| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
 | Date | Lines | 
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| 467.1 | Sounds Good, But.. | ERLANG::FEHSKENS |  | Wed Aug 13 1986 14:57 | 13 | 
|  |     Two things:
    
    1) I would pay up front, given what I've already heard, to hear
    more.
    
    2) Can a commercial duplicator handle the dynamic range issues.
    Remember, most of our stuff is going to be uncompressed, and recorded
    at low levels to leave headroom.  Are we going to get back 50 copies
    with outrageous distortion levels because the dupes were copied
    too hot (to avoid noise problems)?
    
    len.
    
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| 467.2 | depends on the quality of the master... | CANYON::MOELLER | Donde esta los DEMPRS? | Wed Aug 13 1986 16:31 | 8 | 
|  |     ? CAN a commercial duplicator handle the dynamic range issues ?
    
    I dunno... seems to me that's more a matter of the levels on the
    master being carefully matched. I did NO gain-riding while copying
    the master. Of course, my old NAK 700 can handle up to +7db peak
    without sizzling.
    
kmII    
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| 467.3 | count me in | DSSDEV::SAUTER | John Sauter | Wed Aug 13 1986 16:45 | 3 | 
|  |     Hell, for $3.21 I'll sign up without having heard tape 1.
    (I'm still waiting for it!)
        John Sauter
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| 467.4 | Oh boy, no more distribution lists! | BAILEY::RHODES |  | Wed Aug 13 1986 17:33 | 5 | 
|  |     Yea, its worth it.  $3.21 is peanuts when you get down to it.  Not
    only would it be faster, but each individual's copy of the master
    would be of higher quality than the "done at home" copys (ie: tape1).
    
    Todd.
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| 467.5 | Me to | MINDER::KENT |  | Thu Aug 14 1986 05:16 | 7 | 
|  |     
    Yup I'll contribute the $3.21 plus the cost of postage to hear.
    
    BTW Are we still taking input to tape 2 if so? where and how ?
    
    					Paul.
    
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| 467.6 |  | BAXTA::BOTTOM_DAVID |  | Thu Aug 14 1986 07:20 | 7 | 
|  |     Count me in....
    
    Maybe the person who does the master should do some peak limiting
    to handle the dynamic range thing. WHose got the dbx noise reduction,
    dbx compressors, and a good system to work on?
    
    dave
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| 467.7 | call our operators now and... | CAR::OPERATOR | boy, this is fun! | Thu Aug 14 1986 08:41 | 4 | 
|  |     where do I send my dough?
    
    fly on the wall
    
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| 467.8 | Me too | NIMBUS::DAVIS |  | Thu Aug 14 1986 08:51 | 7 | 
|  |     Add me to the list of takers for this approach. One question - is
    it necessary to give the duplicators a cassette or can they copy
    from a reel-to-reel. Seems like the quality would be better if someone
    could create the master on a good quality half track.
    
    Rob
    
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| 467.9 | double your money, double your fun | GNERIC::LOW | I don't need luck - I need apotheosis | Thu Aug 14 1986 11:43 | 6 | 
|  |     
    Sounds good.  Can we include Tape #1 in this, for those of us who
    depair of ever receiving a hand-me-down copy?
    
    David
    
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| 467.10 |  | BIGALO::BOTTOM_DAVID |  | Thu Aug 14 1986 12:50 | 5 | 
|  |     I'd vote for a new copy o fone, just to get a better fidelity for
    listening.....maybe the whole thing could be remastered slightly
    to correct drop outs and leveling swings and done as a package deal...
    
    dave
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| 467.11 | half tracks will travel | CANYON::MOELLER | Donde esta los DEMPRS? | Thu Aug 14 1986 12:59 | 33 | 
|  |     It's nice that the idea is taking hold. BUT:
    
    - the $3.21 is an off-the-cuff ESTIMATE.
    based on some sucker/I mean volunteer to do the cover layout
    on a graphics sytem/printer, and the guesstimate on the per-
    cover cost for printing. The tape duplication costs are right
    on.
    
