Re: "guided fantasy journeys set to music"

Eric:

I haven't put The Amp up anywhere yet; it's in digital format but not in mp3
so it's too big to upload/download (23 minutes running time), but I'll take
care of that asap.  I'm thinking of putting it on myspace or something like
that.  We'll see. Thanks for your encouraging comments.  I look forward to
the possibility of working together.  Can I have your direct e-mail address 
and the URL of your website?

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EJ2 - Double EJ Projects" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: [korgkarma] "guided fantasy journeys set to music"


> Hi Steve,
>   That's a very interesting concept.  However, without a soundbite
> to listen to an example, I wouldn't know specifically what you would
> be looking for.  I would think that the theme of the journey would
> dictate the genre. So for something like "Amp", I could imagine some
> heavy duty amplified guitar music.  For a "Radio" journey, anything
> past or present might work and any genre would fit the bill. Now the
> 3 combination banks A, B, and E have enough variety to lend to such a
> project.  Once you know your theme, go through the presets to find a
> combi that fits.  Test it out agains the backdrop of the theme.  Try
> variations of the combi (change the tempo, substitute the
> voices/programs, later the mix, etc.).  Next, I would rehearse what
> you intend to record, then load it in the sequencer, record it, play
> it back to listen to the fit.  If you have external sequencer with
> more detailed editing/processing features this might afford more post
> production utilites.  You're in to a ton of work regardless of
> whether you are a trained musician or not.
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> Most of my sets are mixed genre in the same vein
> as "Chemistry".  "TRANZFER" is more dedicated to
> electronic/techno/trance genres.  My latest set, "EJAZZ" due out
> shortly, is dedicated to jazz, funk, smooth jazz, blues combis.  If
> you intend on designing your own genre specif combis, it is no simple
> feat.  In fact, it has taken me more than 5 years to improve my craft
> and I'm still learning.
>
> KARMA technology is so deep with possibilities beyond our limited
> life span.  The trick is to compile the Karma workstation's elements
> into a "KARMA-fied" combination that is sonically viable.  The fact
> that there are only 2 of us on this planet - Paul Osborn and myself -
> who are engaged in developing 3rd party combi collections for the
> Karma might suggest how difficult this is.  However, it is not
> impossible. Ozzy's tutorial, "Combi Creation" is a good place to
> start.  The secret is to not give up after your first few attempts.
> The more you stick with it, the more you learn, the better your
> combis become.
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> Now, I haven't ventured into developing custom designed combis on
> request.  That's not how I work. In fact, with many of my collections
> costing as little as 31 cents per combi, I wouldn't even know what to
> charge for a custom design.  So, I'm probably not going to enter into
> that aspect for my business.  Yes, even though my developing sounds
> for the Karma (and other synths) is a labour of love, it helps put
> food on the table and gas in the car.
>
> I think, I've written too much here....LOL.  Just the same, I like
> your concept.  Do you have a link to some examples?
>
> Cheers,
> Eric
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> --- In [email protected], "Steven Kossor" <sakossor@...>
> wrote:
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>> You've been busy.
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>> I'm not a musician.  I came up with a concept about 30 years ago of
> taking listeners on "guided fantasy journeys set to music" and
> received some appreciative comments on a production called "The Amp"
> (a trip through the inside of a stereo system amplifier) from Jon
> Anderson on YES about 20 years ago.  In any case, I have delusions of
> getting back into the creation of these "Image Games" as I called
> them, and got a Karma to put a toe back into the water.  I'm not a
> musician.....
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>> I'm looking for a means of creating the type of music that lends
> itself to these guided fantasy journeys.  Do you think you could help
> me with that genre?
>>
>> Steve
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