Doublereed Archive - Posting 000089.txt from 2008/09

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Sakakeeny
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:37 -0400

As he is a working Union Musician (tympani) I know that Gabe has no interes=
t
in contributing to the degradation of the musical art or business. He has
simply encountered the reality that there are plenty of wind players coming
from our ample band programs, and there are fewer competent string
performers. This makes regional orchestras (usually unpaid) sound very
anemic indeed; OSIRES compensates for the weakness in a way that would
probably be unwieldy for anyone seeking to merely save a buck. There are
fairly expensive speakers (Magnepan), some amps, a special mike for each
performer, and a very complicated system for synthesizing the companion
voices, balancing them, and selectively amping them for the selected
speakers. Until such a system became much more miniaturized and less
expensive, I can't see it as a way to squeeze musicians out of work. That i=
s
too simple - synthesizer!! This thing sounds uncannily real.
Herb =20

On 9/12/08 2:09 PM, "Richard D Bush" <rbushidioglot@-----.net> wrote:

> OSIRES=81 stands for Orchestral String Instrument Reinforcement and
> Enhancement System.
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> Here is Gabriel Sakakeeny's web page: https://www.sakakeeny.com/gsakakeen=
y.cfm
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> Sounds most interesting, but as eacg new technology comes along, takes
> bread out of the mouths of hungry musicians.
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> Richard Bush
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> On Sep 12, 2008, at 1:09 PM, herb fawcett wrote:
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> Sorry,
> My previous note misspelled Gabe's name; it is correct in the subject
> line
> now. Gabriel Sakakeeny.
> If one searches him, he will find Gabe to be quite a guy with an agile
> mind.
> The electronic enrichment process I referenced is called OSIRES, and
> it is
> an incredibly effective way to make a great sound from small string
> resources. Each player actually produces the sound of three. You would
> have
> to talk to Gabe to understand how it works. It is far more than simple
> amplification, and slightly changes the pitches as do the three
> strings on a
> single piano note. All I know is that to my ear, it is effective. He
> probably has some interesting ideas on reinforcing wind instrument
> sound, as
> he has worked with his brother who is a very well respected bassoonist
> and
> teacher.
> In any case, Gabe is worth meeting; an engaging fellow with a lot of
> enthusiasm for musical ideas, not to mention his excellent conducting
> and
> motivational skills. His orchestra is solid and I understand that they
> are
> financially quite sound. He did a guest concert with our (late)
> Tassajara
> Symphony and it was enthusiastically reviewed. We didn't use the OSIRES
> because of some stuffiness in our board of directors, but it was not
> overly
> grand music anyway.
> Best,
> Herb
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