    - Brad Schafer seems to be away. As he was the constructor of Tape 1 
    and (most of) Tape 2, I'd like to hear from him before ramming this
    brave new vision down his throat. Perhaps he can complete the
    Tape 2 Master and send it here for duplication/distribution.
    hmmm... I seem to have advice'd myself right into a lot of work..
    
    Re: Brad's taking issue with certain lyrical content: I don't know
    whose music he had in mind, but it would be nice to know what resolve,
    if any, they came to. That is, 
    
    	IS TAPE TWO READY TO ROLL ?
    
    - Tape 2 on Half-Track: not a bad idea, but would require someone
    with a setup which included BOTH dbx and Dolby cassette dex, plus
    a good halftrack deck. 
      Uhh.. open reel tape is ~$10 per 7" reel these days. A 7" reel 
    (remember, on a halftrack you can't turn it over for side B)
    at 15ips only lasts 22 minutes. And I can't see bothering with half-
    track tape if the speed is only 7 1/2ips. 
      So, if our fantasy is a 90-minute cassette, that would require 4 
    7" reels at ~$10.00 APIECE. Plus, the duplicator would have to swap 
    reels in mid-dup. So I think the costs and cumbersomeness of the 
    Half-Track idea outweigh any S/N advantages it might have.
    karl moeller    
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| 467.13 | TOm's TAlents TAntalize | ERLANG::BD | Brian D. Handspicker | Thu Aug 14 1986 17:29 | 7 | 
|  |     All right! A tape contribution from TOm! 
    
    Er, but then *I* not one to talk ... I don't suppose this
    project needs an architect ...software or otherwise? ;^)
    
    bd_the_frustrated_follower_of_Frank_Loyd_Wright
    
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| 467.14 |  | APOLLO::DEHAHN |  | Fri Aug 15 1986 16:08 | 10 | 
|  |     
    Re: half-track
    
    What Karl sez is true, but if you still think it's a good idea I
    have an Otari 5050B, dbx and several Dolby casette decks at my
    disposal.
    
    CdH
    
    
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| 467.16 | Ahm hyare, Ahm hyare! | DYO780::SCHAFER | Get > or get < | Mon Aug 18 1986 11:34 | 43 | 
|  | Re: all
    
    Hello, after all this time.
    
    1. I've been getting jerked around by mgmt (again) so have not had
       lots of time to note or to work on tape 2.  (I.e., DEC has been
       very demanding of late.)
    
    2. Was on vacation from Aug 8-15.
    
    3. TEAC IS STILL DEAD!  It will be fixed this week or I will have
       my day in court (literally).
    
    4. The lyric thing was written in extreme frustration.  Although
       I have some extreme reservations about lyrics and content, I
       will withdraw my objections (please ignore previous mail) and
       will NOT try to inflict my opinions on everybody.  I'll let you
       all decide what you do and don't like.  Pardon the temporary
       insanity.
Re: Karl
    
    Tape 2 will be done this week, or my name ain't Bugs Bunny.  I do not
    have anything put together for the tape yet, so I may not appear on
    this one, either.  (Not that anyone cared, eh?)  Since my TEAC has been
    down, I have not been able to do any recording of any kind.
    Nevertheless, I will try to get this second tape completed this week. 
    
    And yeah, I AM getting burnt out on this thing.  I would make a
    suggestion, though - why not find someone out there in Noteland who has
    access to a decent quality duplicating machine, and mail them the
    master?  Or has this already been discussed? 
    Here's another wrinkle for you to consider - if we limit each tape to
    90 minutes apiece (and we force submissions to be on C90s), I could
    always make 1st gen copies of the master and mail back out to you.  Of
    course, any subsequent compilers may not want to fool with this.
    Comments? 
    Still recovering from vacation/work, but glad to be back in commusic
    land ... 
    
