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19:57:53 10/13/11
Adele - Someone Like You - Mashup For Ellen Degeneres (MattyBRaps)
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Adele - Someone Like You - Mashup For Ellen Degeneres (MattyBRaps)
HELP ME TWEET THIS 2 ELLEN! tiny.cc Hi B Boys and B Girls! Thanks for watching my version of Adele's hit song, "Someone Like You"! I heard about how Ellen likes to find new talent on YouTube so I decided to dedicate this video to her... maybe she'll see it and like it! I had a BLAST making this video because I got to show you guys some of my new dance moves that I've been working on... PLUS we went to the Mall of Georgia which is was fun too. I ate some sour candy in the car before I shot this so I was REALLY hyper but I guess it all paid off because this was a really fast song to rap! What do YOU think about it? Special thanks to my friends "The Monsters | The Strangerz" who created that original beat I rapped over. I thought the beat was TIGHT! Don't forget to "like" and "favorite" this video! That really helps a lot! :) Keep following your dreams! OFFICIAL MATTYB LINKS Main Channel www.MattyBRaps.com 2nd Channel http Twitter www.Twitter.com Facebook www.Facebook.com DailyBooth www.Dailybooth.com Lyrics Live life - just laugh Smile when you can :) Advice you should take twice from a younger friend Good night - good morning Here we are again What's the point of dreaming if this is all pretend? To live - to laugh Smile when I can :) Advice that I took twice from my older friends Good nights - good mornings Here I am again To all of those who said that this was all pretend Turn a sad song into a rap song! Haha! It's MattyB in the house! 'n if we're gonna do this thing ... From: MattyBRaps Views: 4195516 48624 ratings Time: 02:22 More in Music
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08:00:00 10/06/10
Above & Beyond & Gareth Emery pres. OceanLab 'On A Good Day (Metropolis)'
[LESS INFO] 6 VIEWS | ADDED 08:00:00 10/06/10
Above & Beyond & Gareth Emery pres. OceanLab "On A Good Day (Metropolis)" - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO BUY: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/on-good-day-metropolis-ep/id393856224 BUY (US & CANADA): http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/on-good-day-metropolis-above/id395737317 Watch The Making Of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bylrwd13SAw Directed by Steve Glashier "We all read about the Detroit Urban Farms project and saw the documentaries about it and it really moved us all. To see a community reclaiming the crumbling city blocks to grow the food they need is an incredible story in so many ways. It was moving, topical and also a beautiful and apt illustration of what the song is actually about - triumph over adversity. As a video concept, it was perfect in so many ways." - Above & Beyond's Tony McGuinness Initially inspired by an article written by journalist Paul Harris on Detroit's urban renewal city farms in the Guardian newspaper, the video for Above & Beyond and Gareth Emery pres. OceanLab 'On A Good Day (Metropolis)' captures the song's essential meaning of triumph over adversity through the powerful, visual narrative of the Georgia Street Community Collective and their determination to make a better, brighter life for their local community. Since the collapse of a once thriving automotive industry, Detroit has become known as a monument of urban decay with disused warehouses, derelict wasteland and vacant factories peppering the city. Georgia Street Community Collective are one of many organisations harnessing local action and bringing community volunteers together to create positive results -- regenerating wasteland as urban farms and community gardens. For more info on the regeneration of Detroit: http://www.georgiastreetgarden.blogspot.com http://www.pri-de.net/board http://www.urbanfarming.org http://www.hantzfarmsdetroit.com http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu http://www.garethemery.com Original Mashup by Myon & Shane54 http://www.myonandshane54.com/
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15:33:06 01/13/10
CES 2010 CESpool coverage - Loops on Your iPhone
[LESS INFO] 8 VIEWS | ADDED 15:33:06 01/13/10
Michael Butler and Sam Levin visit the guys who make Looptastic for the iPhone
About Looptastic: Mobile Mashups Made Easy
Looptastic is the performance remix tool for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Tear apart tracks with your fingertips. Crossfade and filter. Play live through headphones or speakers. It’s a party in your pocket.
