Re: [Harp-L] Recording yourself



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:

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>
>
> > > 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.



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