RE: [Harp-L] recording

[Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> Space Animals spent yesterday afternoon jamming. Got it all on a Zoom H2.
> 
> The sound of the recording was very good--better than I had any right to
> expect.
> 
> 2 problems.
> 
> 1: huge files (3 gb on a DVD I'll go through it this week).
> 2: my harp playing was awful.
> 
> Nothing quite like playing all afternoon, thinking you're really on, really
> hitting the notes, making some progress, playing well then listening back to
> the music.
> 
> Since I don't have a good music education or background I can't really
> describe the problem other than it sounds mushy--all the notes just sort of
> blend together with no real attack or definition.
> 
> Oh well. It's good to realize (would have been nice to know 30 years ago).
> Now I just need to figure out what I'm doing wrong and fix it.
> 
> -- 
> Rainbow Jimmy
> http://www.myspace.com/theelectricstarlightspaceanimals

 

I'm absolutely convinced that every recording device ever invented has inbuilt circuitry deliberately designed to make my harp-playing sound utterly naff. You are far from alone. 

 		 	   		  
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