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Archive for April, 2009

TapNTune updated to version 1.3

By Jaems • Apr 25th, 2009 • Category: Software

Download TapNTune 1.3 (9.2 mb dmg)
This update fixes some problems with the tuner’s input. This fix will mostly affect users with “clean input”, such as keyboard or guitar players who use a jack. In addition, the application icon has been fixed so that users can click in the middle of the notes in icon view and [...]



Adding keystroke functionality to a Midi keyboard using Max and the aka.keyboard object

By Jaems • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: Tutorials

I’ve discussed the great aka objects in another post that dealt with using the Sudden Motion Sensor of the Macbook to control a game of Pacman [link]. This post will deal with the aka.keyboard object and how to use it to add keystroke functionality to a Midi keyboard. This would be useful in situations where you [...]



World Premieres of Bach Concerto transcriptions for Recorders

By Jaems • Apr 20th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

Click here for poster and flyer
New: See live video from one of the performances! [link]
Note: This is a Danish press release for a concert series in Denmark. For a description in English of the transcription process please [click here].
Koncerter for blokfløjter
Gå ikke glip af de kommende koncerter i maj, hvor Ensemble Zimmermann gæstes af [...]



How to download and view the complete works of Bach on a Macintosh

By Jaems • Apr 17th, 2009 • Category: Tutorials

I have recently discovered that the complete contents of the Bach-Gesellschaft, containing all the published works of Bach, are availablle online. Wikipedia lists three sources, one of them has PDF files, but the link is busted, hacked, or both.  The other resource is located at the IMSLP, but the files are listed separately, and the user [...]



Sinfonia to Cantata BWV 29 for 2 melodicas overdubbed in 9 parts

By Jaems • Apr 12th, 2009 • Category: Video

Higher quality mp3:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
This arrangement is different in that it utiilizes only 2 sizes of melodica: the Suzuki Pro 37 Alto and the B-24 Bass. Aside from some octave shifting in the bass parts, there wasn’t any transcription necessary to fit within these ranges. The parts are covered [...]