8^)
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| 467.17 | Message from KM2 | DAIRY::SHARP | Say something once, why say it again? | Fri Aug 29 1986 15:57 | 8 | 
|  | KM2 has asked me to forward the message that he is unfortunately
semi-incommunicado for an indefinite period. I've been getting mail to him
at USLASL::MOELLER, and I've just started sending him daily extracts from
COMMUSIC, but due to some kind of bean-counting mania his regular node,
CANYON, is either temporarily or permanently unavailable for NOTES access.
I'll keep you posted on whatever I hear from him.
Don.
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| 467.18 | whatever happened to.... | CAR::OPERATOR | boy, this is fun! | Wed Sep 10 1986 11:45 | 13 | 
|  |     a couple of things.....
    	any more tape 1 reviews coming in the next year or two?
    
    	does anyone know what happened to tape II?
    
    	i'm mildly curious about the tape 1 reviews
    	and extremely anxious about tape 2 cuz i got (i hope!)
    a couple of pieces on it and would like to hear the final
    results....both how the tape sounds (to me) and how the
    audiences react.
    	anyone have any respones?
    	rik s
    
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| 467.19 | Did we fail? | BARNUM::RHODES |  | Thu Sep 11 1986 10:48 | 11 | 
|  | It seems the interest in hearing tape 2 is fizzling out.  This does not
seem fair to those who have contributed...
Brad seems much too busy dealing with work and equipment problems.
Is CdH willing to volunteer to compile tape 2?  Seems he has the necessary
equipment...
Let's get this thing moving...
Todd. (where's_Karl_Moeller_when_you_need_him)
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| 467.20 | Sign me up !!! | FRSBEE::ROLLA |  | Thu Sep 11 1986 12:50 | 9 | 
|  |     
    ?????????? I'm new to this particular note... How can I get a hold of 
    tape 1 or tape 2.  Where do I send the $$$$$$.
    
    I've been reading the comm notesfile for a while and I'm dying 
    to hear what you guys are doing.
    
    Mike 
    
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| 467.21 | 1 apology + 1 comment = 1 reply | BARTOK::ARNOLD | Smiley faces not included. | Thu Sep 11 1986 12:54 | 21 | 
|  |     Re: .18
    
    I have to apologize for not doing my review of Tape I yet.  I'm
    now embroiled in the transition back to full-time academics (at
    Brown U. courtesy of GEEP).  I had planned to do the review before
    I got here but had to finish up my projects.  I want to write the
    review while I'm listening to the tape so I can make coherent comments.
    If I'm lucky, that will be 1-2 more weeks.  Trust me, it will get
    done.  (After all, I've gotten a lot of info from reading other
    people's reviews and want to give what I have received.)
    
    I hope Tape II gets started soon, too.  As we've seen, sending tapes
    around can take an infinite amount of time.  The ssoner the better.
    Having heard Tape I, I'm anxious to hear the contributions on Tape
    II.
    
    Well, if i can get this homework done, maybe I can start on my review
    this weekend...
    
    - John -
    
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| 467.22 |  | MTBLUE::BOTTOM_DAVID |  | Thu Sep 11 1986 12:58 | 9 | 
|  |     Karl unfortunatly is exiled due to some sort of bs,......but you
    can rattle his cage at USLASL::MOELLER...please do, last I heard
    he was missing the interaction......
    
    I thought we were going to mass produce tape II???It seemed the
    best idea.....actually I'd go for a reproduce of tape I as well
    but that may not be real popular.....
    
    dave
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| 467.23 | Well! | JAWS::COTE | Etude Brut? | Thu Sep 11 1986 17:14 | 17 | 
|  |     Seeing as I'm itchin' to do something with my new reel to reel and
    I only have 3 tracks, I'll volunteer the following...
    
    Send me the cassettes that did or will go to Brad. Any kind of
    noise reduction is fine.
    
    I'll compile the pieces onto the reel at 7.5 ips, no N/R. I can
    eq to the submitter's request or, if the submitter wants, use my
    own discretion.
    
    Then, orders can be placed with me. I'll fill the order upon
    reciept of (1.) Blank tape and postage, or (2.) $$ for tape
    and postage. Specify N/R requested or get Dolby B by default.
    
    Yes? No? Edd, take a hike?
    
                              
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| 467.24 |  | BIGALO::BOTTOM_DAVID |  | Fri Sep 12 1986 08:12 | 3 | 
|  |     let me know when ordering is in process..
    
    dave
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| 467.25 | I reserve the right to censor... | JAWS::COTE | Guadalahara won't do! | Fri Sep 12 1986 08:39 | 30 | 
|  |     By the way...
    
