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by voilsb
Sat May 15, 2004 7:00 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Rhythm
Replies: 38
Views: 22716

Well, I don't know if he wrote it, but he owns the copyright for it.

And Allmusic.com doesn't give a composer for the song.
by voilsb
Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:36 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: "Best" bitrate to use? (128-320kbps)
Replies: 35
Views: 34329

Yeah. After lots of tests (which are unavailable now that r3mix.net has died) show that LAME + 256Kbps MP3s are archival quality. Using the --r3mix flag gets you similar/better quality for smaller file size, but it uses VBR settings.
by voilsb
Sun Feb 22, 2004 4:41 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Swing 101
Replies: 16
Views: 17467

AlekseyKosygin wrote:
kitkat wrote:Clint Luckinbill puts it on DVD for $10. He's from Chicago.
Rad...do you have his contact info?
ditto
by voilsb
Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:13 am
Forum: Upcoming Events
Topic: New Orleans Jazz Fest (Lindy Gras Thread renamed)
Replies: 29
Views: 25641

I went last year, and noticed similar ... we'd just walk around in the French Quarter and stop by a place and dance for a while to a really cool jump blues band with an awesome female vocalist. Then we'd ditch out and find a neat zydeco band in the street to dance to for a bit. Then we'd go a block ...
by voilsb
Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:43 pm
Forum: DJ Skillz
Topic: BPM: Is there a "dead range"?
Replies: 5
Views: 6218

Re: BPM: Is there a "dead range"?

I don't find it appropriate for dancing if it's between, say, 88 and 110 bpm. You can't blues and you can't lindy. Has anyone else found this to be the case? Actually, dancing blues to more uptempo music can be quite an experience! There's a lot of blues music in the 120-140bpm range that's a thril...
by voilsb
Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:53 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Performance Music
Replies: 4
Views: 4206

falty411 wrote:Harlem Congo - Chick Webb
You know, I was just listening to this thinking "this song would make an excellent song for a performance."