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SherLok Merfy

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Apr 20, 2009, 3:11:04 AM4/20/09
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I wrote:
http://www.playscreen.com/ringtones/preview.php?Cat_Id=1&Cn_Id=10402
and expected it to break. It did not, and for the first time that I
remember, someone rated it before it was approved: 1. The last time I
answered to their "Michael", it went about like this:
I pressed one to get a live operator, and waited about twelve rings to
get her. She said something like "You pressed one to get lower
interest rates?". I said "It's a wish, and you can make it come
true!" (my tone was a parody of many inflated ads). She hung up. She
will probably do the same thing if you sing that song to her. Again, I
might not get the chance, because I might, hopefully and finally be on
their do not call list. If someone there ever asks my wish, I will
tell them to die, like more than half of their respondents probably
do. If they are smart, they will be able to guess my wish.

So, I really hope that one is not an accurate rating of musical
quality, but rather just a knee-jerk reaction to my distasteful
message destination.

The song can of course be used for more
desirable or challenging wishes in person.
_______
<a href="http://ecn.ab.ca/~brewhaha/">BrewJay's Babble Bin</a>
--My index file had the wrong name for some time.

tom_k

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Apr 20, 2009, 12:19:48 PM4/20/09
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"SherLok Merfy" <brew...@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> wrote in message
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>I wrote:
> http://www.playscreen.com/ringtones/preview.php?Cat_Id=1&Cn_Id=10402
> and expected it to break. It did not, and for the first time that I
> remember, someone rated it before it was approved: 1. The last time I
> answered to their "Michael", it went about like this:
> I pressed one to get a live operator, and waited about twelve rings to
> get her. She said something like "You pressed one to get lower
> interest rates?". I said "It's a wish, and you can make it come
> true!" (my tone was a parody of many inflated ads). She hung up. She
> will probably do the same thing if you sing that song to her. Again, I
> might not get the chance, because I might, hopefully and finally be on
> their do not call list. If someone there ever asks my wish, I will
> tell them to die, like more than half of their respondents probably
> do. If they are smart, they will be able to guess my wish.
>

Is there a reason you're now cross posting stuff like this to RMT?

Tom


SherLok Merfy

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Apr 21, 2009, 11:58:01 PM4/21/09
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On Apr 20, 10:19 am, "tom_k" <tkor...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Is there a reason you're now cross posting stuff like this to RMT?

' You can learn from reducing ratios, because every stereo
' pairing that I will yuuz haz a name this time.
basis = 21
' That puts this into the comfort zone of a basso profundo
' who can get a minor third lower. Sixteen to fifteen in
' my previous version is not a well documented ratio.
' Maybe it is on a museum piano with thirty-one notes per
' octave. It might be a usable ratio in four parts.

SOUND 0, 12
SOUND 6 * basis, 12
SOUND 8 * basis, 8
SOUND 5 * basis, 12
SOUND 6 * basis, 16
SOUND 8 * basis, 12
SOUND 5 * basis, 8
SOUND 6 * basis, 16
SOUND 0, 12

' Same lyrics. This is going in the right channel.
SOUND 4 * basis, 12
SOUND 6 * basis, 8
SOUND 8 * basis, 12
SOUND 6 * basis, 16
SOUND 8 * basis, 12
SOUND 6 * basis, 8
SOUND 4 * basis, 16
' Lyrics: You can make my wish come true.
' Note that the parts cross.

' I will follow this up with a link to synth output,
' so that you can see what I meant by "waveform does not
' change from peak to peak, and throughout the pairing"
' if you downmix it to mono and view with Nero's WaveEdit
' or something like it, then zoom in enough.

SherLok Merfy

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Apr 22, 2009, 12:31:49 AM4/22/09
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On Apr 20, 10:19 am, "tom_k" <tkor...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Is there a reason you're now cross posting stuff like this [appeal to
> judges of quality snipped] to RMT?

Someone once told me "Those who can do, and those who can't, teach".
If my example is not up to snuff, and maybe a judge should score on
that point, then a lot of what I said might as well fall on deaf ears.

SherLok Merfy

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Apr 22, 2009, 5:50:39 PM4/22/09
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Go ahead and try to make money with this:
http://ecn.ab.ca/~brewhaha/Sound/wish.mp3
Dry, four-part synth, geared for a bayse. CC-BY

http://www.playscreen.com/ringtones/preview.php?Cat_Id=1&Cn_Id=10407
CC-BY-NC Derivatives allowed per implications of MP3 release, and
please do not compete with my recordings unless you are in person.
Wish Come True, final four-part version, including a dry synth lead-
in.

The four parts convey different attitudes. Pick one.

LJS

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Apr 23, 2009, 9:20:55 AM4/23/09
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On Apr 21, 11:31 pm, SherLok Merfy <brewh...@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>
wrote:

lol
I see you have noticed the limited responses to your posts!

LJS

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