Re: MIDI Tuba

[bill bigrig <billbigrig@yahoo.com>]

Howdy,

 Try the Radio Shack 273-064a. Pry it out of hte case,
cut off the blue wire, solder the red wire to center
and the black wire to sheild of a small sheilded
cable. tape it to different places on the instrument
till you find the sound you want. make 2, record
stereo.
Rig



--- Richard Sales <richard@glasswing.com> wrote:

> Hey Miles
> 
> I have a Roland guitar pickup that sticks on guitars
> (with dum dum - 
> that stuff electricians use).  Have NO IDEA if it
> would work on 
> brass... or fiberglass in your case.  Might need
> metal vibrating to 
> pick up signal.  Actually, being magnet based, I'm
> sure it needs metal 
> wagging to get signal.  It's like a record head - or
> six.
> 
> I'm sure we could figure out some way to do it. 
> Worst case using a mic 
> and converter.  But you're welcome to take the gtr
> pickup and 
> experiment.  I also have the rack interface (Roland
> GM 70) that 
> converts it to MIDI.  You can borrow that too.  I
> never use em.  Was 
> gonna try it on the PRS 12 string but never got
> around to it.
> 
> Anyone out there have any idea if this would work?
> 
> richard sales
> glassWing farm and studio
> vancouver island, b.c.
> 800.545.6846
> 250.752.4816
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> On 15-Jun-07, at 9:16 AM, miles ward wrote:
> 
> > I agree; that's the central challenge with digital
> instruments from my
> > opinion, as amazing as they are at doing things
> _exactly_ how do you
> > take that energy from the crowd and turn it back
> around into more
> > energetic playing?  click harder?
> > Still frustrated that there's no midi controller
> for tuba...
> > -Miles
> >
> > On 6/15/07, RICK WALKER <looppool@cruzio.com>
> wrote:
> >> mech wrote:
> >> "I'd agree that if an audience pays good money
> for a "traditional"
> >> performance, they should most likely get what
> they pay for.  However,
> >> it's also perfectly viable to "erase" yourself
> from the performance
> >> and let the music itself be the center of
> attention, IMNSHO."
> >>
> >> I see what you mean but this one thought hits me
> strongly
> >> thinking about your post:
> >>
> >> If the performance (and musician) is not so
> important and only the 
> >> music is,
> >> why will people NOT pay to go see a show where
> you just put
> >> your latest recording on with a fantastic sound
> system?
> >>
> >> There's no denying it,    there is the potential
> for a lot of 
> >> interactive
> >> energy
> >> between performers and audiences (even if the
> interaction is only that
> >> the crowd is really excited to see the performer
> play) that makes the 
> >> live
> >> experience distincly different from the recorded
> experience.
> >>
> >> I've seen so many boring computer Goth shows in
> the past few
> >> years..........most
> >> of them , really,   and yet,  the lead singer of
> VNV Nation (a band 
> >> that I"m
> >> not even
> >> particularly enamored of)  can just make a huge
> sold out crowd go 
> >> crazy just
> >> because he is so passionate and throws himself
> into his singing.
> >> He just plays to a backing track with another of
> my pet peeves,   an
> >> electronic
> >> drummer who is obviously not playing all the
> drums on the track and 
> >> it's
> >> compelling as all hell.   I don't even own his
> records but I love 
> >> seeing him
> >> perform.
> >> He's totally inspirational.
> >> Go figure!
> >>
> >> At the same time,  I just saw the Police play
> their reunion concert 
> >> last
> >> night.
> >> They had a hundred thousand dollar light
> computer/led light show.
> >> Sting was in fantastic voice............just blew
> my mind what a much 
> >> better
> >> singer he is now than even back in their heyday.
> >> Band sounded good and they played all the hits to
> an adoring crowd.
> >> The band was animated and hopped all over the
> stage, lit incredibly 
> >> well.
> >> My wife and I both confessed afterwards that it
> just hadn't touched us
> >> as at all, emotionally (and we're big fans).
> >> Go figure!
> >>
> >> It's the anima of the performance that connects a
> lot of times.
> >> Of course, it helps if the music is fantastic and
> compelling.
> >>
> >> All anyone needs to do is to go see Kid Beyond do
> a performance with 
> >> a mic,
> >> an FCB1010 and a laptop looping solution to know
> that
> >> playing with a laptop is NOT INTRINSICALLY
> BORING.
> >>
> >> the point of all of this dialectic is that it is
> the gestalt that 
> >> makes the
> >> most difference:
> >> that frequently elusive combination of wonderful
> music,  interesting 
> >> visual
> >> presentation
> >> and audience committment to the performance.
> >>
> >> It doesn't matter whether Hendrix would have used
> a strat or a Sony 
> >> VAIO,
> >> the question is,  would you go to see him if he
> were still making 
> >> compelling
> >> music.
> >>
> >> rick walker
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > ---Miles Ward
> >
> 



      
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