I was thinking more along the lines of voice as an abstract instrument. Yeah i have to go with Patton.

The one, the only...Jeff Buckley. None compare.

Ella Fitzgerald (I think her scatting qualifies as an abstract instrument)

Bing Crosby. No contest. Maury

Vocal musicians (not particularly abstract but hey I listen to proper music not jazz), either for the tone or the interest factor, in no particular order: Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald…

Few people, except maybe Anime fans, will know this one: Akino Arai Also, Suzanne Vega is a goodie.

Leif Garrett.

who's that woman that sings on the dark side of the moon, on the great gig in the sky? prof. google says: Clare Torry. I like her. my first exposure to abstract vocal performance.…

Quote: Originally posted by SamuraiDL: I was thinking more along the lines of voice as an abstract instrument. Yeah i have to go with Patton. Did you ever hear hi…

Larvell Jones

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: THE TROGDOR COMES IN THE NIIIIGHT!! I'd have to go with Maynard, Mike Patton, Lauritz Melchior, Geoff Tate, or Loreena Mcke…

Quote: Originally posted by Captain Obvious: Larvell Jones oh yeah!

Captain Beefheart. Or possibly Wreckless Eric.

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: Lene Nystr�m Isn't that Aqua-Lene??? Yup, Prof. Google confirms it. What on earth is she doing in that list? Her voice isn't p…

Quote: Originally posted by Ois�n: Isn't that Aqua-Lene??? Yup, Prof. Google confirms it. What on earth is she doing in that list? Her voice isn't particularly... well,…

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: She's got a real weird way of inflecting stuff combined with a girlie tone which appeals to me (like I said, a combination of tone a…

Quote: Originally posted by Ois�n: Hmm... I wouldn't say Lene has a Scandinavian accent when she sings either (and there's really no such thing; the Danish, Norwegian an…

I suppose that in order to uphold the status quo, I need to respond with an obscure, continental European singer that very few people, if any, have ever heard of. So my vote for f…

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: Heh. That's 'coz you live there! I couldn't tell the difference between the three if my life depended on it. Oh yes you could, …

Does anyone know what make/model chip Apple uses inside the iPod shuffle? I've looked for images of the insides of it, but I can only find the ones from AppleMatters, and they don…

You're nuts

Quote: Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO: You're nuts Yep. http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/ipod-super/ And that's only the beginning... Edit: U…

iPod shuffle uses Toshiba flash. Besides the fact that you probably can't get higher capacity flash chips, do you have the capability of reworking a BGA (ball grid array) package,…

Quote: Originally posted by macgyvr64: Does anyone know what make/model chip Apple uses inside the iPod shuffle? I've looked for images of the insides of it, but I can …

No, I don't have BGA equipment..just some surface mount tools and a steady hand. I'm just curious what kind of hardware it uses.. It's not that I'm not happy with what Apple offe…