Looptastic Producer was featured in the What's Hot section of the App Store.
"Looptastic Producer offers l33t music producers the most bang for their buck." wired.com
"You'll be mixing like a pro." Fox News "A cool and intuitive remixing environment" Electronic Musicia
"What an amazing app. The tempo / stretch control is completely seamless. This app has gone from strength to strength and I hope it keeps on going." Palm Sound
"Its so easy to perform different mixes in real time that saying it is smooth is a total understatement. A real winner! Good work guys!!" KeyWiz
"Deep [yet] easy to use." AppCraver.com
* Import your own loops in AIFF, WAV, or OGG format using an intuitive web interface. Importing requires a Wi-Fi connection to a PC, Mac, or Linux machine.
* Automatic beat synchronization makes loops of different tempos play in sync
* Manipulate the sound with any of 9 effects, including fliters, delay, repeater, bit crusher, and flanger.
* Apply effects to part or all of the mix
* Load up to four minutes of CD-quality loops per set.
* Comes with 260 loops packaged as 26 remixable tracks. This includes the complete set of Electro and Progressive loops. *** Requires that you download the Electro and Progressive sets from the Loop Store at no charge.
* Multitouch volume control with three zones and crossfader
* Record your mix for future playback on the device
* Export your mix to Mac or PC via Wi-Fi
* Tempo control using timeshifting algortihms. The pitch stays the same--only the BPM changes.
* Play up to 20 loops at the same time and mix and match between built in loops and your own loops.
* One Shot mode plays samples without time-stretching -- ideal for sound bites
* Manually trigger loops using a waveform display Tips & Tricks
Looptastic is easy to use, but surprisingly deep. Here are some insider tips for creating more exciting performances.
Quick Mix
You don’t need to wait for all the sounds to load before starting to mix. As soon as a loop icon lights up, you can drag it to the playing field and begin your performance. You can even drag unloaded sounds there; they’ll start to play as soon as they’ve loaded. (This technique works best with percussive loops.)
You don’t have to wait for loops to load before starting your performance.
Hello, I’ll Be Your Fader
Play the Extremes
The Looptastic crossfader is a lot more expressive than you’d think. Tap the extreme right and left edges of the fader on the beat to create DJ-style transform effects. (Try tapping the filter screen on offbeats, too.)
Cue & Evolve
Move the fader all the way to one side, cue up some loops in the silent zone, and then snap the fader over to the silent side on the next downbeat. That will transition to a new section in your song. Repeat this left-right, cue-and-snap movement to keep the mix evolving.
Instant Breakdown
Put all the loops except a vocal into one side zone, and then quickly crossfade to the other side to solo the vocal. (Keeping a subtle hi-hat pulse going in the center zone — which always plays — helps propel the mix along.) Now drag loops horizontally from the silent zone into the center zone, one by one, to start building up your track again.
Right now, only the vocal (right zone) and hi-hat (center zone) are playing. Dragging loops horizontally from the silent zone (left) adds them back to the mix, creating a build.
No-Stress Recording
Unlike most music apps, in which you click Record and then pray you perform something good, Looptastic is always listening. In Looptastic, you hit Record after you’ve played something great, knowing Looptastic has already captured it. This retro-recording design eliminates the “red light jitters” so many performers get.
Producer’s Cut
With the flagship Looptastic Producer app, you can really personalize your mix by importing your own sounds over Wi-Fi. (We call it Mashup to Go.) Looptastic automatically time-stretches your loops so they play in sync, but there’s also a hidden sound-bite feature: Before import, change the mode to One Shot on your computer. That disables the time-stretching so your sound bite plays normally. By setting the loop length, you can control how often it repeats.
Set sound bites to One Shot mode and Looptastic Producer will play them at the original speed. Control how often the phrase repeats by picking a bar length.
