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Sarah, and Marija...
It is understandable to "fear" the reaction to being an Elvis fan...but girls, be proud that you are! Elvis made major contributions to music history. Not that he originated rock'n'roll...but he created a style of rock that was all his own, IMO. He was awesome! And even though you may not want to shout it from the rooftops right now, there will come a day when you will proudly proclaim it! And in the meantime, take heart, you girls are not alone... Lots of people love Elvis...
Daddy, I miss you more every day. You will always be my hero..
"Its An Elvis Thing Man, You Just Wouldn't Understand"
I have been an Elvis fan almost all my life and never ever denied being one because It will be a sin to do so as a true fan. Just like the saying: If you are not a fan, you need a lot of explaining to do but if you are no explanation is needed. When I became a fan when I was 9 years old , I really felt it is the wisest thing to do becoming a fan that time. I can feel then even I was that young that ELVIS was unique and mystical. He has the charisma that touch the passion of both female and male, the very first one to do so. Fans like us should always remember that the guy is an ordinary human being and possess no super power but his sheer talents , charisma and look. Just like us, he is capable of doing positive and negative things because no one in this world is perfect.
We should look up to him an an entertainer, singer, actor, father, husband but most of all
a human being with weaknesses. His private life should not be the subject of any debates or arguments and no matter how hard lots of people dwell into it purposely for their vested interest because of Elvis status. It's an undenying fact that Elvis made almost all of his detractors earned lots of money for successfully scrutinizing every little fibers of his private life, that is how you attract attention and get paid for. Whether the authorities concerned acknowledge his contributions and achievements or not,, we should not feel sorry and sad about it. In my personal opinion Elvis and all his fans got nothing left to prove because history speaks for itself. Let those unbelievers contest that for their personal satisfaction but nothing can dispute who ELVIS is. I always dare a challenge to anyone who question his status to bring up ANYBODY who can surpass or even equal his achievements and if they can do that, I told them I will burn all my Elvis collections and denounce him (an impossible feat indeed for them) Be proud and be counted as an ELVIS fan because we are very lucky to be followers of the GREATEST, the BEST, and the one of kind person ELVIS. The best argument you can put up to those who try to put him down is ask the question why after so many decades the name ELVIS still very much around bigger than ever. I need not enumerates a lot of great things about him that made him outshine even the brightest star of today. Why will more than 85,000 ETA's waste their time doing their thing? Isn't it telling those unbelievers something to think about?
I am a fan and will die a fan. Just like I used to say, that there were only two (2) comings in this world, Jesus Christ and Elvis. Amen
hello friends: hope everyone enjoyed a great summer. hard to believe it is september already and the kids are back in school.
i am enjoying this thread regarding, "being an elvis fan."
this is difficult to explain to people whom are not familiar with elvis as an elvis fan would be.
elvis was an education for me with regard to popular music. shortly after i purchased my first recordings of elvis (for our younger readers, my first purchases were on vinyl long players, ie. 33 1/3 rpm.) i ventured to our local public library to look up the original artists and the songwriters. i recall my initial amazement of the wide scope of music elvis covered. of course, i did not learn of elvis "personal" taste in music and all the details until after his passing. you know, the tidal wave of print matter that became available on the market.
elvis the performer: to this day i honestly cannot place a finger on the one solid reason what draws me to his 1968 - 1977 period. i simply enjoy watching him. and as we all know, the internet, is fabulous for enjoying video and still photos taken by the millions of fans. love it love it love it
i guess i am not offering a new revelation to being an elvis fan here, because you all know what i mean, thanks for the privilege of sharing my thoughts with you. peace and love to everyone.
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I have been an Elvis fan for 21 years now, have all his albums, etc. I think that some people's mockery reaction occurs because for a long time Elvis was portraited as a saint and the stories about pills etc were denied by the hardcore fans. Eventually, the truth sufaced and these stories cannot be denied anymore. Elvis was human with his weaknesses, fears and vices like anybody else. So I guess that's why they make fun of Elvis' fans. It's like - "You see he was no saint after all!"
Furthermore, I think it is important to have other musical interests besides Elvis. It helps you keep an open mind and be able to be critical where necessary. I remember an Elvis fanatic saying that all Elvis songs are excellent, all shows were great and he was a walking saint. These comments will not do good to the image of an Elvis fan.
I love being an Elvis fan! His voice and his music is great! I also like meeting other fans. All the ones I've met so far have been nice and I have became friends with some of them. I think I've rubbed off on people. My friend is now a fan of his, my mom is a part of the Elvis insiders and went to Graceland with us last year. She had a blast!
I'm not ashamed of people finding out that I'm a Elvis fan. When I wear tees that have his pictures on them people made comments about them but they were always nice comments. This one guy even got my attention just to give me a thumbs up about it! It's just too bad that I wasn't born a few years earlier so I could have seen him live.
Hello again everyone
It's nice to see that there are many replays on this thread and that people enjoy it.
All those thoughtful replays showing your love for Elvis...amazing...Thank you.
lol, well....I wore my Elvis badge on my bag while i was on school today! lol
And, there weren't many bad reactions There were two guys who said bad stuff lol. The first one said : He stole the black people music and the other one commented : That's just....so old!!! lol
And I said; Well guys...hehe, that's me ! And i love the man lol
I feel better now
So, Sarah, don't be afraid or ashamed to tell anyone now...and wear those bags!
to ya all,
Hi all,
Anyone who makes fun of me for loving Elvis I stick it up em' where it hurts the most..ha..ha..(I'm kidding!)Having said that, I do get defensive and protective over my favourite idol and regardless what others think of Elvis I still keep my head held high ,because deep down I know he is still reigning as the "King of rock and roll" .30 years since his passing, Elvis is still rocking the house!
