TanzTrax.MMD0 - An acoustic experience - done by Carl 'LynX' v. Loesch

Release 1:
		I'm really enjoying myself! I never really thought
	that I would learn how to get along with a Tracka-derivate
	software.. but MED is really nice to use if you get used to
	it.. And I never thought I could make cool music if I don't
	have the freedom of a rhythm other than straight 4/4 or 6/8
	as I do when working with professional sequencers.

	Well now I learnt that all it takes is a few good samples
	from Euphoria, the man from Bristol, that have a certain
	swing sampled in.. and the rest is an operation of refining
	dynamics of the noises.. and notes, yes.

	This piece was done in one afternoon and I simply didn't
	the need to use any more than 4 samples and a handful of
	well-done patterns.. er blocks in Trackaspeak.. The samples
	are a drum pattern, a synth bass and a saxophone from u4ia's
	sample collection plus a Kraftwerk derivate laser sound with
	added noise. I don't know who sampled that one, I don't
	sample myself, I just patch the samples.  ;)

	Another curiosity about this piece which makes it a bit
	uncool to store in a common module format is the fact, that
	I used 16-event long patterns.. er blocks! That's a 4th
	of the default. I found that it gives me ways of alternating
	the effect of harmonies simply by putting patterns together
	in new orders, as if I was playing with a box of coloured
	bricks.

	My 'mod' runs and runs... I left it running while editing
	this readme and I can't get bored of it.. *grin*  A funny
	feature how mods usually start over and make the music endless..
	And though I usually get easily bored about repetitive music I
	still can't stop hearing these sounds.. In fact I've put a lot
	of stereo effects in, sounds pan from left to right channel and
	back.. not switch, pan!	I bet you'll like it.. And it's only
	30K long.. Wow! Reminds me that I'm an efficiency addict.   ;)
	I guess version 2 will come soon after this one.. I'll HAVE
	to lay hands on this again! Make it even more bombastic! :)
	But then it'll surely have more sounds. The usual techno
	chords I suppose. And I'll make some 2-voice melodies, they're
	so nice.

	By the way.. the harmonies in this piece are roughly
	something like Am... Em.. Am.. Em.. D#maj7, plus scattered
	harmonical impressions (especially in block 3). It's fun
	to jam funky guitar while listening to this.

	Hey but don't get me wrong. This is no jazz piece. It ain't
	no real house either.. It's very much like Kraftwerk,
	astonishingly. I thought I'd never manage to sound like them.
	However the casual housish elements dekraftwerkize it a bit.
	ESPECIALLY the saxophone, a VERY unkraftwerkly sound!  ;)
	Still, the beginning measures sound pretty much like Tour
	De France. Noticed?

	All in all... It's very lynxish. Enjoy yourself!

Release 2:
	As I suggested above, I added the techno fashion orchestra hits
	and a melody for two saxophones. I also spent some time
	revamping the dynamics at different points. Made me realize
	an important weakness of MIDI, you loose quite some musical
	freedom when you can't modify the volume of a note once it's
	on and sounding. The tracka-type programs instead support late
	modification of voice volume which has tremendous effects
	(Simulated echoes and the like). Actually MIDI *does* provide
	something that might do the job: Poly pressure. Simply get your
	synth to accept it as volume input. Easier said than done, since
	most synths happily ignore that message.  :-(

-lynx