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Вібраці́йні випро́бування () — випробування об'єкта під час заданої вібрації.

Загальна інформація
Підвищення надійності при створення нових машин та обладнання є неможливим без проведення вібраційних випробувань як окремих елементів (у тому числі матеріалів, що використовуються), так і устаткування в цілому.

У результаті вібраційних випробувань визначають динамічні характеристики об'єктів випробувань: віброміцність та вібростійкість. Останні дві характеристики тісно пов'язані з поняттям «оцінювання вібронадійності об'єкта».

Вібраційна надійність — властивість об'єкта зберігати за часом в заданих межах значення всіх параметрів, які характеризують здатність виконувати потрібні функції під час дії вібрації та після її припинення.

Випробування на вібраційну міцність дозволяють оцінити спроможність об'єкту зберігати міцність в умовах впливу вібрації та після її припинення.

Випробування на вібраційну стійкість дозволяє оцінити властивість об'єкта при заданій вібрації виконувати потрібні функції та зберігати в межах норм значення параметрів.

Динамічні характеристики (імпеданс, податливість, добротність, жорсткість тощо), які використовуються при проведенні розрахунку коливань складних систем, у багатьох випадках визначаються експериментальним шляхом у вигляді частотних залежностей вібрації вузлів в умовах заданих силових чи кінематичних впливів. Крім цього, порівняння окремих динамічних характеристик, отриманих після серії послідовних вібраційних випробувань одних і тих же об'єктів, використовується для оцінювання їх технічного стану у вібродіагностиці. Основу цієї частини вібраційних випробувань становить експериментальне визначення форм та частот власних коливань виробів.

Види вібраційних випробувань
Залежно від характеру впливу на об'єкт вібраційні випробування можна розділити на дві групи:
 випробування при гармонічній вібрації (з фіксованою або коливною частотою);
 випробування при стохастичних навантаженнях.

Для забезпечення достовірності оцінок надійності машин в умовах впливу механічних навантажень слід дотримуватись еквівалентності умов випробувань та експлуатації.

Системи для проведення вібраційних випробувань можуть працювати зі стабілізацією режимів випробувань, з програмним навантажуванням чи приводом слідкуючої дії, що забезпечує відтворення невідомого наперед закону зміни контрольованих параметрів.

Крім цього, системи вібраційних випробувань можна розділити за ступенем інтенсивності впливу на об'єкт (нормальні й прискорені), за видом математичного опису динаміки процесів у системах вібростенду й об'єктів випробування (лінійні та нелінійні), за видом функціонального зв'язку між вхідними й вихідними величинами (неперервні й дискретні). Вирішення задач проведення вібраційних випробувань полягає у виборі методів та алгоритмів керування вібростендами, відповідно до мети випробувань, які забезпечують створення необхідних режимів випробувань та контролю при дотриманні усіх обмежень, пов'язаних з динамікою системи.

Обладнання для вібраційних випробувань
Для проведення вібраційних випробувань необхідно, ґрунтуючись на вимогах до точності відтворення заданого закону збудження коливань, ширини частотного діапазону, амплітуди коливань, маси об'єкту випробувань й економічних показників, зробити вибір обладнання для випробувань, основу якого становлять збуджувачі коливань та прилади для контролю й вимірювання параметрів вібрації. Крім того слід вибрати метод керування віброзбуджувачами, що забезпечувало б достатнє наближення відтворюваного закону коливань до заданих технічних умов.

Збуджувачі коливань, що промислово випускаються розрізняють за характером вібрації, яка відтворюється (лінійної чи кутової, вертикальної чи горизонтальної) та за способом збудження змінного зусилля (електромеханічні, електромагнітні, електродинамічні, п'єзоелектричні, гідравлічні, пневматичні тощо).

Електромеханічні вібростенди можуть бути за типом приведення у дію кривошипно-шатунними, кривошипно-кулісними, ексцентриковими й інерційними.

В електромагнітних збуджувачах (вібростендах) коливання створюються у результаті дії змінного у часі магнітного поля на феромагнітні тіла. Вони характеризуються більшою надійністю, простотою регулювання амплітуди вібрації, однак мають значну масу, яка припадає на одиницю амплітуди генерованого зусилля, що певною мірою обмежує їх застосування для вібраційних випробувань.

Найбільшого поширення набули електродинамічні випробувальні стенди. Коливний рух робочого стола від електродинамічного збуджувача виникає в результаті взаємодії магнітного поля струму рухомої котушки, пов'язаної зі столом, з магнітним полем, що створюється електромагнітом або постійним магнітом. Електродинамічні вібростенди дозволяють відтворювати вібрацію в діапазоні від декількох герц до 10 кГц й вище.

Для отримання вібрації високих частот (понад 20 кГц) слід використовувати п'єзоелектричні віброзбуджувачі коливань, що мають вигляд набору п'єзокерамічних кілець чи пластин, склеєних між собою. Під дією змінної напруги виникає зворотний п'єзоефект та в результаті деформування кільця (пластини) починають коливатись. Сила поштовху п'єзоелектричних віброзбуджувачів є невеликою, томі вони знайшли застосування при випробуваннях об'єктів малої маси.

Гідравлічні віброзбуджувачі створюють коливання робочого органа під впливом змінного тиску, викликаних пульсацією потоку рідини. Для створення автоколивальних гідравлічних віброзбуджувачів є необхідною спеціальна система керування, що забезпечувала б неперервність вертально-поступного руху. Такі віброзбуджувачі призначені для випробування об'єктів з великими габаритами, значної маси за малих частот коливань.

Пневматичні збуджувачі коливань використовують енергію стиснутого повітря. Регулювання амплітуди і частоти (0…500 Гц) коливань здійснюється пневмоклапаном. Такі засоби знайшли застосування при дослідженнях коливань лопаток робочих коліс вентиляторів та компресорів. Робота пневматичних збуджувачів можлива від стандартних промислових пневмосистем. При випробуванні працюючих вентиляторів можна використовувати повітряний потік від вентилятора. Створюване зусилля в цьому випадку обмежується продуктивністю вентилятора, однак у більшості випадків цього досить для випробувань багатьох тонкостінних сталевих зварних та алюмінієвих лопаток робочих коліс вентилятора. У ролі приводу перетворювача тиску (пневмоклапана) можуть бути використані електромагніти і звукові електродинаміки. Автоматизовані системи керування забезпечують синхронну роботу декількох вібровозбуджувачів. Крім безпосереднього впливу пульсуючим потоком на об'єкт випробувань застосовують різноманітні перетворювачі: пневмокамери, мембрани, поршневі системи тощо.

Отже, вібраційне випробувальне устаткування у загальному випадку є стаціонарною динамічною системою, основним принципом якої є відпрацювання вхідного сигналу.

Для забезпечення потрібної точності відтворення вібрацій слід реалізувати комплекс системи слідкування, що складається зі стенду (об'єкт збудження коливань) та автоматизованої системи керування. У цьому випадку можна реалізувати значну кількість методик випробувань, зміна яких зводиться до вибору відповідних програмних модулів керування роботою віброзбуджувача.

Особливі вимоги до точності відтворення вібрацій ставлять у випадку застосування багатокоординатних вібростендів, оскільки їх конструктивне виконання, що суміщає, наприклад збуджувачі лінійних та кутових коливань, вертикальних та горизонтальних вібрацій, обумовлює появу взаємного впливу, для зниження якого використовують спеціальні вузли. При проведенні вібраційних випробувань параметри вібрації, що досліджуються, визначають у контрольній точці, яку обирають або на столі вібростенда поряд з однією з точок кріплення або біля точки кріплення амортизатора, на якому встановлено об'єкт в умовах експлуатації. Оскільки кріпильні пристрої не можуть бути абсолютно жорсткими, то контрольний віброперетворювач слід розміщати у точці з мінімальним впливом резонансу усіх елементів кріпильного пристрою.

Прилади для вимірювання параметрів вібрації
До параметрів, що підлягають вимірюванню в умовах вібраційних випробувань належать вібропереміщення, віброшвидкість, віброприскорення, а також частоти й фази гармонічних складових.

Типова конструкція віброметра містить віброперетворювач, попередній підсилювач, частотний фільтр та вимірювач амплітуди. Віброперетворювачами можуть слугувати індукційні, індуктивні, тензорезисторні, п'єзоелектричні вимірювальні перетворювачі. До основних вимог, що ставляться до віброперетворювачів належать наступні: резонансна частота віброперетворювача повинна бути вищою від робочого діапазону частот, умови навколишнього середовища мають відповідати умовам експлуатації віброперетворювача.

Деякі конструкції віброперетворювачів містять в одному корпусі чутливий елемент й попередній підсилювач, що підвищує чутливість та завадозахищеність. Попереднє підсилення забезпечує можливість передавання сигналу довгими кабелями до приладів контролю. Частотні фільтри використовують при потребі виділення гармонік вібрації або обмеження діапазону вимірювань за частотою.

