Johnny talks with Philip Linden, Joe Linden, and Oz Spade using the voice beta released earlier today on the Second Life Preview Grid.
The show ends with a new version of of the SecondCast theme song by Estee Music. Let us know what you think!
Johnny talks with Philip Linden, Joe Linden, and Oz Spade using the voice beta released earlier today on the Second Life Preview Grid.
The show ends with a new version of of the SecondCast theme song by Estee Music. Let us know what you think!
[...] Check out the latest Second Cast where Johnny Ming speaks with Philip and friends via SL Voice. I’m in awe of the experience and totally impressed. [...]
[...] Also listen to the PodCast regarding how voice will integrated: Link—> These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]
[...] While initially unimpressed with a SL Voice offering I am now extremely excited having learned more about the project, its features and roadmap. The involvement of DiamondWare in partnership with Vivox has alot to do with this. For those interested in learning more about the SL Voice offering Johnny Ming has a special SecondCast podcast from yesterday moonwalk. With SL Voice going open beta in April and lots of Linden Research Inc patents in the pipeline the immediate future looks bright. It looks like the new 3D social network Teapotters is arriving just in time. :These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]
RE: the music
One thing that has always bothered me about the theme song is that the bass line is on a slightly different pitch level than the rest of the samples. The latest version of the theme song goes one step further by putting samples together in completely different keys!!! Sorry, but the original bothered me, this one sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
That’s a fairly western attitude about the theme song. It was done by someone with some hearing issues. A lot of far-eastern music doesn’t conform to the western concept of octaves, with atonality used to convey different moods.
In short, I like the theme song! It’s spacey.
[...] Daring avatars have provided us with a visual example of a Seance, which I am interested to see, though it manages to appear simultaneously boring and scary. In a circle of friends, two manage to say anything, and there is no connection between the Audible Part and anything that one can see. Otherworldly Voices come seemingly out of nowhere, as might be expected of them, and say little of interest. A much more detailed vocal explanation can be seen here. In addition there is a worrying rumble in the background. [...]
[...] Jeremy Flagstaff blogged this on SLPodcast.com and Johnny talks about this on SecondCast #56 with Philip and Joe Linden, too. Unfortunately the podcast is in mono and doesn’t convey the spatial sound experience at all, the quality however is rather good. [...]
Sorry, but I AM a western person. So are most of the people who listen to this show. I can deal with the Gamelan, I can deal with the blues, i can deal with South Indian Carnatic music. With those, you listen to them in a different context. Western or not, you can’t change the physics of sound. The harmonic series is a very real thing and no matter what country your ears were made in, the rules of dissonance and consonance remain the same. Making sure your parts are in the same key and that they are in tune is just part of being a fastidious musician.
The podcast says this is episode 55.
I agree with Flip. I was thrown off because the bass line started in a different key than the sound effects samples. Besides, doesn’t most music center around one or two keys at a time anyway? Single key centers can get boring and this was a nice spin. I’m waiting for the day when the majority of pop music knows how to use polytonality, or even what it is.
[...] Jeremy Flagstaff blogged this on SLPodcast.com and Johnny talks about this on SecondCast #56 with Philip and Joe Linden, too. Unfortunately the podcast is in mono and doesn’t convey the spatial sound experience at all, the quality however is rather good. [...]