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A request to amateur composers who visit this page

Topic started by Vijay (@ 212.137.205.127) on Thu Nov 16 16:58:22 EST 2000.
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I'd like to request amateur composers who visit this page to tell me if they've uploaded any of their work onto the internet and if they have, please tell me where I can listen to it. Thank You.

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Some composers to check out (in no particular order): Jay, Srikanth, Ganesh, Eswar, Sridhar Seetharaman, Kumar, Rjay.

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Responses:

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• From: Eswar (@ 63.194.254.134) on: Mon Dec 17 19:19:39 EST 2001
  
  Adi,
  This is in response to your question about sound design. I don't claim to be a good composer, since I have not yet released more than 3 tracks in the last 4 years. So, I don't want to claim what I think is right.
  While complex sound engineering techniques will sound 'intelligent', unless used with utmost clarity, I think it can lift off the mood of the song. Sometimes, even the simplest of panning effects can do all the talking in music scores. I am in for good sound design, but personally I don't think Rehman can be termed a good composer just because he uses some 'amazing' sound engineering.
  Composing music has, I think, left it's simplicity in expressions, to complexity in flexing sound powers. I somehow liked the former, where in human feelings hold a more important meaning than sound engineering. Just my opinion
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 24.4.252.137) on: Tue Dec 18 08:28:39 EST 2001
  
  Eswar:
  
  Sound Engineering is just one of the aspects of the Sound Design. Good to know ur opinions on this topic. As we delve deeper into composing music...one would appreciate the other aspects of the sound design. Catch u later. I am sure Sound Design's objective is not to give less important to the human feelings...
  
  Aditya
  
  
• From: Jay. (@ 209.10.124.134) on: Tue Dec 18 11:25:20 EST 2001
  
  I'm also very new to this field...but there a few things that realized right away.
  A mix can really make or break a song. It can make a dull track
  sound exciting and fresh. Sometimes its only when you experiment
  with the track that you realize how much better it can sound..unless you're
  a recording pro.
  Also, talking about sound design, there's a lot to learn about how to make
  a track sound "full"..in many tracks there are a lot of textures in the background
  which you hear only when you concentrate...else you hear only the
  final overall effect. It unnoticeable when you hear it as a whole but you take
  it away..and you'll feel its empty.
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.5.187) on: Wed Dec 19 13:50:29 EST 2001
  
  Guys:
  
  If u're familiar with Korg family of Synth Modules...it would be a good interview to read the man who designed the combis and sound patches for korg ( including triton ). Also in general it gives an idea/approach to make the sounds and the market for it. Look at it to use it in your sound design.
  
  http://sonikmatter.com/interviews/lehmkuhl/
  
  Aditya
  
  
• From: Jay. (@ 209.10.124.134) on: Wed Dec 19 14:44:51 EST 2001
  
  Very good article Aditya. Thanks.
  Also, the latest edition of Electronic Musician(Jan 2002) has a supplement with it - "Desktop music production guide"..very informative..it explains many aspects of recording with PC.
  
  
  
• From: Krishnamurthy (@ 198.102.112.201) on: Mon Dec 24 13:53:42 EST 2001
  
  Hello All,
  I sequenced Yen Vanile - from Johny. You can listen to it at http://members.tripod.com/kishmu under Ilayaraja.
  
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ 151.201.37.37) on: Mon Dec 24 14:35:33 EST 2001
  
  guys,
  My debut music album called
  "UNISON" is being released in chennai this week by Media-Dreams, Chennai.
  
  Media dreams does not require any further intro, Lucky to get a top record company to get my work out. This is an fusion instrumental album collection of about 12 tracks. check my website for song samples.
  http://www.srikanthd.com
  
  
• From: Vijay (@ 62.7.130.83) on: Mon Dec 24 14:53:55 EST 2001
  
  Congrats man Srikanth!!! Good work!!!
  
  
• From: Krishna. S (@ 24.9.90.27) on: Mon Dec 24 17:11:14 EST 2001
  
  Hi,
  
  I am no musician myself but I did have the good fortune to produce a Tamil devotional album "Samarpanam" of my wife , Anitha. Song samples can be heard at
  http://www.anithakrishna.com/albums.html . Would like to get some feedback and also some tips reaching a wider audience when the musicians are relatively unknown.
  
  
  
• From: kk (@ 198.4.92.5) on: Mon Dec 24 17:58:35 EST 2001
  
  srik..congrats. please post the cd cover.
  
  
• From: Krishna.S (@ 24.9.90.27) on: Mon Dec 24 20:31:12 EST 2001
  
  The CD cover is on the page if that is what you meant.
  
  
• From: Krishnamurthy (@ 198.102.112.201) on: Mon Dec 24 21:38:10 EST 2001
  
  Good job Srikanth. The samples sound great. Can I get a complimentary copy?? :) Talk to u soon.
  
  
• From: rjay (@ 209.166.172.34) on: Wed Dec 26 08:46:37 EST 2001
  
  Srikanth
  Congratulations!!
  
  Kishmu
  Another MIDI Masterpiece!
  
  RJAY
  
  
  
• From: Jay. (@ 209.10.124.134) on: Wed Dec 26 09:40:18 EST 2001
  
  srikanth...congrats!
  
  
• From: Ganesh (@ 134.113.200.29) on: Wed Dec 26 10:19:27 EST 2001
  
  srikanth congrats
  Mr. Krishna the songs are very well composed and excellently rendered.
  
