Tapegerm - Artist Notes

Wondering and wandering

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:43:38 +0000

Those of you who have been wondering where I have been, I've been quite busy. Things are only going to get busier. I have returned to full time employment, I will be moving to a new house in about five weeks, and will be dealing with all the stuff that comes with that. I have lived in my present house for 21 years, so I have a lot of stuff to move. I have been diddling with sounds and such a bit, but nothing worthy to be posted here. So I am informing you all that I am going to take a hiatus from TG for awhile. Probably most of the summer. I will be on seasonal unemployment in the Fall, and things should have quieted down in real life by then. I plan on posting some new Halloween themed songs and even have some ideas for that particular holiday. so if you don't see me around, you know why. --Zebra Mann

Social Commentary Served Up Old Cassette Culture Style

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:12:52 +0000

Lo Finest Broadcast #26 Now Online Remember... The Rodney King Riot? The OJ Simpson Suicide Drive? The FIRST US-Iraq Persian Gulf War? Ross Perot's Billionaire Run For President? Murphy Brown's Family Values? The REAL world of 1984? All This AND Electronic Noise Collage Too... Lo Finest #26: Taped Rugs Shaken By The World 00:00 "Texas Two Step" (C. Goff III, from People Make The World Go Round, 1992) 08:21 Excerpts from "Doublespeak" (C. Goff III, from Doublespeak, 1984) 17:59 "Family Values" (C. Goff III, from People Make The World Go Round, 1992) 26:15 "South Central Three Step" (Herd Of The Ether Space, from Riot Via Satellite, 1992) 32:08 Excerpt from "Macabre Curiosity" (Herd Of The Ether Space, from Suicide Driver, 1994) 37:45 Excerpts from "Sleep In Unheavenly Peace" (Disism, from Down The Chimney, 198 41:46 Excerpt from "Feel Good About America" (Herd Of The Ether Space, from Liberty, 1986) 46:01 "God Bless America" (Disism, from Disism, 1986) 55:08 Excerpt from "Rationalizing Bloody Gore" (C. Goff III, from Desert Foxtrot, 199 58:55 "Mourning Breaks" (Herd Of The Ether Space, from Noises Of War, 1991) Like to listen? Click The Pic Below And Go --C. Goff III

Vocoder, Everglades, DS-8, & Chant: Amphibian Phashionettes

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:36:24 +0000

Four orchestrated promenades through conscious dreams of unlit swamps. Recommended soundtrack for long road trips where the traffic is sparse and the road signs are few. Also good for painting dark aquamarine on canvass. Curious: Click The Pic Below And Go --C. Goff III

Jane ('Northern' Mix) Remix Project Live

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:25:13 +0000

I've today posted a Project associated with my mix 'Jane ('Northern' Mix). It's a modest enterprise comprising just a handful of loops and sounds already treated but you are welcome to do further damage. JANE Project --Jeremy Gluck

Guitar Tunings Database

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:19:29 +0000

The Guitar Tunings DB has over 100 online guitar tuners. All guitar alternate tuners have their own page. Each guitar tuner page links to Chord and Scale charts and respective song lists which use the guitar tuner. This is really pretty amazing how deep this resource goes. --The Tapegerm Collective

PAiA DIY music electronics

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:10:45 +0000

PAiA has been in business since the early 1970's producing high quality music electronics, from bare-bones kits to completely assembled products. My first synthesizer hardware was from them, wayyy back around 1974 and I still have a number of their products in my synthesizer "studio". Even if you have never handled a soldering iron and don't intend to, their site is worth visiting just for browsing. I highly recommend them. Also: I would rate their customer service A+++. --David Fuglewicz

New Project: remix Jeremy Gluck's "My Blood Is In My Blood"

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:50:24 +0000

Like the title sez: remix Jeremy Gluck's "My Blood Is In My Blood". I've started a new project with the sound files, go to the Projects page for details. --David Fuglewicz

'God': Prophecy refilled.

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:31:31 +0000

It took all the arrayed loopage of The Dave's Purpose Project to bait me out fully of Tapegerm retirement but with "God", read by my new UK voice protege the wondrous Asa Seljestad, the prophecy is indeed refilled. Listen,learn,love. --Jeremy Gluck

Crediting Projects

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:33:42 +0000

Fellow Tapegermers, when you credit a Project, do not forget the hyphen. For example, Project 27, the Purpose Project should be credited "Project-27". Otherwise Jamroom won't connect it to the Project page. --David Fuglewicz

Zombie for Love

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:33:04 +0000

Ok, so I haven't done much here for too long. Back today with a new composition in tandem with long-time 'germ star collaborator The Dave. Let it Blood. And what have I been doing? So much that I can't hardly write it all here. A healthy smattering of Tapegerm output on my new online release UNROCK on Electronic Musik. A whole pile of new work with Don Tyler (see link) and new work with The Dave coming soon. Meanwhile the debut Carbon Manual album is underway in its mixing. And my beloved Barracudas are playing Tokyo, and Italian festivals, soon. --Jeremy Gluck

Open Music Labs

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:39:44 +0000

The goal of Open Music Labs is to create a central web location where people who are interested in using analog and digital audio equipment can go to find ideas, histories, parts, and like-minded others. We want to create a resource that people can use to share ideas and learn new ideas about hands-on audio creation, manipulation, and interaction. Open Music Labs is a subsidiary of Sparkfactor Design (no relation to Sparkfun, though we are big fans!) --The Tapegerm Collective