    There are a few words I will not duplicate! Too bad for those who
    don't like it. If your submission contains these I will *NOT* include
    it on the master.
    
    
    These are the words....
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
                      flagulate
                      Mesopotamia
                      geo-thermal
                      sitzmark
                      "leveraged buy-out"
                      PLUMSCON
                      
    Please don't waste your time and money sending me songs that contain
    this type of crap.
    
    Edd
    
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| 467.26 | New Life! | BAILEY::RHODES |  | Fri Sep 12 1986 08:56 | 5 | 
|  | Sounds good, Edd.  Can you send mail to Brad and figure the cost of postage
needed to transfer the tapes to you, and fold that into the final tape cost?
Todd.
                      
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| 467.27 | 'at's 'a'way ya do it.... | JAWS::COTE | Guadalahara won't do! | Fri Sep 12 1986 09:06 | 8 | 
|  |     I just Brad an electro-gram asking him to forward the individual
    tapes to me.
    
    If we wanna really get this thing flying, send me another cassette
    submission tape. I'll hold it until I get 90 minutes worth and
    mail it back to you full of goodies.
    
    Edd
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| 467.28 | Go for it | NIMBUS::DAVIS |  | Fri Sep 12 1986 09:07 | 7 | 
|  |     That sounds like a very generous offer Edd, and if you can afford
    the time to do copies for everyone it should make distribution
    a lot better. I think there's still enough of us interested to keep
    the project going and I'll gladly put up the $5 or whatever it costs
    to get a copy of Tape 2. Thanks for the effort.
    
    Rob
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| 467.29 | love them naughty words | CAR::OPERATOR | boy, this is fun! | Fri Sep 12 1986 09:29 | 11 | 
|  |     Ed.....I love your humor!
    	maybe you should give music up and do stand up comedy...
    	I'd pay..!
    
    	anyway...from what i read it seems as though you're looking
    for new masters to be sent for compilation?
    	If so....garret and I will send you our contributions, both
    music and money.
    
    	rik
    
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| 467.30 | ... back in the saddle again. | JAWS::COTE | Guadalahara won't do! | Fri Sep 12 1986 09:55 | 11 | 
|  |     ... just got word from Brad. He will send me the submissions tapes
    he currently has. Some were returned to owners (Len? anyone else?).
    To those .. please resubmit to me.
    
    I'll start a new note to track submissions. Just like tape 1.
    
    My address                  74 South Oxford Road
                                Millbury, MA.  01527
    
    Let's go!
    Edd
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| 467.31 | Gave at the office, but... | JUNIOR::DREHER | Cruising Known Space | Fri Sep 12 1986 10:17 | 4 | 
|  |     If you submitted once, can you submit again?  It's been four
    months since tape 1 was compiled with my object module...
    
    D^2
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| 467.32 | miasmic melody | JON::LOW | aka the NULL process | Fri Sep 12 1986 13:52 | 10 | 
|  |     
    Looks like I'm gonna have to change the name of my latest hit:
    
    
    	"I've got the flagellatin' geo-thermal Mesopotamian blues"
    
    It's a shame - it's about my job at the Mill.
    
    David
    
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| 467.33 | If you must... | JAWS::COTE | Guadalahara won't do! | Fri Sep 12 1986 14:18 | 6 | 
|  |     re: .31
    
    Sure Dave, submit again. I can't imagine anyone saying "Oh no, another
    dreary Dreher tune with the sickening vocalist..."
    
    Edd
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| 467.34 | under way | APOLLO::DEHAHN |  | Fri Sep 12 1986 16:49 | 9 | 
|  |     
    Thanks, Edd, for volunteering. I'm REAL busy now with work (DEC)
    as well as DJing and sound reinforcement/recording. However, if
    you need additional help with anything, ie. mixdown, copying, etc.
    don't be afraid to get in touch.
    
    Chris deHahn
    C     d H
    
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| 467.35 | Uh, Gee, it must've fell off the tape, I guess... | ERLANG::FEHSKENS |  | Mon Sep 15 1986 11:13 | 4 | 
|  |     When we "resubmit", can we "reconsider"?
    
    len (who'd like to take this opportunity to suppress some junk)
    
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| 467.36 | $29.95 suppression fee.... | JAWS::COTE | Guadalahara won't do! | Mon Sep 15 1986 11:23 | 5 | 
|  |     No, Len you MUST submit junk. We will have no repression.
    
