Re: The washboard sound in ETM

[totoro@charm.net (Milky Way)]

RIDLEY@ZASU.SPRL.UMICH.EDU writes:
>Is the washboard sound in Eat the Music supposed to be as annoying as it is?
>I used to have some Jenson $50 speakers and this song sounded pretty good,
>but I have since upgraded to a pair of Mini Advents. These speakers make
>each frequency distinguishable from the rest, so the wash board sound sticks
>out A LOT. I can barely listen to the song anymore.
>
>Is this a matter of just an instument that I can't stand, bad sound mixing,
>or what? I'm sick with this....
>
>Aaron

It does seem to be a matter of an instrument you can't stand.  The
"washboard" sound is the valiha, a Madagascan instrument that looks like a
bamboo tube with strings on it.  (If you have the Microsoft Musical
Instruments CD-rom, there is a picture of it, and a demo of the sound.)

Lesley

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