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Cinema Volta
John Maxwell Hobbs
Cinema Volta
John Maxwell Hobbs
Ear candy
I really love Garageband. It's so fun to use to make music, it's like a toy. It's really good for blowing out the cobwebs and having a little fun with no pressure. 2005-06-17

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 17, 20050 min read
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Too many cosmos
As the night drags on, things start to get a little weird. 2005-06-16

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 16, 20050 min read
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Back again?
We take a trip down memory lane to the Piano Lounge. Things are pretty much the same, except it's summer now and they've got the windows open. 2005-06-15 I have reached the 1/3rd point by the way - 122 tunes. I hardly believe it myself.

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 15, 20050 min read
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Flutter guitar revisited
Going back a couple months - this is that big guitar wash. I've done a bit of tweaking with the timing and totally changed the mix. I know there's something in here, I've just got to find it. 2005-06-14

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 14, 20050 min read
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The son of feedback machine meets godzilla
The didjeridoo is creeping back in in this one. 2005-06-13

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 13, 20050 min read
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The son of feedback machine
Still playing around with this. The didjeridoo has disappeared, but it is still controlling all the processing. 2005-06-12

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 12, 20050 min read
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The feedback machine meets the long wooden tube
The feedback machine returns, this time added to the didjeridoo track I've been working on. 2005-06-11

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 11, 20050 min read
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Well, err - ummmm
Again with the same track, still trying out different controlled processing. Not sure what I think of it. 2005-06-10

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 10, 20050 min read
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And some more
Same track, different processing. 2005-06-09

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 9, 20050 min read
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Methods of control
Back again to the didjeridoo. Lots and lots of signal processing getting modulated by the audio signal of the didj itself. I'm starting to get it pinned down. This setup is getting more responsive to my playing. Still a long way to go, however. 2005-06-08

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 8, 20050 min read
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Version #13
Yesterday's version heard in a dream. One of my goals with my pieces is that the listener is able to forget that they are listening. Feel free to leave the room while this is playing. 2005-06-07

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 7, 20050 min read
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Version #12
Turned it into an ensemble piece this time. 2005-06-06

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 6, 20050 min read
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Version #11
This is based on Version #8 with a lot of modifications. 2005-06-05

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 5, 20050 min read
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Version #10
Trying something with voices today. 2005-06-04

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 4, 20050 min read
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Version #9
Just continuing with the versions. Today the sun is shining and the birds are chirping. Spring has really come to Sweden. 2005-06-03

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 3, 20050 min read
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Version #8
Really mutated now. Sort of an early '70s feel to it, so I placed it in the Old South Church in Boston. 2005-06-02

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 2, 20050 min read
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Version #7
I felt yesterday's was a little too "jazzy" so I took a different approach to what I was trying. 2005-06-01

John Maxwell Hobbs
Jun 1, 20050 min read
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Version #6
Moving over to piano 2005-05-30

John Maxwell Hobbs
May 31, 20050 min read
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Version #5
Moving in the direction of a piano. 2005-05-30

John Maxwell Hobbs
May 30, 20050 min read
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Version #4
Today's version 2005-05-29

John Maxwell Hobbs
May 29, 20050 min read
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