Entertainment desk
< March 15	<< Feb \| March \| Apr >>	Current desk >

Welcome to the Wikipedia Entertainment Reference Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is a transcluded archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages.

March 16[edit]

Empire of the Clouds[edit]

OK, I've been meaning to ask this for some time: In the Iron Maidens song "Empire of the Clouds", there are (at least to my hearing) at least 2 places where they have "cosmic whirlwinds" similar to those near the end of the Beatles song "She's So Heavy" (the first time from 11:06 to 11:39, and then again during the final nosedive from 13:33 to 13:38, shortly before the final impact and ignition at 14:24) -- my question is, was this merely a coincidence, a reference to the storm which brought the airship down, or a deliberate homage to the Beatles (and in the latter case, could it have been a hidden reference for those in the know to the literal fact that "she's so heavy")? 2601:646:8A81:6070:D1AC:58FB:714E:138C (talk) 02:52, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think you mean Iron Maiden's song Empire of the Clouds. The Iron Maidens whom you linked do not seem to have covered this song as yet, though I am open to correction. {The poster formerly known as 87.81230.195} 90.213.229.59 (talk) 02:40, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's what I meant! 69.181.91.208 (talk) 01:09, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Under the "it's hard to prove a negative", I can find nothing that says there is any connection. Unlike most Iron Maiden tracks, which are usually written by founder and bassist Steve Harris, this one is written by singer Bruce Dickinson, I suspect that the arial themes of the work are connected to Dickinson's secondary career as an airline pilot. This is some of Dickinson's own explanations about composing the song. --Jayron 32 12:42, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Software to input sound file and write notes[edit]

Is there Windows software to input a sound file and write it out on staff paper? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:30, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Are you asking if you input Beethoven's 6th as an mp3, is there software that will separate all the instruments and write the notation? If so, I doubt it. That would require a pretty strong AI or a machine capable of deep learning - a Windows machine wouldn't cut it. 41.165.67.114 (talk) 06:21, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Transcription (music)#Automatic music transcription says that "no software application can yet completely fulfill James Moorer’s definition of automatic music transcription." On the other hand, here is some software for automatic music transcription for Windows. Card Zero (talk) 13:28, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing that complicated. Just me playing on the piano or guitar. Even if it was just the melody on a piano. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 01:46, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This in-browser automatic music transcription application is free if you tolerate the limit of one minute and 40 bars at a time. (Probably the processing is done elsewhere, via internet.) Card Zero (talk) 07:47, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

One And One Is Two sources[edit]

I’m writing an article on the Lennon-McCartney song One And One Is Two in my sandbox. I couldn’t find any mentions of it in my Beatles books, so I was wondering if there was some information in books I don’t have. Thanks in advance! Speatle (talk) 18:01, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Are you thinking of one of the lines in "Come Together"? --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:32, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why you would ask that question, it's obviously nothing at all to do with the OP's question. The song is mentioned in Lennon–McCartney#Non-Beatles songs. To the OP: I wouldn't bother if I were you, it's clearly not notable enough for its own article. --Viennese Waltz 19:58, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't convinced the OP had the facts right. In any case, this is a very obscure song. --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:41, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here you are, Bugs. Written by Lennon and McCartney, but the song was so bad that they couldn't even give it away on the first two attempts. Perhaps that makes it notable? Card Zero (talk) 20:10, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is only notable if there is sufficient writing about it to use as sources for an sufficient-length stand-alone article. If such source material doesn't exist, then there needn't be a separate Wikipedia article. Not everything that exists merits its own article, for something that can be adequately and complete described in 2-3 sentences of text, there is no such need. --Jayron 32 12:34, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It would take a true Beatlemaniac to have ever heard of it. --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:42, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

what is adrar app?[edit]

Is the Adrar app safe to use on smart devices and can you install Adrar TV on all Android phones? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Salimsaleem1001 (talk • contribs) 23:47, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is it even safe to click on that link? --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:33, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That link is very suspicious looking considering it has "apks" in the URL which is a way to add apps onto a device while bypassing the appstore. I'm fairly sure it can actually allow you to install apps you would normally have to pay for. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 01:10, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, not all apps have to be installed through an app store. See for instance F-Droid, which mostly consists of links to Github. Once upon a time it was normal to install a program from any old website based on trust: since then the idea of an indifferently-vetted walled garden run by Google or Apple or Microsoft (etc.) has emerged, along with the word "app" replacing "application", and now it is the dominating idea of where software comes from, which no doubt makes those companies very happy, but we don't have to oblige them in this. On the other hand it is of course nice if the application you're installing from an independent website is open source and has a checksum, so that you know you're getting something that people have probably looked at and checked does what it claims (and nothing else). Card Zero (talk) 13:30, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I know that not all apps have to be installed through an app store. It just makes me a bit suspicious if the link literally contains "apks". ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 23:50, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]