http://www.metafilter.com/tags/atonal/rss tag posts with atonal Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:57:11 -0800 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:57:11 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/65775/Van-Halen-Off-Key <a href="http://warmowski.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/jump-in-pitch/">The worst sounding thing ever?</a> Van Halen, on a show of their reunion tour in North Carolina, attempting to match up their pre-recorded background synths for "Jump" with their live instruments &amp; vocals. The pre-recorded material is <a href="http://warmowski.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/whos-right-slap-fight/">accidentally being played back at a higher pitch</a>, approximately 1.5 semitones sharp of the key from the guitar/vocals. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.65775 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:57:11 -0800 vanhalen live disasters atonal offkey offpitch accidents music jump davidleeroth jonson