Більшість задач по вимірюванню вібрації пов'язані з оцінюванням параметрів коливань складних механічних систем, таких як турбіни, двигуни внутрішнього згоряння тощо. Вимірювання вібрації у таких системах проводиться шляхом аналізу окремих гармонік або вузькосмугових процесів.

Для вирішання задач спектрального аналізу найбільшого поширення набули аналізатори з цифровим фільтруванням, що базуються на використанні алгоритмів швидкого перетворення Фур'є. Використання обчислювальних засобів забезпечує роботу аналізатора у масштабі реального часу. Залежно від особливостей і специфіки вібраційних випробувань можуть використовуватись й інші методи вимірювання параметрів вібрації, наприклад, оптичний (лазерний на основі ефекту Доплера), з використанням відповідних засобів вимірювань, однак ці методи мають вузьку область використання.

Див. також
 Вібростенд
 Вібростійкість
 Віброізоляція

Примітки

Джерела
 Вибрации в технике. Справочник в 6 т. Ред. совет: В. Н. Челомей и др. М: Машиностроение, 1981.
 Нагорний В. М. Введення в технічну діагностику машин: навчальний посібник / В. М. Нагорний. — Суми: Сумський державний університет, 2011. — 482 с. — ISBN 978-966-657-347-9
 Епифанцев Ю. А., Полищук С. В.  Мониторинг и диагностика механических объектов. Учебное Пособие. — Новокузнецк: СибГИУ, 2009. — 61 с.

Вимірювальна техніка
Технічна діагностика


A psychologist at a girl's college asked the members of his class to compliment any girl wearing red. Within a week the cafeteria was a blaze of red. None of the girls were aware of being influenced, although they did notice that the atmosphere was more friendly. A class at the University of Minnesota is reported to have conditioned their psychology professor a week after he told them about learning without awareness. Every time he moved toward the right side of the room, they paid more attention and laughed more uproariously at his jokes, until apparently they were able to condition him right out the door.
Source: Psychology: a story of a search. Hat tip: Futility Closet.


Spence and Rach and 4 Crazy Kids: Another Funny Lezlee Comment!
Last night as I was cleaning Lincoln up from a messy dinner, Lezlee asked if it was time for bed. I said, "Yes." She then pointed to the picture Christ behind her and said, "Mom. This is a picture of Jesus." I thought she was going to say something sweet about him. But no. She said, "And Jesus wants me to stay up!" She knows that I want her to do what Jesus wants her to do. So because of that, she is starting to use it to manipulate things, like bedtime!
She's catching on way to fast Rach. You're in big trouble. I can just see her processing everything you say and thinking 10 steps ahead of you. Good luck!
Rach, this is the funniest story I have ever heard. I read it to Devin and we were both rolling around on the floor laughing! All I can say is "like mother like daughter!"
Hi Rach, it's Louise in London! I love your blog (found via Steph's) and I LOVE this story - Jonathon and I were cracking up! She is hilarious! I love "little" Quince too - I think I will always feel a connection to him! Good luck with the move to AZ and have a great time on the Critt family vacation!
Nice . . . Kids are way to smart for their own good. They get so create with things!! I am so sorry about all of your adventures on your trip! It is hard to be in paradise and have things go wrong like that. Looks like you made the most of it.
Hey Rach, I love your blog. That story is hilarious. When do you leave for AZ?
Rachael! it's your old Liberty Square roomie, Laura. I found you through Abby and Bronson's blog...your family is way too cute. i'm in love with those little boys! Lezlee's hair in the braids is a killer! It's good to see what you've up to!
Yeah! I am so excited that you have a blog! I found it on Abby's next to the adorable (gag) picture on her flashback post. Not to mention I am so excited that you are moving to Mesa-- I really think you're gonna love AZ! You have such a beautiful family and now we can keep in touch thanks to blogs!
Rachel! I found your blog through Kade's cousin's Emily. Hope you guys are doing great. you have the cutest kids . They are minature rach and spencer's.
hey you two! i haven't seen either of you in forever! i saw spencer maybe 2 years ago in best buy! looks like you're doing great! i will definetly be cathching up by reading your blog, but glad to know you knew channing and andy kasallis:) have a great one and hopefully we can chat later!
Rachael this is Laura Cottam well Smith now. How the heck are you??? You have an adorable family. I have to sweet boy's of mine own too. drop me a message some time!!!
We are going on the 4th down to Vegas our flight leaves at 1:30am Sat. Morning. We are staying until Monday. You look exactly the same. So what are you guys doing in Arizona? My Husbands family lives down there. We might be coming down for a Diamonds Back Game I will have to let you know! How is your mom? Tell her hi. I miss you guys!
Rachael - Hey it is Pam Haslem Dana. I saw your comment on Laura's blog! How the heck are you? 3 kids under 3 - you are an amazing woman! I am just now expecting my first. You need to email me and catch up. Funny little note - My last name with my ex-husband was Crittenden. He is from Heber and he his family is from all the little small towns in Utah - Kamas, Coalville, etc. I wonder if your husband and my ex-husband are related. It is just such a different last name, there is a chance. Well, you are beautiful and I would love to stay in touch!
Hey Rach! (This is your old roomie Jen - I found you through Allie's blog.) Your kids are absolutely adorable! I can't believe you have three! (That makes me feel really old.) I'm moving to Mesa too! We should get together sometime when Pallie's in town.


