The Logic Off Topic list

Mark Lennox wrote:
> Sascha, you said you were using an environment to exapnd the bend range of
> the wheel on the Oxygen8 - maybe thats where the 'thinning' of data is
> occuring??

No, I was simply using an EXS patch, set to -24/+12, after that I was
A/B-ing the data input of both my SY85 and the Oxygen8, first I "only"
listened and then I also watched a MIDI monitor - same results, PB data gets
steppy.

> p.s. has anybody read/used 'The Jazz Theory Book' by Mark Levine? Whats it
> like? I'm a rank amateur with shoddy theory and I dont get to play as much
> as I like. Having said that I really want to have a broad knowledge of
> theory that I can draw on when writing, but that wont swamp any native
> cunning I might have - any tips???

I don't know how much of experience you have, from what I seem to remember
Levine's book is pretty much dealing with advanced things (even if it starts
almost at zero) but my brain might fool me on that.
In general (unfortunately) I know about no single theory book that I'd
recommend. If you were german I'd recommend a book by Frank Haunschild, but
I guess these haven't been translated yet.
Best thing to do is to get a bunch of theory books from a public library and
have a look which one is the most easy to read one - those often are the
best as well.

Regards,
Sascha