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They are fundamentally better than land mammals.

Thank you, Rolland. That's very kind of you to say. I know you probably won't see this comment, but I appreciate it a lot.

Aw...thank you.

You're welcome!

Thank you. Someday, I'll get my act together and create some multi-track pieces.

From what I can tell, there are no adults.

I always get buzzing on my laptop when I play back piano pieces. It vanishes when I listen with headphones.

Not yet. I'm barely familiar with the Phrygian; I haven't tackled Freygish yet.

Thanks. It's the world that's had a bad day, really...or the continent I live on, perhaps.

Yes, I see that. It's happened at least once before, and unfortunately, there's not much I can do about it. It probably IS the gnome's fault.

​@@TheImprovyssey Nice tune anyway on my favourite Kalimba 👍

Hi, Renee, and thank you!

Thank you!

We spend all summer birling, but the rivers freeze in the winter.

Dooo iiit.

Your acquaintances are less likely to disappoint you than your friends are.

Oops...fixed.

You're welcome!

Thanks, Richard. I've made a couple of independent albums, but not with my improvs.

Wow, what Instrument do you play on your Albums?

@@richardbolan1497 Ukulele. They're mostly funny songs about tropes and Batman and so on. I may create an improv album eventually too.

Have you got your Albums on sale? Can I buy?

@@richardbolan1497 They're available here: karimaaren.bandcamp.com/. Just be aware that they're not much like the kind of music I play on this channel. The first work on the account, "Moor and Mead Hall" (it's a single, not an album) IS an instrumental that relies largely on improv.

They don't make them anymore. Their Facebook page claims they'll "be back into it in 2024 with some new and improved whistles," but that note is from 2022. It's too bad. I still regret not picking up a D whistle, though I love my Bb and Eb.

The missing items have all arrived; they were in the package with the octave changer. Yes, the pianos are pricey, but be careful with the "similar items" on Amazon. The benefit of the Loog is that it has velocity-sensitive keys, which is something you don't usually get with children's keyboards. Keyboards for kids also tend to have mini-keys, whereas this one has bigger keys (not full sized, but getting there). There are plenty of cheaper keyboards, but they have different features. The red piano is currently sold out. However, there's a cheaper green version (which as far as I know is identical to the red one) for sale on the Loog website. It's green because it's being sold in partnership with Duolingo.

True, about the small keys, and the velocity. I had purchased an Akai mini a few years back. Although it had some nice sound effects, the 25 keys were limiting, and they made a horrible clacking sound. I did see the green Duo version of the Loog somewhere, and I saw some red ones on eBay, used. Thanks for the info, and it's definitely something I'm not going to be hasty about. Also, it must have a headphone jack.

@nightheme365 The green version is for sale on Loog's website, and also, I believe, on Duolingo's. The used keyboards are likely from people who backed the Kickstarter and ended up not liking what they got. I would actually recommend just going for a 61-key keyboard from a company such as Yamaha. You can get a keyboard with velocity sensitivity for not much more than you would pay for the Loog, and it'll have a decent range and be reasonably transportable. If you want a larger range without going to a full 88-key keyboard, the Korg Micropiano is a good option, though a) it's fairly expensive and b) has tiny keys.

I have a good sized Yamaha taking up room in my closet, I got years back I need to ditch. I'm in an apartment in NYC, so want something portable, and which I can use with headphones. Thanks for all the info, and I'm going to look into what you suggested. I can't scroll back to see, (I have memory issues) as I'll lose my reply. At the same time, I'm looking at electronic wind instruments. Paid quite a bit for one that was hyped. It was awful. I primarily need one that has a simple but 'realistic' sounding recorder sound. Think I'll be looking a long time for that option. Thanks again!

@nightheme365 I like the Roland Aerophone as an electronic wind instrument, but I have the less fancy version (the Mini), and it doesn't come with a recorder voice. It does have a pretty nice flute. (If you have a Roland, I'm sorry that it's not what you're looking for.) There are more wind-instrument synthesizers around than there were when I got mine, but I do know the really cheap ones probably aren't worth it.

Hi...actually, both instruments have an echo, but you can't hear it with the shruti box because it's playing the same notes throughout. I added an echo with the program Audacity. You can likely do the same thing in any editing program. In Audacity, you highlight the bit of the track you want to have an echo, then go to Effect>Delay and reverb>Echo. You can then nudge the settings until you have the kind of echo you want. Effect>Delay and reverb>Delay and Effect>Delay and reverb>reverb get you slightly different effects.

Wow thank you so much for all that information, I wish I was talented like you, I learnt the Guitar for 6 years, now I play the Harmonica..are you a Musical instrument collector as well as player? I have often wondered how you have so many different Musical instruments...

@@richardbolan1497 I have quite a few instruments but don't have the money or the room to be a truly serious collector.

Okay thanks.. Could you make more videos of you playing the Kazoo please I am going to buy myself one then learn how to play it... Thanks so much.😊

@@richardbolan1497 I likely will eventually! I already have a few. Check my "Unclassifiable Instruments" playlist.

Squirrels are often seen together, especially tree squirrels, which are the kind most people mean when they use the word "squirrel." They aren't necessarily best buddies, but they can be in the same general area without trying to murder each other. You'll frequently see a bunch of them scurrying around the same patch of forest. A lot of herbivorous animals, including deer, do occasionally eat meat. Basically, if it's food, and other food is scarce, they'll go for it. California ground squirrels--which exist on the other side of the continent from me--have been observed eating voles. Poor voles; everything wants to eat them. The Butcherbirds did not want to eat you. Their name comes from their habit of impaling small prey and coming back for it later: basically, creating a butcher's "larder." Our own version of the Butcherbird (also colloquially called by this name) is the Northern Shrike. It is smaller and cuter than your Butcherbirds but also has the "larder" habit. The Butcherbirds were probably surrounding you because they wanted you to feed them (apparently, they are quite willing to take food from humans), not because they wanted to eat you. You were a little too big for them to kill and impale.

@@TheImprovysseyGood to know that killer squirrels aren't a thing. 🙂 As for the butcher birds, I wasn't worried they were going to kill me but I guess they may have thought I was already dead and were looking to pick up some snacks like eyes etc. They are cruel predators and quite intelligent having worked out how to eat the poisonous cane toads. In Australia, it's the drop bears and hoop snakes you have to be wary of. 🙂

An ode to my favorite outdoor critters! I adore squirrels. I have pics of one hitching a ride on my little shopping cart.

They are cute little murderbirds.

Aw...gracias.

They were originally peddled to middle-class families and were well regarded. A lot of Canadians have an old Heintzman stowed somewhere.

It's not a move; I'm just home for Christmas, and I briefly get to reconnect with my old instruments.

Oh sorry. Hope your Christmas was nice and musical​@@TheImprovyssey