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1. 25

   Csound is back on the Mainframe after a 40 year absence

   Here's one that took a while to make. I was able to build Csound v5 under Linux on an IBM mainframe Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL), thanks to an IBM developer program. Csound is back on the mainframe after not seeing such an architecture for probably 40 years. It runs pretty fast, but that's...

   Aug 10, 2012
2. 24

   June Gloom #20 - processed by Linux

   Here's a version made on a Linux implementation on Amazon's Web Services. Now that my preprocessor has been ported to open source Free Pascal, it was a snap to compile it on an Ubuntu Linux instance. Csound only needed a simple install. It's my first try at Linux. Next stop: RedHat under z/VM on…

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   Aug 2, 2012
3. 23

   June Gloom #14

   Here is the last version of June Gloom I will post. Today's run through the algorithm is a milepost of sorts. I finally was able to generate the whole thing without having to run either the preprocessor or Csound in that dreadful XP box on my Windows 7 laptop. Today I finished the port of the...

   Jul 22, 2012
4. 22

   Untitled Episode

   Here is one more version of the June Gloom piece I've been working on. For the past eight years I've used an older version of Csound (4.19 from 2005) that only runs on Windows XP. I moved to a new version of Windows, and the old version stopped running. So I obtained a current version, Csound...

   Jul 12, 2012
5. 21

   June Gloom #11

   This is another final version. The eleventh time through the track shows off the idea of several different instruments playing the melody, and each one can choose to trill, slide up, slide down, play only one note instead of all three, and many other variations. The conflict between the…

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   Jul 2, 2012
6. 20

   June Gloom #9

   This is a final version of the piece I've been working on lately. As with several recent works, this one takes six notes at a time out of a 10-note scale based on the undertone series. Here is a small chart that shows the pitches and ratios used and the order of the changes. The accidentals are…

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   Jun 30, 2012
7. 19

   June Gloom - more variety

   This is a work in progress. Today I modified the amplitude, octaves, tempos, and added a cello and tuba to the mix. The point of my recent music is choosing from several six note combinations from a ten note undertone scale. Some are very easy on the ears, and some are challenging. See if you can...

   Jun 28, 2012
8. 18

   June Gloom - more keys

   This is a work in progress. Noodling around with some different keys. Download or Play it here. Subscribe here:

   Jun 28, 2012
9. 17

   More June Gloom

   This is a work in progress. Adding a few more options for the melody. Now he can either trill, slide up, slide down, or play stacatto. More to come. And a few more keys. Download or Play it here. Subscribe here:

   Jun 23, 2012
10. 16

    June Gloom

    This is a work in progress. Just the woodwinds for now. The title is what Seattle is like this time of year. Play it here Subscribe here:

    Jun 22, 2012
11. 15

    Untitled Episode

    This is a work in progress. I'm working on some ways to have each instrument play the melody slightly differently. They all have the general concept, but each is different in different ways. This is the first attempt. It's very rough, but a good start beats no start, every day. Play it here or...

    Jun 9, 2012
12. 14

    Blue Sky/Black Crow #4

    Play it here Here's a final version of the piece I've been working on lately. It's scored for bass finger piano and lots of Ernie Ball Super Slinky Guitar string samples. The tuning is taken from a mostly utonal scale, but only six notes at a time. Here's the 10 notes in the scale, from which six...

    May 2, 2012
13. 13

    Blue Sky/Black Crow

    This is a work in progress. Today's installment includes many more types of chords. Very slippery notes. The chord changes are derived from the undertone scale I've been working with lately. Play it here or download this link Subscribe here:

    May 1, 2012
14. 12

    Rattlesnake Ridge #6

    My entry for the Untwelve 60x60 Mix. Play it here or download this link Subscribe here:

    Apr 29, 2012
15. 11

    Untitled Episode

    This is a work in progress. Today's installment is my first attempt at a 60 second piece for the 60x60 untwelve mix. It's scored for six guitars tuned to 72 EDO playing the a set of chords based on the undertone series. I'm just over 60 seconds at this point. Play it here or download this link...

    Apr 29, 2012
16. 10

    Black Crow-Blue Sky

    This is a work in progress. I'm playing with the bridge changes. After a vamp on G minor to Ab major we have the following: Eb major Bb major F minor C minor B supermajor Bf major Then back to the G minor to Ab major. Of course they are not really those keys. They are taken from the scale…

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    Apr 24, 2012
17. 9

    Working Title slides

    This is a work in progress. Just a set of up and down triads of two chords, gliding from one to the other. I'm using the Ernie Ball Super Slinky guitar string samples. Play it here or download this link Subscribe here:

    Apr 22, 2012
18. 8

    Working Title - added the 4th chords and slides

    This is a work in progress. Play it here or download this link Subscribe here:

    Apr 15, 2012
19. 7

    Working Title

    This is a work in progress. Just some strings for now. Play it here or download this link Subscribe here:

    Apr 14, 2012
20. 6

    Sleeping Wolve's Dance #16

    I made a few more changes to the guitar and horn parts. Nothing major. I spent the past few days chasing a bug that would cause the pre-processor to request a sample that did not exist. I fixed it so that it no longer does that. Now I have much more freedom to allow a randomizer to pick a higher…

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    Apr 11, 2012
21. 5

    Sleeping Wolve's Dance #14

    This one is final for now. It's the 14th take through the algorithm. It uses the subharmonic series to the 15 limit, plus one more (36:19) beyond the 15-limit, and an additional note (27:20) which I added to be harmonious with the 9:5. 18:18 18:16 18:15 18:14 27:20 18:13 18:12 18:11 18:10 36:19...

    Apr 7, 2012
22. 4

    Sleeping Wolve's Dance #11

    This is the first of the evaluation copies. I generally make a few copies then go for a walk and listen to them. This is one. I may change some things before it goes final. It's scored for Ernie Ball Super Slinky String samples, finger pianos, trumpets, trombones, tube drums, and balloon drums.…

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    Apr 6, 2012
23. 3

    Sleeping Wolve's Dance - some modes

    This is a work in progress. I added some new modes in the scale. Some are more "challenging". The piece steps through nine modes of the 10 available notes in the a scale derived principally from the undertone series with numerators over the demoninator 18. Plus one more note at 27:20 as a 3:2…

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    Apr 2, 2012