So, this new laptop came with a built in microphone, and I decided to try some classical guitar recording on it. Actually, its not bad, turning out like a very quiet guitar recording from the 50s or 60s, kinda scratchy, and muddled like an old Segovia recording.
Se io m'accorgo ben mio d'un altro amante (http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/1/Se_io_accorgo_ben_mio_de_un_altro_amante_1_song)
Its a renaissance piece from the 16th century. Tell me what you think.
Note: Its really quiet, so turn up your volume.
yo
my computer wont let me download or play it from there due to lack of membership
ever think of uploading it to
http://mihd.net/
Joining is free.
That way , you can also hear my stuff...
http://earfatigue.multiply.com
Yeah, I figured a ton of you musical types probably upload there, so I just made an account.
Waiting for my stupid confirmation email, though, so that I can actually listen to stuff. I hate confirmation emails. :x
Quote from: Darth Cupcake on August 28, 2007, 05:05:46 PM
Yeah, I figured a ton of you musical types probably upload there, so I just made an account.
Waiting for my stupid confirmation email, though, so that I can actually listen to stuff. I hate confirmation emails. :x
check your junk mail folder.
PaTH cleaned it up for me.
http://burnstoupee.multiply.com/music/item/5/Se_io_maccorgo_ben_mio_dun_altro_amante (http://burnstoupee.multiply.com/music/item/5/Se_io_maccorgo_ben_mio_dun_altro_amante)
Yaaaaay it finally came through!
Yahoo France is just very slow is all. :sad:
BMW, I am listening to the "cleaned up" version right now and I really like it. It is very smooth and elegant. :D
Now for LMNO's stuff, because I like contrast!
Suggested:
http://earfatigue.multiply.com/music/item/161
http://earfatigue.multiply.com/music/item/168/Empties_EP_2
http://earfatigue.multiply.com/music/item/142/Milquetoast
http://earfatigue.multiply.com/music/item/140/Back_In_MY_Day
http://earfatigue.multiply.com/music/item/98/Projects_for_Pat_McHugh
http://earfatigue.multiply.com/music/item/78/gnome_music
http://earfatigue.multiply.com/music/item/1/Earfatigues_Greatest_Hits
Any critiques from Thurnez, LMNO, or RWHN would be welcome.
I gotta wait till I get home.
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on August 28, 2007, 05:36:59 PM
Any critiques from Thurnez, LMNO, or RWHN would be welcome.
im going to have to sign up
which ill do now before i got to the bank
check it out when i get home
LMNO, the Milquetoast stuff was the shit!
I will listen to the rest later. That was a good taste, though. :D
Yeah, that was a group I recorded & produced. It was fun to record the cello.
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on August 28, 2007, 05:36:59 PM
Any critiques from Thurnez, LMNO, or RWHN would be welcome.
I only got to hear a snippet of it before all hell broke loose here at work. But I liked what I heard. I've downloaded it and will listen more attentively this evening.
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on August 28, 2007, 05:36:59 PM
Any critiques from Thurnez, LMNO, or RWHN would be welcome.
sent via pm a few suggestions
First off, you should probably convert the WAV to MP3 before uploading. saves a lot of memory.
Secondly, which program did you use to record it, and what sort of audio processing does it have?
Thirdly, you've got a really good tone.
Fourth, what sort of room are you in?
Fifth, what color panties are you wearing?
Quote from: LMNO on August 29, 2007, 02:33:05 PM
First off, you should probably convert the WAV to MP3 before uploading. saves a lot of memory.
Secondly, which program did you use to record it, and what sort of audio processing does it have?
Thirdly, you've got a really good tone.
Fourth, what sort of room are you in?
Fifth, what color panties are you wearing?
1. How would I convert to MP3?
2. I used the minimalist recording program that came with the computer. In the future I will use Audacity to record. I'm not sure what audio processing is.
3. Thank you. :oops:
4. My bedroom. Not a very good place for recording with all the sound absorbing objects, and the noise. Which is why I'm suprised it cleaned up so well. I don't think there is really any room in this old wooden house with good acoustics.
5. I'm sorry, I can't be revealing trade secrets to dirty old men, can I? :mrgreen:
And thanks to RWHN too. I look forward to any critiques you may have.
Bravo. I liked it and hope to hear more. Even though there is a classical guitar in the house I have no experience with the actual playing style, as a performer that is. But as a listener I thought it was great. As far as rooms, you might give it a try in the bathroom if you can work it out. I've recorded vocals and trumpet before in a bathroom and it came out pretty good. Though again, I suppose it will depend on size, wall composition, etc.
If you know of anyone with a raquetball court :lol:
My improv band once performed in a racquetball court, with the lights out. The way the sounds bounced and echoed made for a very interesting musical experience.
But honestly I thought it sounded really good.
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on August 30, 2007, 01:03:11 AM
Quote from: LMNO on August 29, 2007, 02:33:05 PM
First off, you should probably convert the WAV to MP3 before uploading. saves a lot of memory.
