![]() ![]() The Byrds found themselves standing at a crossroads here, as their glorious single was stopped dead in its track, banned from radio airplay due to the suggested drug references, which simply couldn’t have been further from the truth. The cluttered, borderline dissonant instrumental sections were unprecedented in rock n’ roll at the time, but not in jazz, where artists such as John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman shunned traditional harmonic structure in favor of free-form heroics, which the Byrds totally embraced, creating a shadow play of harmonic unresolved melodic drama. Musically it’s been contended that “Eight Miles High” was influenced by both John Coltrane ( Impressions and Africa/Brass) along with Ravi Shankar, where according to most critics, the number was the first bona fide psychedelic song ever, though the Beatles’ Revolver was released in August of that year. The song seemed to come out of nowhere, as equally magical as “Mr. Makes me think of mashing ice cream.Without a doubt, the jangling single “Eight Miles High” was as influential to the counterculture movement of the 60’s as was “White Rabbit” by The Jefferson Airplane, both amazing anthems that rose out of rather softer folk-rock albums. "Silicone," Russ believed, "spoils the fun," although he was later forced to relax his vigilance. She was from Sweden, was as famous a model as Obermaier, though not in French Vogue, and was all real. She possesses a matched set of expensive breasts.ĭo not confuse this Uschi with my old pal Uschi Digard, the Russ Meyer supervixen from the late 1960s and early '70s, although like Obermaier, she became a diamond merchant and jewelry designer. It seems doubtful that Jagger would come sniffing around Berlin without a bodyguard, but if you see Uschi in this movie, you may sympathize. ![]() ![]() But he is getting married and observes, "Seems like we're always meeting at the wrong end of the stick." Nice line. She breaks up with Keith Richards but later meets him by accident on a Mexican beach, and they find they're still in love. The story of Uschi's life would not easily support depth and thoughtfulness, especially not with the amount of weed around. This is not a role for an actress who radiates intelligence, like Tilda Swinton. ![]() If Uschi Obermaier comes across as shallow and heedless, well, maybe she was. It has few human insights, and those of the most obvious kind. Now what can I say about this biopic? Well, it's deliciously dumb and reasonably well-made, for starters. Later, she pouts, "But I think it was real for him." Uschi, opposed to marriage, is told by Dieter that the ceremony "isn't really real," and going along with it is like a favor. He offers to throw them a wedding and does, with a brass band, horses, elephants, costumed dancers and all you can eat. In those carefree years, lots of hippies were drawn to India, and so are they, using a newspaper headline to convince a maharaja they are a prince and princess. Uschi has seen photos of him cavorting with African dancers, responds to his invitation to see the world, travels by bus with him for, I dunno, several years, it seems. Though her modeling is accepted by the commune as a source of funds, they don't think she's really sincere in her worship of the cause, nor is she.ĭavid Scheller is more interesting as the real-life Dieter Bockhjorn, who ran a nightclub in Hamburg, which he often closed to throw wild parties for his friends. He's not comfortable with her celebrity and she's not happy to be lectured at. That he and Uschi are "in love" is, I think, an ideological decision. As Rainer Langhans, the real-life leader of a Berlin commune, Matthias Schweighofer reflects a quality I noticed in a few '60s leftist radicals I knew: He's like a strict, scolding mother, lecturing those in his charge to correct their flawed ideas. Avelon has a face for the role that is maddeningly unrevealing sometimes she pouts, sometimes she's happy, sometimes she's pensive, sometimes she's out to lunch. The movie presents the surfaces of Obermaier's life but never lets us understand who she was. Natalia Avelon plays Uschi with a disdain for bras and blouses, her radical boyfriend has more hair than Angela Davis, her playboy boyfriend leaps about with the frenzied excitement of a fortysomething hippie, and the impersonators of Jagger and Richards sometimes look a little like the real thing, in the right shadows, at certain angles. Critics have pretty much hated this film, although some have been kind ("Deliciously dumb, reasonably well-made," Andrew O'Hehir, Salon). ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() That’s what great chemistries are made of.Īs we continue to trudge through today’s rehearsal which I’m sure is gonna wind up being mostly playing and listening to ZZ TOP songs, I’m thankful for the chemistry that we have and reminded that we should never take it for granted. ![]() These sort of observations are mostly indescribable but the one thing I can put into words is that they were three distinct personalities with a common mission. I’m honoured to have spent some time soaking up some of that vibe, be it in the studio, on stage, in the dressing room, or elsewhere and sharing a little insight into what made the Little Ol’ Band From Texas tick. Many bands and artists cut from similar cloth would get “lost in the shuffle” (no pun intended) but ZZ TOP somehow found their footing time and again–one foot clinging to their roots while the other touched down heavily in new uncharted territory- a bold and uncannily clever journey through the barely navigable maze. This trait was indicative I guess–maybe a foreshadowing–of the many reinventions of themselves they would come up with throughout their career when faced with the challenge of how to survive in an ever-changing music business. Each new song brought something fresh and different that the one before didn’t have. Something about the way he played with Billy and Frank made it seem like a single organism traveling through the universe and and his voice had an urgency that was a beautiful counter-balance to Billy’s more relaxed and lower-pitched blues drawl. I moved backwards from there and discovered the “First Album” and “Rio Grande Mud” after hearing “Tres Hombres.” Man, that was/is some tasty shit! A lot of noise for three people.