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Box Office: Padmaavat becomes the 10th highest All Time overseas grosser
, Feb 5, 2018 - 8:30 pm IST
The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed film Padmaavat released worldwide on January 25. Starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor the film has been seeing good growth in collections since its release. Now after little over a week's run Padmaavat has managed to make it into the top 10 highest overseas grosser of all time.
Collecting a massive USD 20.50 million, Padmaavat out beats the collections of the Salman Khan starrer Tiger Zinda Hai that had collected USD 20.21 million to claim the tenth spot among the Top 10 highest overseas grosser of all time. However, the collections of the film in the overseas markets are yet to surpass the business of previous releases like Dangal that had collected USD 230.08 million, Secret Superstar that collected USD 97.75 million, PK that collected USD 47.2 million, Dhoom 3 that collected USD 31.1 million, Bajrangi Bhaijaan that collected USD 29 million, Dilwale that collected USD 25.6 million, 3 Idiots that collected USD 25.5 million, Sultan that collected USD 24.38 million, and My Name is Khan that collected USD 23.5 million.
However, given the fact that Padmaavat still continues to run in theatres facing little to no competition the business of the film is expected to increase. Now all that remains to be seen is whether the collections of the film manage to cross the collections of other releases on the list.
List of All Time Top Grossers in overseas
Dangal - USD 230.08 million
Secret Superstar - USD 97.75 million
P.K - USD 47.2 million
Dhoom 3 - USD 31.1 million
Bajrangi Bhaijaan - USD 29 million
Dilwale - USD 25.6 million
3 Idiots - USD 25.5 million
Sultan - USD 24.38 million
My Name Is Khan – USD 23.5 million
Padmaavat – USD 20.50 million
Tiger Zinda Hai – USD 20.21 million
More Pages: Padmaavat Box Office Collection , Padmaavat Movie Review
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The Pioneer DJ DJM-V10 contains six channels for extreme flexibility and custom effects.
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Pioneer DJ's new DJM-V10 provides DJs maximum flexibility and unlimited control to create soundscapes from multiple sources.
Pioneer DJ's DJM-V10 allows DJs to connect CDJs, turntables, and a variety of other audio sources to one of its six channels for maximum control and versatility. The DJM-V10 features a four-band equalizer and compressor to further morph and manipulate your sound. This four-band equalizer allows DJs to completely remove the low, low-mid, mids, and highs with an exclusive curve. The compressor allows for fine-tuned volume control to ensure each track is up to par in volume. Additionally, there's a new filter that Pioneer DJ has added, which is controlled by a knob for each channel, allowing for DJs to add rich textures.
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The DJM-V10 features state-of-the-art sound
This flagship DJ mixer has a handful of new features, and one of the exciting ones is the impressive sound quality that's built in. With studio-quality 64-bit mixing and dither processing, 32-bit high-quality A/D and D/A converters, a low-jitter clock circuit, and many other components, users and listeners will be able to hear and feel the warmth of natural sound in every detail.
The DJM-V10 also features a three-band master isolator, which allows DJs to control the tone of their entire mix with new boost/cut curves and adjustments to the crossover frequencies and other parameters.
The dual headphones output and booth equalizer allows for further fine-tuning to ensure that your mixes and effects are congruent with each other, regardless of where they're coming from. Each headphone output features their own monitor channel and level control.
You can use the DJM-V10 with Rekordbox DJ/DVS by connecting it to a computer running the latest version of the software. It's also Serato DVS and Traktor DVS ready. Serato DJ Pro compatibility is coming soon.
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Each Thursday I publish a list of the top articles from around the net in three categories: Healthy Recipes & Cooking, Health & Nutrition, and Physical Fitness.
If you've published an article that you'd like to see mentioned here, please click here to contact me.
Quick and to the point, with a less-than-2-minute video to visually explain the benefits of active foot squatting and how that will affect the depth of your squat – which is not a bad thing.
What I really appreciated about this article is how Tony qualifies what he means when cueing "knees out". Excellent coaching here!
Simple, fast, easy and healthy. Using a slow cooker is a huge time saver to create bulk meals as part of your weekly meal planning, or to save time by having your dinner ready to enjoy when you get home from work.
Hummus is so good for you and this is an easy recipe. It also stores well in the freezer. Use this dip as an appetizer, at parties, or for healthy mid-day snacks with fresh-cut vegetables. You can also use it as a spread in sandwiches instead of mayonnaise.
Another simple recipe for a hearty, delicious, and often over-looked vegetable. Roasting is one of the best ways to enhance flavour in vegetables.
This loaf looks incredible and dense! It would make for a filling mid-afternoon snack. Enjoy with fresh-cut vegetables or increase the protein with some peanut or almond butter, hummus or cottage cheese.
While not a fad (but fasted cardio and intermittent fasting are trending), it's not for everyone. Read more to find out if this is an option for you.
Fantastic summary of why we need protein, how it works and how much you should eat.
Great explanation of which oil to use for high heat frying, when you can use other oils, as well as what oils you should never eat.
Thank you! I could not agree more. I cringe every time I see someone perform a kipping pull-up at the gym. Seriously – if I were a physiotherapist I'd be advertising to cross-fitters and making a bloody fortune treating their injuries!
Get on the floor and roll, baby! You'll hate it at first, but you'll love how you feel after.
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What's the Real Rate of Sex-Crime Recidivism?
One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders.
By Steven Yoder
In the early 1980s, rehabilitation counselor Robert Longo could hardly have known that his work with convicted sex offenders would make him a minor celebrity. At the time, he was running a program at the Oregon State Hospital to treat and rehabilitate prisoners who had committed sex crimes. It was a new field, and Longo says they were using what at the time were considered innovative approaches: aversive conditioning, administration of Depo-Provera to reduce testosterone levels, and penile plethysmography to measure arousal.
In 1985, documentary filmmaker John Zaritsky heard about Longo's work and gave him a call. Oregon's program was featured prominently in the resulting HBO special, Rapists: Can They Be Stopped? While the film was being shot, word got around about Longo's methods, which were seen as a potential solution to ending rape. He started getting invitations to appear on Oprah — he was on five times in all, he remembers — and now he was being quoted in the New York Times and national magazines.
The following year, Longo and a colleague were invited to write an article for Psychology Today about what could be achieved through treatment programs like his. In it, they included this line: "Most untreated sex offenders released from prison go on to commit more offenses — indeed, as many as 80 percent do."
It's not that the statement was an invention — Longo says it was an estimate based on the numbers he was seeing in his program for some subpopulations of sex offenders who didn't finish treatment. And he points to other research from that era that reached similar conclusions — for example, the 1990 Handbook of Sexual Assault noted in a literature review that up to 71 percent of untreated exhibitionists had been found to re-offend in studies with follow-up periods from four to nine years. Still, Longo's assertion wasn't meant as an estimate of rates among offenders in his own program, which he says ranged from 10 to 15 percent depending on the offense. The point of the piece was to show that effective treatment works.
But the sentence, it turned out, would change history. [for the worse… temporarily, we hope]
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In arguing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy relied on his own language from an earlier decision. It characterized the risk of a sex offender committing another sex crime as "frightening and high" — as high as 80 percent, Kennedy held.
In an essay last summer in the journal Constitutional Commentary, Arizona State University law professor Ira Ellman traces Kennedy's "80 percent" reference to a 1998 Department of Justice practitioner's guide for treating incarcerated male sex offenders. In turn, Ellman found that the guide cited just one source — Longo's quote in Psychology Today.
So how close to the truth is Kennedy's "frightening and high" assertion? "There's no empirical evidence to support that statement," Levenson says. "All of the recidivism studies are remarkably consistent that the number of people re-arrested for a new sex crime is somewhere between 5 and 15 percent."
Ellman contrasts that statement with the numbers from an authoritative 2014 meta-analysis of 21 recidivism studies by a team of leading scholars. It found that 32 percent of sex offenders assessed as a high risk to re-offend did so within 15 years. For offenders judged low risk, the number was 5 percent. And for high-risk offenders who made it 16 years with no re-offenses, their re-offense rate thereafter was zero.
Those low rates seem to show that Kennedy's number was wrong and puncture the logic of the opinion. But are those the right figures? Advocates of harsh sex-crime laws raise a key objection — that these crimes are among the most underreported, and criminal convictions in these cases are hard to get. Because of that, they say, official re-offense rates may be dramatic underestimates.
For all of that, Kennedy's "frightening and high" assertion continues to sway court cases at all levels. Ellman's Lexis search of legal opinions found it cited in 91 judicial opinions and 101 court briefs involving sex offenders.
But if the Supreme Court was wrong, there are no easy remedies. Ellman thinks a raft of new lawsuits attacking the worst elements of registries could build a foundation for a case that eventually overturns the 2003 decision. "Trying to get legislatures to fix these things is almost hopeless," he says. "But trying to get courts to fix them is less hopeless because courts have to provide a rational, reasoned explanation of their decisions."
Today, Robert Longo runs a North Carolina practice that uses neurofeedback technology to treat, among others, kids who've been victims of sexual abuse. Looking back, he wonders how a sentence in a popular magazine could have been so misused. "Somewhere along the way," he says, "something really got distorted."
From: https://psmag.com/whats-the-real-rate-of-sex-crime-recidivism-a56030c56443#.h52u7ymh2
For more on Longo's neurofeedback visit: http://stresstherapysolutions.com/2014/04/robert-longo-bcia-id-e5047/
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Tags: Constitutional Commentary ASU, Ira Ellman, Robert Longo
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Mell Elizabeth Reasco González (* 23. Juli 2002 in Baños, Ecuador) ist eine ecuadorianische Tennisspielerin.

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Reasco González, die im Alter von sieben Jahren das Tennisspielen begann, bevorzugt dabei laut ITF-Profil Sandplätze. Bisher spielt sie überwiegend Turniere auf der ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, wo sie bislang je einen Titel im Einzel und Doppel gewonnen hat.

2018 erreichte sie bei den Südamerikaspielen im Dameneinzel das Achtelfinale, im Mixed scheiterte sie an der Seite von Iván Endara bereits in der ersten Runde. 2019 nahm sie an den Panamerikaspielen teil, wo sie im Dameneinzel ebenfalls das Achtelfinale erreichte und im Damendoppel an der Seite von Emiliana Arango das Viertelfinale. Bei den US Open scheiterte sie im Juniorinneneinzel bereits in der ersten Runde mit 2:6 und 2:6 an Savannah Broadus. Im Juniorinnendoppel verlor sie mit Partnerin Antonia Samudio ebenfalls bereits in der ersten Runde gegen die Paarung Polina Kudermetowa und Robin Montgomery mit 2:6 und 5:7.

2020 gewann sie an der Seite von Romina Ccuno den Titel im Damendoppel des J1 Salinas. 2022 erreichte sie mit Partnerin Oana Gavrilă das Halbfinale bei den Schönbusch Open 2022, wo sie den späteren Titelgewinnerinnen Irina Chromatschowa und Marija Timofejewa mit 2:6 und 1:6 unterlagen.

Seit 2019 spielt Reasco González für die ecuadorianische Fed-Cup-Mannschaft. Von ihren bislang 17 Begegnungen bei 12 Einsätzen konnte sie sieben gewinnen, davon sechs Einzel und ein Doppel.