Export Control
One of our biggest customer requests was for a way to export recordings as high-res audio files. That’s now possible in all versions of Looptastic. (Except the free one, although even it captures your performance moves, so you can still record the iPhone’s analog output.) You can burn exported files directly to CD.
Got a hot tip? Send it in! We’ll feature the best ones here, along with a link to your site or YouTube demo. Support
How do I restore Loop Sets I purchased on another device or on the same device?
If you previously bought Loop Sets inside Looptastic Producer, you can download them again at no charge. Simply go through the steps of purchasing the loop set(s) again. You will not be charged a second time. You will also receive a confirmation message that you have previously purchased the item.
I’m having trouble uploading; what should I do?
It is important that your device have a valid Wi-Fi connection and be on the same Wi-Fi Network as your computer.
If your device is saying it is unable to establish a connection, try restarting it using the following steps:
* Hold the power button at the top for 5 seconds
* Swipe the "slide to power off" slider.
* Wait for the device to power down.
* Press the power button again.
You may want to try setting up an ad hoc Wi-Fi network between your computer and your device. On the Mac, the steps are as follows:
* Click on the Wi-Fi icon on the menu.
* Choose Create Network. Choose a name for your network and click OK.
* On your device, open the settings. Choose the network you created in step 2.
* Open Looptastic and press the Import/Export button.
* On your computer open a browser with the address shown on the device screen (for example, http://169.254.237.89:8080). At this point you should see the Looptastic web page.
I don’t hear the sound. What’s wrong?
* If you are running iPhone or iPod OS 3.0, make sure you update to the latest version of Looptastic. We have fixed the incompatibility in version 2.1.0 of Looptastic.
* Make sure your iPhone is not in silent (vibrate only) mode.
* Make sure the volume is turned up.
* Make sure that you have moved the loops (colored squares) to the top of the screen so that they play at full volume.
I’m having trouble with audio breakups or the application closes by itself. How do I fix this?
Try restarting your iPhone or iPod Touch to free up memory:
* Hold down the power button.
* Swipe the slide to power off.
* Wait for the unit to power down and then press the power button again.
What is the best way to create loops for Producer?
There are several good ways to create loops. Both Ableton Live and Sony Acid allow you to export tracks individually. This is very helpful for creating separate parts at the same length and tempo.
You can also use Apple GarageBand to prepare loops for Looptastic. The key is set up a 4- or 8-bar section and use the looped playback feature to set a range. Then, solo one track and export your mix to a AIFF file. Repeat for each track in your arrangement.
Here are some freeware loop editors that may help:
Mac:
Loop Editor
Audacity
PC:
Wavosaur ( Tutorial )
Audacity
The tempo is off; what do I do?
For best results, use loops that have a similar or identical tempo. Also, use loops that are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 bars in length. Looptastic Producer will do its best to line everything up automatically. If all else fails, make each track the same length.
Where can I get some loops?
Here are three demo sets developed by Adam Smith Kipnis that you can download and use with Looptastic Producer.
Operator
Kickit
Electric
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04:37:38 03/25/07
George Orwell, Campaign Strategist?
[LESS INFO] 2 VIEWS | ADDED 04:37:38 03/25/07
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.
— George Orwell
The "Vote Different" video is raising lots of questions about campaign ethics (did Obama's people commission the video; is this a new low in smear campaigning) and the growing role of new media in politics. But I'm not seeing much discussion of "Vote Different" as a mashup, or of mashup/ remix culture , per se . That surprises me because it seems like a perfect illustration of what mashup/remix is for and what it can accomplish.
"Vote Different" is a good mashup, and not only in the sense of being skillfully produced. It's also good in the sense that it does what a mashup should: combine and juxtapose elements of existing works (and the meanings encoded therein) in such a way that the new, derivative work contributes something new to our understanding of that subject or item or concept. The point of using existing material isn't just to be lazy and avoid producing one's own work from scratch. Remix culture seeks specifically to activate the audience's systems of association and cultural knowlege — the messages we've already received and internalized and incorporated into our own "maps" of the world — and to then take that whole cognitive package and tweak it (recontextualize the familiar) to elicit new meaning.
