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More on amplification & getting a natural sound
Steve Shapiro
Content type: Forum topic
Hi all, I wanted to start a new thread here, since I wasn't sure how long I'd go on with this.... I had more thoughts about the amplification issues that were again raised, and especially Ted's post about the Deagan instrument with mics…
14 years 11 months ago - 20 comments
VW Etude No. 2 by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
Check out Behn's new etude. To the first person who posts this etude, I'll send Behn's 2 latest CD's for free. Here's a midi file of the etude. But I'll get Behn over to video the etude. BUT HERE'S THE FINE PRINT! YOU HAVE POST THE ETUDE…
11 years 9 months ago - 14 comments
Yet another Randy rant
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Blog entry
The Jason Marsalis posting touched on this and brought me back to thinking about it; I have been working on this addition to the Theory section of my website for a few months, trying to get my head around it... typically for me, it's too…
14 years 11 months ago - 5 comments
Here's Why I'm Posting This
tonymiceli
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When I stumbled upon this video today, I personally was drawn into it. I imagine it will have mixed reactions here on the site. I guess the guy is in a Mozart type of vibe. Ok, cool. Listen to this in regards to comping and playing changes…
14 years 11 months ago - 1 comments
Marco Bianchi - Fun with vibes, friends and more!
Marie-Noëlle
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I just had a great chat with Marco Bianchi, an Italian vibist who is member here, even if seldom online. He told me he was preparing a new album with music in the Zappa style. He's also working on a TV show with 2 friends. They make little…
14 years 11 months ago - 1 comments
Double Image!
tonymiceli
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14 years 11 months ago - 4 comments
This is VERY funny and Not Vibes Related
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
You will laugh at this. So take a break from practicing.
14 years 11 months ago - 4 comments
Sarabande (with Van) by Franklao
franklao
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J.S. Bach Violin Partita No 1. in B Minor BWV 1002: Movement V Sarabande Filmed outside the UD music dept. buildings. The audio quality is good but low; headphones will be necessary to listen sufficiently. The parenthetical title exists to…
14 years ago - 14 comments
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by BarryK
BarryK
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Here's my attempt at Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, arranged by Ted Wolff. One critique I have is I have a lot of ringing. I can do the two handed mallet dampening, but I made no attempt on the places where I need to…
15 years ago - 9 comments
Mr. T by Fritz Landesbergen
vibraman
Content type: Audio Player
At the workshop in holland last time, Fritz Landesbergen offered us his CD which i really like. Most i like this tune that he plays as a duet with bass. Since i got no bass here i worked on it solo. not as nice as Fritz version but i´m ok…
14 years ago - 8 comments
So annoying!
Wyld_Thing
Content type: Blog entry
So I've discovered, Gary Burton and Joe Locke are both performing on the same night, in London! What kind of bad planning was that?! And to make it infinitely worse, my college have their concert on that night!! Urgh, so irritating! Wish I…
15 years ago - 6 comments
TOTM - Bluesette - Based Etude & Dampening Exercise by Ted Wolff
tedwolff
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Tony asked me to write a short solo piece using the harmonic structure of Bluesette, which moves downward, starting in Bb major, moving to G-, then to F, down to Eb, Db, and finally to B before returning to the top. This piece pretty much…
14 years ago - 5 comments
I Loves You Porgy - Simon Kanzler
tonymiceli
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15 years ago - 6 comments
Lyrics/emotional content
gloria krolak
Content type: Forum topic
Players, As a dedicated music lover, but a non-musician, I have always had these questions and here is a great opportunity to ask them. If these topics have been covered before, I apologize. How much, if at all, do lyrics affect your…
15 years ago - 25 comments
Belts & microphone placement experiences from the "old geezer" that I'd like to pass on (by Angelo)
Anonymous
Content type: Story
I am very thankful that Tony Miceli invited me to join the VW and seeing what a great "tool" that it is for all members to have access to answers for their vibraphone category of instrument problems. Years ago, when I encountered a…
13 years 10 months ago - 5 comments
Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 by Tony Miceli & Diane Monroe
tonymiceli
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Inspired by Ted Wolff!
13 years 11 months ago - 9 comments
Effect unit for Vibes - anyone has advice on this?
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Hey everyone, I'm about to get pickups from nico for my vibes and I have been looking at some effect units to buy. Does anyone have experience with this. I recently did some gigs with a borrowed vibe with pickups and a Roland GP 100 effect…
15 years ago - 9 comments
Deagan vibraphone for sale
Philippe Mace
Content type: Forum topic
For sale : Deagan Aurora vibraphone. Excellent condition, rare, very nice sound. Localised in Paris, France. Contact Philippe Macé +33 6 63 76 23 64 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting         …
15 years ago - 1 comments
Where's the Tune?
tonymiceli
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15 years ago - 6 comments
Tico Tico
tpvibes
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OK, so this isn't vibes related, but it's so nice to see people having fun with music :-). I usually hate movies about music -- everthing's so serious. If they're about classical music, the main character has to have some debilitating…
15 years ago - 3 comments
Some Children See Him by Ed Smith (on new Malletech Vibe)
Ed Smith
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Merry Christmas!
13 years 11 months ago - 21 comments
Manual Tremolo - Part 1
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
I never heard about a technique that I just thought of and tried out. I was playing a line and let the last note ring out. I took my open palm over that note and fluttered it up and down to get a tremolo. This is analogous to what a…
5 years 2 months ago - 11 comments
Autumn Leaves by Tony & Marie (Marie's Debut)
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a very special post!! I made this with Marie. I recorded my tracks and sent them to her to sing over. We had fun and thought you guys would like to hear her sing!
13 years 11 months ago - 42 comments
Manual Tremolo - Part 2
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
My 7 year old daughter sometimes watches me practice and saw me creating a tremolo by moving my hand up and down over a vibrating bar (like a harmonica player would do to create tremolo). She wanted to experiment with a technique that she…
5 years 2 months ago - 10 comments
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Ted Wolff
tedwolff
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Gary has recently posted some great music by Astor Piazzolla, and that reminded me of a piece by another South American, Heitor Villa-Lobos. It's a popular composition titled "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5", which was originally written for…
15 years ago - 5 comments
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