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Dylan Duarte
A few short days ago, the movie rental and streaming business Netflix announced a few changes to their prices and plans. Many of you no doubt already know this, but chances are you've gone blind with rage and can't read this article anyway.
The New Plan
Netflix introduced a streaming-only plan not too long ago, for those users who don't want DVDs in the mail. Well now Netflix is removing the streaming from all of the DVD plans, forcing customers who want both to sign up for two distinct plans. The streaming-only plan remains $7.99 a month while the 1 DVD out at-a-time plan will also be $7.99 a month, which they point out is their lowest price ever for unlimited DVDs. While that may be true, it means that those of us who want both streaming and the one DVD plan now have to pay a combined totally of $15.98 a month. Phooey.
As a general rule, price hikes suck. And the separating of the plans is pretty inconvenient. For me, personally, I love Instant Watch more than I love those close to me, but I also really like getting Blu-Rays in the mail. Now, if I want both of those things, I have to subscribe to two separate plans and pay $7.99 for each, with a presumable $2.00 Blu-Ray surcharge on the DVD plan.
All across the continent, people are frothing at the mouth over this. The official Netflix blog is bursting with angry comments about the change. Just yesterday, I saw one of my neighbors take a Netflix disc, break it in two, and use one of the jagged halves to saw his own head off. All out of frustration with Netflix's upcoming changes.
Okay, that didn't actually happen, but with the way people are reacting, I fully expect it to.
I Guess You're Right
People are irate and I don't think it's entirely called for. The question is one of value – does the service Netflix offers justify the increased costs? The answer, in my opinion, is a surefire yes. In fact, I think Netflix could raise their costs quite a bit before the service stopped being worth it. It seems to me that people have become spoiled and forgotten just how remarkable Netflix's service is.
Let's start with the Instant Watch service. According to www.instantwatcher.com, which is what I use for my instant watching needs, the service offers well over 12,000 titles to watch instantly. Of course, that isn't 12,000 films. There are plenty of television shows, and each episode counts as a title, but that's still a ridiculous amount of content. All available, unlimited, on a plethora of devices (the Nintendo 3DS was just added), for $7.99 a month.
The DVD plans aren't as easy to defend as Instant Watch, but by no means is it difficult. If you can muster up the willpower to ship your DVDs back quick enough to get only a DVD a week, that's still only $2 a rental ($2.50 for Blu-Ray). Price-wise, that's on par, if not cheaper, than most other services. Not to mention the superior selection and the convenience over brick-and-mortar stores.
Netflix is and always has been a great service and will continue to be after the price hike. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go watch every episode of Power Rangers, 24, and Star Trek in all of its incarnations, all on Netflix Instant Watch.
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Levente Dudas
Works at NOEWA Creative Music ♦ Music Composer, Sound Designer, Filmmaker, Illustrator, Theatre Director
sonic collage tribute to Carl Sagan
...no one has ever explained space, in all its bewildering glory, as well as Carl Sagan did. he's been gone now for nearly two decades, but people old enough to remember him will easily be able to summon his voice, his fondness for the word "billions" and his boyish enthusiasm for understanding the...
...no one has ever explained space, in all its bewildering glory, as well as Carl Sagan did. he's been gone now for nearly two decades, but people old enough to remember him will easily be able to summon his voice, his fondness for the word "billions" and his boyish enthusiasm for understanding the universe we're so lucky to live in...
https://soundcloud.com/noewacreativemusic/contact-sonic-collage
this piece of electronic music, this "sonic collage", a combination of shortwave radio transmisions' and bespoke synthetic sounds patterns, is dedicated to the greatness of Carl Sagan - no one will ever match his talent as the "gatekeeper of scientific credibility"...
contact (sonic collage) by N/O/E/W/A
no one has ever explained space, in all its bewildering glory, as well as Carl Sagan did. he's been gone now for nearly two decades, but people old enough to remember him will easily be able to summon…
Well said! And I hope that Carl Sagan remains in the public consciousness for decades more to come.
Works at Stage 32 ♦ Manager, Director of Operations, Producer
Let's Celebrate Composer Ennio Morricone - What a Legend
Saddened to wake up to read the news in Deadline that Ennio Morricone passed away. He is a legend and one who truly influenced cinema. Let's celebrate him here. Has his work influenced you in any way? My favorite work of his was Cinema Paradiso.
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super loss for music in film - this guy was a true legend indeed!
A true legend. He will be missed, his music and legacy will never be forgotten.
Tony Germann
From the classic Spaghetti Westerns to The Battle of Algiers, The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso, his compositions helped make these films true classics. I'll be raising a glass this evening.
"The Mission": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oag1Dfa1e_E
We love you, Ennio! and so many songs that we love. Ok, this one takes me back to my childhood days: "Le Professionel" https://youtu.be/gWm_xFuM5ZE
Generating Ideas for Composing GOALS
Hey, Stage-32-ers!
As you may know, next month is typically known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but here on Stage 32, we do a "November Write Club" where YOU set a goal for the month and then check in each week with your progress. Keep your eyes out for Jason's blog post launching th...
As you may know, next month is typically known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but here on Stage 32, we do a "November Write Club" where YOU set a goal for the month and then check in each week with your progress. Keep your eyes out for Jason's blog post launching the event this Monday!
In the meantime, let's help each other (and ourselves) by discussing possible goals! Okay, okay, so you're not necessarily a writer, but as a Musician, Sound Designer, or Composer, you can set a goal for yourself as well! Comment below with daily, weekly, and monthly goal suggestions! These can be ones that have worked for you in the past, ones that you've thought about doing but never tried, or something you've heard and want to give it a go!
***If you suggest an exercise or assignment from somewhere, be sure to let us know where you got the prompt so we can acknowledge the good work of others! For example, I really enjoyed this blog by Navid Lancaster about presenting yourself and your brand online: https://www.stage32.com/blog/How-to-Market-Yourself-as-a-Film-Composer or if you want to sharpen a craft, I loved this webinar from Terrance Blanchard, the Oscar-nominated composer who I know and love from Inside Man (2006), a Spike Lee Joint: https://www.stage32.com/blog/How-to-Market-Yourself-as-a-Film-Composer
Let me chime in with my personal approach. Having a 'deadline' has for me always been a reasonable motivator for writing original material. I have accomplished it for the last 17 years by attending cl...
Let me chime in with my personal approach. Having a 'deadline' has for me always been a reasonable motivator for writing original material. I have accomplished it for the last 17 years by attending classes in Houston Community College (HCC). I know its a 2 year school but there are many like me who are 'lifetime learners'. So not only does it help me to learn new things and ways to write music, it also gives me real world opportunities to get my music played 'live' (whereas here locally my film material is generally electronic delivery). So after the first few years taking the same music courses as music majors (like theory, ear training, orchestration, etc.), I have been attending the Jazz program and taking improvisation and composition classes. I play occasionally but my main emphasis is to write material that the class plays live.
This fall semester, as we are zooming, there is no live performance and the two classes are combined into a single Zoom. Now the performers are using software tools to combine their performances of "Real Book" standards into a single MP3. However, I am writing jazz lead sheets (of both original and 'transcribed' material) for them to try out and for next semester should we go live then. I am also writing film tracks that are played in class for critique and feedback. Done 13 of them since class stopped in March. Now I don't have a track or chart for every week, but classes are deadlines and they motivate me to write, arrange, and tweak either charts or electronic material for each Thu night class.
Here are two examples:
Luna was the last live performance of a jazz chart before school shutdown in March:
https://soundcloud.com/joelirwin/luna
Memories is the film track I wrote last week (in about 10 days) for last Thu night's class:
https://soundcloud.com/joelirwin/memories
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If so, join us on this thread in the Producer's Lounge so you can connect with other Stage 32 Members attending:
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Also, consider how this could help you with your November Write Club Challenge! It's super simple to participate. Just create a goal for the month, comment on this blog with your goal, and check back weekly to stay encouraged and accountable!
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Sabina Petra
Actor, Music Composer, Screenwriter, Singer, Playwright, Songwriter
Mercury The Musical
Hello fellow composers! I am posting by request of Kay Ross.
I wrote a one-act musical about a female aviator in the 50s and what was going on in her brain, called Mercury. Now that the stages are closed, I would like to get her story out there into the ether in a different way. Does anyone have exp...
I wrote a one-act musical about a female aviator in the 50s and what was going on in her brain, called Mercury. Now that the stages are closed, I would like to get her story out there into the ether in a different way. Does anyone have experience with producing/performing musicals virtually, or does anyone have tips on how to go about it? If you'd like to take a listen, you can find snippets at @mercurythemusical on insta.
Thank you so much for your help and guidance! It is a pleasure to be part of this community.
Hey, Sabina Petra! Thanks for reaching out! I feel like the easiest way would be to do your choir of virtual presences, like so many other virtual choirs. If there is a narrator, you could fill in the...
Hey, Sabina Petra! Thanks for reaching out! I feel like the easiest way would be to do your choir of virtual presences, like so many other virtual choirs. If there is a narrator, you could fill in the gaps with other images and audio.
Artistic Content Short versus Feature
If you have scored for both shorts and features, answer this:
Aside for the amount of music you have to score, is there a difference in your 'content'?
Let me separate out two things for the response:
1. The actual content - so for example for a chase scene or a fight scene - will you 'compose' the mus...
1. The actual content - so for example for a chase scene or a fight scene - will you 'compose' the music (melody, tempo, etc.) the same way for both or will they 'sound' differently?
2. The 'arrangement' - films have different budgets so what you actually score for a film will depend on the budget - a very low budget, for example could be heavy on piano or synth. But aside from the instrumentation 'arrangement', does the music you score 'sound' the same even if for example, one is full orchestra and one is predominantly piano/synth.
And a final short versus feature scoring question:
Shorts are predominantly delivered electronically; features can be either electronic or live. Most composers score with DAW/Sequencers which is for electronic delivery. So do you pick your scoring tool based on whether the score is electronic or live? What if it is both? Do you find situations where you scored with a DAW and then need parts for live?
The main consideration, for me, between scoring a feature and a short is thematic content. In a feature, I can have many themes (or motives, or coloristic associations). In a short, there are only so...
The main consideration, for me, between scoring a feature and a short is thematic content. In a feature, I can have many themes (or motives, or coloristic associations). In a short, there are only so many corners I can turn before I run out of space. I suppose there might be some shorts out there that require 10 different musical themes, but outside of pastiche comedy, I haven't seen or scored many. As far as composition and arrangement, I determine that based on the dramatic content, no matter if it's a short or a feature. For instance, the film CONTROL is a two- (or possibly one-) character sci-fi/horror short which takes place in one room. But that room is orbiting Jupiter, so the score reflects that with a large orchestral sound:
https://soundcloud.com/jonathanprice/sets/control
The feature GIRL MEETS BOY is a romantic comedy about two people double-booked in a rustic town. The score is smaller in scale:
https://soundcloud.com/jonathanprice/sets/girl-meets-boy-soundtrack
...even though it's a feature.
For me, budget isn't a consideration for the size/scope of the score - it's only a consideration for whether the music is live or in-the-box. I've scored both live and electronically for both shorts and features, depending on the budget of the film and the needs of the music. I score everything in Digital Performer in either case. For a score with live instruments, I'll transfer both the mockups and the electronic stems that will be mixed into the final score to a ProTools session and deliver that to the scoring mixer (unless I'm the scoring mixer and I'm recording at my home studio, in which case I keep it all in Digital Performer). For the parts, I'll export the MIDI from my DAW and open it in Finale, where I clean it up and either print it or send it to a copyist. That was basically my process (except I sent a hand-written score to the copyist) for the feature RUSTIN:
https://soundcloud.com/jonathanprice/sets/rustin-soundtrack
I usually orchestrate my own stuff, but if an orchestrator is involved, I'd obviously send the MIDI cleanup to them and they'd send the orchestrations to the copyist.
jonathan - great info. I want to follow up here on one thing that others, especially newbees might be interested in learning more about - what you call a 'theme'. For me a theme is an arranged melodic...
jonathan - great info. I want to follow up here on one thing that others, especially newbees might be interested in learning more about - what you call a 'theme'. For me a theme is an arranged melodic based piece/segment which is generally self-contained and could 'stand on its own' if used outside a film. I often create a theme for opening titles and end titles though my style uses multiple 'theme's at the end - for me often an "A B A" structure. Aside for those two (where sometime the 'theme' from the opening is used also at the end), for me a theme needs to be used multiple times (as long as it is 'recognizable' though could be arranged totally differently). Also within the body of the film, if I use it more than once it has to be associated with something - typically either a character or an action.
Tells us more about what you mean when you compose and then use a 'theme'.
Aye, that's why I included motive and coloristic association, parenthetically. Not all films need a full-blown musical theme. I'm referring to a recurring association between something musical and som...
Aye, that's why I included motive and coloristic association, parenthetically. Not all films need a full-blown musical theme. I'm referring to a recurring association between something musical and something dramatic, whether it's a character, a dramatic theme, a location, etc. There are only so many recurring associations you can fit into a short, in my experience. A feature has a little more elbow room for these.
Bear Kosik
manager/writer at bearly designed llc ♦ Author, Playwright, Screenwriter
QC, the gay rodeo musical
Howdy! I have written a musical for both screen and stage that takes place during a weekend featuring a gay rodeo. The plot is similar to Love, Actually or A Midsummer Night's Dream. The script has received very favorable coverage but still needs some work. I am looking for a composer to write music...
Howdy! I have written a musical for both screen and stage that takes place during a weekend featuring a gay rodeo. The plot is similar to Love, Actually or A Midsummer Night's Dream. The script has received very favorable coverage but still needs some work. I am looking for a composer to write music to nine songs. I prefer finding someone willing to follow the theater model and do the work in anticipation of receiving royalties (or payment under contract) once the project is produced.
I look forward to hearing from composers. Thanks.
Socks Whitmore
Hey, Bear Kosik! OMG, I love the comparison to Love, Actually! Wait - are there rodeos that are just for the LGBTQ+ community?
And you have the lyrics already, is that right? So, you're just looking fo...
And you have the lyrics already, is that right? So, you're just looking for someone to write the music to it?
Allen Constantine
Hello! I would be happy to help!
Allen C.
Hi Bear! I would love to try and write your songs!
Sabina Petra and Allen Constantine, please connect with me so I can send you messages about the gig.
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Frank Romano
Co-Founder & Videographer / Editor at Vanilla Video ♦ Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Videographer
At what point in the process does a composer prefer to come on board?
Maybe it's just anecdotal, but it seems to me that most Hollywood productions have an ever-tightening window for scoring, or that the score is simply an afterthought. We hear constantly of composers coming in at the last second, with the production giving them maybe 3-5 weeks to write and record an...
Maybe it's just anecdotal, but it seems to me that most Hollywood productions have an ever-tightening window for scoring, or that the score is simply an afterthought. We hear constantly of composers coming in at the last second, with the production giving them maybe 3-5 weeks to write and record an entire score (and the results are almost always spectacularly lame). I realize some of these cases are replacement composers for films that get re-structured in the edit due to studio interference. So there's not much that can be done about that, save delaying the movie.
I also know that temp scoring is a common practice in the editing room (a process I'm vehemently opposed to). So, I know it's common today to at least put off collaborating with the composer until the editing phase. This seems insane to me.
One obvious telltale sign is Trailers. I'm old enough to remember when most trailers for big movies included cues from the score within the actual trailer of the film. I even remember a teaser trailer for 'Titanic' that was entirely storyboards but included finished cues of Horner's score! Which means... they had completed cues even before photography! I can only imagine Cameron must have been collaborating with Horner from script-phase or at least pre-production. I think the last trailer I can remember with original cues was 'War Horse', but I imagine John Williams has the clout to demand inclusion early in the process.
My point here is that I think most Hollywood films have lost something by not having a composer part of the core creative team from the onset. Have you guys noticed this trend of original score as an afterthought? When do you prefer to be brought in on a project?
Christopher Ryan Laughter
Luís Mercês
Totally agree with you. I was thinking about this yesterday actually with the Tenet trailer. It's obviously not out yet so there's no way to definitely know, but from the way it's had such a consisten...
Totally agree with you. I was thinking about this yesterday actually with the Tenet trailer. It's obviously not out yet so there's no way to definitely know, but from the way it's had such a consistent sonic brand since the trailer first appeared it seems likely that the trailer features Goransson's score. Like you say, pretty rare these days, but very effective- as soon as I hear that first note now my mind instantly jumps to Tenet, despite not even having seen it yet!
The greatest scores from the last few years definitely had the composers involved from early on, and personally that's the way I prefer to work. Writing before shooting even starts is such a useful part of the process.
Joanna Karselis I agree 100%. It's good to know a composer like yourself feels the same way. I would imagine that starting on the score before cameras roll can inform the creative team on set in some...
Joanna Karselis I agree 100%. It's good to know a composer like yourself feels the same way. I would imagine that starting on the score before cameras roll can inform the creative team on set in some ways. I'll have to check out those Tenet trailers. I had no idea Göransson was composing, I just assumed it would be Zimmer.
Frank Romano Oh it can definitely inform the creative team on set, and it's been a joy when it's happened to me! And it works in Hollywood too; Hildur Guðnadóttir wrote music before filming began on J...
Frank Romano Oh it can definitely inform the creative team on set, and it's been a joy when it's happened to me! And it works in Hollywood too; Hildur Guðnadóttir wrote music before filming began on Joker, and the result was the wonderful bathroom scene where Joaquin Phoenix improvises such a powerful dance. It's a shame it's not more common really, I've never seen it have bad results.
With Tenet, unfortunately Zimmer had to decide between Dune and Tenet, and he went for Dune. Be interesting to see how the rest of Göransson's score plays out!
If you haven't heard it yet, definitely check out today's Member Spotlight where director Sandeep Sharma talks about (in part) his first experience working with a composer and how enlightening it was:...
If you haven't heard it yet, definitely check out today's Member Spotlight where director Sandeep Sharma talks about (in part) his first experience working with a composer and how enlightening it was: https://www.stage32.com/blog/Stage-32-Member-Spotlight-NYC-Based-Directo...
What Film Would You Make Into a Musical?
I just saw this announcement about Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding into a stage musical and thought, "Well, YEAH!" LOL! What film have you seen and thought, "someone needs to put that on stage and make it into a musical" ?
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/mira-nair-monsoon-wedding-musical-123......
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/mira-nair-monsoon-wedding-musical-123...
Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' Musical to Open in India, Singapore in 2021
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The new version of Mira Nair's " Monsoon Wedding " stage musical will now open in India, followed by Singapore, in 2021, the director has revealed. The stage adaptation of Nair's 2001 Venice Golden Li…
Works at LANCAST Ltd ♦ Music Composer, Sound Designer
Hello from Trinidad and Tobago
Hello everyone. I am Navid Lancaster from Trinidad and Tobago (in the Caribbean). I am a Film Composer and Sound Designer for award-winning films, video games, mobile applications and animation. I've recently had a blog on Composing published on Stage32 and there will be two more parts of the series...
Hello everyone. I am Navid Lancaster from Trinidad and Tobago (in the Caribbean). I am a Film Composer and Sound Designer for award-winning films, video games, mobile applications and animation. I've recently had a blog on Composing published on Stage32 and there will be two more parts of the series coming.
Happy to be here and looking forward to our conversations.
Robert D. Carver
Navid, have you any experience or interest in composing for Musical Theater? If yes, I've more than a dozen copyrighted speculative projects for which I wrote libretti and lyrics. If interested, please contact me for details. Stay well.
Hi Robert D. Carver how are you? I have experience in writing music for choir and creating the Sound Design for theatre. Unfortunately I do not have experience (as yet) in composing music for Musical...
Hi Robert D. Carver how are you? I have experience in writing music for choir and creating the Sound Design for theatre. Unfortunately I do not have experience (as yet) in composing music for Musical Théâtre.
Hi Navid Lancaster. Your blog made for a great read...looking forward to the upcoming parts.
Navid - thanks for the link but this lounge is a community and I was asking you think about something that was in your blog that you might want to have a discussion about here. Blogs are static - lounges are interactive :)
If anyone is interested in collaborating, please email me directly for details: carver.robertd@gmail.com
Ruud Hermans
Music Composer, Sound Designer
Working with a foreign director
Hello you all, I am wondering if you guys work with directors from other countries then your own and who live abroad as well. I have been lucky to have one of the shorts I did screened in London at Raindance filmfestival. I am living in Holland myself but I went there and met quite a few directors a...
Hello you all, I am wondering if you guys work with directors from other countries then your own and who live abroad as well. I have been lucky to have one of the shorts I did screened in London at Raindance filmfestival. I am living in Holland myself but I went there and met quite a few directors at that screening from all over the world and ended up working with 2 of them. One is from Sri lanka and we do all discussions on his projects via zoom or skype or videocalls. It turned out that we worked so well together that he told me he does not want to work with anyone else but me. It was highly unexpected but very rewarding! Have you got any experience on working with directors abroad?
Hi Ruud Hermans I'm from Trinidad and Tobago. I recently had a film that I composed for screened at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival a couple of weeks ago and will be screened internationally ver...
Hi Ruud Hermans I'm from Trinidad and Tobago. I recently had a film that I composed for screened at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival a couple of weeks ago and will be screened internationally very soon . The Director and some of the co-Producers live in England where the film was written, shot and edited. It was a good experience and I had gotten the script beforehand (after signing the NDA of course). We communicated on Skype but most of the communication was via Whatsapp. The time difference was not too bad (they were 5 hours away).
In terms of submitting the cues to the Director I use CudDb. He was new to using it but it was very easy to learn. From there he can look at the cues with the score and make suggestions. The end result was the cues were approved and the film was completed.
Nice to hear that you are working with directors abroud too! Thanks for sharing.
Music Composer, Music Conductor, Musician, Songwriter
Greetings everybody! And a question...
I'm fairly new here, but I think this is a moderate place to start! I'm re-entering the orbit of the film/t.v. composing world after touring internationally with Cirque du Soleil (until March of this year).
Prior to that, I worked as composer/orchestrator in Montreal, where I lived for...
Prior to that, I worked as composer/orchestrator in Montreal, where I lived for a few years. This had me involved with many En/Fr productions, along with some larger projects such as Bruce Beresford's "Double Jeopardy", and Christian Duguay's "The Art Of War", "Hitler: The Rise Of Evil" etc.
They all seem so far off now, though I do recall they were shot in colour.
I'm curious. Is anybody, aside from me, using Digital Performer as their main DAW? I recently upgraded my system and was about to switch to Logic, but just couldn't hit that button. Now I feel so alone!
Pleasure meeting you here!
-Roger
Rachel Walker
Cheers Ruud Hermans! Nice meeting you here too.
Hi Roger! I'm a DP guy. :)
Linwood Bell ...Yay! I knew I wasn't alone! Pleasure!
I've been there since 2.7 I think. Too old to switch, but I did a couple mixes in Luna last week and I enjoyed mixing in it. I'd still do midi in DP though. The tape and Neve summing is pretty sweet in Luna.
A Logic X man here