I am only 27 years old, and fortunate to have parents who adored Elvis's music.From an early age Elvis's influence was already there.
I am a self taught guitarist for over 15 years now, and Elvis, through his music was definitely my mentor (particularly the very early Elvis music).Due to the diversity of his sound (ie Rock and Roll,Blues,R&B,Country,Gospel and Ballads alike)I was able to create my own style of playing.Elvis was the fire that ignited my passion for music.
When I am in my car I have Elvis blasting out of my speakers.My favourite song to drive to is a toss between Little Sister (love the guitar riffs on that)and Lawdy Miss Clawdy.I also have a couple of bumper stickers on the back, and on a few occassions I have over heard people walk pass and call out "Thank you- Thank you very much". I realised regardless wether people are fans or not Elvis still affects them either one way or another.But we the fans have Elvis, the precious treasure to behold in hearts forever and ever.
Elvis Presley is a force to be reckoned with wether dead or alive.He's left us with such a huge legacy that, I believe, may take a life-time to explore, Which I have made the decision to take the opportunity to ride this roller coaster of wonder -The world of Elvis Presley~~~~Oh what a joy...I can't hardly wait!!
Well, when I first became an Elvis fan, and got it out to people, it was amazing. I felt so good about myself, and I had my father who supported me, and a huge Elvis fan as well. My father and I were like ying and yang. Best friends ever. We also planned a big trip to Memphis, when he suddenly died six months ago. 42 years old, same mysterical way as Elvis.
Now Elvis is a huge secret to me. My family associates Elvis with my father, so I also listen to Elvis on my mp3, because I don't wanna upset them and make them sad. And I just started a new school, and I know what hell I went through with my last school. When they first found out I was a fan, they would stop in the cafeteria, pointing fingers at me. But they accepted it, and it was all good.
Now I'm afraid the same thing will happen to me in my new school. That they'll have trouble accepting it. Plus I have to hide Elvis from my closest family as well. It makes me so sad, because I love Elvis so much.
I had trouble listening to Elvis as well after my father died. Every song reminded me of the good times we had. But me and my family decided to go to Memphis anyway, because that was his biggest wish in life. I wanted him to see Graceland through my eyes. We had a really nice time, but it was also very emotionel. I was mourning not only over Elvis, but also my beloved dad.
And after the time in Memphis, I realized that my love for Elvis just kept growing, and now I, once again, can't go through a day without listening to his music. Now I just feel that I have to do it secretly.
This was really hard for me to write, but Elvis-friends, you're all I really have in my love for Elvis. I hope that my story didn't scare you away. I sometimes compare myself to Lisa Marie. She lost her father in a young age as well. Even though she's a lot older than me now, I still knows how she feels when I see interviews with her, or when I see her duets with Elvis.
Thanks for reading.
"It is no secret what God can do,
and I believe there will be peace in the valley some day,
so take my hand, precious lord, lead me and guide me."
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i understand completely what you mean (being a younger fan myself lol) i've recently started 6th form and to be honest i couldn't care less what others thought. The rubbish they listen to today .. and they have the cheek to insult MY music taste ... tsk tsk ... i have 2 folders for my lessons and both have elvis pictures on them, along with an elvis pencil case ... people have labelled me as an Elvis Fan and i am proud to be one. just remember:
"those who matter don't mind, those who mind don't matter" thats my philosophy anyway
yes there are always people who say "he died on the toilet" or "his music sucks" .. but i tend to ignore them, because for the latter, Elvis has contibuted more to music than 1977 onwards in my opinion! 2 people that really matter to me at school have nothing against my slight elvis obsession, in fact one of them likes elvis too (but not to my extent)
i thought i was completely alone in liking Elvis (at our school), but then Danielle said she did too so its all good
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I've got those hup, two, three, four, occupation G.I. Blues, From my G.I. hair to the heels of my G.I. shoes
whey! lol yes you did and i thankyou for printing them! everyone keeps looking at them and laughing and going "i take it you like elvis?" some people are a bit harsher but i really don't care anymore!
same with you Danielle lol no-one else is so open about liking him ... that might be due to no-one else actually liking him lol you'll agree with me when i say ... no-one else we know or at our school really likes his music or him AT ALL
they're into club music and stuff ... and bloomin' RIHANNA! lol if i hear "umbrella" one more time, i swear i'll stick one right up her ... oops i'm rambling
I've got those hup, two, three, four, occupation G.I. Blues, From my G.I. hair to the heels of my G.I. shoes
always...ALWAYS making me laugh
And you are happy that you have each other too
I hope i will find someone that will like Elvis in my school...or maybe, just maybe transform someone into a fan lol
to you both,
Keep on with the "King" babe...soak up all of the joy that you can derive from his music! There is so much to learn about him...even the fans who have been around forever, are still learning new things. It is a great hobby, and a wonderful way to meet nice people. There is a legacy with Elvis...and it's one to be proud of. So put it out there...enjoy it...and smile! You are loved honey...
Oh yeah...and by the way...lol...I'm an older chick and I still drive around blasting EP's music from all of my speakers...! My faves to drive to are "Patch It Up", and "A Big Hunk O' Love"....
Daddy, I miss you more every day. You will always be my hero..


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Is it possible to play a movie from an external hard drive (either Time Capsule or a drive connected to Time Capsule) on Apple TV 3 directly, without going through iTunes on a Mac?
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In that case, is it possible to leave a movie on an external hard drive and have it play on AppleTV, while iTunes is open but without it streaming to the Mac and then back to the AppleTV?
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Answers (above) to your (OPs) questions are correct. It sounds like you are wanting a solution that unchains your computer from the equation but still works. Think server instead of hard drive. If the server can run iTunes, it can get you pretty close to what you want.
