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        _Screaming in Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

		Greetings!  You may have noticed the latest wave of
	advertisements for this digest on Usenet, the response to them
	has been encouraging.  As the ads note, the FAQ is available for
	the asking.  It can also be FTP'ed from Glia, for those who want
	it more quickly.
		Response to the survey has also been quite good, with 300
	of you answering within the first 2 days.  In answer to a few
	questions that some of you had:  Currently distribution is to 
	only about 800 people.  Yes, I will include the results of the
	survey in a digest issue.  I have also sent some of the results
	thus far to EMI, Q Prime, and Seattle, asking them to release an
	EP of "Unplugged."  An index of subject lines at the beginning of
	each issue is impractical, because few submissions have topical
	subject lines, but I will attempt to expand the summaries I now
	give.
		In this issue: responses to the Unplugged broadcast, an 
	Unplugged tape offer, "Building Empires" in Taiwan, Queensryche
	in the Texas A&M yearbook, a backhanded newspaper compliment, the
	"Mindcrime" tablature book, digital sound file conversion, lucid
	dreaming, video editing gaffs, guns, and "Silent Lucidity" words.

        _Neue Regel___________________________________________What's New_

	af07984@swtexas.bitnet (Andrew) writes,
		I did finally catch the Queensryche unplugged.  I was 
	very impressed.  I especially loved the version of "I will 
	Remember."  I'd love to have that show on CD.  Oh well.  I think 
	their unplugged was much more impressive than other bands' 
	unplugged.  To me, their unplugged versions sound very different 
	than their original versions.  Oh well, Queensryche is just an 
	awesome band!

	jlee@weird.miami.fl.us (Jason) writes,
		I was impressed, I didn't expect eMpTyV to include 
	Queensryche's Unplugged performance with their "Best of 
	Unplugged" broadcast.  They didn't advertise it, but they did 
	play it with the rest of the best's.  A few of my friends who 
	didn't see their unplugged performance earlier saw it and the
	response was pretty good to it!  They weren't Queensryche fans 
	before, but now they're _begging_ me to lend me tapes!  Heh heh.

	bn@mndcrme.uoknor.edu (Bo) writes, 
		What are all the songs in the unplugged show?  I had a 
	friend tape it for me on a HIFI vcr, and when the deck started 
	recording, the show was already on the air, so my tape cuts in at 
	the beginning of 'I Will Remember.'  I've come to expect that 
	sort of stuff from eMpTyV.  So, what did I miss? 

	Tina.Briones@ebay.sun.com (Tina) writes,
		Since I don't have MTV I asked my brother to tape the 
	unplugged show last Sunday night.  I got the tape back and there
	were only 3 songs!  My brother told me that he started it about 
	5 minutes late so I may have missed the first.  I have half of 
	'Della Brown,' 'The Lady Wore Black' and 'Silent Lucidity.'  I 
	thought this was some big thing, did MTV only show part of it?
		If the first showing was a longer version I'll have 
	someone copy it for me but if this is it I'll just stick with 
	what I have.  I was expecting a lot of songs for some reason.

	sjs@bae.bellcore.com (Steve) writes,
		Well, I dutifully set my VCR at 10:00 pm for the 
	unplugged session.  Finally remembered and what happens?  I pick 
	up 'I Will Remember' after it already started.  Those eediots!  
	(yes I'm a fan of Ren and Stimpy. :^)  Gotta love cartoons, 
	especially in my line of work! :^> )
		Anyway, did I miss anything?  Seems there were only 5 or 
	so songs that they played.  Also, the picture is grainy, but that 
	is probably my cable company.  Enough complaints!
		It was definitely worth taping!  I am again, very 
	impressed with the band's capabilities and Geoff's voice!

        _Speak____________________________________________Correspondence_

	dwb4025@summa.tamu.edu (Dave) writes,
		I celebrated my one year anniversary of meeting the guys 
	yesterday - lit some candles, screamed Revolution and played all 
	of the albums, sang 'Take Hold of the Flame' about 10 times, and 
	cried myself to sleep in a nostalgic method reminiscent of a 
	Woody Allen movie.

	u8011611@cc.nctu.edu.tw (Michael) writes, 
		I've played electric guitar for years, most of my 
	techniques are learned from Eddie Van Halen.  I knew about
	Queensryche by chance through Guitar magazine.  I went to get
	their "Empire" album, and I was adrift after listening to it.
	Now I have "Empire," "Operation: Mindcrime," and "Rage for Order"
	on CD.  It is hard to find their early work in Tower here in
	Taiwan.  By the way, I saw there are three copies of the video
	"Building Empires" available in Tower here.  I thought I could
	never get it in Taiwan, so I've planned to buy it.

	dwb4025@rigel.tamu.edu (Dave) writes,
		Just a quick note.  Our yearbooks were just released here 
	at A&M this past week, and I was ecstatic to see that they 
	printed a small story about me in it and how I met Queensryche 
	last December 7!  It is just my small way of spreading the 
	disease, heh heh. 

	grifjm@morekypr.bitnet (Jason) writes,
		There was a Queensryche blurb in the Sunday edition of 
	the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader.  They were giving 
	suggestions for musical Christmas gifts, and under the "Heavy 
	Metal" section were giving two thumbs up to Megadeath's new 
	release.  They said, "...no one does it harder, and no one does 
	it with more originality except Queensryche..."  I guess that's 
	putting Queensryche at the top of the 'originals' list!

