Re: [Harp-L] Recording yourself

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

And Joan Pau Cumellas did it at a gig and it's the best version EVER. 
smokey-joe

On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:46 AM, Michael Rubin wrote:

> But please remember, Mickey Raphael recorded Georgia on the Willie Nelson
> Stardust album at a 2 million dollar studio.  Go easy on yourself.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
> 
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:31 AM, Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>> I would like to record myself when practicing.  I reckon when you
>> listen to
>>>> yourself while you're playing you might only hear what you want to
>> hear, but
>>>> if you listen to a recording of yourself then you have no choice but
>> to hear
>>>> what you actually played
>> 
>> I have a Zoom H4. Brace yourself! You hear every little glitch, every
>> gasp, every little slip in rhythm. Listening back to myself is two things:
>> absolutely essential, and the bane of my life. The hair-shirt man enough
>> has yet to be invented...
>> But hearing your shortcomings and acknowledging that they're there, being
>> your own worst critic, is halfway to fixing 'em. Another good thing to do
>> is to let another experienced musician hear your recordings and give you
>> their opinion.