If you have some old computer that you are no longer using, it can be your "server" (if it can run iTunes). If not, you could buy a cheap windows machine (even a used one to get the price low) and dedicate it to this purpose.
OR, consider going with something else (TV like) such as the WD device that allows local storage of your choosing.
|Dec 8, 2012, 06:02 PM
As the others have already stated, no, it's not possible directly.
However, I should add something: in addition to full x86 computers, you can also use low-power iOS sources (even older ones like the iPad 1 / iPod touch 4) to act as a proxy between a UPnP (and prolly also SMB) NAS and your ATV.
I've thoroughly tested UPnP and it worked just great. All this without any power-hungry, noisy etc. desktop computer.
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Raleigh >Arts & Entertainment > Zydaco Downtown
208 Wolfe St, Raleigh, NC | Directions 2761335.776249 -78.636603
Neighborhoods: Central
Angry Camper – Ate lunch there yesterday. Paid with debit (I did not read reviews previously......Someone else took me there.)
Charged more to my debit than I authorized. I wouldn't suggest paying cash, I would suggest not going at all.
If they will cheat people like this......what else are they doing behind the scenes that one does not know about?????
Fantastic – Im going to start off and say we complain about gratuity, wait time etc. First of all at Any restaurant there is a gratuity of 5 or more..there Is going to be a wait for your food with any large party. If u go out to eat then u expect & know that.. Zydeco is great the food is delicious yes there is a wait b/c your food is made to order for those of u that know what that means. The service & the entertainment was wonderful so I'm unsure where the other complainers went. I jus learned in life u can't please everyone so with that being said Zydeco keep doing what u all are doing!!!!I will be returning with more family & friends!!! & FYI we payed with our credit/debit card and had noooo problems!!!!
It was my birthday!! – Thank you so much for all your help Pam you are the greatest.
Well since the gratutity is already added because it was five of us that may be the reason that my waitress told me to hurry she has another table, can I just come back to take your order. Then my spice cajun salad has the juice from the sauteed meat and onions which caused my lettuce to wilt. Rude!! Rude!! Waitress wasn't working for a tip she already had it so it didn't matter how rude she was. Also I had to ask for my glass to be refilled.
It was my birthday and I was treated like it wasn't....
Unbelieveable – I had visited the establishment twice before and had good service. I was there on Friday, July 1, 2011, to celebrate a promotion.
The waiter was horrible, he didn't check on us once the beverages were brought, we had to get some one else to get him. He did not come and take the orders of the new people once they arrived. The food took 45 minutes and then the orders were wrong.
Here is the best part at the end of the night after bad service, bad food. To add insult to injury he claimed he couldn't split the bill, it was $400.00 for 9 people. After I yelled at him, he than said that the bill could be split. He just didn't want to would be to much and to time consuming to do. So one of my guests ended up standing beside him to tell him how to split the bill.
Don't go to this restaurant if the plan is to have a good time. The table across from came 45 minutes after we did and received their food, but than had the same issue regarding the bill.
Don't eat here!!!!!
Great Food-Slow service – First I don't understand the 10 buck cover charge??I mean we waited forever to eat and there was nothing complimentary for the cover charge.
However-our waitress,Alisha, was very courteous and reassuring that this wasn't an every night thing,thumbs up to her.
BUT once we got our dinner-we forgot about the waiting-DELICIOUS....this is real food-nothing from a microwave-hats off to the cooks and our waitress-oh yeah the drinks were great also,they were not watered down.Overall a good place to take a date.We had the jumbalaya,salmon and grits,ribs,macn cheese,collard greens..of course we all sampled each others meal! Got to try it!!!
Protect your DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS (USE CASH ONLY) – My debit card was charged twice and they would not refund my $. Only use cash...you have been WARNED!!!!
The service was also SLOW as hell!!!
The food was good but not worth paying double for....
Be Careful – This place has great food and great live music. Fun atmosphere and great bartenders. HOWEVER, warning: I went there with a friend and both of used checking account debit cards. Both of us were victims of phishing attacks on our accounts. Seems more than coincidental that both of had our cards compromised at the very same time after we both went there.
Still a fun place...but I would recommend using cash only.
Good Service, Great Food! – Our experience at Zydaco's was outstanding. Their service was speedy and our waitress, Robin, was friendly, gregarious, and gave excellent menu suggestions. Our cocktails, appetizer, entrees, and desert were seasoned perfectly. If I downgraded them on anything it would have to be the music and the noise level. I was expecting Zydeco music and they played R&B (nothing against R&B, just not what I was expecting). And it was very loud inside even before the live band started, making it difficult for dinner conversation.
We plan to go back the next time we are in town!
Good date spot – The food was good.The live music was great.The drinks where not the watered down stuff you get other places.I just wish they had more seating around the stage. I also wish the dinner came with some kind of dinner role and salad
Best Cajun Food in Raleigh – My wife and I went the restaurant for our wedding anniversary. We were thoroughly pleased with the service and the food was great. We started out with the crab dip and it was delicious. For the entree, we had the New Orleans Pasta Seafood and Cajun Fried Catfish. Both were splendid. We finished up with some of the bread pudding. I can taste it now! If you want a nice night out, this is the place to go.
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Even though that would probably work, the benefit is low and you'd have to convince the inspector that the risk of steam explosion is sufficiently low.
A HilKoil isn't exactly a code-approved plumbing device in MA even for hydronic heating, would violate the warranty of the woodstove...
...but could work if you engineered-up the necessary controls, heat exchangers & pumps.