    Of course you can. Consider it a whole new ball of oxide.
    
    Edd
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| 467.37 | Back On the Air | CANYON::MOELLER | unable to metabolize starch | Tue Sep 16 1986 18:54 | 11 | 
|  |     Well, Edd, as you receive the dubs from Brad (NOW I understand,
    you're dubbing the takes to open reel!) will YOU post the 
    author/title into your own new topic?
    
    And are you REALLY gonna dup all twelve copies for us?
    
    The reason I want you to post what Brad sends you is that it's
    been so long since I mailed the submissions off to him, I
    forgot what they were!
    
    Karl deMoeller
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| 467.38 | Karl who? | JAWS::COTE | Guadalahara won't do! | Wed Sep 17 1986 08:05 | 10 | 
|  |     As soon as I get da stuff from Brad I'll post it.
    
    Yep, I plan to make copies for everyone who wants one. It's a bit
    more of a PITA for moi, but considering how long Tape I has been
    circulating, I think it's worth it. Now the tape can't get rerouted,
    lost, misplaced....
    
    Oh, and welcome back to Notesland! (Now go home!   ;^))
    
    Edd
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| 467.39 | Grusse aus den Upper Sonora Desert.. | CANYON::MOELLER | unable to metabolize starch | Wed Sep 17 1986 13:13 | 7 | 
|  |     I thought that our language lesson 'took', Edd.
    
    It's GuadalaJara !!!
    
    Get the 'H' out!
    
    kmII
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| 467.40 | Fixed! | JAWS::COTE | Guadala*J*ara won't do... | Wed Sep 17 1986 13:32 | 5 | 
|  |     Is CANYON:: comin' down again anytime soon?
    
    Are you jappy now witj my spelling?
    
    Edd
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| 467.41 | Jes | CANYON::MOELLER | unable to metabolize starch | Thu Sep 18 1986 12:40 | 1 | 
|  |     
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| 467.42 | What gives? | JAWS::COTE | Guadala*J*ara won't do... | Tue Sep 23 1986 11:05 | 4 | 
|  |     The response to date has been, uh, underwhelming... (1 tape received)
    Has the interest waned?
    
    Edd
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| 467.43 | ??? | BARNUM::RHODES |  | Tue Sep 23 1986 11:17 | 4 | 
|  | I thought Brad already had the material compiled for tape 2.  Why the
quest for new material?
Todd.
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| 467.44 | ...??? | BARNUM::RHODES |  | Tue Sep 23 1986 11:19 | 7 | 
|  | Oops.  last reply should state:
I thought Brad already had the material COLLECTED for tape 2.  Why the
quest for new material?
Todd.
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| 467.45 | bbbrand new beginning | CAR::OPERATOR | boy, this is fun! | Tue Sep 23 1986 12:06 | 17 | 
|  |     I believe in a previous note (unlike a previous life) Edd asked
    us all to start at the beginning and send a new copy of our stuff
    to him. 
    	So, i have given a tape to Dave dreher who is furiously
    slaving away to put a copy of 2 of my pieces on that tape.
    Meanwhile, I've been so busy jamming with noters and trying to
    amend my reputation that I've done absolutely nothing towards
    putting any of my 4-track stuff on a tape to send to Edd.
    	Tonight and tomorrow night are reserved for doing mixdowns
    to tape from my cute little 4 track so I can send at least my
    4-track stuff to Edd.
    	Uh, Edd....is there a limit on how many songs a person can
    send?
    
    	rik-who's-going-to-get-it-to-you-soon.....
    
