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Hello there!
As I explained to Icy, I am very honored to be invited to this clan. I'm looking forward to meet all of you guys, and I hope we will make some awesome stuff together. :D However, I won't be on very often, as I am quite busy with school etc. :/

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General Discussion / Re: Post Epic Screen shots

« on: September 19, 2011, 06:40:59 PM »

Quote from: Racerboy on September 19, 2011, 06:27:41 PM

This topic is going downhill fast.

This topic was never on a hill in the first place. I think it's somewhere in the Mariana trench now.

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Off Topic / Re: Classical Music Thread

« on: September 19, 2011, 05:56:58 PM »

Most aggressive bit of piano music ever written

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Off Topic / Re: Cars. (V2) - Now Caution has a car. :D

« on: September 19, 2011, 04:54:48 PM »

Quote from: Nymethus on September 19, 2011, 04:52:10 PM

-snip-

It's an amazon <3

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Gallery / Re: "The Aristocrat" - evented harpsichord!

« on: September 19, 2011, 03:35:06 PM »

Quote from: Sheath on September 19, 2011, 08:33:01 AM

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Cons:
- Keys just lighted up, I've never liked that. Yeah, but the pressed keys on your thing seemed to have caused the lag. That's why I dropped it, even though it looks better.
- No loop on music, seems odd. Why would you want to loop 2 minute songs? :P That could be easily fixed, though.
- The piano is too big, I like devices to be player sized but this was monstrously large. Takes away its practical use in a build. I know :/ At first i was like "Okay, let's not make this as big as the piano". But I gave up on that idea :P
- No sustain, maybe this isn't important to everyone but songs like the Moonlight Sonata sounded synthesized without the echo on the bass notes; a minor snag. Yeah. That's a major drawback. But sustained notes would require their own sounds. And that would complicate the eventing. Alot. This is the easiest sollution.
- Songs overlap each other if you change sheet then play I might fix this. There is a stop button, though.

9/10, not perfect but very good and I enjoyed using it. <3

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Off Topic / Re: Need science fair ideas

« on: September 18, 2011, 05:19:21 PM »

Quote from: Nickelob Ultra on September 18, 2011, 05:08:52 PM

use electrolysis to separate H₂O into hydrogen and oxygen.

I was gonna suggest this. Or produce hydrogen by dissolving some metal in acid. Use the hydrogen to do fun stuff (oxyhydrogen, a mixture of H₂ and O₂, is quite explosive.)

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Gallery / "The Aristocrat" - evented harpsichord!

« on: September 18, 2011, 05:13:25 PM »

One of the most magnificent instruments ever is now available for Blockland!

Get out the powdered wigs and monocles, gentlemen!

About the harpsichord: The harpsichord is the piano's older brother, and was used from the late renaissance untill the end of the baroque era. Prominent composers for the harpsichord include J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. Harpsichords have a different sound than pianos, mainly because the strings are plucked instead of hammered, kind of like on a guitar. That gives the harpsichord a much sharper sound than the piano.

About this particular instument: We in King Leo Instruments always seek to deliver high quality instruments. This instrument is therefore carefully built to meet our custumers needs:

Modeled after a french harpsichord from around 1750. This includes a beautiful casing in black wood with golden linings, red velvet on the inside of the case and around the manuals, and inverted keys.

Two manuals for easier playing. The lower manual ranges from C2 to C5. The upper manual ranges from C4 to C7. The overlap allows for easier switching between the two manuals.

Chord-mode: Play chords with only one finger! Select Major/Minor or Single-Note-mode with the built-in buttons.

Pianola function:
The harpsichord also comes with a pianola-like function. This means that it can play classical masterpieces by itself while you sit and enjoy a lovely cup of tea.
The harpsichord comes with 15 pieces of music for your listening pleasure: (click the links to listen to audio samples)

- J.S. Bach: Prelude no.2 in C minor, from The Well Tempered Clavier (BWV 847)

   - J.S. Bach: Prelude no.15 in G major, from The Well Tempered Clavier (BWV 860)

   - J.S. Bach: Bourree in E minor (BWV 996)

- J.S. Bach: Prelude in D minor, from "Klavierbüchlein" (BWV 926)

   - J.S. Bach: Variation no.1 from the Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)

- J.S. Bach: Little prelude in C minor, from "Six Little Preludes" (BWV 934) (certainly not for morons!)

- J.S. Bach: Invention no.13 in A minor (BWV 784)

   - Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 14, 1st mvt. AKA "Moonlight Sonata"

   - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 9, final mvt. AKA "Ode To Joy"

   - Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 88, final mvt.

   - Francois Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins

... among with a couple of not-so-classical tracks by Metallica, Billy Joel and King Leo.

So, what does this cost, you ask? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Just click the download link below, and you're ready!

Except for the soundpack (which is included), no additional addons are needed.

Download!

Feel free to give constructive criticism!

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