ĭusty was the foundation for that sound that they discovered–that chemistry that is necessary with any great band but even more crucial for a trio. I’ll never forget the first time I heard them: I had the single of “LaGrange” and the flip side was “Just Got Paid” which is odd because they’re from two different albums, but ZZ TOP always did things their own way. It's no secret that ZZ TOP was (and is) a big influence on us. Warren Haynes: Damn! Gov’t Mule is holed up in rehearsal and we just got the sad news. A post shared by Black Stone Cherry (opens in new tab)ĭavid Coverdale: So Very Sad To Hear Dusty Has Passed… Beautiful Soul… ![]() ![]() WhiteYellowPages combines local Maryland phone directories with Maryland weather, Maryland news, and other Maryland tools.Ĭopyright © 2023 whiteyellowpages, Inc. Find businesses, get directions, click-to-call a business, download coupons, and find enhanced information on business profile pages by toggling between a. 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Patrols are mini-objectives that ask you to do things like kill a certain number of a specific type of enemy in an area. Place the worm on the altar and have a nice chat with it to complete the quest. Activating it will reveal a hidden platform just behind the final chest, from which you can jump into a secret room with an altar. Once you’ve completed the Lost Sector you’ll find a Deepsight marker you can activate, just like in the campaign. The curved wall contains a series of arches (see screenshot) and the entrance is under one of those arches. The marker will be hovering above a raised platform area, and you’ll need to jump down on the curved side of the platform, then look back towards where you came from. In this case, the quest marker will take you to the general area of the Lost Sector, but won’t show you directly to the entrance. ![]() They’re not especially difficult but can feel pretty lengthy. Look for a painted symbol that looks a little like a semi-circular doorway or tunnel-this indicates a Lost Sector entrance. In case you're new to Destiny 2, Lost Sectors are a kind of hidden nook in an open-world zone, usually consisting of a couple of rooms and a boss fight. (Image credit: Bungie) Sepulcher Lost Sector ![]() ![]() Then came the Sintel open-movie project and my involvement in it as an art-director. Yes, at this time, having a Wacom was really hard to manage, and I had a small Cintiq 12Wx. So, I had a successful dual boot with Linux Mint and could pull my hair learning the hard way: compiling Wacom driver, modifying Xorg, doing Xsetwacom script (all a joy you don't have to normally do now on Nowaday Linux distribution). On the new computer, the Linux compatibility was near perfection and it was a luck back in 2008 for my early Linux dual boot test. So, I thought all of this circus couldn't work on long term, and wasn't happy. It was expensive, and also not bringing any new relevant features other than just being Vista compatible. Oh a solution existed to make all the software running bug-free on Vista update pack. So, I decided to sell this Vista computer, and bought back one of the last machine existing in shop delivered with XP to run smoothly my software. I had to reboot almost twice a day (╯︵╰,). I had to do a lot of horrible hack to make all my software running on it, but it wasn't stable as it was on Xp anymore. I bought a new computer, delivered with the shiny new Windows Vista operating system, and discovered I couldn't reinstall Xp on it the motherboard didn't had a driver made for it. Then with the years, I purchased other Softwares as Corel Painter, or Manga Studio, and won also many other ( not on the photo ) into contests. 799€ for a feature, that was hard, but at this time, no alternative or open-source software could do it (nowaday, there is 2 tools available: 'CMYKtools', 'Krita' ). With the years, and commissions, I had to buy Photoshop CS2 for my publishers as a requirement to send CMYK illustrations. I didn't wanted to install hacked/pirated full version, even if a whole part of internet is encouraging into this practice. I did a lot of artworks like that and was happy. ![]() I started with the Photoshop Element 2.0 boxed with my first Graphire Wacom tablet, but also Gimp 2.2, Artrage Free edition and Artweaver. ![]() Back in the day.īefore using open-source, I was strict on buying every licenses I needed for my freelance activities. I took a quick photo on the ground to keep a souvenir. Probably more than 3000€ of software here. ![]() Photo : I'm moving soon, and while I'm cleaning, I found in the bottom of my bookshelves my old software licenses. Let me tell you, how and why it did happen. It's wrong: I use open-source since 2009 as a personal choice. I decided to write a blog post to silence the rare but existing gossips saying I'm using 100% open-source workflow because I'm. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s an entry-level that doesn’t look like one, and, if reports are true, won’t perform like one either. It’s still loaded with a 16.