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just john
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Remixing the Beatles' Revolution #9
Monday, September 28, 2009 at 11:46 AM
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As you've seen, the Beatles now have an official video game release. Perhaps that means they (as a business entity) are ready to make deals about other things.
And that brings up a notion I've had for years: Remixing their audio collage Revolution #9.
I've long wanted to do something with that track. In the seventies, I thought it would be fun to do a live cover of. For instance, there's a repeated figure that involves a line from orchestral strings followed by a horn beeping. I thought of learning to play that orchestral part as power chords on a guitar, and having a bicycle horn mounted on the guitar's end, for the horn sound.
But this century is about remixing. And I thought of two ways to build remix packs without the band's help:
1) Using the track, isolate each sample as well as possible. Since many samples are used more than once, this would be well within the abilities of people here.
2) Search out source recordings for each sample. I wouldn't be surprised if hardcore Beatles fansites have done much of the legwork on this one, as far as identifying the sources.
But now, perhaps electronic musicians can petition the band for an official pack of samples. Anybody here up to asking?
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Brainbelly
Joined: 05/03/02
Location: Mellow Mendocino California
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RE: Remixing the Beatles' Revolution #9
Monday, September 28, 2009 at 7:51 PM
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I'll forgo a dissertation on my gut feeling that making a Guitar Hero game of the Beatles is sacrilegious.
One option for your project you may want to check out is Melodyne and how it can now "pick apart" a musical piece and re-arrange any part of it.
http://www.celemony.com/cms/index.php?id=dna
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination, but crossing the road with your eyes closed is easy" -John Lennon - “What relates to reality, is not certain; and what is certain, is not real.” --Albert Einstein
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(((stereofect)))
Joined: 09/02/01
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RE: Remixing the Beatles' Revolution #9
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 6:10 AM
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I read in the papers last night that Lucy from"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" fame just past away at age 46 after a long battle with Lupus. Apparently Julian and her had stayed in contact over the years and were... albeit distant... friends.
R.I.P Lucy
As for the Beatles... well the extremely over priced box set re-issue thing and then the Rock Band/Gweetar crap 'bout did it for me.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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(((stereofect)))
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RE: Remixing the Beatles' Revolution #9
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 6:12 AM
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Oh, and about your idea to remix numba nine, just john; I'd love ta hear your power chord/bicycle horn rendition. That's a pretty cool idea..
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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