For the amount of money you'd spend on a hack of dubious benefit you can probably install a heat pump water heater (the GE Geosprings are about a grand at box stores, and subisidized in some utility areas if you're already heating hot water with electricity) which would pull over half it's heat from the room. If that room is heated by the woodstove, over half the hot water heat is from the woodstove, the rest is from the electricity used by the compressor. In summer it would serve to dehumidify the basement too. It's still drawing heat from the woodstove, just in a less direct (but fire-safe and code-compliant) manner.
If the hydronic boiler is propane fired even a standard electric tank would cost less to operate at recent years' propane prices. If oil it's comparable in cost. But a heat pump water heater's operating cost is less than half that of a standard electric tank during summer, and during heating season when drawing heat from the room (a bit more than half the total heat going into the water), the cost of the wood-heat fraction is dependent on your cordwood cost & wood stove efficiency.
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Posted 18 May 2013 - 06:51 PM
This news seemed to come almost out of no where didn't it? I think this forum has spoilt me somewhat - I'm that used to reading the gossip here first! I'd be very interested in knowing if its true or not
If I stay awake, it must be good.
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I imagine it depends on his availability, If it does come over, it will not be until March or April 2014 as Hanks will likely be promoting Saving Mr Banks and attending various award ceremonies. I imagine Delfont Mackintosh, ATG and Nimax will be fighting to get this into one of their theatres.
Posted 19 May 2013 - 06:54 AM
Yes, a guaranteed box office hit, regardless of what the play is like. Producers will be falling over themselves dreaming of the premium prices they can charge.
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I'm fairly new to PD, and I noticed that fidle~, sigmund~ & friends weren't able to deal with bass pitch.
As I'm a glutton for punishment ;) , I decided to have a go .. seemed I needed to make an external, and even that was prety tight.
Anyway, here is the compiled linux version..
..and help file..
I can post the source if anybody's interested..
Katjav? :-D
I'm sure you could suggest or make some improvements, and compile it for other OS
I've cleaned the source up a bit, and included it in the zip..
I'm not set up for cross-compiling .. no way of testing, anyhow
It tracks quite well at medium tempo, but as it's in 'real time', can't cope with more than about 150bpm
Hello moog1, where's the makefile, I want to do OSX and Windows build so we can compare with [snac~] and maybe combine good elements from both.
By the way, how long did it take you to find out about the peculiar organisation of imaginary coefficients in mayer_realfft()? Think this stuff has bogged me down for at least half a day, I was totally puzzled by the nonsense output of my object.
Sorry .. no makefile..
I used a script:-
gcc -g -Wall -W -fPIC -O3 -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -c basspitch~.c
gcc -g -Wl,--export-dynamic -shared -fPIC basspitch~.o -o basspitch~.pd_linux
which includes debug symbols in the executable.
Re imaginary coeffs. it drove me up the wall .. I had many hours of bug chasing .. I finally realised when reading the rfft~ object code, carefully scrutinising it.
Finally got time to compile [basspitch~] on OSX. Initially, there was this kind of compiler warnings:
basspitch~.c:34: warning: declaration of 'pow' shadows a global declaration
/usr/include/architecture/i386/math.h:352: warning: shadowed declaration is here
So I changed all occurrences of variable 'pow' into 'power'.
I had a hard time trying to understand what the code exactly does. But it seems to work (partly, see below). It's interesting that a period longer than the fft framesize can be tracked. A 512 point fft at SR 44100 corresponds to ~86 Hz, and [basspitch~] tracks down to 40 Hz. That is because the second harmonic is sometimes taken to represent the pitch? It is a great advantage because of reduced latency.
It is a nice bass tuner now, but it could be more. You did not test the output as a pitch controller for synthesis, I'm sure! It jumps from tone to tone if you sweep the input frequency. Probably the culprit is this line in perform method:
outlet_float(x->freq, sys_getsr()/(512*16) * fracbin);
This should not be in perform. Instead, you should use a message clock and bind it to a separate method where outlet_float is called. That makes sure every call is indeed executed. Examples can be found in other classes which have signal inlet and message outlet(s).
Edit: I didn't upload the binary since you may want to correct the code first.
Last edited by katjav (2012-02-16 00:22:45)
I've inserted the clock_delay thing for the messages, see attached. Unfortunately it did not help to get a better message output rate.
Could you comment a bit on your approach? It seems like you're shifting frequencies in time domain before they go into the fft. What's the theory behind it? It would be great to get it working properly, and see if the good elements of our pitch trackers can be combined.
Edit (after looking a bit better at code and output): seems more like you downsample the signal before it goes in the fft. The message output interval is almost 200 milliseconds. The 512 point fft is done for every 8192 input samples? In that case, it works like it should, apologies for my critic. Still I would love to hear your explanation.
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Mmm .. I see you added a 'clock' .. I'm not quite sure what it does..
Yes, you're right .. downsampled by factor of 16, and a 512 point windowed fft can be done which is quicker than doing an 8192, as only bass freq needed.
Quadratic interpolation is then performed, but not as accurate as your snac~ :)
Seems to be enough for midi (just about)
The first section of the file is probably what confused you .. it's just a rough 512 fft to decide whether to trigger the 8192 .. it's all a bit tight really.. not to bad for a first attempt, although it took me many, many hours..
Maybe, trying to track bass when just learning was rather ambitious.
Still, I learnt somewhat .. and enjoyed it really ;)
Moog1, clock_delay() is the official route to get values out of a perform method to message outlets. This is how Pd schedules all message calls to happen inbetween dsp ticks.
You're right it's better to do a 512 pt fft than 8192 pt if only low frequencies are to be tracked. Long fft's can cause buffer underruns, specially if there are many in the same dsp tick. Downsampling is the obvious approach indeed. It's just that I overlooked the few lines of code where it happens.
