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Good Vibes Radio update, June 2017
gloria krolak
Content type: Event
Hi Everyone, Boy, did May ever get away from me. Two events kept me crazy busy, the first the graduation of my son Nick from Temple University's graduate program in music in mid-May. The second, hosting the Jost Project at our house as a…
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Bar Cord for Omega Vibe?
Anecdote
Content type: Blog entry
Any recommendations for bar cord for a Omega vibe? Had one snap on me the other night and had to use some musser cord which left several bars with a metallic buzz (also just tried some paracord with the same results! The reason for asking…
8 years 1 month ago - 29 comments
Forget about Malletech or Musser!!! Build your own vibraphone!!!
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
8 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Soulfull Bill - Vibe Solo by David Kovins
davidkovinsvibe
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8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Mic Wars, Episode III Shure SM57 vs. Rode NT1A
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Audio Player
OK.. this may be getting silly. You know the drill if you checked out the first two. MP3 file is AABA starting with one mic, then switching to the other with each section. It is my hope that you can hear which is which because, this time…
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
TOTM Viewing
fjuanzkz
Content type: Forum topic
Hey, I've been going through a bunch of the older TOTM's...Does anyone know how to I view each entry/tune on list chronologically? Within a tune, entries are alphabetical. Is there a sorting option that I'm missing? Thanks, D
8 years 1 month ago - 7 comments
Masters of the Vibes Is Out! Get Your Copy and Here's a Discount Code for U.S. Buyers
tonymiceli
Content type: Images
VWFREESHIP There's your code for free shipping for Anthony Smith's book "Masters of the Vibes". I'm not sure the details for Europe. I'm looking into it. CLICK HERE FOR THE BOOK
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Philly 2017 Workshop has Moved :-)
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I've decided to move the Philly workshop to my home. I'm planning a great week from July 10-14 (I can even do something on the 9th If people come in early) It's really getting impossible to do independent workshops at Universities unless…
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Mic wars - Earthworks SR25 vs AKG 414B
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Audio Player
SO, I think this may be more of what Tony was looking for here... I chose the AKG 414B as a comparison because it is a mic I get put on me a lot in studios that don't really record vibes a lot. It's a great mic, but you can decide if you…
8 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
Mic Wars, Episode II Neumann KM184 vs Chameleon Labs TS-1
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Audio Player
So, in the first episode, I used two mics I considered substantially different. Tony and I discussed it a bit and we agree... as different as they are, there are a lot more similarities than differences and the differences are not in…
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Patterns for Improvisation by Rusty Burge
rbvibe
Content type: Blog entry
I haven’t had time to look and see how much this has already been covered before I joined the site. I’m hoping there is something useful here. Patterns are great tools for improvising and technique building. Of course in jazz they don’t…
8 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Aforisma #2 (G. Perin)
giovanniperin
Content type: Video Embed
from my new book “AFORISMI – 11 etudes for solo vibraphone” published by Musikkforlagene here is the link for the download of the book http://www.giovanniperin.com/books/ The Greek word “aphorism” means a maxim, saying or statement, that…
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
A moment for the microphone geeks in the gang.
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Audio Player
Those of you who know me know I love microphones and the different colors they generate. Years ago, I was looking for a great vibes mic and a good friend of mine who is an audio engineer recommended the Earthworks SR69. They were still a…
8 years 1 month ago - 7 comments
TOTM - Minority - My Practice Version
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
I work hard on our TOTM's. VW for me is a chance to teach and learn :-) Sorry about the pedal noise! Something was loose. And this of course was the best version! First take! The others I didn't like however they make NO noise!
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Siciliano (2nd Movement) from the Flute Sonata in Eb Major (BWV 1301) by J.S. Bach
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
Beautiful piece of music that I sketched out for vibes and a little personal interpretation.
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
TOTM - Minority - Simple Exercise Over the Changes
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Upload
Chinese translation for Chinese students 這邊教大家一個簡單的小練習。 幫助你了解整首曲子、也幫助你了解更多和聲。 每個和弦都演奏一小段音階（從根音開始）， 像這樣： Fminor7: F,G,Ab,Bb,C C7altered: C,Db,Eb,E,G 依此類推，用這個方式演奏整首曲子
8 years ago - 0 comments
TOTM - Minority - What Can You Do?
tonymiceli
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8 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Doxy by Sonny Rollins
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
Doxy" composed by the great Sonny Rollins. Had a request from a special friend and great vibist to post this song. I love everything Tim played on this clip. I learned this song many years ago from the great Herb Pomeroy. Herb was a…
8 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Let's Discuss This Again: Hard vs. Soft Mallets
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Our discussion of cord for vibes started to branch off in soft vs. hard mallets. So I thought I'd open a discussion on that :-). I don't want to say too much about it but I'll start off with this. It's sad to go hear a vibe player and…
8 years 1 month ago - 19 comments
Anyone Know About John "Poli" Palmer?
tonymiceli
Content type: Images
This is from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Palmer_(musician) John Michael "Poli" Palmer (born 26 May 1943 in Worcester) is an English rock musician who was a key member in the progressive rock band Family. Though he was not…
8 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Lines, phrasing, melody, articulation, expression, feel: Victor Feldman
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
I LOVED Victor Feldman! He was a pretty busy studio player back in the day but ventured out and recorded some GREAT vibe recordings. I went to his house for lessons a few times and it was a huge treat but like the other masters I studied…
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Makeshift cases
rogersvibes
Content type: Forum topic
Have any of you experimented with makeshift cases for any of your instruments? I have been trying to find a solution to moving my M75 to a new city. The Beiner Bags are expensive ($1000+) and take a little while to make/ship. I had the…
8 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
I'm Your Pal (Steve Swallow) - Vibes/Piano Duo
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
I had a gig in April at a local jazz club and the promoter of the club asked for me if I could get a pianist for a vibes/duo concert. He also wanted to know if we could do some Gary and Chick songs which was great. We did Desert Air,…
8 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Vibraphonics: The PiperCussion Damper Pad or "Gel Pad"
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
Vibraphonics: The PiperCussion Damper Pad aka, the gel pad In mid to late 1980’s I was trying to learn to play solo vibraphone. It was so difficult and so frustrating! For one, I felt that my instrument (Musser M55 Pro Vibe) wasn’t working…
8 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
More Vibraphonics Trivia: Mallet handle/ Pencil Grips
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
Back in the mid-1980's I started using pencil grips on my mallets. I was obsessed with finding and eliminating every little thing that contributed to extraneous noise on the vibraphone. As I became a little more known for my "Vibraphonics…
8 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
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