"In Absentia" was their commercial breakthrough, you could do worse than that. Porcupine Tree are a leading "new prog" band, meaning that their rock music incorporates progressive ideas but is based on a modern sound rather than retro callbacks. Pure Reason Revolution are another great band in this area. Try Muse for something more digestible (Origin of Symmetry for guitar riffs, Absolution for epicness, Black Holes And Revelations for more experimental yet commercial anthemic stuff with synths.)
It's pretty hard to be a new band that sounds like 60s/70s rock without sounding like generic rubbish. There are a few bands that have sort of done it, like Wolfmother and arguably The Darkness. Clutch have pulled out a pretty solid string of blues/rock albums.
I ran wubi for about six months with 10.04 and it was bricked by kernel updates three times. I tried everything, and the first two times I managed to get it running again by replacing a file with a backup while in windows. The third time even this failed There were also many updates without any problem. It is a great system to play with, but until somebody works out why it keeps randomly breaking I would recommend updating with caution.
Indeed. This has been something of a slow-burning scandal recently, because the biggest offenders in the UK are a) Politicians b) Media so oddly we aren't getting many outraged articles in the papers, there is no TV coverage and no chance of a serious debate in parliament. When people are challenged they just look at their feet and wait for you to go away. (After politics and media it's probably banking and fashion; again, powerful people.)
I actually write songs. A lot of these are quite experimental. Basic scientific method; don't change all your variables at once (unless you're willing to do a detailed statistical Design Of Experiment, which might kill the mood a little.) Say I make a track based around an octatonic scale, I might still write it in a 4/4 time signature with a kick on every beat and a snare on the off beat, with guitar power chords and a funky syncopated bass line. 90% of the track then is "formulaic". I doubt if a single 'hit' has ever used this scale. Now, I am willing to accept that the resulting track is probably not "good", but I don't think it would be lack of originality that holds it back.
I suspect that many 'hits' are distinguished by the elements that deviate from the familiar formulae, which provide a framework. You could argue that piano concertos are highly formulaic, for example; same instrumentation, limited set of movements, similar use and positioning of cadenzas. Virtually all music is heavily based on established conventions; can you give more than a handful of "good" counterexamples?
Should I learn carpentry so I can build chairs and tables to my exact specifications and desire? I mean, if I don't then I cannot fully use this wood that I bought.
You should learn some woodwork skills and have a reasonable understanding of what carpenters do. You should be able to plane a door to make room for a new carpet, and recognise when broken furniture is worth taking to a craftsman for repair and when it is firewood. These are basic life skills, and plenty of analogies can be drawn to what is considered "advanced" computer use.
The implication here is that the main improvement that comes from high-end audio equipment is that you can tell the difference between different types of compression. This isn't true; it's a subtle side-effect of creating a richer, more immersive experience in general.
Mac user here that always pins the dock to the left-hand side *and* sets it to auto-hide. You may be a "long time mac fan", but that doesn't mean you speak for all of us.
I've been playing with Natty and the hidden menus are very pleasant when you aren't using them and infuriating when you want them, so I'll agree on this one. Rather hoping they'll drop it. Is there a preference somewhere?
Well, another way of looking at it is that it implements the feature they patented... For all intents and purposes, the software existed before the lawsuit. It's just that people are now going to have to buy it rather than rely of Microsoft ripping it off.
How do you know that they aren't? Powerful people are generally required to disengage their sense of humour when speaking publicly. On Slashdot, it's better to check that it's turned on...
Now, I always find it when people compare mac vs windows, they all seem to forget linux, which has pretty much all the bonuses of the mac (and more) with none of the problems of the doze - except for maybe certain very dedicated audio software.
I wish this was true. I'm due an upgrade for my audio machine, and I could build something a lot more suitable than anything in the current mac range (multiple muffled hard drives, passive cooling, large number of expansion ports etc.) for a comparable price to an iMac. I would even consider leaving Logic for some of the GNU/Linux options, pending a trial period, if it meant I could have a reliable specialised machine. But it's not the main DAW applications that are the problem (although they do have a long way to go), it's the back end. Core Audio is just much more reliable and usable than messing around with JACK/ALSA/OSS/PulseAudio. Every application works with a different subset of these options, and you will need to juggle several at a time to get anything done, due to the "do one thing, and do it well" philosophy. It's almost impossible to produce usable documentation for such a convoluted system, and this documentation is badly needed when you're trying to get something done for a deadline.