The Wits boat club is celebrating the international recognition of its captain.
A discussion on reporting under oppressive regimes affirms the importance of investigative journalism in holding power to account.
Wits offers new post graduate courses in e-Science.
History will continue to be made by the Wits Journalism department, as it honours various influential journalists and media outlets.
Wits Student Programme in Law and Society seminar by chairperson of Oxfam South Africa, Mazibuko Jara called for better and sustainable land reform.
Five Wits students among the country's top 100 most employable university students under40 for the GradStar programme.
THE WITS University South African Medical Student Association (SAMSA) tried to raise awareness this week among students about their sexual and reproductive health and what they can do to maintain a healthy sexual lifestyle.
THE WITS SCHOOL of Law remains uncertain on whether it will offer the four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree in 2019, but the school is already advertising the study stream on its study page on the university's website.
In 2014, Wits discontinued the straight four-year LLB programme and returned to the traditional two or three-year programme, where students choose to either complete an undergraduate BA (Law) or a BCom (Law) or after completing any other first degree, could embark on an LLB.
Earlier this year, the Council of Higher Education (CHE) released a national review of how to standardise and strengthen the quality of legal education and the LLB degree.
Until the final report is released, the CHE is recommending all universities also to offer the straight four-year LLB programme.
the best. We are going to engage the CHE. We wouldn't have made the decision to remove the straight LLB on a whim. The four-year LLB training provides a narrow set of skills for the kind of lawyers we need in South Africa.
"All firms employing law students say that they'd rather employ students with a broad set of skills and [who have] done the longer programmes. It's better in the long-term for one's career as a lawyer and professional training," said Valodia.
"[However], we see the need for the BA and BCom Law and want them to remain. Someone who has studied a BA or BCom Law is not the same as someone who studied a straight LLB because their thinking isn't confined within the law doctrines only," said Mfeka.
Second-year BA Law student, Reshoketswe Masitenyane, said that she initially wanted to study the four-year LLB stream. However, the BA Law route has broadened her legal training.
"The BA degree complements law pretty well. In addition to the law courses [I do] international relations and politics. You have to do a lot of research and write really long essays, essentially [I'm] walking away with a better grasp of the world and improved writing skills. Now I see the importance of the [BA] undergrad. Choosing the BA was a better alternative for me," said Masitenyane.


