apspec activity: pfeiria 17 for matt davidson

Hey everybody.  I've upload a new mix to my site.  I've pasted my 
mailout below.  You can download the mix and the trax that make up the 
mix from the links in the mailout.  When I make a mix I use open source 
mp3 dj software called gdam.  I use a laptop for this.  I send the audio 
from my laptop into a mixing board.  I use one channel to cue in my 
headphones and the other is the output that is ultimately heard and 
recorded.  Hence, the mixes are mono.  With this latest mix, I did some 
post production in csound.  I wanted to make the mix stereo so I used 
the <jitter> opcode to randomize the output between the left and right 
channels, and therefore expand the mix in the stereo field.  I'm curious 
to know of any other methods that are used to make a mono file stereo.  
Other methods that I'm currently aware of are:

* slightly detuning one channel
* playing one channel slightly out of phase with the other.

take care,
gerald wenzel

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**@pspec activity**

@pspec would like to thank sonic maverick Matt Davidson (phthalo) for
designing pfeiria-17.  Click the links below to download pfeiria-17 for
free in ogg and mp3 format.

**pfeiria 17**

mp3 47.7M <http://apspec.com/pfeiria/mp3/pfeiria_17.mp3>
ogg 44.9M <http://apspec.com/pfeiria/ogg/pfeiria_17.ogg>

track listing:
head pac
mp3 3.1M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/mp3/2003/head_pac.mp3>
ogg 2.3M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/ogg/2003/head_pac.ogg>
de buena fe
mp3 5.2M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/mp3/2002/de_buena_fe.mp3>
ogg 4.1M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/ogg/2002/de_buena_fe.ogg>
vade
mp3 7.2M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/mp3/2002/vade.mp3>
ogg 6.7M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/ogg/2002/vade.ogg>
head pac
mp3 3.1M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/mp3/2003/head_pac.mp3>
ogg 2.3M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/ogg/2003/head_pac.ogg>
low wave female
mp3 5.0M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/mp3/2002/low_wave_female.mp3>
ogg 3.9M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/ogg/2002/low_wave_female.ogg>
aGAIN
mp3 1.1M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/mp3/2003/aGAIN.mp3>
ogg 1013k <http://apspec.com/la_feria/ogg/2003/aGAIN.ogg>
head pac
mp3 3.1M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/mp3/2003/head_pac.mp3>
ogg 2.3M  <http://apspec.com/la_feria/ogg/2003/head_pac.ogg>

Because the normal pfeiria form didn't work for Davidson, he typed and
mailed a letter with the instructions for his mix.  Before opening the
envelope, I knew I had been touched by someone who was beyond "how
things ought to be done." I determined this when I read the brilliant
return address:

sender: matt davidson
? London
England

Rather than going with the usual ten trax, Matt Davidson picked eight. 
Here's how he listed them:

1: head pac
2: de buena fe
3: (your choice)
4: head pac
5: low wave female
6: aGAIN
7: head pac

floating track: esser

four bold deviations from the norm:
a. picking eight trax instead of ten
b. giving yours truly the option of picking track 3
c. picking the same track three times
d. using a floating track

What's a floating track you ask while adjusting your undergarments? 
Read the excerpt from Matt Davidson's letter for an explanation.

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Gerald,

I figure 'designing' a pfeiria mix entitles me to add a few guidelines.

1. I would like seven tracks only + a "floating" track.  The seven
tracks are to be mixed in the order given.  However, the "floating"
track, or parts of it, may be inserted into the mix at any point and as
many times as you wish.

2. Track 3 is to be a track of your choice, selected from the la feria
archive.

3. I would like the mix to have a theme.  Hence the inclusion of 'head
pac' 3 times.
Interpret this however you like.

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In response to Matt Davidson's revolutionary letter, the @pspec xhtml
team has added a textbox to the pfeiria form to give listeners the
opportunity to provide additional guidelines for their pfeiria mixes. We
look forward to further input and deviation from our listeners.

**download more pfeiria mixes**
mp3 <http://apspec.com/pfeiria/mp3>
ogg  <http://apspec.com/pfeiria/ogg>

**design your own pfeiria mix**
<http://apspec.com/pfeiria/index.shtml>

-- 
gerald wenzel
@pplication specific - music is necessary
http://apspec.com

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