1. Open Applications folder 2. Select OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice, "Get Info" 3. Click on OpenOffice.org icon in top left of its panel, hit command-C to copy 4. Click on LibreOffice icon in top left of its panel, hit command-V to paste 5. Drag LibreOffice from Applications menu to dock.
Surely the music cartels are still somewhat accountable for low standards in pop music? The fact that Rebecca Black heard the recording and thought that it was in any way acceptable?
Not convinced this applies to music production. Most DAW software is very similar, and a talented musician can make some good tracks in Garageband or REAPER before upgrading to something like Logic or Sonar. In fact the extra bells and whistles are distracting until you're ready to use them.
Then again, the free/cheap tools are so good compared to what people had to use 20 years ago that you could argue in the grand scheme of things everyone does have a Steinway now. (Or a Steinway sample library, at least!)
Some countries in Europe may have laws that require such subpoena's. There is no EU directive that mandates such laws, however. Therefore not all countries have those laws
...until it is able to print with any arbitrary material. Oh wait, yes it can, because "number of dimensions" and "materials of construction" have NO CONNECTION.
Disappointingly, the first three citations refer to "the trapezoid rule", rather than "Tai's rule", suggesting that either they included it for the lulz, or just didn't want to refer to a maths textbook. The fourth citation, Hwu et al, does actually refer to "Tai's mathematical model".
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"In Absentia" was their commercial breakthrough, you could do worse than that. Porcupine Tree are a leading "new prog" band, meaning that their rock music incorporates progressive ideas but is based on a modern sound rather than retro callbacks. Pure Reason Revolution are another great band in this area. Try Muse for something more digestible (Origin of Symmetry for guitar riffs, Absolution for epicness, Black Holes And Revelations for more experimental yet commercial anthemic stuff with synths.)
It's pretty hard to be a new band that sounds like 60s/70s rock without sounding like generic rubbish. There are a few bands that have sort of done it, like Wolfmother and arguably The Darkness. Clutch have pulled out a pretty solid string of blues/rock albums.
I ran wubi for about six months with 10.04 and it was bricked by kernel updates three times. I tried everything, and the first two times I managed to get it running again by replacing a file with a backup while in windows. The third time even this failed There were also many updates without any problem. It is a great system to play with, but until somebody works out why it keeps randomly breaking I would recommend updating with caution.
From the uzebox store:
Important: A TV set with a SCART input (RGB) and and support for NTSC video is necessary for this kit!
NTSC and SCART are not mutually exclusive, it seems :-(
(Also on the page you linked, albeit in German first.)
http://uzebox.org/shop/catalog/
$70 seems to be the magic number. What I want to know more about is the video compatibility- is it really NTSC-only?
Indeed. This has been something of a slow-burning scandal recently, because the biggest offenders in the UK are
a) Politicians
b) Media
so oddly we aren't getting many outraged articles in the papers, there is no TV coverage and no chance of a serious debate in parliament. When people are challenged they just look at their feet and wait for you to go away.
(After politics and media it's probably banking and fashion; again, powerful people.)
A semitone is a musical increment of pitch. Are you talking about harmonics?
I actually write songs. A lot of these are quite experimental. Basic scientific method; don't change all your variables at once (unless you're willing to do a detailed statistical Design Of Experiment, which might kill the mood a little.) Say I make a track based around an octatonic scale, I might still write it in a 4/4 time signature with a kick on every beat and a snare on the off beat, with guitar power chords and a funky syncopated bass line. 90% of the track then is "formulaic". I doubt if a single 'hit' has ever used this scale. Now, I am willing to accept that the resulting track is probably not "good", but I don't think it would be lack of originality that holds it back.
I suspect that many 'hits' are distinguished by the elements that deviate from the familiar formulae, which provide a framework. You could argue that piano concertos are highly formulaic, for example; same instrumentation, limited set of movements, similar use and positioning of cadenzas. Virtually all music is heavily based on established conventions; can you give more than a handful of "good" counterexamples?
