From: JJTHAD~IFE.UAMS.EDU Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 11:49:04 -0500 (CDT) Subject: train sounds and sound files
Thanks for the train-sounds phonetics, Jon & Michael. The one version,
Ta tooka hooka tooka ||: Ta tooka he ha ||:
seems to really need some fierce exhaling on the "hooka" and "he" syllables to keep a balanced amount of air in the lungs, other syllables being draw notes. I did better if I though of "he" as "ha", since the open "Ah" sound lets more air out:
Ta tooka hooka tooka Ta tooka ha ta ||:
with only the "H" words exhaled. And the repeat symbols -- is the first phrase repeated twice and then the second also repeated twice? Seems more natural if the entire series is repeated over and over.
To change the subject, I can't wait to hear the harp sounds files! Guess it's time to finally get a sound card, speakers, and a Pentium mother- board to make them work. I'd welcome recommendations by private mail for hardware and hardware sources. For instance, a Creative Labs SoundBlaster 32 AWE card w/2Meg RAM is offered here in AR for $244, U.S. Is that good? What speakers do you like?
John Thaden Little Rock, Arkansas (The Delta starts here)
