From: ESSOTERIC@delphi.com Date: Wed, 01 Mar 1995 02:45:51 -0500 (EST) Subject: shoemaker 000 v03.readme file to /snd/qt Hello Everyone, When placing this file onto a BBS, please call this file something like "shoemaker 000 v03 readme.txt" so that it is clear who the composer is, the "piece" number (000 in this case), and the version number (02 in this case). March 1, 1995 Craig Shoemaker 4014 N. 41st Street Arlington, VA 22207 Telephone: (703) 532-6981 internet address: craig.shoemaker@tcs.wap.org The following lists pay-if-you-listen MusicWare written by me. The listening fee varies with each piece. I have not yet had time to list the listening fee for each piece; but the maximum fee is never more than one dollar. Please pay the listening fee if you listen to a given piece; you may send cash, check, or money order to the above address. If you start listening to the first minute of the piece and you can't stand it and you stop listening by turning the music movie off, then fine. But, if you do listen to the piece or a substantial portion of the piece, please pay the listening fee. Thanks! There are two places I upload my files to: 1) Sumex-aim.stanford.edu in the directory info-mac/snd/qt 2) Washington Apple Pi (a Washington D.C. area users group where only a small portion of the pieces can be uploaded) To save you downloading time I have, if necessary, given some hints as to how badly a recording will sound on an older 8-bit Macintosh; if nothing is stated, then it should sound satisfactory to fine. Of course, when an 8-bit Mac plays a 16-bit recording, the 8-bit Mac will always generate more noise. Also to save downloading time I have given a cursory guide to the music, usually in the form of a one-liner; this guide is given if the music is considered by most people to be somewhat to very unconventional and if the music movie takes up a fair amount of disk space. If the music movie is a small file, then usually no short guide is given. Concerning version numbers: It does not always follow that for a given piece an older version number is outdated. For instance, Shoemaker 007 comes (at this time) in two versions: version 01 is a QuickTime 2.0 version and is a very small file while version 02 is an actual recording and is a much larger file. Thus, it is possible that one or both versions of a given piece may be available for downloading from a given site (in this example, and at this time, Shoemaker 007 version 02 is preferable since it plays all the notes correctly (though you need a 16-bit sounding Mac to listen)). If a given piece requires QuickTime 2.0 this means that it requires Apple's Musical Instruments Extension; it is my understanding that Apple is now making this available free for people to download (though I don't know any of the details). Here are the latest versions for the system extensions Apple Multimedia Tuner 2.0.1 QuickTimeť Musical Instruments 2.0 The Apple Multimedia Tuner extension definitely enhances the playback of QuickTime 2.0 music movies (especially for the piece Shoemaker 007 v01). Of course, to play QuickTime movies at all you need a Macintosh with a 68020 processor or higher. After the listing of pieces, see below for other information (such as how to connect your Macintosh to your stereo system). -------------------- Audio File Deletion -------------------- Shoemaker files that are approximately over one or two megabytes in length (that is, all files which are actual recordings) will gradually be deleted from Sumex-aim.stanford.edu to make more disk space available so that the mirror sites can more easily mirror sumex-aim. The only files that will eventually remain will be movie files that require QuickTime 2.0 and which use the Musical Instruments Extension. If you have disk space available at some site to store these rather large movie files containing actual recordings please let me know at craig.shoemaker@tcs.wap.org. Thanks. ----------------- Listing of Pieces ----------------- Shoemaker 001 v04 Stranded Prelude Stereophonic 16-bit 44.1 kHz Recording Older 8-bit Macs can listen to this piece but you must have your Mac connected to your stereo system so that the piece may be appropriately amplified; on older 8-bit Macs the results are satisfactory only. Warning: this piece is less than two minutes in length. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Shoemaker 003 v01 Music from the Past QuickTime 2.0 Required. Shoemaker 003 v02 Music from the Past: Fugue Monophonic 8-bit 22.254 kHz Recording. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Washington Apple Pi Shoemaker 006 v01 Hindemith 1, 2, and 5 Series QuickTime 2.0 Required Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Shoemaker 007 v01 Trapezium QuickTime 2.0 Required Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Washington Apple Pi Guide: Somewhat unconventional. Shoemaker 007 v02 Trapezium Monophonic 16-bit 11.127 kHz Recording Sounds horrible when played on an older Macintosh with 8-bit 22.254 kHz sound. It may sound horrible on all 8-bit sounding Macs? I don't know. Washington Apple Pi Guide: Somewhat unconventional. Shoemaker 008 v01 Mother Blue Birds: Section 1 Monophonic 8-bit 22.254 kHz Recording Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Washington Apple Pi Shoemaker 009 v02 Nomad Stereophonic 16-bit 22.050 kHz Recording. This is the complete composition. Older 8-bit Macs can listen just fine to this piece thought there may be some crackling at times. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Guide: Unconventional (though a simple piece) Shoemaker 010 v01 Images of a Melody Stereophonic 16-bit 22.050 kHz Recording The piano is a little out of tune. Older 8-bit Macs can listen just fine to this piece though there may be some crackling at times and tone degeneration. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Shoemaker 011 v01 Sunrise (1975) Monophonic 8-bit 22.050 kHz Recording Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Washington Apple Pi Shoemaker 012 v01 Sonata Form for Piano Copyright (C) 1979 Craig Shoemaker Performance (P) 1979 Craig Shoemaker 15.5 MB 50 cents pay-if-you-listen musicware Monophonic 16-bit 22.050 kHz Recording Older 8-bit Macs can listen just fine to this piece though there may be some crackling at times and tone degeneration. The title of the movie incorrectly says this is in stereo. The piano is a little out of tune. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Shoemaker 013 v01 Waltz 4.4 MB Monophonic 16-bit 22.050 kHz Recording Older 8-bit Macs can listen just fine to this piece though there may be some crackling at times and tone degeneration. The piano is a little out of tune. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu (targeted for removal) Shoemaker 014 v01 Schwanter's Chord '94 QuickTime 2.0 and Musical Instruments Extension required. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Shoemaker 015 v01 Triads '94 QuickTime 2.0 and Musical Instruments Extension required. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Shoemaker 016 v01 Two Voices '94 QuickTime 2.0 and Musical Instruments Extension required. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Shoemaker 017 v01 Air Line '94 QuickTime 2.0 and Musical Instruments Extension required. Playable on non-Apple computers. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Shoemaker 018 v01 Life Forms I QuickTime 2.0 and Musical Instruments Extension required. Playable on non-Apple computers. Ten cent listening fee. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Shoemaker 019 v01 Life Forms II QuickTime 2.0 and Musical Instruments Extension required. Playable on non-Apple computers. Ten cent listening fee. Sumex-aim.stanford.edu Shoemaker 020 v01 Sonata Number 1 (for Piano) Playable on non-Apple computers. Ten cent listening fee. Monophonic 8-bit 22.256 kHz recording. The piano is a little out of tune (1979 recording). Can't find a place to upload this piece to. ----------------------------------------------- Connecting Your Macintosh to Your Stereo System ----------------------------------------------- Not everyone has their Macintosh connected to their stereo system. This certainly can diminish the quality of the performance. Here is a posting of how to connect a Macintosh II series computer (and I assume all Macintosh computers) to your stereo (i.e., the cables you need to buy): If you have a macintosh with an audio output jack, and a stereo system, here is the cabling you need to buy to connect the mac to the stereo so that you can hear stereo sound. Radio Shack Cat No 274-366A Headphone Adapter. Adapts 1/4" (6.35 mm) stereo phone plus (which is the Mac's stereo output plug on myu Mac IIx for instance) to an 1/8" (3.5 mm) (a fat) stereo mini jack (female). Radio Shack Cat No 42-2477 Y-Adapter Audio Cable. For connection between headphone jack (i.e., the fat, stereo mini jack (female) given above) (i.e., this is the male) to two phono jacks, of which each phone jack carries the right and left stereo signal, respectivley. You then take the two jacks and plus them into your stereo, such as into your "tape in" in the back of the stereo (or where ever). If your stereo is far away from your computer, you may need a cable extension.