If you want the best people you can find, why do you limit yourself to those who will accept "at will" employment terms?
Should I learn carpentry so I can build chairs and tables to my exact specifications and desire? I mean, if I don't then I cannot fully use this wood that I bought.
You should learn some woodwork skills and have a reasonable understanding of what carpenters do. You should be able to plane a door to make room for a new carpet, and recognise when broken furniture is worth taking to a craftsman for repair and when it is firewood. These are basic life skills, and plenty of analogies can be drawn to what is considered "advanced" computer use.
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Don't post it to Slashdot, post it here if you mean it:
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The implication here is that the main improvement that comes from high-end audio equipment is that you can tell the difference between different types of compression. This isn't true; it's a subtle side-effect of creating a richer, more immersive experience in general.
Mac user here that always pins the dock to the left-hand side *and* sets it to auto-hide. You may be a "long time mac fan", but that doesn't mean you speak for all of us.
I've been playing with Natty and the hidden menus are very pleasant when you aren't using them and infuriating when you want them, so I'll agree on this one. Rather hoping they'll drop it. Is there a preference somewhere?
Well, another way of looking at it is that it implements the feature they patented... For all intents and purposes, the software existed before the lawsuit. It's just that people are now going to have to buy it rather than rely of Microsoft ripping it off.
How do you know that they aren't? Powerful people are generally required to disengage their sense of humour when speaking publicly. On Slashdot, it's better to check that it's turned on...
Now, I always find it when people compare mac vs windows, they all seem to forget linux, which has pretty much all the bonuses of the mac (and more) with none of the problems of the doze - except for maybe certain very dedicated audio software.
I wish this was true. I'm due an upgrade for my audio machine, and I could build something a lot more suitable than anything in the current mac range (multiple muffled hard drives, passive cooling, large number of expansion ports etc.) for a comparable price to an iMac. I would even consider leaving Logic for some of the GNU/Linux options, pending a trial period, if it meant I could have a reliable specialised machine. But it's not the main DAW applications that are the problem (although they do have a long way to go), it's the back end. Core Audio is just much more reliable and usable than messing around with JACK/ALSA/OSS/PulseAudio. Every application works with a different subset of these options, and you will need to juggle several at a time to get anything done, due to the "do one thing, and do it well" philosophy. It's almost impossible to produce usable documentation for such a convoluted system, and this documentation is badly needed when you're trying to get something done for a deadline.
I heartily endorse Doing Things The Right Way. No reasonable man could disagree!
What is it, by the way?
1. Open Applications folder
2. Select OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice, "Get Info"
3. Click on OpenOffice.org icon in top left of its panel, hit command-C to copy
4. Click on LibreOffice icon in top left of its panel, hit command-V to paste
5. Drag LibreOffice from Applications menu to dock.
Surely the music cartels are still somewhat accountable for low standards in pop music? The fact that Rebecca Black heard the recording and thought that it was in any way acceptable?
Might want to look at this. They've put up multi-tracks for the last three albums.
Been done, in the UK at least. Great resource:
http://www.theyworkforyou.com
Not convinced this applies to music production. Most DAW software is very similar, and a talented musician can make some good tracks in Garageband or REAPER before upgrading to something like Logic or Sonar. In fact the extra bells and whistles are distracting until you're ready to use them.
Then again, the free/cheap tools are so good compared to what people had to use 20 years ago that you could argue in the grand scheme of things everyone does have a Steinway now. (Or a Steinway sample library, at least!)
Some countries in Europe may have laws that require such subpoena's. There is no EU directive that mandates such laws, however. Therefore not all countries have those laws
Logic fail
...until it is able to print with any arbitrary material. Oh wait, yes it can, because "number of dimensions" and "materials of construction" have NO CONNECTION.
Disappointingly, the first three citations refer to "the trapezoid rule", rather than "Tai's rule", suggesting that either they included it for the lulz, or just didn't want to refer to a maths textbook. The fourth citation, Hwu et al, does actually refer to "Tai's mathematical model".