I'm planning to write (one day, not today or tomorrow) a multirate decimator class in C++, which should do downsampling and filtering in one process. Like you've done it in [basspitch~], but for arbitrary FIR filter kernels. To be combined with several analysis classes for pitch tracking and transient detection. When skipping redundant calculations, decent FIR filtering shouldn't be too expensive in the downsampling case. Maybe we can cooperate on this, if you like.
Did you try [helmholtz~] with bass? I'm curious to know, got no bass guitar around here and test tones are not the same as the real thing. [helmholtz~] should be able to track bass with 2048 pt at samplerate 44100, or 512 pt in a subpatch with resample factor 0.25. In that case, if you use 4 times overlap, you'd have a much better message output rate. I should do a patch where the actual message interval is tested using the [realtime] object.
I haven't tried it on bass yet .. naturally, if it's much better (which it looks like it probably will be), I will use it instead.
I'm not upset about it .. as I say, it's all about learning for me :)
I see what you mean about the 'clocking', yet as there is 200ms between each float value output, it's not necessary in this instance..
PS. I'm actually running a Pentium II (Deschutes) on Debian Lenny (5.0), so I have to do 'a bit extra' to keep up
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.. [helmholtz~] should be able to track bass with 2048 pt at samplerate 44100, or 512 pt in a subpatch with resample factor 0.25. In that case, if you use 4 times overlap, you'd have a much better message output rate..
Mmm .. that's very interesting..
Unfortunately, [helmholtz~] does not in itself track bass very well when playing with other instruments.
[basspitch~] seems to perform quite well on my "Mp3's" (not without error), and is probably due to the fact that I designed it for the purpose.
However, after playing around with my low speed spectral analysis patch (uploaded yesterday), I have some good ideas for improvement which is possible due to using the snac's advantageous relatively small framesize. This gives opportunity for further analysis, and increasing the output rate at the same time :)
I tested your object for various instruments, routing audio from garage band into the bass pitch help patch with jackaudio and it performs quite well.
It gives worse results with guitar that is playing lower octaves but it makes sense, right?
and I am not sure how it will work for faster tempos...with the frame/hop size that you are using.
maybe you could have some imputs in which the user could set a trade off between speed and accuracy.
I compiled this on a macos 10.7 using Xcode 4.2
great job! thank you!
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It gives worse results with guitar that is playing lower octaves but it makes sense, right?
I suppose .. I think we should be able to improve it with a little thought .. I was having a break ;)
Thanks for your feedback
and I am not sure how it will work for faster tempos...with the frame/hop size that you are using.
Good point .. if you look back later, I will post modified object code for a hop size that will double the output rate (by shifting the buffer by 4096 twice every 8192 samples)
You might have done it already, I don't know
There seems plenty of spare 'cpu' .. atm :)
There are some other issues which pertain to accuracy that I'm researching / experimenting with .. it's coming on .. the 'good old' transient problem being one, and a more refined approach to octave choosing another
Here it is version 0.2
The cpu load is still very low, but the report rate has been doubled..
I still intend to work on the other factors I mentioned yesterday
I don't like version 0.2 :)
The orig. zip file of version 0.1 reports more accurately and is far less chaotic
I think that a report rate of 5 times a second (rather than 10) is better .. why?
Well ..
1. we have to detect an 'attack' in the correct freq band
2. we need to find the freq and I think we need the full 8192 window (starting from the attack) to do that reliably, in a polyphonic situation
It's true, that we could look for our next attack in an overlapping window, but do we really gain anything substantial? Probably not, in the case of bass, but I might come back to the issue later.
Version 0.3 should be coming very soon .. I'm improving the trigger mechanism on version 0.1
I'm looking for accuracy .. the original intention was for basspitch~ to reveal reasonable bass scores for any multi-instrumental audio input.
Here we are .. version 0.3
Back to the original reporting rate, but have developed a more sophisticated mechanism for detecting attack & sustain.
I have also put in more comments for people who are interested in browsing the code ;)
Edit: I'll throw in a Makefile .. basspitch~-help.pd can be found at the beginning of the thread
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yes, you had faster response but it was a bit unstable.
I was just thinking, maybe you can use some method implemented in aubio to help you with detecting the bass onsets after you filter the energy bands that you need.
I am trying to compile aubio on my machine but I have some error in pd: something related to flat name space. I suppose it doesn't find fftw3 correctly.
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..I am trying to compile aubio on my machine but I have some error in pd: something related to flat name space. I suppose it doesn't find fftw3 correctly.
I didn't have any trouble with it .. I managed to compile it, but noticed that while the aubio libs are well-maintained, the puredata implimentation needs a little 'tweaking', as they are only a subset of their functionality
I tried to compile this object using the .c you provided and the usual protocol available from: http://puredata.info/docs/developer/PdE … term=xcode
It appears to compile without any issue, but when i try to call the object in Pd, I receive the following message:
/Users/graham-r9/Library/Pd/basspitch~/basspitch~.pd_darwin: dlopen(/Users/graham-r9/Library/Pd/basspitch~/basspitch~.pd_darwin, 10): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Users/graham-r9/Library/Pd/basspitch~/basspitch~.pd_darwin: mach-o, but wrong architecture
I presume I am missing something very obvious here. I would appreciate any direction you might have.
Last edited by ricky (2012-04-23 14:11:49)
ohh...I had the same problem when compiling an external.
so my mac is 64b and the Xcode offers by default to compile the external for 64. my pd was 32. you don't get any error when compiling but you get that error in pd.
actually because of this I couldn't compile aubio on my machine...
You beat me to it. Yes, it is a 32bit versus 64bit architecture problem. Simply change debug/active architecture to i386 instead of x86_64 in X Code.