Secondly, which program did you use to record it, and what sort of audio processing does it have?
Thirdly, you've got a really good tone.
Fourth, what sort of room are you in?
Fifth, what color panties are you wearing?
1. How would I convert to MP3?
2. I used the minimalist recording program that came with the computer. In the future I will use Audacity to record. I'm not sure what audio processing is.
3. Thank you. :oops:
4. My bedroom. Not a very good place for recording with all the sound absorbing objects, and the noise. Which is why I'm suprised it cleaned up so well. I don't think there is really any room in this old wooden house with good acoustics.
5. I'm sorry, I can't be revealing trade secrets to dirty old men, can I? :mrgreen:
And thanks to RWHN too. I look forward to any critiques you may have.
You can convert wavs to mp3s using Audacity. Just open up the wav and "export as mp3".
Sound processing referrs to whatever you do to the audio after it's recorded, like distortion, EQ, compression, etc.
LU + RWHN have it right.
Interesting that you didn't do anything to the track. I'm hearing a phase shift and some reverb. The latter is probably the sustain of the guitar itself (which is awesome-- that's a good guitar you got there), but the former could be a reflection, a dual microphone, or just the quality of the mic itself.
I don't thing the phaser is a bad thing, I just like sorting between the intentional sounds and the unintentional (no value judgements).
Yeah, that was the other question I had. What kind of mic you are using?
I think it's just the on-board mic in his laptop.
Ahh, kind of thought so.
Quote from: LMNO on August 30, 2007, 12:43:32 PM
LU + RWHN have it right.
Interesting that you didn't do anything to the track. I'm hearing a phase shift and some reverb. The latter is probably the sustain of the guitar itself (which is awesome-- that's a good guitar you got there), but the former could be a reflection, a dual microphone, or just the quality of the mic itself.
I don't thing the phaser is a bad thing, I just like sorting between the intentional sounds and the unintentional (no value judgements).
Actually, I think I said that PaTH cleanned up the track a bit, though I don't know exactly what he did. I don't think it was phase shift or reverb, whatever that is. And yeah, its a great guitar, a Carvin classical. There are only faults to the design of that guitar, one, that the neck is too thin, meaning the first string often slides off the frets when doing trills and hammers, and two, the half size body makes it a much quieter guitar, making it difficult to record and also to perform on without amplification. I may try my other classical for later track, it doesn't have as nice a sound, but it is much louder, fuller, therefore allowing me a greater dynamic range. I'll put any new tracks in MP3 now that I know how.
The mic is a Chicory laptop mic. Its right at the top of the screen on the laptop, along with the camera, and it seems to record really quiet with lots of noise. I'm not exactly sure what I can do to improve the conditions; I've actually considered buying a real recording mic. With the classical guitar, it doesn't take much to record high quality tracks, just a good mic and a good acoustical space. That, and a good editor.
a decent condeser mic can be had for under $100. A great one can be had for over $5000.
Go for the cheap one. with the ambient noise in your apartment, you probably won't notice the difference anyway.
I concur. I have a Shure condenser mic that I used to record my Melodica and I didn't pick up hardly any other sounds at all. I know I paid less than $100 for that. I'm thinking it was in the $50-$70 range.
I'll think about it.
As far as things are right now, this mic is picking up my guitar, and PaTH is cleaning the tracks up really well, so I am not too pressed to buy a mic.
Next step: Re-record this track to fix some stylistic stuff. Then La Casa Azul, then another 15th century piece, then an Allegretto by Dionisio Aguado, and we'll see from there, cause the possibilities are near limitless.
I'm in half a mind to steal your tracks and put a techno beat underneath.
You know, just to piss people off.
Quote from: LMNO on August 30, 2007, 04:35:04 PM
I'm in half a mind to steal your tracks and put a techno beat underneath.
You know, just to piss people off.
:lulz: I'd endorse that.
Dunno if I have a steady enough meter to do that though. You could always trim here and there to make it fit I guess.
:lulz: I Like the idea better and better the more I think of it.
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on August 30, 2007, 04:42:13 PM
Quote from: LMNO on August 30, 2007, 04:35:04 PM
I'm in half a mind to steal your tracks and put a techno beat underneath.
You know, just to piss people off.
:lulz: I'd endorse that.
Dunno if I have a steady enough meter to do that though. You could always trim here and there to make it fit I guess.
:lulz: I Like the idea better and better the more I think of it.
Actually, I'd listen to that and rock out. It sounds like a worthwhile idea.
I would only like to say:
You asked for it.
yaaaay techno!
also, BMW, before buying a new mic, you might want to check if all the audio-settings on your laptop are maxed out. if it's a built-in microphone, i found they usually have really really bad sound quality (just for VOIPing basically), but if you got an external one (that you gotta plug in via a minijack) i found that they usually can record pretty loud (where loud = more signal less noise)
but maybe i'm wrong
either way with audacity you'll have finer control over this sort of stuff.
