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diff --git a/posts/2010-08-17-tianshi.markdown b/posts/2010-08-17-tianshi.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4da1752 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2010-08-17-tianshi.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +--- +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 Loveā¢. +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). |