Info: http://www.williamsylvester.com/2009/10 … ndle-files
Works like a charm. Darwin file attached.
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Hi Moog!
Is it possible to compile a version of [basspitch~] specifically for real-time tracking with reduced latency? I would be keen to learn if this would be possible.
Last edited by ricky (2012-04-30 19:20:35)
hmmm ... I think it's a tradeoff between frequency resolution and latency. moog tried to make it faster but finally he opted to leave it like that because it reported a lot of erroneous pitches.
but I will let the master speak :-D
It would be nice to allow the user to configure chunk size parameter via a message, if possible?
ricky wrote:
It would be nice to allow the user to configure chunk size parameter via a message, if possible?
What do you mean by 'chunk size' ? Do you mean 'block size' ?
What gain would there be from that? What are you trying to do?
The fft-size is very critical for accurate analysis, and it's already very tight .. of course, accuracy could be improved, but latency would suffer.


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ronny jonny and etal; This is black fellas land, and our being here is a blink in comparison to how long Aboriginal people have been here. To say they migrated from somewhere else is to assume that the world looked pretty much like it did 40,000 - 60,000 years ago,… Read more »
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I often hear from readers who are frustrated they can't get straight answers from the people who represent them in Washington.
Residents who can't get calls returned, positions explained — even one guy so desperate to speak with his congressman that he was contemplating writing a campaign check just to get an audience.
That's just sorry.
So I decided I'd get some basic answers for everyone — from all our local reps.
I mean, how hard could it be? Surely, the men and women brave enough to run for public office wouldn't cower from simple questions.
At least that's what I thought March 1. Two weeks — and more than 25 phone calls and emails later — I better understood the frustration.
Some of these guys are so averse to straight answers that I wonder if they bypassed "I do" on their wedding day for: "It depends."
All I wanted was yes-or-no answers to six simple questions about issues people care about: guns, immigration, taxes, Social Security, gay marriage and voting rights.
Most of Central Florida's representatives were willing to answer — after some prodding. But not all. And some of the responses and excuses were actually pretty funny.
So check out the answers on the chart above. (And see full responses at OrlandoSentinel.com/takingnames.)
Now let me tell you how we got there …
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
With Nelson, we finally got what we needed — after a bit of back-and-forth.
I asked for six yes-or-no responses. His first response included zero.
(My kids' teachers would rate that an "F" for following instructions.)
Still, Nelson at least responded — thoughtfully, no less. So I attempted to decipher what he meant for each one and sent back a note that essentially said: "I think these 59 words you wrote on the Voting Rights Act can be summed up with 'Yes.' Am I right?"
We arrived at conclusive answers on everything — except gay marriage. On that one, Nelson said he had "a record of standing up for people's civil rights based on sexual orientation," but he refused to take a stand on the Defense of Marriage Act, saying the Supreme Court would settle that issue.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
This one was the strangest.
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October 18 and 19 marks the dates of the next DNNCon (previously known as Day of DotNetNuke). This event will be held in West Palm Beach, Florida, which may be risky business, being that it is still inside the hurricane season. However, this year's hurricanes have not been happening so far, so let's hope that will also be true for October!
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Recently we updated our issue tracker to the latest version (5.1.7) of Countersoft Gemini. It seems like the application was built up from the ground up, and we now have a lot of new cool features. I spend a good part of my day in "Gemini", as it is the truth we live by. I realize though, that if you are just an occasional visitor, it may be less obvious how things have changed.
Securing the login of your DotNetNuke site is very important, but often neglected for the wrong reasons. It shouldn't be because SSL adds a performance overhead to your site. It shouldn't be because SSL certificates are expensive either. But most of all, it should not be because it is hard!
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There's no better place to have a close encounter with these magnificent creatures than during the spring in Eden, on the Sapphire Coast. Some whales have been coming into Twofold Bay for over 15 years and encounters often begin within minutes of boarding a boat and leaving port.
The whales can be seen also be seen from the shore, the whale siren will tell you when they are close… and while they frolic, the residents are busily putting on Australia's premier whale celebration.
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The Eden Whale Festival is an annual event, highlighting the southern migration of the humpback and other whales.
For one weekend each year, the rich maritime and whaling history of this port on the Wilderness Coast becomes the centrepiece for a weekend that somehow seamlessly links all things whale. There's a spectacular street parade, vibrant markets showcasing and selling the work of local artisans, great local food and wine, educational marine displays and presentations, quality children's entertainment, live music and – of course – the best whale watching experience in Australia.
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Hi everyone. Happy new year 2012
2012 tournaments began in Australia, Maria didn't play at the first tournament because she was injured and
She will play in Australian open in 16 january until 29 january.
Now she is practicing there for her matchs. I hope she become champion there.
I hope that she be ready for her business in new year 2012 and be better after her injury.
about 5 days later Maria will play in her first tournament in new year 2012.
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A watched kettle never boils, unless that kettle is an international sporting event watched and eagerly anticipated by hundreds of millions. The Brazilian World Cup is on the horizon, so many fine media outlets have started "daily countdowns" to highlight the number of remaining days and events that transpire. But why stop at days? Why not hours? Seconds? Milliseconds? What draws the human mind to fragment time and then stare at our beloved social construct with a microscope?
What makes this whole exercise all the more fascinating/depressing/amusing is the issues Brazil still faces (and will probably still face at the World Cup). Continue reading "Every World Cup Article Ever: Countdown to Countdowns" »


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The LX sedan offered the most affordable route to Sebring ownership in 2001. Like the coupe, the LX sedan is powered by a 2.4 liter inline four, which has been tweaked here for eight additional horsepower, bringing the total count to 150. Torque is also bumped from 158 to 167 pound-feet. This engine is mated to the four-speed automatic transmission.