VOLUNTEERS working hard for Portsmouth's Royal National Lifeboat Insitution (RNLI) will hit TV screens next week as they feature in the new series of Saving Lives at Sea.
The 10-part documentary series showcases the lifesaving work of the and is being shown on BBC Two on Tuesdays, at 8pm.
It features real rescues carried out by the charity's lifeboat crews and lifeguards around the UK and Ireland, including Portsmouth.
Crew rescue thousands of people and save hundreds of lives around the coastline and on the River Thames every year.
Next week's episode on Tuesday, August 28, sees Portsmouth RNLI go to the aid of a man with a suspected broken hip, on a yacht five miles south of Hayling Island, alongside rescue stories from their colleagues at other stations and beaches.
This series features more real-life rescue footage, accompanied by heart-warming and emotive testimonials from the volunteer crews, lifeguards and the people they rescue and their families.
Last year RNLI lifeboat crews around the UK and Ireland launched over 8,400 times, assisting over 8,000 people, while the charity's lifeguards responded to 17,414 incidents and saved the lives of 127 people on some of the UK's busiest beaches.
Filming took place over the past year, with lifeboat crews and lifeguards carrying special cameras and welcoming film-makers into their day-to-day life.
Rescues from the RNLI's archives are also revisited, and a glimpse into the everyday lives of the thousands of men and women who give up their time to save lives is shown.