Dave's Production Basics #1

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:24:12 +0000

Programs used Audio Editing: Sound Forge 4.5 Looper/Tracker: Acid 3.0 You'll have to interpret for your individual programs
I am going to show how to make a sound file seem fuller or have more presence. First start with the sound file how-to_1-1.wav. It has a decent sound to it, a nice spread in the frequency spectrum and is a stereo file .
1) Load the file in your audio editor. http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-01.jpg 2) Create two new mono files. http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-02.jpg http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-03.jpg 3) Select All of the left channel of how-to_1-1.wav and copy to the clipboard (CTRL-C). http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-04.jpg 4) Click on one of the new files and do a Paste (CTRL-V). http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-05.jpg 5) Save the file as how-to_1-1_left.wav. http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-06.jpg 6) Repeat this for the right channel creating how-to_1-1_right.wav 7) Now there are three sound files 8 ) The two mono files can be modified with effects. There are many possible effects that can be added: chorus, echo, flange, distortion, graphic equalization. For the sake of simplicity, I'll describe how I add echo. When I add echo like this, I won't include any of the original source, it will just be the modified sounds. I also save the file to a new name; how-to_1-1_left_echo.wav. Every time I modify a file I save it to a new name as a way to back up my files as I work with them. http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-07.jpg 9) Now I have the original sound file, a mono-left-echo file and a mono-right-echo file. I'll load all three into my looping program, (I use Acid 3.0). The mono-echo files will have their volume set from -3 to -6 db lower then the original. Then I'll add panning to the mono files, from full left to full right. The two files will almost mirror each other, I intentionally offset the "mirror" points to introduce some randomness. http://www.davefuglewicz.com/howto/01/how-to_1-08.jpg 10) This process can be repeated with different effects. On some of my compositions I'll have more than one iteration of this technique, I adjust the sound levels so some of the effects are very subtle and not very audible, they might be -10 db less than the original files. However, when all these add up it really thickens the sound and gives it real good presence. --David Fuglewicz

New Sources files

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:16:24 +0000

In 1990 I composed a piece called "Every Electric Part Of You" releasing it in 1992 on a cassette album of the same name. While reviewing unreleased material of that era, for inclusion on my forthcoming posting of that cassette album to archive.org I came across the first version of "Every Electric Part Of You", which included quite a few segments from a sound effects record I had. I decided against developing it further because of the copyright issue and wanting to be all "me". Over the past couple nights I have created some source files that are all me from that first version and have posted them to the Sources page at Tapegerm.com. Number five features one if the rare occasions where I play guitar. Go get them and do something. --David Fuglewicz

For Fans Of Frippish Homage... Obscured By Dolls

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:25:30 +0000

All sounds generated by electronic guitar or fed through electronic guitar pickups (no synthesizers). A variety of electronic sound effects, including a loop duplicator, orchestrate improvised tone phrases into ever-building washes of layered sonority. In essence, each piece starts as a minimalist drip and gradually morphs into the audio equivalent of the spray from a wide-open faucet. The audio tools employed to create these recordings include: Reflector Stratocaster Electronic Guitar Electronic Guitar Sound Effect Pedals Electronic Sound Generators (Toys, Vibrators) Guitar Preparations (Beaver Jaw, Arrow Head, Chromium Slide, Music Box, Fishing Lure, Etc.) Yamaha FX 500 Effects Unit Boss RC 20X Loop Station Loop Duplicator Curious: Click The Pic Below And Go --C. Goff III

B. Serrano's free VST's

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:35:45 +0000

B. Serrano has authored some amazing VST's that are available for free. I have used/am using six of the VST's for the last month or so and I wholeheartedly recommend them. They are very versatile and the user interface is very easy to use. My favorite (so far) is the Adonis VST. I think it comes very close to the sound of an ARP 2600. I should know, I have owned a 2600 for about thirty years. Go get some. --David Fuglewicz

the Purpose Project = Awesome

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:12:47 +0000

I just have to say, Dave Fuglewicz's Purpose Project is Magnificent! And the Purpose album is shaping up to be an entirely unique Tapegerm experience; one that showcases the distinct beauty underlying the Tapegerm collaboration mileau. For me, it is these kinds of projects where Tapegerm proves itself to be an uncommon collective of collaborators. The kind of project where the original sources are allowed to speak through varied artistic perspectives and an album of recordings plays like a new kind of multi-movement symphony and gathers a perspicuous theme that is present in each offering. It's the kind of project that entices you to add your own stroke -- so go do it, click on the link and be a part of it. I can't wait to hear it. --Blind Mime

AudioCookbook.org

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:00:41 +0000

AudioCookbook.org is a non-profit resource for music and sound enthusiasts made possible by contributions from Unearthed Music. The content has a slant toward the avant-garde or experimental side of audio production. Whether you have years of technical experience or you are just getting your feet wet doing sound design, you’ll find unique, interesting and useful information that might inspire you, give you an idea, or simply entertain. --The Tapegerm Collective

Sonic Circuits Festival of Electronic Music

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:45:04 +0000

Sonic Circuits is a Washington DC area promoter for experimental music. Sonic Circuits seeks to expose audiences to cutting edge contemporary music that defies genres, and offer artists new platforms to present their music and opportunities to network and collaborate with artists from around the world. In addition to organizing an annual festival since 2001, Sonic Circuits programs performances year round. Sonic Circuits is presented in part by Improv Arts Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting the artistic and career development of artists and creating new markets for contemporary music. --The Tapegerm Collective

Two files for Hidden Voices.

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:12:52 +0000

I've added two files to the Hidden Voices project. They are a recording of my printer starting up and an electric shoe polisher. While I haven't tried slowing the files down, I think they are good candidates for this project. --David Fuglewicz

Umm ... WTF? Oh! Yes, I see.

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:17:08 +0000

I am behoved to say I was confused when I arrived back at Tapegerm (after a long sojourn visiting other parts of the interweb) to find the site entirely changed. So entirely changed it was that I thought I'd entered the wrong address into my travelling machine. But no. I was in the right place. --Kamakura