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Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#11

Post by iamwil » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 7:37 PM UTC

So google doesn't tell me...but who or what is Les Paul?

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#12

Post by benmccann » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 7:42 PM UTC

iamwil wrote: post #11

So google doesn't tell me...but who or what is Les Paul?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#13

Post by Daniel14 » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 7:43 PM UTC

iamwil wrote: post #11

So google doesn't tell me...but who or what is Les Paul?

? Clicking on the logo takes you to the results page for the query "Les Paul", the 1st result is Wikipedia, which, if you read it, should answer your question..

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#14

Post by wallflower » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 9:15 PM UTC

The Met in NYC has an amazing guitar exhibit (until July 4, 2011).

Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York

http://blog.metmuseum.org/guitarheroes/

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#15

Post by click170 » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 9:43 PM UTC

TwoBit wrote: post #2

It doesn't seem to make any sound on FireFox 4 and IE9.

Don't forget noscript.

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#16

Post by iwwr » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 10:39 PM UTC

Mafana0 wrote: post #10

Symphony No. 8 of Beethoven (use keyboard numbers): 908234092830498230948203984023 984092384092834092384098230940 293423129192837917823793128372 891793821973821297897318297831 293178239781292398409238409283 409238409823094012972978312901 782379312837289179382197382129 789731829783129317823978129239 840923840928340923840982309401 297297831290178237931283728917 938219738212978973182978312931 7823978129239840…

Can you post a recording to your interpretation of that? Press the red "record button" and you will get a link like this:

http://goo.gl/doodle/F4ih8

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#17

Post by charliepark » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 11:01 PM UTC

Weezer - In the Garage

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Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#18

Post by hugh3 » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 11:21 PM UTC

Mafana0 wrote: post #10

Symphony No. 8 of Beethoven (use keyboard numbers): 908234092830498230948203984023 984092384092834092384098230940 293423129192837917823793128372 891793821973821297897318297831 293178239781292398409238409283 409238409823094012972978312901 782379312837289179382197382129 789731829783129317823978129239 840923840928340923840982309401 297297831290178237931283728917 938219738212978973182978312931 7823978129239840…

This got me curious: what does pi sound like? And the answer is that it's actually surprisingly tonal. The opening "31415" firmly establishes the key, and thereafter there's sonorous intervals to keep everything fairly well-behaved; the few out-of-place notes can be dealt with by an appropriate sort of rhythym. If you're gonna try it I recommend it as far as:

31415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751

So that you get a nice 5-1 ending.

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#19

Post by nostrademons » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 11:45 PM UTC

hugh3 wrote: post #18

Mafana0 wrote: post #10

Symphony No. 8 of Beethoven (use keyboard numbers): 908234092830498230948203984023 984092384092834092384098230940 293423129192837917823793128372 891793821973821297897318297831 293178239781292398409238409283 409238409823094012972978312901 782379312837289179382197382129 789731829783129317823978129239 840923840928340923840982309401 297297831290178237931283728917 938219738212978973182978312931 7823978129239840…

This got me curious: what does pi sound like? And the answer is that it's actually surprisingly tonal. The opening "31415" firmly establishes the key, and thereafter there's sonorous intervals to keep everything fairly well-behaved; the few out-of-place notes can be dealt with by an appropriate sort of rhythym. If you're gonna try it I recommend it as far as: 31415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751 So that…

Pi actually reminds me a bit of "Nimrod" from Elgar's Enigma variations. The opening is only one note off, and then many of the later sequences in pi have the same large jumps that Nimrod does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgoBb8m1eE

Re: Permanent home for Les Paul Google Logo

#20

Post by evanrmurphy » Sat, Jun 11, 2011, 11:49 PM UTC

hugh3 wrote: post #18

Mafana0 wrote: post #10

Symphony No. 8 of Beethoven (use keyboard numbers): 908234092830498230948203984023 984092384092834092384098230940 293423129192837917823793128372 891793821973821297897318297831 293178239781292398409238409283 409238409823094012972978312901 782379312837289179382197382129 789731829783129317823978129239 840923840928340923840982309401 297297831290178237931283728917 938219738212978973182978312931 7823978129239840…

This got me curious: what does pi sound like? And the answer is that it's actually surprisingly tonal. The opening "31415" firmly establishes the key, and thereafter there's sonorous intervals to keep everything fairly well-behaved; the few out-of-place notes can be dealt with by an appropriate sort of rhythym. If you're gonna try it I recommend it as far as: 31415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751 So that…

Really cool concept. :)

Doesn't every sequence of numbers sound fairly tonal on the Les Paul logo though, since it's restricted to diatonic pitches?