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Onstage: The Importance of Being Ernest
Dennis Murphy directs Oscar Wilde's tale of double lives, love and frivolity in 19th-century London. The satire concerns the paradoxes of the Victorian age. The play is produced by the Drama Workshop, which has brought classics to local stages since 1954
By Stephen Carter-Novotni
Dennis Murphy directs Oscar Wilde's tale of double lives, love and frivolity in 19th-century London. The satire concerns the paradoxes of the Victorian age. The play is produced by the Drama Workshop, which has brought classics to local stages since 1954. $15. Performances are Friday-Sunday and Feb 24-26 at Westwood Town Hall (3017 Harrison Ave., Westwood). 513-598-8303.
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Milton, DE (Cave Colony / Cool Spring)
About Milton, DE (Cave Colony / Cool Spring)
Cave Colony / Cool Spring median real estate price is $374,118, which is more expensive than 56.5% of the neighborhoods in Delaware and 56.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Cave Colony / Cool Spring is currently $2,205, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 81.0% of the neighborhoods in Delaware.
Cave Colony / Cool Spring is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Milton, Delaware.
Cave Colony / Cool Spring real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Cave Colony / Cool Spring. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 30.3%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 94.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (25.5%). This can occur in vacation areas, and occasionally it is also found in neighborhoods that are primarily filled with college students, as some apartments could be vacant when school is not in session. If you live here year round, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Milton, the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood stands out by having 89.7% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.2% of all American neighborhoods.
One of the notable things about Cave Colony / Cool Spring is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood has more Irish and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 27.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Irish ancestry and 2.2% have Ukrainian ancestry.
The neighbors in the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood in Milton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 44.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood, 39.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 35.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.0%), and 8.9% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood in Milton, DE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (27.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (24.0%), and residents who report English roots (14.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (8.3%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Cave Colony / Cool Spring neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
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Cape Henlopen High School
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School
Milton, DE 19968
16391 Harbeson Rd.
Milton Elementary School
512 Federal Street
Sussex Consortium School
520 Du Pont Avenue
North Georgetown Elementary School
664 North Bedford Street
Georgetown, DE 19947
Sussex Central High School
26026 Patriots Way
Georgetown Middle School
This neighborhood is served by 2 districts:
INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Better than of DE school districts.
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One of the fun traditions of Spanish class is getting to choose a different name for yourself. Take a look at the charts below and choose a name (nombre) that you'd like to be called in class. I've written many common nicknames in parentheses for you.
In Spanish, when you talk about names, you use both the word nombre and the word apellido. Nombre means 'first name'. Apellido means 'last name.' So to ask someone's full name, you'll ask for his or her nombre and apellido.
Heard a Spanish name and not sure whether it's a boy's or girl's?
A girl's name might end in any letter. A boy's name might end in any letter except -a. If a name ends in -a, it's always a girl's name (like Alicia). If a name ends in -o, it's usually a boy's name, but not always (Rocío is a girl's name, for example).
What about the origin of Spanish names?
In Central and South America, there are about 52 million indigenous people, many who speak their traditional languages. Traditional names from these languages can be found throughout Latin America. And in Spain, not all Spaniards speak Spanish! Some other regional languages are Catalán, Gallego, and Euskera, and names in those regions will often be in those languages.
Many common names come from the Catholic bible, because of the influence of Catholicism in the history of the Spanish-speaking world. Therefore, you'll hear the names Adán, Eva, Noé, Abraham, Sara, Ismael, Isaac, Raquel, José, Benjamín, Moises, Miriam, David, Isabel, Saúl, Esther, Daniel, Daniela, Ana, María, Marco, Mateo, Juan, Marta, Pablo, Timoteo, among others. Children are sometimes named after Catholic saints.
In Latin America, you'll find that some Spanish speakers have English names (like Elizabeth or Dylan), probably because of the influence of American media.
Choose one for yourself! Scan the list below and pick the name (or names, if you want 2) you'd like to use in Spanish class.
Note: I've written a nickname for some names. There are often several possible nicknames for one person, though - Spanish speakers treat nicknaming like a sport! On the other hand, you'll never find someone's nickname on a business card, like we do in English (e.g., Rob, Bill, Mike).
Spanish last names date from the middle ages. In Spanish, they often follow a logical pattern.
The last names Torres, Castillo, and Ríos literally mean Towers, Castle and Rivers, and were given to people living near those landmarks.
The last names Córdoba or Mendoza mean that they were from the cities of Córdoba or Mendoza.
The last names Martínez, Rodríguez and Fernández meant child-of Martín, Rodrigo and Fernando.
The last names Herrera, Hidalgo and Guerrero mean Blacksmith, Nobleman, and Warrior.
The last names Toro, Flores, and Rosas are names taken from nature, meaning Bull, Flowers, and Roses.
If you had grown up in a Spanish-speaking country, you'd traditionally have 2 legal last names: your father's then your mother's.
If someone told you just one of their last names, you would assume that it was their father's (same system as ours).
Nowadays, Spain's society is more gender-equal, and parents exercise more choices over their children's last names.
You already learned the most common titles: señor, señora and señorita.
Cultural Tip: Don and doña are titles of respect still used, but uncommonly, in Spain and Latin American countries. They're unlike señor, señora and señorita in that they're used with first names, not last (don Francisco, doña Marina). In some places these titles are considered respectful and warm, in some places stuffy and overly formal. I wouldn't recommend using these titles yourself, unless everyone else around you is.
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The Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Ford GT, Lotus Exige Cup 430 And Mercedes AMG GT R are all cars that are as at home on a track or on a twisting back road. These are all made to go fast, but they use different methods to achieve that goal.
At this year's Paris Motor Show along side the new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Porsche debuted the new 911 GT3 Cup car. The new GT3 Cup is safer, faster, more durable and more efficient.
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Mazda has announced the ten drivers from the United States that will be racing in the new Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Invitational. The competition will take place at Laguna Seca and will pit some promising talent against each.
The MX-5 may not be the fastest sports car, but it is always a lot of fun to watch the roadsters battle it out on the track. There is also often a bit of contact, which is one reason that many call racing versions of the MX-5, Piñatas instead of Miatas.
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A RECORD number of police patrols will be in the area during Hallowe'en using headcams to make sure trick or treating goes ahead without any trouble.
All 22 Bromley Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be on patrol urging trick or treaters to avoid the homes of the elderly and be safe.
Police advise children to always trick or treat with an adult, go only to houses that they known, stay with friends and never enter a house.


Young Academic has an inspirational feature for you today, particularly for any students looking to build a career in photography and design. Woolhouse Studios have been twisting expectations and creating iconic images for the music, editorial and advertising world since its formation just two.
Working as a collective of thirteen world famous photographers, illustrators, Adobe wizards, stylists and brand designers under the passionate leadership of model-turned-studio-manager Emma J, they all share a lust for perfectionism in their craft and in servicing clients' needs.
Woolhouse's project alumnus speaks for itself. Ranging from beautifully lit press shots to the complex artwork of campaigns and album, delighted clients have included The Prodigy, Nike, Adidas, Defected In The House, Chris Lake, Space Ibiza, Shapeshifters, Channel 4, Bang & Olufsen, Channel 4, BBC, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Mixmag, DJ Magazine, Sony Deconstruction and many more.
What sets Woolhouse apart from its competitors?
"We understand the need to connect press shots to music videos, to social media ad live shows. We consider the complete picture, which is often why the projects we work on involve the entire package or considerations to the artist branding. Our Press Shots are all taken with a clear understanding of the desire and need for clean, eye-catching original looking photography. Our in-house design team has the capability to take an image into another stratosphere of look, design and feel. Our Adobe wizards are always on hand to wave their magic wand and turn any photograph into something truly special and memorable. We don't rely on gimmicks. We rely on our expertise and experience. We are lighting and retouching experts, coupled with fantastic styling," says Emma J.
On taking a client brief, Emma assembles a team from her arsenal of talent. Each member brings their own skill set to the mix and their personalities seamlessly blend, each bringing something unique to the requirement.
A great example of a hero shot at the Woolhouse Studios is The Prodigy's Loaded magazine feature. Here the band had glass bottles smashed over their heads! A fantastic example of a killer image, creating a talking point and a memorable piece of branding.
And the vision for this studio? 'To get bigger and badder!' says Emma.
Woolhouse has recently broadened its offering to include App creation and has been working with rock bands such as The Hounds and The Howling.
As black sheep go, this one is constantly raising the bar.
Woolhouse certainly seems to be a studio to look out for, to check out their work in more detail make sure you head straight over to //www.woolhousestudios.co.uk/. Make sure you keep up to date with all the Young Academic student news, enterainment updates and of course, the Ultimate Festival Guide, by following @youngacademic.


