacting about stuff like grammar, because it drives you nuts if you know what s wrong – otherwise you prolly don t care. While it doesn t sound as apt as Murphy s Law and hence(forth) bound to be forgotten easier, there s a related term called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It makes me laugh so hard reading that Wikipedia page, because I see it everyday in others. I see it in myself! (And only later do I realize it.) While with many aspects of art, there s subjectivity, yet facts come into play: I believe how many minutes of music you ve listened to, along with the quality of that listening – were you immersed or was it just background noise? – make quite the difference on the established base of experiences you can draw from. Another sign is knowing what elements and styles are called, and beyond that, not being confined to that. It doesn t make someone superior to spew weird Italian words to describe track tempo, it s only useful if someone else knows them too, and those terms help you accomplish goals. Which is why, in recent times, births of fresh idioms and problem-solvers like notation for vinyl scratching are exciting. Some people hoard cats. I hoard sounds. To a point. When I was younger, I was less discriminating. So many sounds were my first time hearing them . Now, I m well-acquainted with what analogue drum machines can do, so I no longer feel a pressing need to grab all the 808s/909s in hearing range – rather, I go for established pedigree where I know that not only are the sounds trimmed and treated beautifully, but sorted. There s no more deplorable time-killer than being in the middle of a hot production and not finding the sound you need. I m particularly pleased with Wave Alchemy s Drum Machines 01 which I graciously received a promo copy of, and you ll hear a lot of it in some upcoming Dream Journal tracks. After I dreamed of classy hotels with the best video (not shopping) arcades the world has to offer. (I d also like to share why soundware testimonials should be accompanied by examples of them in action, as well as why we can be increasingly proud to expose what samples we use – rather than obscure them – but that s another topic for another post.) I m now more miserly , and that even isn t the right word, but I wish to get more out of what I already have. Build a fine collection which has extensive breadth, yet fits the proverbial all killer, no filler . So in my sound design palette, of course I want gorgeous pianos. I covered that (NI Akoustik and the Imperfect Samples Braunschweig, mainly), so I check that off my list. Unless something startling and marvelous comes along. Yesterday, I bought Camel Audio s Alchemy. It fulfills the multi-effect, super synth that can create thick sounds so powerful they can fill a mix unto themselves. Thus, it teaches me about how to EQ selectively and make them play nice with others. Like star employees. The presets are proving amazingly lush (I wasn t aware it could do trippy drumkits), and I see all sorts of pictures when I play each. More to come on that note! Some people relax to scents and candles and lights. I do too, but I also like to put my headphones on and trek through these sounds which I ve collected. I ve come to acknowledge it s better than therapy. (Elsewhere on my blog, the Tumblr experiment continues. Don t know yet if it ll be too distracting to have longer, thoughtful posts like this intermissioned by brief clips, nor is it the smooth crossfade of a DJ mix I idealize, but, being new to this, I too, must know by doing.)

Jon Medwid created this showreel in the Game Art Design program at Expression College for Digital Arts. http://www.expression.edu/game_art_design/

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PREVIEW OF “ILLIN FRONTZ” — hot pumping club action. This is going to be for you to enjoy your magic hour to. For there are sacred places we party, and doorways to other spaces. Once a member, you always belong, and you can never leave. The choice is yours. The price we pay for this pleasure is lifelong addiction, each experience desensitizing us and preparing us for the next. Yet, it never ends until you die. Again, more Wave Alchemy and Chipsounds mysticism in the mix. Each time I do something which is both different and the same, creating consistency out of variations. I make notes of the little things I’d like to hear (samba fills, 1 bar of breath, chanting into the mic, one-shot 8-bit arcade sample gems, Artillery fired off for breaking monotony’s back) and it all weaves together. Primary inspirations: V-club and sacred texts. What would it be like to have a totally decadent establishment with a video arcade to get you to that next level of consciousness? Can’t believe I didn’t take advantage of Ableton Live’s color-coding before. Now as it excites in my template, watermelon. You can be so sick when you need to get down, but can you ever get up again??

PREVIEW OF “UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTOR” — in the studio today, cookin’ up fresh beats. Clocked in a tight groove starting at 10 PM last nite, had to finish the meal. So cats, here’s a taste, my hat-tip to hip-hop geeks everywhere. It’s all about GHETTO CYBERPUNK. Read RZA’s Tao of Wu and felt severely inspired. Phat analogue drum samples powered by Wave Alchemy’s Drum Machines 01 + African Rhythms. Video gameyness mostly ‘cuz of Plogue Chipsounds. Big bass hits you right in the face and ass. UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTOR = UC = YOU SEE the light and truth IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR BATTLE ON OHHH YEAHHHH

We Feel Fine Book (excerpt) An Almanac of Human Emotion. What a handsome cover. Many pix gathered from the Internets. And beautiful typography & graphics (some say, “chart porn”). In addition to the vivid and at often-times sexy layout which I consider exceptional in this day of blogs-and-what-have-you-not-becoming-books, I hope this tome is educational for people who wish to grasp emotions, such as Asperger’s Syndrome peeps like myself — I’m fairly along my journey of face-reading, but mindful of those who have a lot of progress to look forward to. Oh! And my picture is in the full thing with a notable quote. See if you can find me. Thanx to Hannah Johnson for sending this over. :)

Imparate con me in maniera facile e divertente a sopravvivere in SL Distributed by Tubemogul.

Created by Vancouver Film School student Alexandre Premiero through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program.

Created by Vancouver Film School student Marcelo Campos through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program.

Created by Vancouver Film School student Idan Aharonson through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program.

Michael gives us helpful tips with color and texture around the house.