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Hello to all!

Last July I upgraded my recording facilities and wanted to choose a  
work that would require multi-tracks, some midi, etc... to put the new  
equipment through its paces.  The Franck "Prelude, Fugue, and  
Variation" emerged as a good subject for such a project.

Part of my approach to learning the Theremin is to work on  
transcriptions.  Transcriptions force me to work through awkward  
passages on the Theremin and give me an opportunity to focus on  
music-making without the added workload of composing.

Another opportunity is the possibility of uncovering a work that  
sounds great on the Theremin.

A web search of the Franck "Prelude, Fugue, and Variation" revealed  
that it has been transcribed for many instruments including guitars  
and accordians.  So to do this on the Theremin is, if not a first, the  
first time it has been presented on the internet.

I decided to realize the non-theremin tracks with my Aries Modular  
Synth to create a work with 100% analog sound sources.  The Aries is  
used to accompany the "Prelude" and "Variation" sections which feature  
a solo Theremin voice.  The middle section is entirely with Theremin  
tracks.

In the course of this transcription, I used all the preset timbre  
settings on the Etherwave Pro plus one user-settable setting.  The  
middle section (the Fugue) uses different timbre settings to mimic  
different divisions (keyboards) on a pipe organ.  The loudest parts  
use up to nine Theremin tracks.

Besides using all the timbres, I used most of the playable range of  
the Theremin, doubling treble parts an octave above the score (same as  
using 4' organ stops) and doubling the bass to add a 16' register (if  
you have big speakers you'll enjoy the low "pedal" notes that go clear  
down to a 16' C#).

The link below will take you to my website page from where you can  
download/or listen to this work (it is a 10meg file so will take a  
couple of minutes to download).

http://kevinkissinger.com/FranckPfv.shtml

Hope you enjoy this.  Thank you for listening and for reading this post.

-- Kevin

Hi everybody.

It's been quiet here, lately.  Just thought I'd share some little 
ringtones I made with multi-track theremin.  They're just little 13-sec. 
or so mp3 files, at a little under 300 KB each.

They can be browsed at my http://www.cantelow.com site, or for direct 
links to each:

   http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtjoe.mp3
   http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtlucille.mp3
   http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtrita.mp3
   http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsam.mp3
   http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsarah.mp3

I have no idea how they actually get into people's phones.  I suspect my 
own phone might be too low-tech to handle their size, wonder if I should 
have tried to make them smaller.  BTW, anyone has my permission to use 
these non-commercially.

At any rate, I had fun thinking what would sound good to get one's 
attention to answer the phone.  Little bursts of sound that say, "Hey, 
someone wants to talk to you!"  I hope others will also do ringtones, I 
think theremins are a natural for it!

Ann

I've never created a ringtone.  From what I can see from browsing the  
web, there is software that allows one to upload a .mp3 to the phone  
companies' server (i.e., ATT-Mobile, Cingular, Sprint PCS, etc) and  
the server in turn pushes the ringtone out to the phone.

Has anyone ever done this?  Any software recommendations?  Is there  
any open-source software to do this or does one have to pay for the  
service?

-- Kevin

Quoting Ann Cantelow <cantelow@...>:

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> Hi everybody.
>
> It's been quiet here, lately.  Just thought I'd share some little
> ringtones I made with multi-track theremin.  They're just little 13-sec.
> or so mp3 files, at a little under 300 KB each.
>
> They can be browsed at my http://www.cantelow.com site, or for direct
> links to each:
>
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtjoe.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtlucille.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtrita.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsam.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsarah.mp3
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> I have no idea how they actually get into people's phones.  I suspect my
> own phone might be too low-tech to handle their size, wonder if I should
> have tried to make them smaller.  BTW, anyone has my permission to use
> these non-commercially.
>
> At any rate, I had fun thinking what would sound good to get one's
> attention to answer the phone.  Little bursts of sound that say, "Hey,
> someone wants to talk to you!"  I hope others will also do ringtones, I
> think theremins are a natural for it!
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> Ann
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Ann,
Thanks for making the ringtones.  I have been wanting to do that myself
for some time.