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and an EXR Processor II. Battery life gets a boost as well, with reports stating that it will take around 410 frames per charge. The entry-level interchangeable lens camera sports finer looks than competitors, and now comes with a flip-up display and improved autofocus with an eye-searching feature. The compact and drool-worthy X-A2 from Fujifilm is the soon-to-be-released update on the X-A1. There are lag issues along with image quality when shooting wide, but for what it is, the Pentax MX-1 is a sexy camera that’s far better than its competitors. The painted brass touches (top and bottom) add to the retro vibe. While a bit larger and more expensive than similar cameras, the MX-1 is exceedingly comfortable in the hand, and the tilting screen allows you to take tricky shots without having to get creative with your stance. The 12MP MX-1 has an aperture range of f/1.8-2.5 allowing you to play with depth of field and produce stunning bokeh. In fact, as demonstrated by this Pentax, there are a few really nice models still being made. ![]() Phones are killing the affordable point-and-shoot camera, but the style isn’t dead just yet. Here are the ones we think deliver in the performance category as well as the visual one. For that, the new wave of retro-inspired cameras fit the bill. And while performance is still the most important factor when buying a new one, having a good-looking camera strapped around your neck has a certain appeal to it. 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The interface, often neglected in these kinds of apps, carries a retro camera simulation and looks fantastic, adding a whole level of satisfaction to the operation. 8mmĬreate old-fashioned 8mm movies in real-time on your phone equipped with film grains, scratched, and colorized versions. ![]() Impress your friends and have fun adding a premium vintage effect to your videos with another vintage 90s vibe. Create videos that look so ancient you’ll be able to track your crazy grandpa into believing that you invented the time machine. Snap dramatic selfies and pretend you’re an 80s fitness model. Film grainy videos like it’s that summer of 1985 again where the only things that mattered were the brand of clothes you wore and drinking soda for breakfast. Retro VHS is the world’s most advanced VHS app. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, and we can’t wait to see what you shoot with it. Inspired by what the filmmakers on our team wanted, we made an app that all of our filmmaker friends would also want to use. Below are some great options to ponder: RTRO Camera There’s the Super 8mm feel, a 90’s home video look, or super vibey 70’s imagery. It depends upon what you want your final version to look like, as there are multiple options for looks. There is a multitude of applications you can use to achieve that retro vibe to your footage easily. ![]() ![]() The last segment in the video is a hyperlapse scene. I’m curious if the new technology will be able to track my daughter playing soccer with other girls wearing the same uniform…. Actually, there were two white butterflies and it seems the camera got confused and switched to the other butterfly, but still, it is very, very impressive. The butterfly’s flight is very erratic yet the camera was able to track it. If this is a demo of a new and improved Smart Tracking, then wow I am impressed. I found that Smart Tracking worked, but that it couldn’t follow fast movement. Insta360 released Smart Tracking for the Insta360 ONE last year, and the feature was also added by Rylo to their camera. It’s a demonstration of stabilization but also appears to be a demonstration of incredible tracking capabilities. As the butterfly flits to and fro, the camera follows it steadily. ![]() The third part of the video is a shot of a butterfly. And if it can handle a running dog, you can bet it can stabilize pretty much anything else you throw at it. It’s a very convincing demo that Insta360’s new FlowState does work exceptionally well. The video first showed the unstabilized view with the camera bouncing everywhere as a dog chases a frisbee, and then a silky smooth stabilized view, even with the dog running. The next segment in the video shows the camera attached to a dog, a demo first made popular by Rylo. One intriguing possibility is that Insta360 might have added forward-view stabilization, just like a few other 360 cameras such as the GoPro Fusion (reviewed here), Rylo (reviewed here), and Garmin Virb 360. It might also have been done through key framing, although the movement seems too organic and natural. not always in the middle), so I don’t think it was done through Smart Track. ![]() It’s possible that it might have been a demo of the camera’s Smart Tracking capability, but I noticed that the subject wasn’t always in the same spot in the frame (e.g. Normally, when a 360 camera is stabilized, it will hold a fixed direction (let’s say always east, or always north). The video is completely stable, even in the last part of that segment where the cameraman went up and out of the bowl as well.