Introduction Good mornin'

[jo_robinson]

Hi everyone

Just introducing myself really. I am an administrator but in my spare-time I compose music and would like to go into this as a career.

It's just a case of getting my music "out there" and someone giving me a chance!

Look forward to chatting to some of you! 🙂

 

[philippe]

Hello Jo, Welcome.
What's your set up? All electronic or also acoustic? Are you a sax player too?
Philippe

 

[Pete Thomas]

At 09:02:53 AM 15/03/06, Jo Robinson wrote:
Hi everyone

Just introducing myself really. I am an administrator but in my spare-time I compose music and would like to go into this as a career.

It's just a case of getting my music "out there" and someone giving me a chance!

Look forward to chatting to some of you! 🙂

Hi Jo and I wish you the best of luck

 

[jo_robinson]

Hi

Yeah I am all electronic!

I have a laptop, and I use Fruity Loops with Atmosphere plug-in. I am also looking into getting some orchestral software.

I also have a Yamaha DGX-505 keyboard for playing all my tunes into Fruity Loops.

I mainly write dance/electronica at the moment but would like to compose more in the way of movie soundtracks.

I have written some music for a few animations which are hopefully going to be submitted to the BBC but apart from that, nothing else! 🙂

 

[drew_stewart]

hi jo,just had a look at your site also,you seem to be a very talented person.

 

[Pete Thomas]

At 5:07:29 PM 18/03/06, drew stewart wrote:
hi jo,just had a look at your site also,you seem to be a very talented person.

I just had a look too - great site. Did you do the Flash? very impressive design and I like your music

 

[jo_robinson]

Thanks, unfortunately I am not talented in the art of webdesign 😛

My boyfriend designed the site, the player is done in Flash.

Thanks for your comments 🙂

 

[drew_stewart]

i seen a group last year called acoustic ladyland and they mixed everything into electronic the sound they got was unbelievable,maybe worth speaking to alocal band to see what they say!!

 

[jo_robinson]

Ah, you mean remixing a track with electronic sounds?

I have actually thought of that, could give it a go! 🙂

 

[drew_stewart]

yea but also putting their instruments through some machine or other to produce some great sounds !

 

[jo_robinson]

So how would that work?

How would I separate each instrument to be able to put effects on them?

I've never done that before so its all new to me! 😛

 

[drew_stewart]

hi jo sorry ain't replied to you.when i seen them live they seemed to have all the instruments hooked up before hand and it was a matter of touching a button and the sound on their instrument was changed!i suppose it was like the special effects for a guitar but was used on saxophone!sorry cant be more helpful!pete might be able to advise you more! 🙁

 

[rs2sensen]

There are special effects for any instrument, even saxophone. In fact, instruments such as "electric saxophones" and "electric flutes" do exist. Another example of their use is found in the musical "The Wiz," which has Michael Jackson and is a takeoff of "The Wizard of Oz." Personally, I'm not much of a fan of it.

 

[drew_stewart]

hi rs2ensen,it defo wasn't an elecric sax he was playing just an ordinary one but like i say he added some wizardry to it.

 

[rs2sensen]

http://www.saxontheweb.net/Fink/ElectronicEffects.html