Alesis Andromeda A6

You're joking, yes?


--- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, Ahmad Al-Haidar 
<al_haidar@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Fellow Musicians,
> 
> I would like to ask everyone in the list who is in North America 
to record the CICADA insect sound as samples to use in the A6.   
I have attempted to record some samples from different CICADA 
insects and have gotten amazing samples that I am using to 
create new sounds on my machine.
> 
> What I discovered was that although only the male CICADA 
insects produce their mating call sound, each male CICADA had 
its own distinctive sound with multiple nuances or sound 
variables that make its mating call different from the other male 
CICADAs.  And as a such, the more CICADA sounds we sample, 
the better variety of sound samples we can use for this endeavor 
to share.  
> 
> After catching a number of male CICADAs, I used two high 
quality microphones connected to the computer via a high quality 
sound card and recorded some good samples.  In general, the 
older and bigger males had a weaker sound that is closer to 
bass, while the younger and smaller males had a stronger 
sound which was closer to the higher audible frequencies.  The 
call sound lasted from a fraction of a second to well over a 
minute in some cases.   All were very fascinating.
> 
> Since the CICADA season is about to be over in the next few 
days and will not be back until seventeen (17) years from now, I 
urge you all my fellow Kurzweilers (and even non-Kurzweilers) in 
North America to go ahead and record as many male CICADA 
mating calls as you can with the highest quality possible, so that 
we can share and exchange these samples which, I'm sure, 
your creativity will turn into wonderful music.  Thanks.
> 
> Ahmad Al-Haidar
> 
> 
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