    
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| 467.46 | All in all it's just a...tape in the mail. | HANDEL::KLOSTERMAN | Stevie K | Tue Sep 23 1986 13:10 | 10 | 
|  | 
	Ok, I'll send another tape.  But, for people who did already submit it
does seem easier to just grab the original material en masse from Brad, eh? At
least Ed is within driving distance, so if necessary we can hassle him in person
:-). 
	Earlier Brad had posted an index of the material he was going to put on
the second tape.  Do you plan to stick to that order?  That included some of
Len's stuff and my stuff that's been sitting in limbo since before tape 1
was even compiled.
 | 
| 467.47 | questions! questions! | JAWS::COTE | The sparkle of your China... | Tue Sep 23 1986 13:14 | 8 | 
|  |     Given that I haven't received the tapes from Brad yet, at this point
    I think it best to go on the assumption that we are starting from
    scratch. I'll modify that if/when I get the shipment from Brad...
    
    How many selections? I dunno. 2-3 like on tape 1 I guess. More if
    space will allow it.
    
    Edd
 | 
| 467.48 | address please.... | DONJON::CROWLEY |  | Tue Sep 23 1986 15:08 | 5 | 
|  |     
    Where do we send the tapes too????  
    
    Ralph
    
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| 467.49 | Send 'em here... | JAWS::COTE | The sparkle of your China... | Tue Sep 23 1986 15:23 | 3 | 
|  |     Edd Cote
    74 South Oxford Rd.
    Millbury, MA.  015327
 | 
| 467.50 | of course, of course... | CANYON::MOELLER | meet my cat Mandu,my dog Edd Lee.. | Wed Sep 24 1986 13:21 | 10 | 
|  |     Jeez, Mr. Edd, I have a lot of interest, and a lot of tunes, which 
    could go on your incarnation of Tape Two. 
    
    But, as I sent good clean dubs to Brad, I figured I'd wait to see
    what he sent you...
    
    Also, I sent 'Liner Notes' to Brad. Is he FORWARDing those to you
    as well ?
    
    karl_II_the_Lazy
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| 467.51 |  | BAXTA::BOTTOM_DAVID |  | Wed Sep 24 1986 14:55 | 4 | 
|  |     Double Jeez Mr. Edd....I've always got more.....2 more in fact that
    I just recorded this weekend.....                   
    
    dave
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| 467.52 | PK KP PK | MINDER::KENT |  | Fri Sep 26 1986 04:04 | 9 | 
|  |     
    Seeing as how I'me going through my post LA phase at the moment
    perhaps you chaps would like to hear some of my later stuff.
    
    Will post it on Monday. Should get to you ED by Thursday. Will this
    be in time.
                        	Paul.
    			
    
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| 467.53 | Is mine still in existence? | DSSDEV::SAUTER | John Sauter | Fri Sep 26 1986 07:27 | 4 | 
|  |     I would sure appreciate it if my original submission to tape 2
    could somehow be conveyed to the right person.  I mastered directly
    onto cassette, so I don't have another copy.
        John Sauter
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| 467.54 |  | REGENT::SCHMIEDER |  | Mon Sep 29 1986 12:31 | 9 | 
|  | RE: .53
I feel similarly.  I spent a lot of time polishing up my tape, and haven't
even had time to practice much lately so I sure don't want to waste time making
a THIRD master!  Not to mention it would be embarassing since everything is
now, once again, "old".
				Mark
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| 467.55 | Brad, you there, mon? | JAWS::COTE | You're too cool to fool... | Mon Sep 29 1986 12:43 | 6 | 
|  |     I've been unable to reach node DYO780, so I can't verify the status
    of the original submissions. (But, I can say *I* don't have them!)
    
    I'll keep you all up to date....
    
    Edd
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| 467.56 | And now, this update.... | JAWS::COTE | Hey! I can't play these things! | Wed Oct 15 1986 14:53 | 9 | 
|  |     Well, I received an electrogram from Brad with liner notes submitted
    by KMII, Rob Davis, Garrett Marotta, and Mark Schmeider.
    
    It looks like tape 2 may be back in gear! 
    
    I wouldn't be surprised if my mailbox was stuffed full of cassettes
    when I get home tonite....
    
    Eed
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| 467.57 | abacab | JON::ROSS | tomorrow is tomorrow tomorrow | Wed Oct 15 1986 22:44 | 8 | 
|  |     Is there a 'drop-dead' date for tape II entries?
    