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The LX Coupe is the most modestly powered of all the Sebring models. The 2.4 liter inline four delivers just 142 horsepower, but there are no substantial gains in fuel economy beyond that of the V-6 models.
This coupe had the second lowest MSRP of all Sebring models in 2001, and still retails for about $1500 less than the LX convertible. Only the LX sedan costs less. Standard features are quite generous for the price. This trim includes keyless entry, full power accessories, cruise control, an electro-chromatic rear view mirror and an anti-theft system.
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Chrysler introduced the first Sebring sedan in 2001. The LXi was the upper of two trim levels, and it was differentiated from the LX sedan by a larger engine and several additional features.
This model is powered by the same 2.7 liter V-6 found in all the Sebring convertibles. This engine produces 200 horsepower and 192 pound-feet of torque, and is mated to a four-speed automatic transmission.
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The LXi is the second level of three Sebring convertible trims. Standard features have been upgraded significantly on this model. The LXi is set apart from the LX with respect to appearance by the addition of fog lights, leather seating, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob and 16-inch alloy wheels. Additional luxury and convenience items include an Infinity CD audio system, a trip computer, anti-theft system, power driver's seat, and an electro-chromatic rear view mirror.
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The LXi is the upper of two Sebring Coupe trim levels. The LXi Coupe is the only Sebring model to be powered by a 3.0 liter V-6, which generates 200 horsepower and 205 pound-feet of torque. This engine is paired with a five-speed manual transmission.
This model is set apart from the LX by the addition of 17-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, and a leather wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. An Infinity audio system is also included.
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The Sebring Limited Convertible is the most expensive and well-appointed Sebring model for 2001. Like the two lower trim levels, the Limited is powered by the same 2.7 liter V-6, which provides 200 horsepower and 192 pound-feet of torque.
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Step into a room-sized racecourse for toy cars. Climb up high to release your vehicle and see how far it goes. Send your wheels for a whirl through the twists and turns of a turnpike. Test different courses and vehicles to see what makes things move fast.Cost: Free with admission
Geospace, Estimation, Measuring, Subitizing. What is a prism? How do we use spheres? BIG words of math come into play in a class with a geometric theme.When: 4-5 p.m.
The goal is for every young participant is to spend more time in libraries and see the valuable resources they have to offer, as well as understand the benefits of reading as a recreational tool. Wolves players visit the libraries throughout the season and speak about the important role education plays in their lives as professional athletes. Today, meet Wolves center Christian Hanson.When: 4 p.m.
This special exhibit features the Apatosaurus, one of the largest land animals that ever existed. View an Apatosaurus skull and leg bones, see how you measure up to an Apatosaurus leg and footprint, touch a fossilized dinosaur bone and coprolite and more.When: Closed the first Monday of the month
Forts are the perfect place for pretend stakeout areas and secret society meetings. Use couch cushions, upside-down tables, doors, headboards-even stairs that go nowhere!-to create a cool and cozy space that's all your own.Cost: Free with admission
A multi-media, interactive, exhibit that allows children to discover how nature is reflected and celebrated in the lives of Japanese children through special seasonal environments and traditional Japanese activities. The exhibit focuses on the regions of Lake Biwa, Sapporo, Kyoto and Fukuoka, offering an in-depth exploration of each region through video, audio and visual media, as well as authentic props and hands-on interactive activities.Cost: Free with admission
The Wonder Works exhibits are populated with a wide variety of pretend sea life that can be part of your child's play. Search for the plastic fish or whales in the Great Outdoors, adopt a farm animal under the life-sized cow, build a zoo for the plastic mammals in Build It, or identify the plush birds in the orchard. New creatures are rotated in every month.When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Exhibit looks at the many ways Native Americans tell the history of their people through visual and oral traditions. It contains more than sixty artifacts from tribes throughout the United States and Canada, including an Ojibwe drum, Winnebego jingle dress and Navajo rug.Cost: $5, $3 fseniors, students and kids; free museum members and Tribal members
Exhibit highlights the evolution, biology and misconceptions of Megalodon, an enormous prehistoric shark that once cruised all the world's oceans. The exhibit conveys current research findings of Florida Museum paleontologists, and showcases both fossil and modern shark specimens and full-scale models from several collections.Cost: Free with admission
Travel back to 1893 and experience the excitement of the White City. Digital technology will bring the World's Fair to life. Visitors will see items that thrilled fairgoers 120 years ago including large taxidermied animals, fully articulated animal skeletons, and ancient fish from Wyoming's Green River fossil bed. Using an iPad application, visitors can explore many items from the World's Fair still hidden in the Museum's vaults and will also get an overview of the Museum's history and the personalities who helped shape this institution.Cost: Included in Discovery and All Access passes


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TORONTO — All too often this season, the Houston Astros have seen potential victories slip through their fingers.
On Saturday, they held on to one.
Chris Carter hit a three-run homer, Justin Maxwell and Matt Dominguez added consecutive shots and the Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6 to snap a three-game losing streak.
"It's always good to get a win and get that positive vibe going again," Carter said.
Dallas Keuchel (5-5) pitched a season-high 7 1-3 innings to end a six-start winless skid. He allowed six runs and 10 hits, walked one and struck out six for his first victory since June 16.
"It was a good win for a ballclub that obviously has played well but not well enough to get over the hump," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Today we played well enough to get over the hump."
Jose Veras got the final five outs for his 19th save in 22 chances as Houston rebounded from Friday's 12-6 loss, a defeat that saw the bullpen surrender eight runs.
"It's always nice to bounce back," Carter said.
