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tconrardy · Post by **tconrardy** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:17 pm

Lauries Song: A Music Mouse Extravaganza
by Tim Conrardy

http://tamw.atari-users.net/LauriesSong.mp3

About 1.2 MB's

Recorded and rendered in Tracktion. Softsynths used exclusivly controlled by Laurie Spiegels Music Mouse application which was run an Atari Falcon computer. There is no step time in this. All tracks were recorded live to the track using Music Mouse. You can make it sound like your Jan Hammer using some emotional pitch bend

Softsynths used:

HarpTime
Cameleon
Rhino
M42 Nebula
PolyIbit
VurtBox.

Info on Music Mouse here:

http://tamw.atari-users.net/mmouse.htm

There is a Mac version, but the Atari version can be run on PC via emulation.( Steem)

Comments welcome: Music Mouse is a cool app!

TC

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:21 pm

wow! that is beautiful!

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:04 am

the sounds are other-worldly ...
the production , and stereo field are first class ...

the ( i assume ) Harp-Time construction is too good , and a tad too pervasive ...
it calls too much attention to itself , thereby detracting from other more natural , and melodic elements ...

i assume ( again ) the composition program allows some weighting of factors deciding final outcome ...

overall , quite intriguing , and certainly an eye-opener for those unfamiliar with algorythmic compositions ...

tconrardy · Post by **tconrardy** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:18 am

normal wrote:the sounds are other-worldly ...
the production , and stereo field are first class ...

the ( i assume ) Harp-Time construction is too good , and a tad too pervasive ...
it calls too much attention to itself , thereby detracting from other more natural , and melodic elements ...

i assume ( again ) the composition program allows some weighting of factors deciding final outcome ...

overall , quite intriguing , and certainly an eye-opener for those unfamiliar with algorythmic compositions ...

To begin with...this is a different kind of algorithmic program: you actually use the mouse in a grid to play the actual notes...so what you are hearing is me actually moving the mouse and creating the notes. I am choosing the notes, and at what tempo they are played. Actually it plays a scale...in this case, a pentatonic scale.You can change scales on the fly however.

I do suppose the HarpTime is a bit promanant, but thats in the mix...not in the playing :-)All the leads and bass are also played in with Music Mouse. You might say that instead of using a MIDI keyboard, I am using Music Mouse as an alternate controller, which it is. You can also change CC's which are assigned to the qwerty keyboard as you play as well. But I did not do a lot of fancy things. I did use pitch bend in my lead sounds, and got into it. It takes practice to make Music Mouse work for you, as in all instruments. It was quite neat to be able to play my fav softsynths with it however. Sort of got into it...even the VurtBox is there doing a distorted lead type sound.( in a tamed manner more or less)M42 is doing the main lead, with Cameleon doing the vocal pad, and PolyIbit doing the bass. Rhino does the pretty bell type sounds.

Quaderno ( http://www.quaderno.com )is another alternate mouse controller, but Music Mouse is the ORIGINAL and much easier to work with.

TC

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:40 am

Very nicely done Tim, as I listen I am taken to an exotic island where the breeze is cool and stars dance in the sky... oops, just daydreaming there, ubnfortunately I have to go to work tomorrow, I would rather be on that island. Nice sounds.

mystahr · Post by **mystahr** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 2:10 pm

It not only sounds beautiful, but reading into the music mouse link I'm only more impressed.

I thinks I want to try this

tconrardy · Post by **tconrardy** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:31 pm

Mystahr wrote:It not only sounds beautiful, but reading into the music mouse link I'm only more impressed.

I thinks I want to try this

Right now Laurie Spiegel has Mac versions and the Atari version. The Atari version is keydisced, but we have worked on a non-keydisced version and in the midst of releasing it ( shareware) so hang on! It will work on PC with Steem ( http://tamw.atari-users.net/steem.htm )You can use a MIDI loopback app to control your softsynths. Once you get all this set up, it is quite nice. However, sice I have real Atari's, I don't really use Steem that often ( still have to install it since my HD crash

BTW: you should check out Lauries site, which is quite extensive. She is a pioneer in Electronic Music, having contributed to the Voyager I recording ( Music of the Spheres) that went into space, as well as her work at Bell labratories. She coded Music Mouse in the 80's and I have not seen a program like it in all these years.

She also has some cool CD's out which explore some early synths such as the EML line, Buchla, and some other very strange stuff ( up my allay) worth checking out. On her site are also some excellent papers on music in general which can really make you think.

http://retiary.org/

EDIT: heres a link to an instrument she used at one time:

http://www.synthmuseum.com/mcleyvier/mcleyvier01.html

TC

mystahr · Post by **mystahr** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:13 am

Thanks Tim for the various links provided

liqih · Post by **liqih** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:05 pm

what a nice gentle waterfall of sounds to swim in,

many thanks Tim for this top production,

you really know how too use the Laurie tool