Re: [Harp-L] Re: recording yourself

harmoniman@xxxxxxxxxxx · Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:13:21 +0000

When I was a young whippersnapper in my twenties, I was a recording and photo junkie and tried to capture every gig that I played in and attended. My friends use to ask "why", now they are asking for copies. Some stuff is good...some is absolutely terrifying ! I recently discovered how  to transfer this stuff to CD's and I am a recording junkie once more. I have 5 sony cassette decks that need belts. Does anyone know where I can find replacements? Sony doesn't stock them anymore.

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From: "steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx> 

> 
> I'm sure recording yourself is a great idea. I have WAY too many recording 
> devices and they are all under-used. Sometimes I don't want to hear me. 
> The best recording I ever made was with an old cassette deck, using two cheap 
> condenser microphones at a jam session in a bar. I now have recording equipment 
> that I don't know how to operate.. yet. I will learn and I will make good 
> recordings. But right now I'm more involved in my real life and in learning how 
> to play good music. But I have the stuff now to record it faithfully. If life 
> will just let me learn how to use it.. :) 
> 
> Steve Webb in Minnesota, where the last time I checked, the snow was waist deep 
> in front of my door. 
> 
> 
> ---- Ray Beltran wrote: 
> > 
> > On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:02 AM, Richard Hunter wrote: 
> > 
> > > Cassette recording technology is good enough for this purpose, and 
> > > it's a lot cheaper. Radio Shack sells a recorder with a built-in 
> > > mic that uses standard audio cassettes for a price of less than $40, 
> > > as I recall. Cassettes are cheap and still readily available, too. 
> > 
> > Thanks for bringing this up, Richard. Excellent point. BY WHATEVER 
> > MEANS NECESSARY, record yourself. 
> > 
> > Back in the 90's, when the Harmonica Masterclasses had all the greats 
> > showing up for seminars, Rod Piazza said that someone (George Smith? 
> > can't recall - I'll have to go back and listen), gave him a cheap 
> > recorder just for the purpose of recording his practice sessions. He 
> > said it was the best gift he'd ever gotten, and he encouraged us to do 
> > the same. 
> > 
> > I recorded him saying this, as I already had one of those old-school 
> > tape recorders that lay flat underneath my chair and have the built-in 
> > condenser mics, big black flat keys that go "ker-PLUNK" to let you 
> > know to turn the tape over (and annoy the heck out of everyone), all 
> > chrome and shiny speaker grille... you 'member. 
> > 
> > All the music on my website at www.resgraphics.com/music is recorded 
> > using a Sony MZ-RH1 Hi-MD minidisc recorder and some Sound 
> > Professionals Audio Technica mics with a power pack for the mics. This 
> > whole setup is still smaller than the H4, but what's nice about the H4 
> > is it's an all-in-one unit. I do some post-processing using Bias Peak, 
> > and it takes a bit of time, but it's sort of a hobby of mine. 
> > 
> > You don't need this sort of setup. You don't need to go crazy like 
> > this. Keep it simple if you don't want the hassle, as long as you 
> > record yourself. Even a simple recording is better than none. 
> > 
> > I record every performance to check myself, the band, my amp, my tone, 
> > what I was saying musically, what I could have been doing, the times I 
> > should have shut up... I go over and over the music listening for all 
> > sorts of stuff. What you'll hear is amazing, and you'll learn so much. 
> > 
> > I am also looking to capture that magic moment. You know, that moment 
> > when everyone is in the pocket, the music is moving up and out with a 
> > life of it's own, and it's just a coming together of all the right 
> > time and things and notes and crowd... Rather than tell the grandkids 
> > about that special moment when it all just came together, wouldn't you 
> > rather them hear it? That stuff's PRICELESS! 
> > 
> > Then, of course, those warts. Ah, yes... the warts. Those times when 
> > you just fall flat on your face, and you don't quite know what you 
> > were trying to do or why. When you hear it, you'll winch... "What the 
> > HECK wuz I THINKIN'?" And you'll never want to hear it again. It's all 
> > good, though! I guarantee you, when you hear it, you WON'T do that 
> > thing again. EVAH! You will have a better performance the VERY NEXT 
> > TIME. 
> > 
> > Okay, I think you all get the picture; I'll shut up now. Forty bucks 
> > or four hundred bucks. Just do it. You'll be happy you did. 
> > 
> > Ray. 
> > -- 
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