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diff --git a/posts/2010-08-17-tianshi.markdown b/posts/2010-08-17-tianshi.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 4da1752..0000000 --- a/posts/2010-08-17-tianshi.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,92 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: “Tianshi” on Alto Stick -date: 2010/08/17 -tags: music, video, chinese, alto stick, chapman stick -flattr: 472329/Tianshi-on-Alto-Stick ---- - -When my colleague was in the middle of preparations for getting married, he -asked me to play a nice song at his wedding. “Nice” songs are a -neglected minority in Chinese pop music; most of the popular songs deal with -love affairs gone wrong, broken hearts, the loss of the original feeling, or -they describe the emptiness after the loved one has passed away. Nothing that -would really fit to the (admittedly cheesy) celebration of Eternal Love™. -Hence, my vast catalogue of popular songs was all but useless. I had to learn -how to play a new song: Mayday᾿s “Angel”. - -This is my practise session in its blunt ugliness. I spliced in a solo section -recorded at a different angle to divert you from the boredom. As you will -probably notice, the introduction was lifted from my improvisation -[“Flow” which I recorded -earlier](/posts/2010-08-05-flow-on-the-alto-stick-video.html). - -(Yes, this is the same shirt as in my last video...) - -My next recording will likely be an original song, unless I will be asked by my -friends at youku.com for more sino pop before it is ready. - -<video width="100%" autobuffer controls poster="tianshi.jpg"> - <source src='/downies/videos/tianshi_low.mp4'/> - <source src='/downies/videos/tianshi_low.ogv'/> -</video> - -I offer this video for download in several formats. Choose one from the list -below. When you do not want to care about codecs, [download the free VLC -player](http://videolan.org). If you are on Linux `mplayer` will work fine, -too. - - -## Medium Quality (HD 720) - -<div class="download"> - <table> - <tr><th>codecs</th><td>h.264 + mp3</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate A</th><td>192 kbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate V</th><td>3 Mbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>container</th><td>mp4</td></tr> - <tr><th>size</th><td>109 MB<td></tr> - </table> - <a href='/downies/videos/tianshi_medium.mp4'>download</a> -</div> - -<div class="download"> - <table> - <tr><th>codecs</th><td>ogg theora</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate A</th><td>192 kbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate V</th><td>3 Mbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>container</th><td>ogv</td></tr> - <tr><th>size</th><td>135 MB</td></tr> - </table> - <a href='/downies/videos/tianshi_medium.ogv'>download</a> -</div> - - -## Low Quality (HD 480) - -<div class="download"> - <table> - <tr><th>codecs</th><td>h.264 + mp3</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate A</th><td>128 kbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate V</th><td>1.5 Mbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>container</th><td>mp4</td></tr> - <tr><th>size</th><td>56 MB<td></tr> - </table> - <a href='/downies/videos/tianshi_low.mp4'>download</a> -</div> - -<div class="download"> - <table> - <tr><th>codecs</th><td>ogg theora</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate A</th><td>128 kbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>bitrate V</th><td>1.5 Mbps</td></tr> - <tr><th>container</th><td>ogv</td></tr> - <tr><th>size</th><td>55 MB</td></tr> - </table> - <a href='/downies/videos/tianshi_low.ogv'>download</a> -</div> - -## Streaming - -The video is available on both -[Youku](http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTk5MDQ4MDE2.html) and -[YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSclwOFYIYc). |