I think the "Vote Different" video is a truly excellent example of how that works. The original Apple ad used imagery from an existing work, George Orwell 's novel 1984 , to evoke a sense of liberation from an oppressive world of bleak conformity and lack of choice. It did this very effectively, but not for the purpose of illuminating anything or anyone: it was just an ad produced to create a brand, not stimulate or express thought. The "Vote Different" piece takes all of the meaning crammed into the Apple ad and redirects it: now we aren't looking at consumers bored with the range of computers available to them, set free at last to buy stuff from a cooler company. Now we're looking at the public, the culture, ourselves, dully gaping as the latest Big Brother figure drones on at us — it almost doesn't matter who it is, the point is we get that it's the face of the state, of entrenched power, of a system too big and old for us to know how to change.
In this sense, I think "Vote Different" actually helps recover the meaning of the original work. Orwell created Big Brother as a way to talk about government and power and hegemony and coercion — not what color of plastic you want your computer to be. Apple trivialized that meaning in its ad (and faced similar criticism for its Think Different campaign, which capitalized on images of people like Cesar Chavez, Albert Einstein, and Mahatma Gandhi. "Vote Different" restores Orwell's original meaning and refocuses attention on something relevant to the original work. That isn't something required of all mashups or remixes, but it's an extra little bonus that I appreciate in this one.
As for whether "Vote Different" is an ethical kind of campaign material, I have to admit I don't see it as significantly different from most campaigns. Aren't they all using the same emotionalistic, button-pushing, id-activating, critical-thought-squashing, propagandistic message-pushing strategy? Why is it any different for George W. Bush to stand on the White House lawn or on the bridge of a naval carrier spouting slogans and catch-phrases and sound bites — isn't that just as manipulative? If someone out there sees a connection between Hillary Clinton's speech and Orwell's world of permagov and doublespeak, why shouldn't he manifest that idea as a video and put it out there for discussion? Honestly, I think that Philip de Vellis (who called his work a "citizen ad") has contributed something incredibly valuable to this campaign cycle: something intelligently conceived, clear in its message and intention, that calls for discussion of things we really ought to be discussing, not just now but all the time.
And while I personally felt some dismay at seeing Hillary get that treatment — I like the principle behind the video, not necessarily the content of the message — I wouldn't want to squelch remix culture or keep it out of the political realm because then we might never have been given "Imagine This" (video at right). It's another great example of a mashup/remix making full use of the encoded meanings in the original work, and recontextualizing the familiar so that new meaning emerges. In this case, the derivative work further illuminates a subject/theme/concept which it shares with the original — not always or necessarily the case, but done rather nicely here, expanding and refocusing rather than just repeating the original message.
And while we're talking about Orwell, here's a video of a guy getting arrested for asking Texas governor George W. Bush a question at a campaign appearance. Not removed from the event — arrested . The cameraperson gets roughed up, too. A disturbing look at very early signs of how our free speech and freedom of the press were going to go. As a remix or mashup, though, I have to rate this one very low in concept and quality: it's hard to tell whether the music and CG text are supposed to be ironic, scary, or silly. And the guy, Alex Jones , doesn't seem aware of how his behavior might be undermining his message; I'd think a smart conspiracy theorist would try to avoid triggering all those stereotypes of the paranoid loudmouth with no social skills. Too bad — I love conspiracy theories and hate to see them wasted like this!
"Vote Different" by Phil de Vellis, who says his message was that "the old political machine no longer holds all the power."
Here's the original Apple "1984" ad.
Here's the original Hillary Clinton video announcing her intention to run for president in 2008.
Mashup of George W. Bush singing "Imagine"
Alex Jones getting arrested for asking George W. Bush a question at a campaign appearance.
