[off-topic] GUPT VI

[freespace2dotcom]

I have to say that if "euroglish" ever did come to reality, I'd be pretty happy to not live in europe.

I can read l33t with little effort, but that's just incomprehensible without some serious looking.

[DocHoliday]

hehehe, well I guess if English is your native language this sounds awful..

BUT, a lot of Germans I know actually speak like that.. French have their own version of heavy accent (some more,
some less of course), so basically this kind of talk would be nothing new to me And frankly if EU has to use English,
it would be nice to use a version that is distinguishable from US English, just for the heck of it

[freespace2dotcom]

Yes, yes. I have no problem with that. It's not really the sounds that changed, but merely spelling, which is a
nightmare for me to understand. actually speaking-wise, I can understand fairly heavy accents from many languages.
I think that that's partially because the university I go to has so many exchange students.

[Atom]

Americans don't speak English, they speak American. (English spelt wrong.)

[freespace2dotcom]

Hey, now. We don't speak american, we speak americish.

which is a very slightly different dialect to english.

I do understandeth thou.



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[Simonpro]

damn women, too much trouble
aww, not fun.
nbooo.

[freespace2dotcom]

hehe. doc, you'd be so proud of me.

I finally got my winXP reactivated. It's been like 6 months since I last used it

The whole thing was pretty painless, but that doesn't improve it's standing to me.

I had to install a bunch of updates to it. heh.. the life of a computer junkie..

[DocHoliday]

Simonpro wrote:
damn women, too much trouble
aww, not fun.
nbooo.

Eh, what are you on about?

Free: Well XP is rather user friendly, and tends not to crash, but that still doesn't make it supremely better than
win98 the more patched and updated your download, the slower it will run.....

I will admit, the only reason why I use it, is because it has zero problems with LAN and USB gizmos Otherwise I too
would probably still stick with 98

[Atom]

I never had 98, I went from 95 to XP.

[freespace2dotcom]

I went from 98 to 2000 very hesitantly. I would have an install of 98 on my computer if only I had drivers for the
hardware...

I'll only use xp as a main OS after 2000 is as old as 95 is now, or until it outlives it's lifetime with drivers like 98
happened with me.

After I wear XP out, I'm probably going to go to linux. by that time, I hope it'll be a bit more friendly to ex-windows
users.

(I'd go to linux faster if they actually had tons of games developed for it... )

[UAF_Lt_Brenton]

Methinks Linux is more for servers than mainstream personal computing.

Windows and MacOS are probebly the only decent operating systems around for gaming/general computing
I suppose Linux would be OK for an office computer, as it comes with all the bells and whistles that you need to pay
extra for with M$.  Mind you, I'm a bit MS-biased becuase they make the Flight Simulator series

[freespace2dotcom]

I'm a bit MS-based only because people make games for windows.

The second linux woos developers away from the dark side, is the day I put on a Red Hat.

[DocHoliday]

hehhe, agreed. I'd go to Linux as well if there was a "reward" in it Besides, I hear Linux is only simple to install and
use if you're happy with the basic options (whatever they may be).. But if you're more specific, you need to dig into
like a hundred config files.. So I keep putting it off: "I'll deal with linux when I have a free week".. And I never do

Cheers,

[Krytom]

http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=60680

I have Sibeluis 3 and with it I have finished this tune which I started at school. You will need to download a small
plugin called Scorch to see and play it. It's a friendly plugin, despite the name.

[DocHoliday]

Good stuff Krytom! (in spite of hearing it using my crappy sound card at work with lousy MIDI instruments)

Has a nice jazzy feeling to it, although it feels a bit.. down (must be your key selection)

What software did you use to make it?

[DocHoliday]

Are you familiar with more advanced composing software?

Years ago, I was also making a little bit of music, but my results were limited by my musical talent alone, as I have
almost zero musical education. Anyway, back then we used programs like ScreamTracker. Now the advantage of this
kind of software is that you compose music in a similar manner to MIDI pieces, yet you can use sampled instruments.
You can sample any instrument/sound/effect you like. This gives you a lot more flexibility over MIDI as the resulting
piece is heard the same on every machine, while MIDI depends on the hardware of the user...

Nowadays though, this software has gone to actually being able to produce CD-type music, converted to mp3, so it is
uneditable. I have a sample here for you and I believe with your talent and knowledge you could easily do something
like this. Worth exploring in my opinion:

http://orbiter.vidmar.orv/Glyn_R_Brown-Gordian_Tomb_Adventures.mp3
this on is also excellent:
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/1356/Glyn%20R%20Brown%20-%20Firelord%20-%20Symphonic.mp3
Glyn R Brown is my favourite. Tons of similar stuff here at:
http://remix.kwed.org/

[Krytom]

DocHoliday wrote:
Good stuff Krytom! (in spite of hearing it using my crappy sound card at work with lousy MIDI instruments)

Has a nice jazzy feeling to it, although it feels a bit.. down (must be your key selection)

What software did you use to make it?

Sibelius 3 is the software I used. It says so in my post. I am quite sure that there is no composing software out there
better than it at the moment. It's top of the range and is used by publishers and top composers, and students .
The program comes with a scaled down version of Kontakt audio samplings so I don't have to use MIDI.
Unfortunately the site has to use MIDI.

About the piece being 'down'. F Minor was the key picked at random by myself when I started composing the piece.
You can change the key yourself using the Scorch plugin. F# minor might actually be a better key for the bass guitar
but the saxaphonist might be a little upset.

BTW: I can't seem to access your mp3s for some reason.

[DocHoliday]

Aha, I wasn't aware that the web version of Sibelius was the low-end one

ah, yes, naturally, I made a typo

http://orbiter.vidmar.org/Glyn_R_Brown-Gordian_Tomb_Adventures.mp3

How about this then?

[DocHoliday]

Hey Atom:

"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"

That would be To die for one's country is a duty and an honor?

I'd say it's folly, but then I was never known as an obedient military man

[freespace2dotcom]

yes, I agree with you, doc. I'm all too familiar with that quote.

I reccomend you read this:

http://www.english.emory.edu/LostPoets/Dulce.html

I read it once in high school, and I still think of it whenever I see that quote.

[DocHoliday]

Well, before Atom sees us, I will say this. It's good that at least some people still believe in it and follow the credo,
otherwise, we'd have no military as insurance for peace...

*whispers to Freespace* of course, if NOONE had a military the world just might be a wee bit safer too,  not because
our military is bad, but because the other guy's is*

[freespace2dotcom]

hehe.. also, I believe it was patton that once said:

"no poor bastard ever served his country by dying for it, he served his country by making the other poor bastard die
for HIS country"

Or something to that tune.

[DocHoliday]

hehe, that sounds like something he'd say.. He was very Napoleonic in his statements, but with obviously much less
finesse

[Atom]

Alright, I'll replace it.

[reekchaa]

Jolly good ...still work if we're both in the same country?