The Astros, who had lost 21 of their previous 26, won for just the second time since July 12.
"We need every win that we can get," Porter said. "Just looking at the last few games, and we were in position to win several of them and were not able to come out on the winning side. It was good to get a good performance."
Houston second baseman Jose Altuve left in the seventh with a sore left quadriceps and was replaced by Jake Elmore. Altuve was examined by the trainer after pulling up while going from first to third in the first inning, but did not immediately leave the game.
"When I tried to go from first to third it just tightened up a little bit, but it's OK," Altuve said.
Porter called the injury "mild" and said Altuve could have finished the game if necessary.
"I was actually going to give him a day off tomorrow anyway," Porter said, "so it made much more sense to just go ahead and get him out."
Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer, Mark DeRosa hit his 100th career home run and Colby Rasmus also connected for Toronto, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Jays lost for the eighth time in 10 games.
"Dallas did a great job," Porter said. "Early on his pitch count started to get up there but he did a great job in the last three innings of minimizing it and really getting on the attack and forcing them to swing the bat."
Maxwell and Dominguez went back-to-back in the fourth, the third time this season the Astros have hit consecutive home runs.
All three Astros homers came off Josh Johnson, who lost his career-worst fifth straight start.
"He's scuffling, that's an understatement," manager John Gibbons said.
Johnson (1-7) came in 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA in five starts since defeating the Orioles on June 23. He'd lasted just two innings in his previous outing, allowing five runs and seven hits against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a performance he described as "pitiful."
The struggling right-hander was immediately in trouble against Houston, which has the worst record in the majors, surrendering four runs before recording his first out.
Jonathan Villar hit a leadoff single, went to third on Altuve's base hit and scored on a single by Jason Castro.
Carter hit Johnson's next pitch into the batter's eye in center for his 19th homer this season.
"I was just looking for anything I could drive early in the count, not get behind and give him a chance to throw his pitches," Carter said.
Edwin Encarnacion got Toronto on the board with an RBI single in the bottom half, and DeRosa homered on the first pitch of the second.
The Astros made it 6-2 when Maxwell and Dominguez hit one-out homers in the fourth. Maxwell's home run was his second, and his first since April 12. For Dominguez, the homer was his 13th.
Toronto pitchers have surrendered back-to-back homers on eight occasions this season, and have allowed 14 multihomer innings.
Rasmus hit a leadoff drive in the fifth but Maxwell made it 7-3 in the sixth when he was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on Dominguez's two-out single.
That was it for Johnson, who matched a season-worst by allowing seven runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. He walked two and struck out eight.
Johnson acknowledged he's never faced a more challenging stretch in his career.
"This game will definitely test you," he said. "I've just got to find a way to stay positive and get through it."
Keuchel got Brett Lawrie on a grounder to begin the eighth but couldn't retire another batter. Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera singled and Bautista made it 8-6 with his 24th home run.
"That's as good of a lineup as I've faced in my year and half here," Keuchel said of the Blue Jays.
Veras came on and gave up a single to Encarnacion, but got Lind and pinch-hitter Maicer Izturis to fly out.
NOTES: Encarnacion had four hits, all singles. ... The Astros turned three double plays. ... Houston optioned RHP Paul Clemens to Triple-A Oklahoma City and recalled LHP Brett Oberholtzer from Triple A. ... OF Robbie Grossman joined the Astros on Saturday after being called up from Triple-A to replace OF J.D. Martinez, who was placed on the 15-day DL with a sprained left wrist. Martinez returned to Houston to be examined by team doctors. ... Astros RHP Jared Cosart (1-0, 0.60 ERA) faces Toronto RHP Todd Redmond (1-1, 4.43) in Sunday's series finale.


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Culture Cafe A rocking summer: Supertramp touring, Steven Tyler and Aerosmith recording, and a new album for Yes
There aren't any signs that classic rock is going away anytime soon, and summer is the time of year when things usually start to happen in the music business. The band Supertramp is touring in Canada, and after finishing with his first season as an American Idol judge, Steven Tyler will join the rest of Aerosmith in the recording studio.
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Freeport is designed with solid 1-1/2" thick tops encased in matching beveled moldings. Select the perfect layout for your office from Freeport's versatile components and exciting color combinations.
Freeport's full-to-floor pedestals include hanging file frames, as well as locking drawers with your choice of Silver or Black matte handles. Make a powerful statement with Freeport hutch storage, available in two configurations. These attractive pieces feature a built-in organizer and arched valence that complement the arched modesty panel on Freeport desks. Select from the tower-based hutch with spanning storage or a traditional surface-supported hutch. All hutches include built-in stationary organizers with ample room to store important binders and documents.
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WHAT IS IT? A portable, lightweight tire iron,
axle wrench and socket all in one. You can remove the rear axle with one
end of the tie iron, slip the socket drive in and remove the rim lock and, then, use the other end to pry the tire off the rim.
WHAT'S IT COST? $29.90 (lever), $17.99 (socket drive adapter).
(2) Construction. The lightweight, 3.5-ounce tool is forged from 7075 aluminum and hard-anodized.
(3) Sizes. The tire irons can be ordered with 32mm, 27mm, 24mm, 22mm or 12/13 box ends. Additionally, 3/8-inch drive adapters are available for the 24mm, 27mm and 32mm levers.
(4) Performance. The spoon profile was on the thick side for most testers. The T-6 levers aren't for casual tire changers. At less than ten inches, they don't offer enough leverage for Mousse tubes or inexperienced users.
WHAT'S THE SQUAWK? We'd like to have a ratcheting socket drive.
We love this tool. It's a winner for a guy looking for the ultimate do-it-all tool. But, the average Joe should stay away.
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