{"id":122,"date":"2011-06-26T11:45:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T10:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corkcitygamelan.ie\/blog\/?p=122"},"modified":"2011-07-26T08:56:15","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T07:56:15","slug":"how-it-all-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corkcitygamelan.ie\/blog\/how-it-all-started\/","title":{"rendered":"How It All Started"},"content":{"rendered":"

note: the terms for using the music in this page (entirely royalty free) are laid out in this document<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Almost three years ago, in July 2008, I bought a flash memory field recorder to replace my defunct cassette tape field recorder after 19 years of loyal service. It is a Zoom H2 (I wrote an article about it)<\/a>, a neat, simple to operate compact piece of technology, capable of recording over three hours of 4-channel surround sound, or up to a little over 6 hours in Digital Vido sound track format (better than CD audio). It’s one of the enabling technologies for the Cork City Gamelan.<\/p>\n

I put it to the test almost immediately, recording some noises made by my friend and neighbour Paul’s almost classic (1991) Mercedes: door closing, engine starting up, and the horn.<\/p>\n

\"Paul's<\/a>I created melody and bass\u00a0 notes from the beep of the hon, and percussion beats from the rest of the sounds. Then I composed this little ditty<\/a> (885 KB in the iPod \/ iTunes MPEG 4 format).<\/p>\n

It was a sort of “proof of concept”: it is possible to create music from tiny bits of field recordings without taking ages. While it is not exactly a CCG piece (I don’t believe Paul would like me to beat this beauty with sticks and mallets), I am calling it The Grandfather of The Cork City Gamelan<\/em>. Quite entertaining, isn’t it?
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