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Ideal last minute presents ? for the young .
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments Off
It can be a nightmare trying to think of a gift for a close friend . The last resort gifts like chocolate or alcohol or deodorant , might be ok for distant friends or relatives, but if you love the person well enough to know that they are in to music composition , then you feel a certain desire to help them to develop their musical talent .
The UK Channel 5 TV series the Gadget Show, with the delightful Suzi Perry, did a musical technology round-up recently . They featured several things , but the users choice picked the Korg Kaoscillator as their overall winner.
Great you think. They probably won’t have one if these weird little things already! But then you find Korg have no stock, possibly for 3 months. A bit of a late present that one.
But fear not because the Internet has a virtual alternative. I found out about the Chaos Wave Synth by accident as a video on the Web Video Widget network. It isn’t a copy of, but an inspiration based upon the Korg. None the less, it is still yellow, hmm that will remind them of you every day, and it certainly seems to make the same sort of “noises”. It’s called the Chaos Wave Synth and you can watch the video at their website. If you have enough laptops, you could even form the first chaos orchestra.
I say noises, but actually, with a little practice in the right hands and it seems to be quite a stonking musical instrument, with a wide range of tones and playing possibilities.
If you’re as old as I am, the XY pad (a sort of touch pad) seems a little reminiscent of the Dubrek Stylophone, infamised by Rolf De Harris, or the theremin, that wand like instrument featured heavily in 1950’s sci-fi B movies and in the Beach Boys record.
It certainly seems capable of producing those sort of tones as well, but have a sneaking feeling it will be the drum beats and bas lines that those young generation will get absorbed in to.
Being software it does need a computer, but that can be a laptop. Either way, there should be a way of getting headphones on it, to prevent aunt Mildred from being sucked up in to the Drum N Bass at the gathering.
Giving musical instruments as presents, is always a bit of an issue in my book. Give a 5 year old a drum kit, and he will play (bang) it all day, much to everyone elses shragrala. So as this can be on headphones, it’s a much safer bet in my book.
It’s available as a download, so there’s no queuing at the shops to get it either and it should still be open, even on the day itself. So if the thought of traipsing around the shops gets too mind numbing for you, you may want to buy yourself a copy too. Even without any musical skill, it can be pretty entertaining.
Aah the gift of presents. It just fills you, doesn’t it? But I’m buying one for myself too. Don’t see why the youngsters should have all the fun 
Happy days.
Sabrina
Celebrity Inspired Perfumes
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There are several celebrities who are now making a mark on the world by bringing out their own line of fragrances. There are several reasons that they may do this; they want to provide their fans with a fragrance that they would choose to wear, they want to attract more attention, and of course they want to make money as well.
There is a variety of perfumes out there with a fragrance that is approved by your favorite celebrity. Take, for example, Jennifer Lopez - “j lo perfume” is a commonly searched for perfume on the world-wide-web.
Not only do the sales increase as every new fan finds the new fragrance but it encourages the celebrities to come up with fresh ideas.
Can Can, Just Me, Heir or Heiress are a few of the fragrances that make up the Paris Hilton Perfumes range.
Some celebrities donate a part of the profit they get from their perfume line to a charity that’s in need. This is great advertisement and it enables the fans to help a charity that they might not normally support.
Perfumes can be an excellent way to express your self. You become more powerful and confident just by the fragrance of your musk perfume. Celebrities have the same feelings and they want to pass it on to fans.
You may have a preference for certain scents for spring, winter, fall or summer. Some aromas hang around all day long while others may not last you until evening.
This is a problem that faces the stars as well. That is one reason why it can be an excellent idea to see what they have on offer. If you are not certain what celebrities have to offer, search your favorite celebrity’s web site to find out more.