{"id":1230,"date":"2015-03-12T18:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2017-03-10T13:45:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T21:45:18","slug":"kalimba-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/kalimba-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalimba 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/kalimba-ramble\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1347104140&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?fit=540%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?resize=540%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?resize=540%2C405&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2fa93-photo_2-scaled-1000.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1230-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/audio\/kalimba3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/audio\/kalimba3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/audio\/kalimba3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Practicing more on the kalimba today. I&#8217;m trying to play double notes. \u00a0This\u00a0is an improvisation. You start a rhythm and then make up variations on the spot as you go. I played this in the den and recorded it using a Blue Snowflake USB mic connected to my new MacBook Air. I used Audacity to record, edit, and save as an MP3 file.<\/p>\n<p>Jim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practicing more on the kalimba today. I&#8217;m trying to play double notes. \u00a0This\u00a0is an improvisation. You start a rhythm and then make up variations on the spot as you go. I played this in the den and recorded it using a Blue Snowflake USB mic connected to my new MacBook Air. 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