īesides the stabilization, I found it interesting that the camera maintained a forward view. The first scene is a camera following a skateboarder at a skate park. The video shows several interesting things: ![]() The video also shows other interesting things, but first here’s the video: A part of the video showed an unnamed camera mounted on a dog, and is able to keep the camera steady despite the dog bounding - something that at least some gimbals would not be able to do. Insta360 posted a teaser video that hinted at a new technology for super smooth stabilization. What do you call stabilization that seems smoother than a gimbal? At Insta360, they call it “FlowState!” Check out this amazing demo! Insta360 FlowState: super smooth stabilization ![]() ![]() ![]() Click the Hiss Sample and select Capture Noise Print.A dialogue box pops up with which you can sample your hiss with the Capture Noise Floor function.You should see a tab named Noise Reduction/Restoration. How to Remove Noise with Hiss Reduction in Adobe Audition: This is what is usually described as a noise floor. Sometimes, the background noise in your audio is a constant hiss and presents as such. Most of the time, all you’ll need to do is adjust the main strength knob to remove noise from your audio.Select AU > CrumplePop and choose AudioDenoise AI.How to Remove Background Noise in Adobe Audition Using AudioDenoise AIĪfter installing AudioDenoise AI, you may need to use Adobe’s Plugin Manager. Using AI, AudioDenoise AI is able to identify and remove background noise automatically. AudioDenoise AIīefore diving into some of Audition’s built-in tools for noise removal, feel free to check our noise reduction plugin, AudioDenoise AI. Video producers that use Adobe Premiere Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro CC are particularly fond of Adobe Audition.Īs a rule of thumb, it is advised that you try the gentler tools first so you don’t risk damaging your audio. It features light, non-damaging tools like equalizer, as well as more hardcore background noise removal tools. How to Remove Background Noise in Adobe AuditionĪudition offers a handful of ways to remove background noise. It has a beginner-friendly UI that appeals to a lot of people, while also having multiple templates and presets to speed up your process. Adobe Audition is part of the Adobe Creative Suite which includes classics like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.Īudition is well adjusted for any kind of audio production. Adobe AuditionĪdobe Audition is an industry staple digital audio workstation (DAW) popular for its dexterity with recording, mixing, and editing audio recordings. For this guide, we’ll be discussing how to remove background noise in Adobe Audition. It mostly depends on what platform you’re using. There are ways to remove background noise from your audio or video. But that doesn’t mean that your audio is ruined. It’s a thing that happens, try not to beat yourself up over it. Outside wind can ruin an otherwise perfect recording. You can shoot in a completely soundproof room and still get some odd room tone. It could be distant car noises or background rumbles from a low-quality microphone. Some noise will always find its way into your recording. Don’t miss out on others by signing up to Filmstro and following us on our Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel.It doesn’t matter how much-specialized gear and production experience you have, background noise comes for us all. We hope you enjoyed this article on how to remove background noise audacity, check out our other blogs here. Menu but there are other export types if you click File > Export > Export Audio. You can export to MP3 or WAV in the export dropdown Once you are happy with the audio you can export. Finally, listen over your audio and ensure Adjust the settings to suit, once you’reħ. Wish to remove the background noise from, go to the effects menu and select noiseĦ. Now select and highlight all the audio you What background noise to remove from your sound file.ĥ. Itīasically picks up what is seen as background noise, so it has a profile on ![]() ![]() This allows Audacity to know what to filter out. Go to the effects menu and scroll down toĤ. Select the silent part of your audio clipģ. To remove the noise first download Audacity, you can download Audacity here.Once you have downloaded Audacity create a new file then click File > Import and select the recording you are looking to reduce the background noise on.Ģ. Here we breakdown how to remove background noise in Audacity. Audacity’s minimalistic build is key to sound editing, it’s very simple and allows you to focus on the processes. Audacity is an open-source sound editing platform which is free to use, easy to navigate and has consistent updates, making it one of the main audio editing programs used by content creators. The platform we're focusing on today is Audacity. 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A leap back to retro games with "Frogger" and "Breakout", then there is also a guide to how to create your own 2 player "top down racer" game. So what will you learn to build in this new version of Scratch? Well there are 3 games to be covered here. However don't worry the next video in each project will show you how to complete the task!! During the videos you will be set tasks to do in scratch and hopefully you will be able to complete them on your own. This are not the sort of standard tutorials that you find on the web. Table of Contents Introduction Flappy Bird Paper Minecraft Geometry Dash Pac-Man Dress Up Pokemon Clicker Pong Starter Conclusion Introduction Scratch opens up an exciting world of computer programming for kids and other beginner programmers. "Scratch 2 games" brings you a whole bunch of video tutorials to get you going making your own games in the new web based version of scratch. Here are the 7 best games on Scratch for kids to learn coding concepts while having fun. The Scratch name and Scratch cat are trademarks of MIT. This app was developed independently of the MIT Scratch Team, which produces the Scratch programming language and online community. ![]() For Scratch 3 tutorials try this app (it's better too) ![]() |
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