If you ask just about any resident of Louisville what event kicks off the Kentucky Derby Festival, most will say Thunder Over Louisville. While Thunder typically is the kickoff to the two week festival before the Kentucky Derby, we actually start celebrating the Derby in Louisville at least a month earlier. Thunder Over Louisville isn't until April 20th this year, but there are actually Kentucky Derby Festival events that start in March. The kickoff for me is The Taste of Kentucky Derby Festival. Maybe it's because I'm kind of a food nerd, or maybe it has to do with the two or three times I participated as an employee of Cafe Lou Lou, but either way, there is no denying the fun and deliciousness of this event!
This year the 15th annual Taste of Kentucky Derby Festival is on Wednesday, April 17th from 5:30-8:30 pm at Louisville Slugger Field ( i am talking about 'taste of derby festival', not 'taste of derby', which is only in its fourth year). Not only will you taste some of the most incredible dishes from over 60 different Louisville restaurants, you will taste fine bourbon, you might catch the bloody mary contest, and you can also mingle with local chefs and fellow Louisvillians, all while supporting a good cause, the Dare to Care Food Bank. Tickets to the Taste of Kentucky Derby Festival are $80 (of which, $50 is tax deductible), and they ALWAYS sell out. I will usually buy a few extras and invite some friends in town from Cincy or Indy for the night. It is definitely a great time for Louisville to shine!
If you like Kentucky Derby Festival, you like good food, and you like helping others that need food, the Taste of Kentucky Derby Festival is your kickoff for the Kentucky Derby. Get tickets, invite friends, taste great new dishes and learn about great new Louisville restaurants, see friends, celebrate the spring, and most importantly… help feed those in our region that need it most.
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The Rich Tapestry of Jerusalem Architecture
By Gedalia Borvick | February 21, 2014
When I lived in the United States, I enjoyed the variety of architecture found in my neighborhood. Typically, the homes were colonial houses with their symmetrical front facades and accented doorways, split level homes with staggered floors, one-story ranch houses, and enchanting Tudors with pitched roofs, herringbone brickwork and touches of medieval architecture.
Upon moving to Israel, we quickly realized that the architecture found in the capital is unusually diverse. In the Old City, one encounters some buildings from literally thousands of years ago, but most of Jerusalem's structures have been built over the past 150 years.
Until 1860, almost all of Jerusalem's residents lived in the Old City. As the population grew and the Old City became overcrowded, new neighborhoods, known as the "New Yishuv," were built. The architecture of the New Yishuv is generally divided into three periods: The Ottoman Period covering the second half of the 1800s, the British Mandate period from 1917 to 1948, and the 65-year period since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948.
Architecture during the Ottoman Period is varied: There are several ornate buildings such as the Russian Compound, with its strong Byzantine architectural influence, which was built in the early 1860s to serve the many Russian pilgrims who traveled to Jerusalem. However, many buildings constructed during this period had simple pastoral-themed architecture. A fine example is the German Colony, which was established in 1873 by a German Protestant sect called the Templars. They built a colony similar to villages in Germany, comprised of one- and two-story farmhouses with green shutters, red tile roofs and fenced-in gardens, using local Jerusalem stone instead of the traditional wood and brick materials.
During the British Mandate period, starting in the 1930s there was a strong emphasis on Bauhaus-inspired International Style, a form of Modernism which was based on functionality, emphasized by clean lines and no unnecessary decorations. A major reason for this design was based on its low construction cost. Nevertheless, some ornate houses with Renaissance, Moorish and Armenian architectural motifs were built in the more affluent neighborhoods.
Ever since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, Post-Modern architecture has developed as the style of choice in Jerusalem. Post-Modern architecture utilizes elements of Functionalism while integrating historical styles such as arches, columns and domes. Post-Modernism has served as a link between the minimalism of Modernism during the British Mandate period and the ornate designs which were in vogue during the Ottoman Empire.
Imagine how delighted I was to see the following advertisement which covered a broad spectrum of Jerusalem architecture:
Apartment in restored Bauhaus building in Rechavia: 3-room 70 sqm unit with high ceilings.
Luxury 3 bedroom 138 sqm apartment in the new Baka project. Quiet and pastoral setting, luxurious interior design.
700 year old Old City home from the Mamluk Period. 225 sqm on two levels, 6 rooms, high arched ceilings, interior courtyard, private roof with beautiful views of the Cardo.
What a great reminder that Jerusalem is truly the eternal city.
Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home (www.myisraelhome.com), a real estate agency focused on helping people from abroad buy and sell homes in Israel. To sign up for his monthly market updates, contact him at [email protected]
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If you have to wear a collar you better be sure that it's comfortable, soft and brings a smile to your face whenever you see it. Stunt Puppy collaborates with webbing graphic experts on this range of limited edition collars to colour you happy and make wearing a collar something to wag about.
Our new season prints are on their way and we expect them to be here by early October. You can preorder here to get dibs on the first ones to land.
Available in a host of gorgeous prints and with matching leashes if you are the prefer-to-be-co-ordinated type. Contact Us to arrange a matching leash as we custom order these for you.
We at Stunt Puppy make a point that no collar is intended for tie-out*.
The regular collar we stock here adjusts from 35 - 50cm. If you have a smaller dog, a petite pooch or demi-d-fa, contact us about a smaller version of these collars and we will see what can be done.
The team at Stunt Puppy are keen to point out that leashes and collars are not intended for tie out. As a safety measure their buckles are designed to break when twisted and under extreme stress - such as a dog being being strangled or hung from a collar as may happen when tied out - to avoid risks of strangulation, throat and nerve damage.
What started with the purchase of an old bar tacking machine by a man who loved his Golden Retriever, Stunt Puppy has become one of our favourite Dog brands. So similar in beliefs to D-fa that you'd think we were litter-mates, Stunt Puppy makes collars and leashes Fit for Dog. Based in Minneapolis, run by Ken and Marcie and all USA made there's a lot to love about Stunt Puppy and their gear.
View the full monty of Stunt Puppy at their USA site and check out their warranty policy here.


Travis Gann was born February 13, 1980 in Wenatchee, Washington to Joe and Nelda Gann. He passed away on September 5, 2018 Travis has two living brothers, Jay and Freddie Gann; one brother who he is with right now, William Gann and one living sister, Shirley Gunter.
Travis is loved by his friends and family very much and will be missed very much. He had a kind and loving heart and was willing to help just about anybody out. He loved to hunt and fish and spend time with his family. Travis also loved taking things apart, putting them back together and they always didn't get put back together the way they were as before. Sometimes he came up with really creative things and ways to make new and interesting things. He's was one of the good ones! We miss you Travis!


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ZAKK WYLDE Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of BLACK SABBATH With Blistering Recreation Of Sabbath's Debut Album
Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 2, 2020
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Early September will see ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), bassist Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie) and drummer Joey Castillo (Danzig, Queens of the Stone Age), release their spectacular tribute to the Birmingham four, a faithful yet supercharged rendition of BLACK SABBATH's first album. Vertigo Records issued the iconic debut album on a Friday the 13th in 1970, and the world was never the same. Legendarily recorded in a single day in October 1969, the earth-moving self-titled set closed the book on hippie optimism with its dark magic and ushered in a brand new genre, setting the metal template for decades to come.
Exactly 50 years later, ZAKK SABBATH celebrate the first chapter in the Sabbath catalog with a reverently rendered tribute, simply titled "Vertigo", which is slated for a release on September 4th, 2020, via Magnetic Eye Records. Faithfully recorded in the spirit of the original, live in the studio and with a film crew documenting the process, the session culminated in a new version of a landmark album that celebrates the greatest heavy metal band of all time and the record that started it all.
"We recorded a live EP and were wondering what we could do next as a cover band, so the 50th album anniversary came just at the right time", explains Blasko regarding Zakk Sabbath's decision to go studio. "Compared to 'Paranoid', which is almost like a best-of record, the bulk of the material on 'Black Sabbath' is deep-cut, really experimental stuff that was never thoroughly explored, so that was a challenge, not to forget that we wanted to meet our own high standards."
Describing the DIY process as "very productive," the three respectfully added their own flair to make for a slightly different flavor, also revisiting various live renditions and "extending a solo here or slowing things down because that's what they tended to do on stage."
Today, ZAKK SABBATH are sharing a first track taken from "Vertigo" exclusively with Rolling Stone Magazine. You can now stream their tribute version of the iconic anthem, Black Sabbath, HERE!
ZAKK SABBATH's "Vertigo" won't be available digitally, "to make the release feel authentic to the time when vinyl ruled the earth. It was such a cool time for those of us that grew up during that time. The fan experience with the physical product is irreplaceable with digital and streaming. We wanted to capture that authenticity."
1) Black Sabbath
2) The Wizard
3) Wasp / Behind the Wall of Sleep / N.I.B
4) Wicked World
5) A Bit of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning
Set to be released on September 4th, the album pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION!