[Fmpro] keep'n the complaints going

[Jim Chase]

"And of course, the more instrumental music is penalized, the more that
leaves for the rest of the members (songwriters) to be paid."  --  
Mark Northam
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     Not to carry this back to the "ooh ahh" stage, but digitally  
altered human voices are in the mix everywhere, as far as the human  
ear can hear.  At which point do the digitally recorded voices become  
inadequate to comply with ASCAP's arbitrary requirements for  
Background Vocal?

     If the vocals are produced by recorded human voices -- whether  
sampled, or live -- they are in fact recordings of human voices.   
Cher's voice on her '90's hit "Believe" is so tragically digitized,  
but it netted her million$ via her PRO...  The back door boyz and  
n'suck could not hold a note without it, and even Shinoda of linkin  
park, and Trent Reznor have dabbled in the dark arts of digital vocal  
processors.

     Have you listened to the good ol' country FM music station  
lately?  Well, they have just plain taken off with thet there voice  
centralization technology.  Tammy Wynette must be spinnin' in her grave!

     I hope that one or more the prolific composers on this list will  
test that BV "ooh ahh" penalty by creating a piece that crosses the  
boundary into nondescript vocal phrases.  What would ASCAP do then?   
Oh yeah, probably ignore it.  "... we don't sample that."

Jim Chase