I used tonethis (free) to convert and install Rita on my LG vs6100.
http://www.tonethis.com/

Each phone and provider is a bit different, but the software allows you
to enter those specifics.  The ringtones can be sent to the phone like
a picture, or a cable can be purchased to download from a computer to
phone.  

The file size is limited, varies with phone, should be about 100k or
less (in my case).  Most polyphonic phones use mono mp3 files, I think
some fancy newer phones will do stereo.  The mp3 file is converted to
mono (maybe bitrate is changed too, the button just says 'convert'),
and renamed from .mp3 to .mid file extension.  This software then sent
the ringtone to my phone, and I saved it, and selected it for the type
caller.

Depending on your service contract with the phone service provider,
there may be charges for sending the tones to the phone.

It worked!  Now, I get to hear you whenever I get a caller with caller
id.  I'll let you know how rita wears with time, and how others react.

Thanks!
bret

--- Ann Cantelow <cantelow@...> wrote:

> 
> Hi everybody.
> 
> It's been quiet here, lately.  Just thought I'd share some little 
> ringtones I made with multi-track theremin.  They're just little
> 13-sec. 
> or so mp3 files, at a little under 300 KB each.
> 
> They can be browsed at my http://www.cantelow.com site, or for direct
> 
> links to each:
> 
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtjoe.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtlucille.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtrita.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsam.mp3
>    http://www.cantelow.com/vanity/theremin/rtsarah.mp3
> 
> I have no idea how they actually get into people's phones.  I suspect
> my 
> own phone might be too low-tech to handle their size, wonder if I
> should 
> have tried to make them smaller.  BTW, anyone has my permission to
> use 
> these non-commercially.
> 
> At any rate, I had fun thinking what would sound good to get one's 
> attention to answer the phone.  Little bursts of sound that say,
> "Hey, 
> someone wants to talk to you!"  I hope others will also do ringtones,
> I 
> think theremins are a natural for it!
> 
> Ann
> 
> 
> 
> SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community
> 
> To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@...
> 
> 
>  
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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These are great. I'm going to ask someone who I *think* knows about ringtone
technology about how you do this.

Alas, my phone is too primitive, too, but when I finally get an upgrade,
I'll have to put one of these on there....!

On 4 Oct 2006, at 15:55, Ann Cantelow wrote:
> Hi everybody.
>
> It's been quiet here, lately. Just thought I'd share some little
> ringtones I made with multi-track theremin. They're just little 13- 
> sec.
> or so mp3 files, at a little under 300 KB each.
>
These are lovely little pieces of music. Thank you. I think you have  
invented a whole new genre - "thereminimalism."

All you have to do now is create 150 or so more of them and you'll be  
able to release the first ever thereminimalist CD.


:-)


Gordon Charlton: gordonc@...

Beat Frequency: myspace.com/beatfrequencyuk
Theremin UK:http://theremin.org.uk
              UK Thereminist? Read the FAQ.

I doubt if my antiquated cell phone will allow ringtones...

Enjoyed listening to the ringtones.  They are all brilliant little  
vignettes of Theremin tone. Excellent!

-- Kevin


Quoting Theremin UK <gordonc@...>:

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> On 4 Oct 2006, at 15:55, Ann Cantelow wrote:
>> Hi everybody.
>>
>> It's been quiet here, lately. Just thought I'd share some little
>> ringtones I made with multi-track theremin. They're just little 13-
>> sec.
>> or so mp3 files, at a little under 300 KB each.
>>
> These are lovely little pieces of music. Thank you. I think you have
> invented a whole new genre - "thereminimalism."
>
> All you have to do now is create 150 or so more of them and you'll be
> able to release the first ever thereminimalist CD.
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> Gordon Charlton: gordonc@...
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> Beat Frequency: myspace.com/beatfrequencyuk
> Theremin UK:http://theremin.org.uk
>               UK Thereminist? Read the FAQ.
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> SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community
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> To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@...
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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I tried to use that ToneThis program, but I got an error that I don't 
know how to fix.  I left a message on their tech support board.

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Victoria Lundy wrote:

> These are great. I'm going to ask someone who I *think* knows about ringtone
> technology about how you do this.
> 
> Alas, my phone is too primitive, too, but when I finally get an upgrade,
> I'll have to put one of these on there....!
> 
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> SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community
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> To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@...
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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