        _Spreading the Disease_________________________________Resources_

	edju@chaph.usc.edu (Eddie) writes,
		I can't believe that 'Suite Sister Mary' was left out of 
	the guitar tab book.  Who published it, Cherry Lane or Warner?  I 
	know Warner's always had lame format and rarely gives you a 
	complete portfolio.  Judging by the pricetag it looked like 
	Warner.  What a ripoff!
			{Maybe 'Suite Sister Mary' will come out as a
			book of its own.  -sh}

	4224_5201@uwovax.uwo.ca (John) writes,
		I'm still not completely sure that the EP I saw with 
	'Scaraborough Fair' had 'Last Time in Paris' on the other side. 
	It was _very_ expensive that day ($12) and I wanted to wait on 
	it.  Too bad, because the next week it was gone.  Now that I 
	think about it it may have been 'Anybody Listening?'
			{Could be - and yes, even in Canadian dollars,
			that's a lot of money for 2 songs!  -sh}

	uslave@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu (Sir Prize) writes, 
		I didn't have my CD with me when I typed up my post last 
	time.  There's _five_ songs on the promo CD.  They are:
		Eyes of a Stranger (studio)
		The Lady Wore Black (studio)
		Take Hold of the Flame (studio)
		I Will Remember (Unplugged)
		Silent Lucidity (live)

	darren@aerodec.anu.edu.au (Darren)
		I had no response to the last request for help changing 
	.au to snd files.  Alternatively if there is anyone out there who 
	has Mac format sound files of QR could they please post them 
	somewhere accessible.

	qralston@cislabs.pitt.edu (James) writes,
		Workstation users might wish to ask archie for the 'sox' 
	program.  Once compiled, you can do something like this:
		$ sox happyjoy.au -t ub -r 11025 happyjoy.snd
		One can also substitute '5012', '22050', etc, for 
	'11025'; salt to taste.  You can then download this to a Mac and 
	use SoundEdit to open and then save it.
		Sox can also do things like changing the amplitude 
	(volume), as well as convert between other sound formats.  It's 
	worth trying to decipher the man page.
			{If no one beats me to it, I intend to grab 'sox'
			and convert the 8kHz Sun files to 11kHz files for
			Mac and PC users.  -sh}

        _The Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

	edju@chaph.usc.edu (Eddie) writes,
		That bit on lucidity sounded crazy, but I do keep a dream 
	journal myself.  (In cryptic language, of course.  Credit should 
	go to Vai) and I have come across to recognizing recurring 
	themes/objects in my dreams, and even identical dreams being 
	re-run!  Has this happened to anybody else?

	rave@u.washington.edu (Trysh) writes, 
		Not only does Chris' guitars switch, but the guys seem 
	to change clothes really fast!  Has anyone ever noticed that 
	they'll have on completely different clothes in 2 seconds flat!  
	If you pay attention to the video for "Video Mindcrime" Geoff is 
	wearing 3 different things.  There are also parts throughout 
	"Video Mindcrime" where the camera operators and other people are 
	visible.  A person in a pink or red shirt can be seen standing on 
	the drum riser!  I wonder what the editors are thinking when
	they're piecing these videos together?!
			{They're asleep, practicing lucid dreaming.  -sh}

	_The Killing Words_________________________________Little Noises_

	little_re@alice.lrc.edu (Rich) writes, 
		I'm listening to "Mindcrime" now (incredible coincidence) 
	and have jumped back to the begging of 'The Mission'  there are a 
	few clicks that don't really sound like much.  One could be a 
	clip being inserted in to a frame, but the one sound that I can 
	definitely hear is that of a round being chambered.  The sound of 
	the gun shot is like that of a small caliber.  It doesn't sound 
	exactly like the 9mm's that I've shot.  As for the gun in 
	"Operation: Livecrime," from memory, it does appear to be a .38 
	or small caliber revolver.  Wonder why they would use the sound 
	of an auto yet show a revolver on video?
			{The revolver was originally pictured in "Video:
			Mindcrime" - the centerfold of the booklet shows
			two pictures of it.  I suspect they just grabbed
			a stock sound-bite of a gun, and didn't take time
			to worry about matching it to _the_ gun.  -sh}

	rave@carson.u.washington.edu (Trysh) writes,
		In regard to the spoken words in "Silent Lucidity", they 
	are "Visualize your dreams.  Record them in the present tense.  
	Put them into a common form.  If you persist in your efforts, you 
	can achieve a dream come true.  Dream control... Help me."  "Put 
	them into a common form" means written words.
			{I thought it was "permanent form" - I'm going to
			end up asking Geoff himself what they are, if we
			can't settle this soon.  -sh}

        _Anybody Listening?______________________________________Adverts_

	kydeno00@ukpr.uky.edu (Kirsten) writes,	
		I missed the first song of Unplugged (I was frantically
	hunting for a tape to record it), if anyone would like a copy
	just E-mail me and we'll go from there.

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		There were some lengthy contributions that didn't make it
	into this one, but they'll be in the next issue!  

				-Ryche on!
						-Shag