Sharing our songs we record
I have been doing this on a small scale for awhile and it works great. Those sharing and receiving like it.
This is my plan. It has two phases.
You record a best effort song and send it to me. Once I have received as many songs as will fit on a floppy, I will zip them and send the zip file to all the folks signed up for the newsletter. It would be even better if you would like to write a note about the song and how you did it. The people receiving the zip file can unzip it to a floppy and pop it into their keyboard and play the songs
Phase two will be a website. I am setting up a second website that will be only composed of the standard first page garbage PLUS Technic Zip Files of Songs from above, with your credit.
Be sure to state copyright waived in the subject line of your email and instrument model as keyboards are backward compatible and not forward compatible.
If you think this is a good idea, then send me your song and if not that post your reason below, or you can email me to keep it private. It is just a proposal to make our instruments and forum work even more for us. We can better learn from each other with examples of each others work
Mail to me at bforrest@ix.netcom.com
Bebop

HI BEEBOP
I LIKE THE IDEA GO FOR IT
BEST REGARDS ,BENNO

Hello Bill,
Good Ideal,there is no greater plesure than sharing ones music with other like minded folk and of course it could also be a good learning tool and motivator, count me in,althoug I think you might count my playing out
Regards Gilbert

Good idea, Bill. Just one thing though: is there any issue regarding the original copyright of songs we record (ie where the copyright is not owned by the person recording the song)? Phase one of your proposal seems to be a private arrangement between those who contribute, and so I assume such copyright would not be a problem, but phase two is more public.

Provided there is no copyright problem, I'd love to contribute.

Regards,
Mike

The First Song just came in from Frank Bez, wouldn't you know it. Thanks Frank for getting the ball rolling.
I am getting lots of emails but NO SONGS. It isn't emails that I am going to send out, it is SONGS. Zip one up and send it over. I need about 19 more for the first floppy full. Make that 18 more, I will include one of mine.
Reply to Mike D. re Copyrights.
Phase one email exchange no problem.
Phase 2, Zip Files on my website. That is off in the future but if it was a problem we would make it original songs only.
It wouldn't be a song on there, it would be a zip file with a person's NAME.zip Only a Technics Keyboard could play the zip, and only after it was unzipped in the privacy of your computer. Copyright problem??? I doubt it but lets hear from the experts. We have a lawyer and also a law student here somewhere. How about it folks??
BEBOP

Hi Bebop
I have e-mailed you with my views, but for the benefit of other members my feeling is that many members would be happy to receive songs, but reluctant to have their musical efforts circulated, which would leave you with just the regular contributors who offer songs on the forum, and that would mean little or no change from what happens now. I also feel that the method of circulation would remove that personal contact which I for one would miss. I will, of course, support what the majority want.

Hi Bebop
I agree with John, when I first read your post, I thought what a great Idea, then It dawned on me, to get any other members song files I would have to send you one of mine, that sent a funny feeling through me, could I expect anyone of you to listen to my music? After hearing Franks Movie Magic files and Technicsplayers Lord Dance Demo, I don’t think so somehow, there are many members that may never have used there Sequencer on the keyboard let alone PC Sequencers, will they miss out ? As I’m sure they would still love to have other members files to learn from, just a thought.
Mike

Seems to be a misunderstanding here.
The zip file of 20 songs will be emailed by me to everyone I have an email address for. If you have received the newsletter then you are on that mailing list. If you never received the newsletter then you need to send me your email address to be added to the list. Everytime I get a floppy full of songs I will mail them out to this list. I hope you all will share your work and talents with your music. This is not just for Pro's, it is for all owner operators of Technics keyboards. All emails have been positive and I have received 5 songs so far. that is a good start. Please zip up a song and send it over to share. We can all learn from one another and we will all enjoy hearing other people's music. We will all have everyones email address also that we might correspond if we wish to. Thanks to all for your response. Those that don't want to receive the songs can be removed from the list at their request.
LQQKING FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR SONG
BEBOP


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Sorry Bebop,
Thanks for clearing up any misunderstanding that I may have read into your post, keep up the good work you do for us all, look forward to hearing from you soon.
Mike

Like the idea Bill, I'll send you one soon.



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Willum

I must admit I personally prefere posting songs and keeping the personal touch as John say's.but whatever is the way chosen will suit me. I will send something in soon I have been a bit busy lately
Jan

Great Bill, one on the way, still warm. Walter.

There is certainly some talent amongst the regular contributors that we can learn from, but I enjoy playing my KN6000 and I like what I hear (mostly!). So I'm willing to contribute an offering for circulation.

I'll try to get a song ready for you this weekend, Bill.

Regards,
Mike

Thanks to everyone that has and is responding to this topic.
I now have 10 SONGS for the first zip file. As soon as I get 10 more you will have it if I have your email address. There are many more that have written me and promised a song by the weekending.
Just a great big thanks to all you great people. Keep them coming.
It may be possible to post this zip file of songs on Rogers KN site on his jukebox for downloading by other Technic players that are not on my mailing list. How about it Roger, will you do that? Then I wouldn't have to build another website. Looks good from here.
Keep them coming everybody. Remember this is not a talent contest. We all started in the beginning and we now are all at various stages of accomplishment. We all learn from each other. Send in anything you record and it will be included. Please don't be shy.
I am waiting.............
BEBOP

Okay, Bebop. I've sent 7 songs on their way that haven't already been on the forum or internet. Just me playing, nothing fancy, but a few styles worth looking at. Let's see how far this ball rolls.

Wow Bud 7 songs big thank you.
Thanks to everyone that is sending in songs for this project. I will post a list when the disc if mailed.
I added two of mine and the zip now totals 19. Just need one more to complete the first disc.
I have listened to them all and they are all great songs too.
One more song, I am waiting..............
BEBOP