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It'd be interesting to work out the probability of coming up with that exact melody given 128 possible note locations over each of the 4 bars, over say 4 base 12 octaves. It'd shut up the ignorant guys who defend Timbaland by saying it's easy for two people to come up with that exact same melody at least. Obviously it wouldn't take current trends in music into account... but those guys probably wouldn't think of that anyway :)

_-_-__: yeah, I got your mail, and I've emailed Janne -- thanks!

chameleon: Hehe, yep. Not that strange though, it is a girls name in the scandinavian countries as well. :)

Oops, little mixup there. I'm sure it's graspable though. :)

This is a fuckin' ripoff!

hehe

Damn straight, girl... :D

:D
i'm sure she got help from captain obvious on this one

this story needs to get picked up by newspapers or something.

By the way chameleon.

Your idea, well, sounds good in theory. However to be relevant the analysis should be done among all the pleasing melodies, instead of the full space of all melodies.

The problem being that nobody solved the problem of finding out automatically all the possible 4-bar long pleasing melodies. (and I'm pretty sure it will never be solvable)

smash: I agree wholeheartedly, but for that to happen, the direct sources of the story needs to step up to the plate, as most newspapers and serious news websites refuse to touch things like this with a ten foot pole unless they have credible direct sources.

So; Tempest and grg, now is the time to shine. :)

gargaj: Zing! :)

@ _-_-__ : Well, yes and no. Pleasing melodies is one thing, but you could fairly easily use scales and intervals to account for invalid notes in a certain key.. a lot of softsynths use it to create melodies.. I couldn't say how though, don't know enough about music theory :(

Timbaland's 'Block Party' from 2005: http://msntg.zingy.com/selectItem.php?kind=xt&code=03576

no DRM required hehehehehehehe

hempest: That even more evidence because that doesn't sound like your song.. that is your song.. :(

This ringtone seals the deal and signs the crime

I hope they nail his ass.

wtf??! that ringtone... just... wow.

do you really think he's gonna be hurt by all this ? unfortunately not :(

Tempest: Hah, that ringtone-discovery is bloddy brilliant. Btw; get back to me on the mail I sent you..?

Gloom: Got it and replied. That ringtone-discovery needs to get spread.

Tempest: Got it just now, thanks. I'll deal with it as you wish.

Also; the second YouTube-video is rendering out as we speak.. :) In about an hour I guess it will be online. I will post the URL here when it is.

Got to news (finnish): http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kulttuuri/id51183.html

Excellent. Now it's soon time to hit Wikipedia again, or atleast tomorrow -- I just got a mail from one of the guys I tipped off yesterday, and he says the following:



Let's cross our fingers people. :)

Skimmed thru the messages looking for this url, and didn't find it (excuse me if it's old news already):

http://www.fairlight.fi/tempest/

Nothing there... yet.

haha the ringtone thingie is just too much!

The new YouTube-video (exposing the ringtone) is online -- help me spread this URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV2fTEeP6GM