TripZ, I'm afraid I don't have a vocoder, so you'll just have to deal with it.
Quote from: LMNO on August 30, 2007, 05:49:13 PM
TripZ, I'm afraid I don't have a vocoder, so you'll just have to deal with it.
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Nose Flute? :lol:
BMW, I'd really like to hear this, but I can't. I signed up for Multiply, but whenever I click on the file it asks me to log in again, and when I do, it redirects me back to the first page. Could you upload this anywhere else?
Quote from: The Littlest Ubermensch on August 30, 2007, 11:27:12 PM
BMW, I'd really like to hear this, but I can't. I signed up for Multiply, but whenever I click on the file it asks me to log in again, and when I do, it redirects me back to the first page. Could you upload this anywhere else?
I'm sorry, I don't know of anywhere else. I have no prior knowlege of music recording and/or uploading, and this is the site I was suggested to.
Quote from: The Littlest Ubermensch on August 30, 2007, 11:27:12 PM
BMW, I'd really like to hear this, but I can't. I signed up for Multiply, but whenever I click on the file it asks me to log in again, and when I do, it redirects me back to the first page. Could you upload this anywhere else?
had that problem too for a while
make sure you reply to the activation email they send you
it maybe in your junk mail
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/3/Se_io_maccorgo.._final_1_song
the final version, stylistics fixxored.
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/5/Dove_son_quei_fieri_occhi_1_song
"Dove son quei fieri occhi?", another 16th century lute piece.
exellent
hopefully have time to listen tommorrow night
if not thursdays my official last day at my current job
Quote from: Thurnez Isa on September 05, 2007, 05:26:11 AM
exellent
hopefully have time to listen tommorrow night
if not thursdays my official last day at my current job
I look forward to your response.
I've been working with Audacity on that second piece.
It's frustrating because you can't audition the eq in real time. I might cheat & throw it into Protools to find the right frequency, and then apply in in Audacity later.
I tried using the nyquist prompt with a little sucess.
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/5
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/11/Pezzo_Tedesco_1_song
Pezzo Tedesco.
Also, PROBLEM WITH THE HUM HAS BEEN SOLVED. All I had to do was place the computer on my bed while recording, and not only are the hum and hiss mostly gone, but the mic is at the level of my guitar, making the recording stronger.
Righteous!
Still, Payne didn't think it was loud enough, so I made a second version with the db level pumped up, JUST FOR HIM. :mrgreen:
Oh, and I'm going to be recording an allegretto by Aguado this weekend, maybe more.
man, you're on a roll. keep 'em comin.
Will do. Right now I'm feeling sick, so music will keep coming when my health returns.
LMNO, any progress on that Classical guitar techno? I'm interested.
Because I can't seem to record the Allegretto with minimal mistakes today, I was frustrated. So I stopped trying to read sheet music and just laid back on my bed with my guitar, closed my eyes and played improvisations upon a theme that I found last weekend while jamming. May or may not be of interest (or even likable, for that matter). Anything but a perfect recording.
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/14/Impromtu_Variations_on_a_Theme_1_song
And, finally, like I said I would:
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/18/La_Casa_Azul_1_song
La Casa Azul by Aquilles Baez.
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on September 14, 2007, 03:48:57 AM
Will do. Right now I'm feeling sick, so music will keep coming when my health returns.
LMNO, any progress on that Classical guitar techno? I'm interested.
Totally forgot about that.
I'll see what I can do.
Oh, and that piece hasn't gotten recorded yet because I still totally FAIL.
And while I am still FAIL, I got the tracks that I recorded from the jam session a couple of weekends ago. First one is 15 minutes, second is 1 hour 15 minutes. Big files, so download at your own risk.
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/20/Jam_Session_1
scan through them and see if there is anything that sounds kinda cool. Maybe its all fail, I don't know.
God, I love your music. Don't ever stop. :)
I don't plan on it.
Maybe I'll record something tomorrow. It WILL be my birthday...
Sweet thread.
Quote from: DarkStar on October 03, 2007, 02:39:17 AM
Sweet thread.
Thanks. Two recordings coming tomorrow. One of them WILL be an Aguado, if it kills me. The other will be a piece I wrote.
I look forward to it. Music is a great release and also, wonderful entertainment. Rock on......
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/25/Original_music_1_song
The something original I promised.
aw wow, nice playing, i like that original composition right here ^ good stuff man
i play my classical a bit, heres me playing part of a leo brouwer thingy, i dont play this kind of music much though
http://media.putfile.com/dayinnovember
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/32/Second_song_1_song
Feels like winter....
and, first in the Complete works of aguado,
http://buddhistmonkwannabe.multiply.com/music/item/30
So, I used this new site Jamendo, and got my first album published.
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/18242
Anyone should be able to listen to it. All original tracks.
I'm listening to it right now... this is really nice stuff. :)
I want to get a good USB mic and rerecord these tracks at some point, then put out a second album. I know its not really about recording quality perfection for me, but I would like to see just how great of a recording I could make.