  
• From: Vishvesh (@ 63.65.68.246) on: Wed Dec 26 10:28:46 EST 2001
  
  Srikanth,
  Sounds great. Your rendering of "Kaatrinilae varum geetham" was excellent and I wish you had uploaded the full piece there in your website. Hope to see you making much bigger names !
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ 151.201.36.159) on: Wed Dec 26 11:07:06 EST 2001
  
  thanks guys
  
  
• From: nikhial (@ 209.48.32.2) on: Wed Dec 26 11:42:57 EST 2001
  
  Question !! Can anyone pls help me getting notes ( preferrably western ) for Illayaraja's song mantram .. ( movie : mouna ragam ). I donot understand tamil but i love the buildup of that song. Hope this thread is right one to post.
  
  I appreciate your help. Thanks in advance.
  
  
• From: Krishna S (@ 24.9.90.27) on: Wed Dec 26 12:52:24 EST 2001
  
  Thanks, Ganesh ! I am glad I received some response !
  
  
  
• From: IR (@ 38.220.167.239) on: Wed Dec 26 13:35:32 EST 2001
  
  Krishna, excellent rendering by your wife, Anita, great voice.... good work on the album... may be she could work with some of the talented composers we have in this thread and come out with more albums in future... Good Luck to her...
  
  
• From: Vishvesh (@ 63.65.68.246) on: Wed Dec 26 13:57:23 EST 2001
  
  Mr.Krishna,
  Your collection was a pleasant change from the kind of music found among the composers here. I thought the guys here make the best use of electronic sound synthesizers in fusion kind of music and your album was different to hear with the original instruments. The Veena and the flute were perfectly handled and Ms.Anita sounded very professional in her voice. A typical semi-classical devotional album. Nice to know such albums are produced in US too.
  
  
• From: KS (@ 165.122.128.250) on: Wed Dec 26 14:21:41 EST 2001
  
  Krishna,
  
  Good tunes and very good rendering. They are very pleasant to hear and "sound" devotional. I think we need many such albums. I wish both of you the very best.
  
  
• From: hihi:-) (@ 128.111.113.76) on: Wed Dec 26 16:25:18 EST 2001
  
  kishmu,
  
  once again great stuff from you. it's time you come up with your own comps :-))
  
  anitA/krishNA: soothing songs. anitA's voice is beautiful; i really enjoyed the second one and the gOkulaththil kaNNan (11th?). good work.
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.200.29) on: Fri Dec 28 11:12:16 EST 2001
  
  Swamiji
  Another great midi work from you.
  I am very eager to listen to your own compositions.
  BTW I was looking at the your bands pics
  where are you ?
  There are two guys on Keyboard one with curly hair and one without curly hair ? :)
  
  
• From: Sridhar Seetharaman (@ 12.78.147.96) on: Sun Dec 30 21:39:28 EST 2001
  
  Swamiji,
  
  Brilliant midi work. I can visualize the orchestra in front of me. The piano work in first interlude is incredible.
  
  
  
  
• From: Krishna. S (@ 24.9.90.27) on: Mon Dec 31 07:36:10 EST 2001
  
  Thanks to all of you who sent their feedback on my wife's album "Samrapanam". Special one to my friend Palaniappan who is an active member of this forum and referred me to this site.
  Wish you all a very Happy and musically rich New Year.
  
  
• From: Jay. (@ 209.10.124.134) on: Wed Jan 2 11:06:22 EST 2002
  
  Hey..Happy New Year everyone!
  
  
  
• From: Krishnamurthy (@ 198.102.112.201) on: Wed Jan 2 13:48:40 EST 2002
  
  Thanks very much for listening to the MIDI. UV, I am not the hippy. That was nagaraj with curly hair.
  Sridhar, that was a big compliment! thanks!!
  
  Wish you all a Happy New Year!
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.202.93) on: Fri Jan 4 08:08:37 EST 2002
  
  Swamiji and others
  Can anyone tell me the carnatic rthym equivalent in western music
  Chathuswaram equivalent is 4/4 ?
  Thisram
  Misram
  Chapu
  etc
  Thanks in advance
  or they calculate just by the rpm
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.5.130) on: Fri Jan 4 09:38:54 EST 2002
  
  UV San:
  
  I am sure you would know what I am talking about...Just in case...
  
  Rhythm equivalences with WM always go with the time signatures. Here's one of the ways of representing equivalences with the time signatures with least possible units
  
  Chathurasram - 4/4
  Thisram - 3/4
  Misram - 7/4
  khanda - 5/4
  
  Popular Music is based on Standard Styles and 7/4 and 5/4 styles are not used commonly in WM. And so any kind of style that we take would either fall in 4/4, 3/4 or 2/5 in least possible units. I mean commercially off the shelf styles would be one of them or multiples of them. They map directly with 8beat, Waltz, Rock etc in the popular styles.
  
  However good Software/Synth/Arranger Sound Modules shall give us programming tools to make our own styles with any kind of time signature. And ofcourse with the natural instruments, u can see the best of all being sky as limit.
  
  Sridhar Seetharaman has done some stuff like "Why Not" - he may elaborate on programming Misram.
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 24.4.252.137) on: Sun Jan 6 13:02:24 EST 2002
  
  Hi Guys:
  
  Here's my new Score ( in the real sense )..."Miss You" - I humbly dedicate this song to all husbands who miss their wives when their wives visit india alone:-)) However the main theme is just missing somebody who's very close to you - so it's easy to relate. You know that the separation is only for a while but how we get along with that state is the theme of the song. This song is complete in all respects and ready to go online. This will demonstrate certain cool concepts that we have in carnatic classical music ( GrahaBhedam ) Charukeshi and GowriManohari are the main ones here. Enjoy the Song. Let me know your feedback.
  
  http://briefcase.yahoo.com/vijayaditya
  goto music folder
  listen to MissYou.mp3
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  

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