    Song length max?
    
    etc?
    
    ron
    
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| 467.58 | The CommusicVille Horror..... | JAWS::COTE | Hey! I can't play these things! | Thu Oct 16 1986 08:27 | 48 | 
|  |     First the good news...
    
          As I noted earlier, I received the tapes from Brad. Thanks
    for getting them out!
    
    
    Now the bad news....
    
          The tape II project is HAUNTED!!!  When we last heard from
    Brad, his TEAC had died a horrible death while attempting to compile
    this tape. Well, I didn't have the cassettes in my possesion 10
    minutes when my reel to reel went up in smoke!!! Seems to have
    a problem with the power supply....
    
    Anyhow, after sacrificing every 250V 1A fuse Radio Shack had in
    stock to the Short Gods (and still not appeasing them) the fault
    has been isolated to the board level. Tonite, I hope to find the
    faulty component (suspect diode) and HOPEFULLY be back on-line for
    the weekend.
    
    People.... some of you have generously sent hours worth of submissions.
    This is all well and good, but I'm gonna have a hard time fitting
    it all on a C90. In all fairness, I intend to give preference to
    those who didn't make it onto Tape I. Even at that, some people
    are still way above what I consider a reasonable allotment. I can
    think of at least 2 ways to handle it...
    
                o  Make tape II a multiple tape set.
    
                o  Cut back on the individual submissions. If this schould
                   be the case, I would prefer that the individual sub-
                   mitters tell me which entries they want cut/entered.
                   (Dave Bottom has already done this.) Some have said
                   they'll leave it up to me. That's all well and good,
                   but I'd prefer THEY make the decision. Otherwise,
                   the tape comes out as "Edd Cote's favorites from
                   The Noters". Not fair to you folks....
    
    Re:  .57   There is, but it hasn't passed yet, so you still have
               time. 
    
               (And why are you telling us the chords? (A-B-A-C-A-B))
    
    
    Edd
    
    
    
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| 467.59 | limit? | SAUTER::SAUTER | John Sauter | Thu Oct 16 1986 13:17 | 2 | 
|  |     What do you feel is a reasonable limit per person?
        John Sauter
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| 467.60 | Your pipe and cassette, sir.... | JAWS::COTE | Hey! I can't play these things! | Thu Oct 16 1986 13:33 | 5 | 
|  | 
    My personal opinion...... 10 minutes. But I'm not the boss, just
    your humble servant. If people wanna go more, it's OK with me...
    
    Edd
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| 467.61 | COMMUSIC Tape Prep SOP a la Bradrick | DYO780::SCHAFER | Welcome to the MIDIwest! | Thu Oct 16 1986 13:57 | 23 | 
|  | Re: .58 - .60
    Here's the way I put it together, Edd.  You can take it for what
    it's worth.
    I decided on a maximum per person - 4 songs or 15 minutes, whichever
    came first.  (I wasn't real sticky on this - was my guideline only.)
    I would listen to an entire submission before I ever began to tape it,
    timing it and listening to the quality of the recording.  If the time
    /song limit was reached, I would make notes as to which I considered to
    be the best tunes.  If the submitter had outlined which songs to
    ignore, I would use that list first to "deselect" tunes.  If I still
    needed more room, I would then send mail to the submitter, using
    comments from my notes, posing suggestions as to which songs to delete.
    Of course, if there ever arose any dispute, the submitter was always
    right.  
    Hope that kinda helps you out, and I'm REAL sorry to hear about
    your tape deck.  Mine *still* isn't fixed.   8-(
8^)
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| 467.62 |  | REGENT::SCHMIEDER |  | Thu Oct 16 1986 16:56 | 14 | 
|  | I misinterpreted the goals, I guess.  I think I sent 18 minutes worth.
Sorry.  Anyway, my compositions are of such variable length that I prefer
leaving it up to the compiler as to which ones to use.  Some are less than
a minute, a few are more than five minutes.  Whatever best fits the overall
tape.  I went to the trouble of timing every submission.  And in case you
got two tapes, the earlier tape is obsolete and the newer tape (and liner
notes) should be self-evident.
If my attitude preempts me from the second tape, I couldn't care less.
I am far too busy at work to have time to worry about such things.
				Mark
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