Re: [abcusers] mobile phones as a commercial opportunity
See http://ringtonetools.mikekohn.net/ -- Ed Skinner, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.flat5.net/ To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] mobile phones as a commercial opportunity
On Friday 21 March 2003 09:13, Ed Skinner wrote: See http://ringtonetools.mikekohn.net/ Here's a blow-by-blow set of steps for Linux users. (Windows folks will need to download and run the Windows version of the software but the changes should be trivial.) I did this with a Nokia 8265 on 21 March 2003 and it works fine. If you have a different model cellular telephone, see the notes at the website below. Surf to http://ringtonetools.mikekohn.net/ At the left, click on Java/PHP logo/ringtone Once there, click on Java Ringtones Read the instructions to create (and edit) the ringtones Set the songname to something brief (appears later as ringtone name) Set the tempo Set the style Click Get RTX Copy the displayed RTX Paste the RTX into a local text file such as flint.rtx Surf to http://ringtonetools.mikekohn.net/ (same place) At the left, click on Download Linux Only: get LATEST SOURCE (date) (e.g., ringtonetools-2.11.tar.gz) Windows Only: I don't know. Your steps from here on may be different. Linux Only: Make a new directory and cd into it tar xzvf ringtonetools-2.11.tar.gz (or whatever file was downloaded) cd ringtonetools-2.11 (or whatever) make su (become root) make install exit (revert to normal user) Convert to Nokia's format In a Linux shell (or a Windows Command window) ringtonetools flint.rtx flint.nokia Surf to http://www.mobile.att.net/messagecenter/ Cut and paste the flint.nokia file as the message to be sent Fill-in other blanks as appropriate Send the message On the cellular telephone Phone should indicate something has happened The display should say Ringtone received Push the appropriate buttons to save the ringtone (uses the name set above) Push the appropriate buttons to select it as the current ringtone From some other telephone Dial the cell. phone to verify the new ringtone has been activated -- Ed Skinner, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.flat5.net/ To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] mobile phones as a commercial opportunity
Apology accepted. Thank you. On Friday 21 March 2003 11:23, Toby Rider wrote: Whoops, disregard that last message.. I get about 450-500 email messages per day, I've gotten very good at deleting messages based on subject lines that look even slightly spamish, and I am sensitive to protecting all the lists from spammers. Sorry about that Ed. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html -- Ed Skinner, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.flat5.net/ To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Lead Sheets and Copyrights
The definitive answer in the U.S. seems to be a http://www.mpa.org/, the home page of the Music Publishers' Association. Copies for any reason whatsoever are illegal. That includes photocopies, hand-copies and, by extension, abc-copies. The small number of exceptions at the FAQ don't apply to my situation. They also provide a form and look-up service for requesting permission to create a new arrangement, etc... Although I don't remember a specific mention of a simple transposition, their intent is clear: you must get permission from the copyright holder. So, I am writing to a couple of the larger copyright holders (Hal Leonard, Warner/Chappell and two others) to find out just what is it gonna take in terms of time, effort and money, for a small-scale musician to do things the right way. I'll post the results here as I get answers. -- Ed Skinner, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.flat5.net/ To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] Lead Sheets and Copyrights
Can I make my own lead sheets to use when performing even though the chords, melody and lyrics are identical to those in a copyrighted work such as The Real Book or other published source? (This would be for convenience rather than having to carry around half a dozen books.) If so, should I also reproduce the copyright statement from those publications on each particular lead sheet? I often see other performers carrying their book to gigs. Those I've glanced at (by permission) appear to be hand-written, and appear to have no copyright information. I presume that, in many cases, these are special arrangements for that particular performer. But in other cases, I'm quite sure they are, at a minimum, a reverse engineered (by ear) lead sheet and, in many cases, simply hand-copied from some other source. Has anyone spoken with a copyrights attorney to get a definitive answer? What's legal versus what is common practice? TIA for the nuggets of hard knowledge to be whipped up in the maelstrom of opinion that is sure to follow. ;-) -- Ed Skinner, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.flat5.net/ To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Newbie Questions
The advice on how to handle automatic measure numbering by *NOT* putting it into the abc file is particularly valuable. I'm interested in long-term viability of my abc files. I manage my wife's vocal songbook (in her keys, my arrangements) as well as my own arrangements of instrumentals of various other standards. Currently the printouts are generated by Band-In-A-Box but I'm moving to abc. (I'm using 3.1.9 of abcm2ps on Linux at the moment. Gorgeous output!) Suggestions for longevity and portability are particularly helpful. I presume that the absence of a collection of jazz/pop/country standards in abc format on the net is because of copyright issues. If such an archive exists, however, I'd appreciate a pointer. Again, thank you for the excellent advice. On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:10 am, you wrote: Ed Skinner wrote: 1) Is there a FAQ? If you mean on abc notation itself, please check John Chambers' Frequently Asked Questions about ABC Music Notation url: http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/ABC-FAQ.html. 2) Is there a way to get automatic measure numbering? Yes, but it is package dependent. J.F. Moine's abcm2ps, for instance, lets you specify that either of three ways: in the command line, in a format file or in the tune itself; please check files 'New.Features' and 'format.txt' for details (in abcm2ps's doc directory, e.g., /usr/share/doc/abcm2ps-version/). For portability, it would be advisable not to code this information in the abc file you intend to store tunes on a permanent basis. Lots of abc software references may be found at the Abc Home Page url: http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/ sorted by operating system and other criteria. Best regards. Paulo Eleutério Tibúrcio To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html -- Ed Skinner, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.flat5.net/ To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
